František Kučera
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František Kučera is a former Czech ice hockey defenceman known for his international success with the Czech national team and a lengthy professional career in Europe and the NHL.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| František Kučera canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T662162 — 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: František Kučera Context triple: [2000 IIHF World Championship, bestDefenceman, František Kučera]
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A.
Karel Hermánek
Karel Hermánek is a Czech actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including a role in the 1993 war drama "Stalingrad."
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B.
Ludvík Svoboda
Ludvík Svoboda was a Czechoslovak army general and communist politician who served as President of Czechoslovakia during the late 1960s, notably navigating the country through the turbulent period of the Prague Spring and its subsequent suppression.
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C.
Vojtech
Vojtech is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Central and Eastern Europe.
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D.
Miroslav Ondříček
Miroslav Ondříček was a renowned Czech cinematographer known for his collaborations with director Miloš Forman on films such as "Amadeus" and "Ragtime."
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E.
Oldřich Černík
Oldřich Černík was a Czechoslovak communist politician who served as prime minister and became one of the prominent reformist leaders during the Prague Spring of 1968.
- 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: František Kučera Target entity description: František Kučera is a former Czech ice hockey defenceman known for his international success with the Czech national team and a lengthy professional career in Europe and the NHL.
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A.
Karel Hermánek
Karel Hermánek is a Czech actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including a role in the 1993 war drama "Stalingrad."
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B.
Ludvík Svoboda
Ludvík Svoboda was a Czechoslovak army general and communist politician who served as President of Czechoslovakia during the late 1960s, notably navigating the country through the turbulent period of the Prague Spring and its subsequent suppression.
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C.
Vojtech
Vojtech is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Central and Eastern Europe.
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D.
Miroslav Ondříček
Miroslav Ondříček was a renowned Czech cinematographer known for his collaborations with director Miloš Forman on films such as "Amadeus" and "Ragtime."
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E.
Oldřich Černík
Oldřich Černík was a Czechoslovak communist politician who served as prime minister and became one of the prominent reformist leaders during the Prague Spring of 1968.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defenceman
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human ⓘ ice hockey player ⓘ |
| careerEnd | 2005 ⓘ |
| careerStart | 1987 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Czech Republic
ⓘ
Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1968-02-03 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Chicago Blackhawks ⓘ |
| draftOverall | 77th overall ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| height |
185 cm
ⓘ
6 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| leagueDraftedIn |
National Hockey League
ⓘ
surface form:
NHL
|
| leaguePlayedIn |
Czech Extraliga
ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ Swiss National League ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss National League A
|
| medal |
bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in ice hockey
ⓘ
bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in ice hockey ⓘ gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in ice hockey ⓘ |
| nationalTeam |
Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
ⓘ
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team ⓘ |
| notableFor | member of the Czech ice hockey team that won gold at Nagano 1998 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1998 Winter Olympics
ⓘ
2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ Olympic men's ice hockey tournament ⓘ
surface form:
Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – men's tournament
Olympic men's ice hockey tournament ⓘ
surface form:
Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – men's tournament
|
| placeOfBirth |
Czechoslovakia
ⓘ
Prague ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Chicago Blackhawks
ⓘ
Columbus Blue Jackets ⓘ EV Zug ⓘ HC Dukla Jihlava ⓘ HC Litvínov ⓘ HC Slavia Praha ⓘ HC Sparta Praha ⓘ New England Whalers ⓘ
surface form:
Hartford Whalers
Philadelphia Flyers ⓘ Pittsburgh Penguins ⓘ Vancouver Canucks ⓘ Washington Capitals ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | defenceman ⓘ |
| represented |
Czech Republic at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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Czech Republic at the 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| shoots | left ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| weight |
203 lb
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92 kg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: František Kučera Description of subject: František Kučera is a former Czech ice hockey defenceman known for his international success with the Czech national team and a lengthy professional career in Europe and the NHL.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.