# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rostislav-klesla
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:24:45.396Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rostislav-klesla"
name: "Rostislav Klesla"
slug: "rostislav-klesla"
description: "Rostislav \"Rusty\" Klesla is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. Klesla was selected fourth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2000 NHL entry draft, making him the first ever pick in an entry draft by the Blue Jackets. He has also played in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes."
tagline: "Czech ice hockey player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/130412_Rostislav_Klesla.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1982-03-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           45.25
  momentum:             15
  historical:           8.546725333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostislav_Klesla"
    title: "Rostislav Klesla"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%DA%A4_%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7"
    title: "روستيسلاڤ كليسلا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostislav_Klesla"
    title: "Rostislav Klesla"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostislav_Klesla"
    title: "Rostislav Klesla"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostislav_Klesla"
    title: "Rostislav Klesla"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostislav_Klesla"
    title: "Rostislav Klesla"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostislav_Klesla"
    title: "Rostislav Klesla"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostislavs_Klesla"
    title: "Rostislavs Klesla"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostislav_Klesla"
    title: "Rostislav Klesla"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%2C_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2"
    title: "Клесла, Ростислав"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727106"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump