Irv Blitzer
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Irv Blitzer is a disgraced former American bobsled champion who becomes the tough but caring coach of the first Jamaican bobsled team in the film "Cool Runnings."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irv Blitzer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7494905 — 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: Irv Blitzer Context triple: [Cool Runnings, mainCharacter, Irv Blitzer]
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A.
Lorne David Michaels
Lorne David Michaels is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known as the creator and longtime executive producer of the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
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B.
Johnny Rosenblatt
Johnny Rosenblatt was a longtime Omaha, Nebraska mayor and civic leader best known for his role in bringing and supporting professional and collegiate baseball to the city.
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C.
Bobby Blotzer
Bobby Blotzer is an American drummer best known as the longtime percussionist for the glam metal band Ratt.
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D.
Tom Snyder
Tom Snyder was an American television personality and pioneering late-night talk show host known for his in-depth, conversational interview style on programs like "Tomorrow" and "The Late Late Show."
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E.
Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell was a famously outspoken and influential American sports broadcaster known for his distinctive voice, candid commentary, and major role in bringing personality-driven analysis to televised sports.
- 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: Irv Blitzer Target entity description: Irv Blitzer is a disgraced former American bobsled champion who becomes the tough but caring coach of the first Jamaican bobsled team in the film "Cool Runnings."
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A.
Lorne David Michaels
Lorne David Michaels is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known as the creator and longtime executive producer of the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
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B.
Johnny Rosenblatt
Johnny Rosenblatt was a longtime Omaha, Nebraska mayor and civic leader best known for his role in bringing and supporting professional and collegiate baseball to the city.
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C.
Bobby Blotzer
Bobby Blotzer is an American drummer best known as the longtime percussionist for the glam metal band Ratt.
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D.
Tom Snyder
Tom Snyder was an American television personality and pioneering late-night talk show host known for his in-depth, conversational interview style on programs like "Tomorrow" and "The Late Late Show."
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E.
Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell was a famously outspoken and influential American sports broadcaster known for his distinctive voice, candid commentary, and major role in bringing personality-driven analysis to televised sports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cool Runnings ⓘ |
| backstory | disgraced former American bobsled champion ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life bobsled coach elements (loosely inspired) ⓘ |
| characterArc | seeks redemption through coaching Jamaican team ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
caring
ⓘ
tough ⓘ |
| coachesTeamFrom | Jamaica ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfFirstAppearance | 1993 ⓘ |
| filmStudioOfWorkAppearedIn | Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | sports comedy film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | coach of the first Jamaican bobsled team ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
bobsled coach
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bobsledder ⓘ |
| portrayedInUniverseAs |
athlete stripped of his medals for cheating
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former Olympic bobsled champion ⓘ |
| primaryLocationInStory |
Calgary Winter Olympics
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linked to:
Calgary Olympic Organizing Committee
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| roleInPlot |
mentor
ⓘ
supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| sport | bobsleigh ⓘ |
| teaches |
bobsled techniques
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self-respect ⓘ teamwork ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Irv Blitzer Description of subject: Irv Blitzer is a disgraced former American bobsled champion who becomes the tough but caring coach of the first Jamaican bobsled team in the film "Cool Runnings."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.