{"history":[],"article":{"id":"3d7239f4-1d2d-42fd-91a3-5160d0db35aa","title":"Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics","slug":"ice-hockey-at-the-1984-winter-olympics","content":":::summary\n![ice hockey](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/1984///CPA///5474.jpg)\n**Year:** 1984 \n**Size:** 200px \n**Country:** Yugoslavia \n**Dates:** 7–19 February \n**Num Teams:** 12 \n**Venues:** [Olympic Hall Zetra](https://bliptext.com/articles/olympic-hall-juan-antonio-samaranch), [Skenderija Olympic Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/skenderija) \n**Cities:** 1 \n**Type:** ih \n**Winners:** USSR \n**Count:** 6 \n**Second:** Czechoslovakia \n**Third:** Sweden \n**Fourth:** Canada \n**Games:** 36 \n**Goals:** 305 \n**Scoring Leader:** [🇩🇪](https://bliptext.com/articles/germany) [Erich Kuhnhackl](https://bliptext.com/articles/erich-kuhnhackl) 14 points \n**Prevseason:** [1980](https://bliptext.com/articles/ice-hockey-at-the-1980-winter-olympics) \n**Nextseason:** [1988](https://bliptext.com/articles/ice-hockey-at-the-1988-winter-olympics) \n:::\n\n# \nThe men's **[ice hockey](https://bliptext.com/articles/ice-hockey)** tournament at the **[1984 Winter Olympics](https://bliptext.com/articles/1984-winter-olympics)** in [Sarajevo](https://bliptext.com/articles/sarajevo), [Yugoslavia](https://bliptext.com/articles/socialist-federal-republic-of-yugoslavia), was the 15th [Olympic Championship](https://bliptext.com/articles/ice-hockey-at-the-olympic-games).\nThe [Soviet Union](https://bliptext.com/articles/soviet-national-ice-hockey-team) won its sixth gold medal.\nGames were held mostly in the arena portion of the [Olympic Hall Zetra](https://bliptext.com/articles/olympic-hall-juan-antonio-samaranch), with some played in the arena portion of the [Skenderija Olympic Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/skenderija).\nThe IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time.\nNations that did not participate in the Sarajevo Olympics were invited to compete in the [Thayer Tutt Trophy](https://bliptext.com/articles/thayer-tutt-trophy).\n\n# Medalists\n**Source**:\n\n# Qualification\nThe final standings of the [1983 championships](https://bliptext.com/articles/1983-world-ice-hockey-championships) were used to establish qualification.\nAll pool 'A' teams were included however the [German Democratic Republic](https://bliptext.com/articles/east-germany-national-ice-hockey-team) declined to send a team.\nThe host [Yugoslavians](https://bliptext.com/articles/yugoslavia-national-ice-hockey-team) as well as the top pool 'B' teams were added.\nA play-off between the fourth placed pool 'B' team and the pool 'C' champion was used to determine the final place at the Olympics.\nThe Norwegian team proceeded to compete at the Olympics.\n\n# First round\n\n## Group A\n

Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.\n

\n\n## Group B\n

Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.\n

\n\n# Final round\nThe top two teams from each group play the top two teams from the other group once.\nHead to head results from the preliminary round (Soviet Union defeated Sweden 10–1, Czechoslovakia defeated Canada 4–0) were carried over.\n

\n\n# Classification round\nThose countries that finished 3rd and 4th in their groups then played a further game to define their classification\n\n## 5th place game\n\n## 7th place game\n\n# Statistics\n\n## Average age\nTeam Italy was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 27 years and 8 months.\nTeam Canada was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 21 years and 6 months.\nGold medalists team USSR averaged 26 years and 1 months.\nTournament average was 24 years and 9 months.\n\n## Leading scorers\n\n# Final ranking\n# [Ice hockey equipment of the Yugoslavian team at the 1984 Olympics | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/%C3%89quipement///de///hockey///de///l%27%C3%A9quipe///de///Yougoslavie///aux///JO///de///1984.jpg]","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-25T21:29:33.572Z","updated_at":"2025-01-25T21:29:33.572Z","search_vector":"'1984':5 'hockey':2 'ice':1 'olymp':7 'winter':6","search_content":" \n \n**Year:** 1984 \n**Size:** 200px \n**Country:** Yugoslavia \n**Dates:** 7–19 February \n**Num Teams:** 12 \n**Venues:** [Olympic Hall Zetra](https://bliptext.com/articles/olympic-hall-juan-antonio-samaranch), [Skenderija Olympic Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/skenderija) \n**Cities:** 1 \n**Type:** ih \n**Winners:** USSR \n**Count:** 6 \n**Second:** Czechoslovakia \n**Third:** Sweden \n**Fourth:** Canada \n**Games:** 36 \n**Goals:** 305 \n**Scoring Leader:** [🇩🇪](https://bliptext.com/articles/germany) [Erich Kuhnhackl](https://bliptext.com/articles/erich-kuhnhackl) 14 points \n**Prevseason:** [1980](https://bliptext.com/articles/ice-hockey-at-the-1980-winter-olympics) \n**Nextseason:** [1988](https://bliptext.com/articles/ice-hockey-at-the-1988-winter-olympics) \n \n\n# \nThe men's **[ice hockey](https://bliptext.com/articles/ice-hockey)** tournament at the **[1984 Winter Olympics](https://bliptext.com/articles/1984-winter-olympics)** in [Sarajevo](https://bliptext.com/articles/sarajevo), [Yugoslavia](https://bliptext.com/articles/socialist-federal-republic-of-yugoslavia), was the 15th [Olympic Championship](https://bliptext.com/articles/ice-hockey-at-the-olympic-games).\nThe [Soviet Union](https://bliptext.com/articles/soviet-national-ice-hockey-team) won its sixth gold medal.\nGames were held mostly in the arena portion of the [Olympic Hall Zetra](https://bliptext.com/articles/olympic-hall-juan-antonio-samaranch), with some played in the arena portion of the [Skenderija Olympic Hall](https://bliptext.com/articles/skenderija).\nThe IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time.\nNations that did not participate in the Sarajevo Olympics were invited to compete in the [Thayer Tutt Trophy](https://bliptext.com/articles/thayer-tutt-trophy).\n\n# Medalists\n**Source**:\n\n# Qualification\nThe final standings of the [1983 championships](https://bliptext.com/articles/1983-world-ice-hockey-championships) were used to establish qualification.\nAll pool 'A' teams were included however the [German Democratic Republic](https://bliptext.com/articles/east-germany-national-ice-hockey-team) declined to send a team.\nThe host [Yugoslavians](https://bliptext.com/articles/yugoslavia-national-ice-hockey-team) as well as the top pool 'B' teams were added.\nA play-off between the fourth placed pool 'B' team and the pool 'C' champion was used to determine the final place at the Olympics.\nThe Norwegian team proceeded to compete at the Olympics.\n\n# First round\n\n## Group A\n Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n## Group B\n Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n# Final round\nThe top two teams from each group play the top two teams from the other group once.\nHead to head results from the preliminary round (Soviet Union defeated Sweden 10–1, Czechoslovakia defeated Canada 4–0) were carried over.\n \n \n \n \n \n\n# Classification round\nThose countries that finished 3rd and 4th in their groups then played a further game to define their classification\n\n## 5th place game\n\n## 7th place game\n\n# Statistics\n\n## Average age\nTeam Italy was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 27 years and 8 months.\nTeam Canada was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 21 years and 6 months.\nGold medalists team USSR averaged 26 years and 1 months.\nTournament average was 24 years and 9 months.\n\n## Leading scorers\n\n# Final ranking\n# [Ice hockey equipment of the Yugoslavian team at the 1984 Olympics | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/%C3%89quipement///de///hockey///de///l%27%C3%A9quipe///de///Yougoslavie///aux///JO///de///1984.jpg]","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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