1959 IIHF World Championship
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The 1959 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that determined the world champion for that year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1959 IIHF World Championship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11271441 — 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)
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Target entity: 1959 IIHF World Championship Context triple: [1960 IIHF World Championship, previousEdition, 1959 IIHF World Championship]
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A.
1949 IIHF World Championship
The 1949 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden, featuring top national teams competing for the world title in the post–World War II era.
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B.
1951 IIHF World Championship
The 1951 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Paris, France, featuring top national teams competing for the world title under the governance of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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C.
1960 IIHF World Championship
The 1960 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Squaw Valley, California, that doubled as the Winter Olympic ice hockey competition and saw the United States win a historic gold medal.
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D.
1950 IIHF World Championship
The 1950 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in London, England, where Canada won the title and the United States claimed the silver medal.
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E.
1954 IIHF World Championship
The 1954 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden, notable for the Soviet Union’s debut and gold-medal victory on the world stage.
- 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: 1959 IIHF World Championship Target entity description: The 1959 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that determined the world champion for that year.
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A.
1949 IIHF World Championship
The 1949 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden, featuring top national teams competing for the world title in the post–World War II era.
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B.
1951 IIHF World Championship
The 1951 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Paris, France, featuring top national teams competing for the world title under the governance of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
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C.
1960 IIHF World Championship
The 1960 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Squaw Valley, California, that doubled as the Winter Olympic ice hockey competition and saw the United States win a historic gold medal.
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D.
1950 IIHF World Championship
The 1950 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in London, England, where Canada won the title and the United States claimed the silver medal.
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E.
1954 IIHF World Championship
The 1954 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden, notable for the Soviet Union’s debut and gold-medal victory on the world stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IIHF World Championship
ⓘ
international ice hockey tournament ⓘ |
| alsoCountedAs | 1959 European Ice Hockey Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bronzeMedalist | Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1958–59 in ice hockey
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1959 in Czechoslovak sport ⓘ International ice hockey competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia ⓘ Sports competitions in Prague ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| determines | 1959 ice hockey world champion ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 26 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1959-03-15 ⓘ |
| EuropeanChampion | Soviet Union national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalRoundFormat | round-robin ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Sweden national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| goldMedalist | Soviet Union national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Ice Hockey Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | 1959 WC ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Czech
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Canada national ice hockey team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ Finland national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ United States national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Brno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | senior ⓘ |
| MVP | Nils Nilsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1961 IIHF World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| organizer | International Ice Hockey Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | IIHF World Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1958 IIHF World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleSet | IIHF rules ⓘ |
| silverMedalist | Canada national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| startDate | 1959-03-05 ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| topScorer | Nils Nilsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerGoals | 10 ⓘ |
| topScorerPoints | 16 ⓘ |
| venue |
Brno
NERFINISHED
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Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Soviet Union national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1959 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1959 IIHF World Championship Description of subject: The 1959 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that determined the world champion for that year.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.