Jeff Gillooly
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Jeff Gillooly is best known as the ex-husband of figure skater Tonya Harding and a central figure in the 1994 attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jeff Gillooly canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4560077 — 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: Jeff Gillooly Context triple: [I, Tonya, mainCharacter, Jeff Gillooly]
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A.
Ben Haggerty
Ben Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore, is an American rapper and songwriter recognized for hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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B.
Steven Dillingham
Steven Dillingham is an American government official who served as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 United States census.
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C.
Joe Noland
Joe Noland is a fictional character from the television series "The District," which follows the professional and personal lives of law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C.
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D.
Frank Oleynick
Frank Oleynick is a former American professional basketball player who played as a guard in the NBA during the 1970s.
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E.
Kevin McClory
Kevin McClory was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director best known for his long-running legal battles and involvement in the creation and adaptation of the James Bond story "Thunderball."
- 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: Jeff Gillooly Target entity description: Jeff Gillooly is best known as the ex-husband of figure skater Tonya Harding and a central figure in the 1994 attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan.
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A.
Ben Haggerty
Ben Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore, is an American rapper and songwriter recognized for hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
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B.
Steven Dillingham
Steven Dillingham is an American government official who served as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 United States census.
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C.
Joe Noland
Joe Noland is a fictional character from the television series "The District," which follows the professional and personal lives of law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C.
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D.
Frank Oleynick
Frank Oleynick is a former American professional basketball player who played as a guard in the NBA during the 1970s.
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E.
Kevin McClory
Kevin McClory was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director best known for his long-running legal battles and involvement in the creation and adaptation of the James Bond story "Thunderball."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| coConspirator |
Derrick Smith
NERFINISHED
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Shane Stant NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawn Eckardt NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonya Harding (alleged knowledge disputed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy to commit assault
ⓘ
racketeering ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfConviction | 1994 ⓘ |
| gavePlea | guilty plea in connection with the attack on Nancy Kerrigan ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Jeff Gillooly (before name change) ⓘ |
| involvedIn | 1994 U.S. figure skating scandal ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal | portrayed in the 2017 film "I, Tonya" ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the ex-husband of figure skater Tonya Harding
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involvement in the 1994 attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan ⓘ role in one of the most infamous scandals in figure skating history ⓘ |
| occupation | self-employed ⓘ |
| participatedIn | plot to injure Nancy Kerrigan ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sebastian Stan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | planner of the attack on Nancy Kerrigan ⓘ |
| sentence | prison term ⓘ |
| spouse | Tonya Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseEndDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| spouseStartDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
extensive news coverage in 1994
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true-crime documentaries about the Tonya Harding–Nancy Kerrigan scandal ⓘ |
| testifiedAgainst | Tonya Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testifiedIn | legal proceedings related to the Nancy Kerrigan attack ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeff Gillooly Description of subject: Jeff Gillooly is best known as the ex-husband of figure skater Tonya Harding and a central figure in the 1994 attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.