Belgium national ice hockey team
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The Belgium national ice hockey team is the men's national squad representing Belgium in international ice hockey competitions under the governance of the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Belgium national ice hockey team canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11271404 — 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: Belgium national ice hockey team Context triple: [1933 IIHF World Championship, hasParticipant, Belgium national ice hockey team]
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Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
The Switzerland men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top-level representative in international ice hockey, regularly competing in IIHF World Championships and the Olympic Games.
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Team Belgium
Team Belgium is the collective name and brand under which Belgian athletes compete in the Olympic Games and related international multi-sport events.
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Belarus men's national ice hockey team
The Belarus men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top international ice hockey squad, known for competing in major tournaments such as the IIHF World Championship and the Winter Olympics.
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Belgium national football team
The Belgium national football team is the country’s senior men’s side, known for its “Golden Generation” of talented players and strong performances in major international tournaments like the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.
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Austria men's national ice hockey team
The Austria men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top representative side in international ice hockey competitions, regularly competing in IIHF World Championships and Olympic qualifying events.
- 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: Belgium national ice hockey team Target entity description: The Belgium national ice hockey team is the men's national squad representing Belgium in international ice hockey competitions under the governance of the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation.
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A.
Switzerland men's national ice hockey team
The Switzerland men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top-level representative in international ice hockey, regularly competing in IIHF World Championships and the Olympic Games.
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B.
Team Belgium
Team Belgium is the collective name and brand under which Belgian athletes compete in the Olympic Games and related international multi-sport events.
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C.
Belarus men's national ice hockey team
The Belarus men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top international ice hockey squad, known for competing in major tournaments such as the IIHF World Championship and the Winter Olympics.
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D.
Belgium national football team
The Belgium national football team is the country’s senior men’s side, known for its “Golden Generation” of talented players and strong performances in major international tournaments like the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.
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E.
Austria men's national ice hockey team
The Austria men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top representative side in international ice hockey competitions, regularly competing in IIHF World Championships and Olympic qualifying events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
men's national ice hockey team
ⓘ
national sports team of Belgium ⓘ |
| awayJerseyPrimaryColor | white ⓘ |
| bestOlympicFinish | 5th place ⓘ |
| bestOlympicFinishYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| category |
Ice hockey in Belgium
ⓘ
National ice hockey teams in Europe ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | IIHF lower divisions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| firstInternationalOpponent | France national ice hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstInternationalYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| firstOlympicAppearanceYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | RBIHF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquartersCountry | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | national ice hockey federation ⓘ |
| homeCityFor1920Olympics | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeConfederation | International Ice Hockey Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCountryCapital | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeJerseyPrimaryColor | red ⓘ |
| hostedTournament | 1920 Summer Olympics ice hockey tournament ⓘ |
| IIHFCode | BEL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IIHFMembershipStatus | full member ⓘ |
| nicknameLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| OlympicAppearances | 3 ⓘ |
| participation |
IIHF World Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympic ice hockey tournament ⓘ |
| playsUnderRulesOf | International Ice Hockey Federation rules ⓘ |
| represents | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsInCompetition | international ice hockey competitions ⓘ |
| shortName | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| teamColors |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| teamType | senior national team ⓘ |
| usesNationalSymbol |
coat of arms of Belgium
NERFINISHED
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flag of Belgium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belgium national ice hockey team Description of subject: The Belgium national ice hockey team is the men's national squad representing Belgium in international ice hockey competitions under the governance of the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.