Leroy Burrell
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Leroy Burrell is an American former sprinter and former 100 metres world record holder who was one of the leading figures in men's sprinting during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leroy Burrell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10556760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leroy Burrell Context triple: [1991 World Championships in Athletics, silverMedalWinnerIn men's 100 metres, Leroy Burrell]
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A.
Donovan Bailey
Donovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter and former 100-metre world record holder who won double gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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B.
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson is an American sprinter renowned for his dominance in the 200m and 400m events, multiple world records, and several Olympic gold medals.
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C.
Maurice Greene
Maurice Greene is an American former sprinter and Olympic gold medalist who dominated the 100-meter dash in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Lavell Webb
Lavell Webb, better known by his stage name City Spud, is an American rapper and producer associated with the St. Lunatics collective and known for his work with Nelly.
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E.
Larry Eugene Phillips Jr.
Larry Eugene Phillips Jr. was one of the heavily armed bank robbers involved in the infamous 1997 North Hollywood shootout with Los Angeles police.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leroy Burrell Target entity description: Leroy Burrell is an American former sprinter and former 100 metres world record holder who was one of the leading figures in men's sprinting during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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A.
Donovan Bailey
Donovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter and former 100-metre world record holder who won double gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
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B.
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson is an American sprinter renowned for his dominance in the 200m and 400m events, multiple world records, and several Olympic gold medals.
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C.
Maurice Greene
Maurice Greene is an American former sprinter and Olympic gold medalist who dominated the 100-meter dash in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Lavell Webb
Lavell Webb, better known by his stage name City Spud, is an American rapper and producer associated with the St. Lunatics collective and known for his work with Nelly.
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E.
Larry Eugene Phillips Jr.
Larry Eugene Phillips Jr. was one of the heavily armed bank robbers involved in the infamous 1997 North Hollywood shootout with Los Angeles police.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
sprinter ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Houston ⓘ |
| coachOf | Carl Lewis ⓘ |
| collegeTeam |
Houston Cougars men's track and field
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston Cougars
|
| competedIn |
1992 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
1996 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| competitionClass | men's athletics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-02-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Houston ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
ⓘ
4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ |
| familyName | Burrell ⓘ |
| givenName | Leroy ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Carl Lewis
ⓘ
Linford Christie ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
Houston Cougars track and field
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston Cougars
|
| heldWorldRecordTime |
9.85 seconds
ⓘ
9.90 seconds ⓘ |
| isOneOf | leading figures in men's sprinting of his era ⓘ |
| medalInEvent | 4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
United States national track and field team
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Olympic track and field team
|
| name | Leroy Burrell ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
sprinter
ⓘ
track and field coach ⓘ university coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
| representedCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| residence | Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordAt |
Lausanne
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordOn |
1991-06-14
ⓘ
1994-07-06 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specializesIn | short-distance running ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
sprinting ⓘ |
| wasBornOn | 1967-02-21 ⓘ |
| wasWorldRecordHolderIn | men's 100 metres ⓘ |
| wonMedal |
Olympic gold medal
ⓘ
Olympic silver medal ⓘ World Championships gold medal ⓘ World Championships silver medal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leroy Burrell Description of subject: Leroy Burrell is an American former sprinter and former 100 metres world record holder who was one of the leading figures in men's sprinting during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.