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is a

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that is contested at the

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. A men's ice hockey tournament has been held every Winter Olympics (starting in

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); an ice hockey tournament was also held at the

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. From 1920 to

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, the Olympics also acted as the

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, and the two events occurred concurrently. From 1920 until

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, only amateur athletes were allowed to compete in the tournament, and players from the

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(NHL) were not allowed to compete. The countries that benefited most were the Soviet Bloc countries of Eastern Europe, where top athletes were state-sponsored while retaining their status as amateurs. In 1970, after a disagreement over the definition of amateur players, Canada withdrew from the tournament and did not send a team to the

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. In 1986, the

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(IOC) decided to allow professional athletes to compete in the Olympics, and starting in 1998, the NHL allowed its players to participate. Women's ice hockey was added in 1992 and the first tournament was held at the

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. Both events have been held at every Olympic Games since. In women's hockey, Canadians

Jayna Hefford Jayna Hefford (born May 14, 1977) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and current chairperson of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association. During her career, she won multiple medals at the Winter Olympics and IIHF World Women's ...

and

Hayley Wickenheiser Hayley Wickenheiser (born August 12, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, resident physician and assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs. She was the first woman to play full-time professional men’s hockey in a positio ...

hold the record for total medals (five), having won four gold and one silver. Their team mate

Caroline Ouellette Caroline Ouellette (born May 25, 1979) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and current associate head coach of the Concordia Stingers women's ice hockey program. She was a member of the Canadian national women's ice hockey team and a member ...

also won four gold medals. Four other athletes have won four medals: two Canadians -

Becky Kellar Rebecca "Becky" Kellar (born January 1, 1975) is a women's ice hockey player. She played for Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. Kellar played defence for the Canadian women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. ...

and

Jennifer Botterill Jennifer Botterill, (born May 1, 1979) is a Canadian former women's hockey player and current hockey broadcast television analyst who played for Harvard University, the Canadian national team, the Mississauga Chiefs, and the Toronto Aeros. S ...

with three gold and a silver - and three Americans -

Angela Ruggiero Angela Marie Ruggiero (born January 3, 1980) is an American former ice hockey defenseman, gold medalist, and four-time Olympian. She was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2010 to 2018 and served as a member of the Executive Bo ...

, Jenny Potter (each with one gold, two silver and one bronze) and

Julie Chu Julie Wu Chu (born March 13, 1982) is an American-Canadian retired Olympic ice hockey player who played the position of forward on the United States women's ice hockey team and the position of defense with Les Canadiennes of the Canadian Wome ...

(three silver and one bronze). Eight male athletes have won four medals:

Vladislav Tretiak Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak, MSM ( rus, links=no, Владислав Александрович Третьяк, p=trʲɪˈtʲjak; born 25 April 1952) is a Russian former goaltender for the Soviet Union national ice hockey team. Considere ...

(three gold, one silver),

Igor Kravchuk Igor Aleksandrovich Kravchuk (russian: Игорь Александрович Кравчук; born September 13, 1966) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman, who spent several seasons in the Soviet League and then in the National Hock ...

(two gold, one silver, one bronze),

Jiří Holík Jiří Holík (born July 9, 1944) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player and coach. Holík played for Dukla Jihlava in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and was a member of the Czechoslovakian national ice hockey team. Holík was a member o ...

(two silver, two bronze) and five players (all from Finland), each with one silver and three bronze:

Teemu Selänne Teemu Ilmari Selänne (; born July 3, 1970) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger. He began his professional career in 1989–90 with Jokerit of the SM-liiga and played 21 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Wi ...

Kimmo Timonen Kimmo Samuel Timonen (born 18 March 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, and Chicago Blackhawks. Timonen had ...

Saku Koivu Saku Antero Koivu (; born November 23, 1974) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS of th ...

Jere Lehtinen Jere Kalervo Lehtinen (born June 24, 1973) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. A right winger, he was drafted in the third round, 88th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. Lehtinen played his enti ...

, and

Ville Peltonen Ville Sakari Peltonen (born 24 May 1973) is a Finnish ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey forward. Peltonen was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their third round pick, 58th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. During his ...

. Six have won three gold medals: Tretiak,

Anatoli Firsov Anatoli Vasilievich Firsov (1 February 1941 – 24 July 2000) was a Russians, Russian ice hockey left wing and center, who competed internationally for the Soviet Union, USSR. In the IIHF World Championships, he won the scoring title four times a ...

Viktor Kuzkin Viktor Grigorievich Kuzkin (July 6, 1940 – June 24, 2008) was an ice hockey defender who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC CSKA Moscow. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963. He ...

Andrei Khomutov Andrei Valentinovich Khomutov (russian: Андрей Валентинович Хомутов; born April 21, 1961) is a Russian former ice hockey right winger. He was the head coach for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) ...

Alexander Ragulin Alexander Pavlovich "Rags" Ragulin (russian: Александр Павлович Рагулин; 5 May 1941 – 17 November 2004) was a Russian ice hockey player. He is considered one of the best defensemen in Soviet ice hock ...

and

Vitali Davydov Vitali Semyonovich Davydov (russian: Виталий Семенович Давыдов), born 1 April 1939 in Moscow, is a retired Russian ice hockey player who spent his entire club career with Dynamo Moscow of the Top Soviet Hockey Championship ...

. From 1920 to

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, teams from Canada dominated the men's tournament, winning six gold and one silver medal. The

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began competing at the Olympics in

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and won nine straight Olympic medals, including seven gold. The Soviet Union broke up in 1991, and in 1992, a Unified Team composed mainly of former Soviet players won gold. Teams from Canada have won the most medals, with fifteen, including nine gold. As of the

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, 90 medals (30 of each color) have been awarded to teams from 14

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Men

Individuals who have been inducted to the

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(including announced members awaiting induction) are indicated as follows: * Bold type: Inducted as players. * ''Italics'': Inducted in a non-playing role. *Medals:

Women

Individuals who have been inducted to the

(including announced members awaiting induction) are indicated as follows: * Bold type: Inducted as players. * ''Italics'': Inducted in a non-playing role. *Medals:

Athlete medal leaders

Notes

Note 2. The members of the 1920 Czechoslovakia team vary depending on the source.

Karel Hartmann Karel Hartmann (6 July 1885 – c. 16 October 1944) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the Olympic games in 1920. He was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal in Antwerp. He and his family were killed in the ...

, Vilém Loos,

Jan Palouš Jan Leopold Alois "Koza" Palouš (25 October 1888 – 25 September 1971) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Winter Olympics. He was born in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia and died i ...

Jan Peka Jan Peka (27 July 1894 – 21 January 1985) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, the 1928 Winter Olympics, and at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Born in Rataje nad Sázavou, Austria-Hungary, Peka fought ...

Karel Pešek Karel "Káďa" Pešek (20 September 1895 in Olomouc, Austria-Hungary – 30 September 1970 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey and football player. He played as midfielder for Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovak footb ...

Josef Šroubek Josef "Boban" Šroubek (2 December 1891 – 29 August 1964) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Winter Olympics, and in the 1928 Winter Olympics. He also played football as a forward f ...

and

Otakar Vindyš Otakar "Otto, Vend" Vindyš (9 April 1889 – 23 December 1949) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Winter Olympics. Vindyš was a native of Prague, Czechoslovakia. Career In 1 ...

are all consistently included on team lists. However, there is a discrepancy over Karel Wälzer, Josef Loos, Karel Kotrba and Adolf Dušek. The following are the lineups based on the listings of the Czech Olympic Committee (COC), International Olympic Committee (IOC) and

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(ISOH). This table does not list the seven that are included in every source.

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Women

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