Olympic men's ice hockey tournament

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Winter Olympic Games event international ice hockey competition men's sporting event

The Olympic men's ice hockey tournament is the premier international ice hockey competition for national men's teams held as part of the Winter Olympic Games.

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All labels observed (37)

Label	Occurrences
Olympic Games ice hockey tournament	10
Winter Olympic Games ice hockey tournament	9
Olympic ice hockey tournament	3
Olympic ice hockey tournaments	3
Olympic men's ice hockey tournament canonical	3
2010 Winter Olympics men's ice hockey tournament	2
Olympic ice hockey qualification tournaments	2
Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament	2
ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics	2
men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics	2
1980 Winter Olympics men's ice hockey tournament	1
1998 Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament	1
1998 Winter Olympics men's ice hockey tournament	1
2010 Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament	1
2014 Winter Olympics men's ice hockey tournament	1
2014 Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey tournament	1
Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics	1
Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics – men's tournament	1
Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics – men's tournament	1
Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics	1
Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – men's tournament	1
Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics	1
Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics – men's tournament	1
Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics	1
Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics	1
Olympic Games ice hockey qualification	1
Olympic ice hockey games	1
Olympic ice hockey tournament 1998	1
Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament	1
ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics	1
ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics – men's tournament	1
ice hockey at the 1994 Winter Olympics	1
ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics	1
ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics	1
ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics	1
men's ice hockey tournament at the 1924 Winter Olympics	1
men's ice hockey tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T683684 — 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: Olympic men's ice hockey tournament
Context triple: [Finland men's national ice hockey team, wonTournament, Olympic men's ice hockey tournament]

A. World Cup of Hockey
The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and elite professional players, organized primarily by the NHL and NHLPA.
B. Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics is a major international multi-sport event held every four years, featuring winter sports such as skiing, ice hockey, and figure skating contested by athletes from around the world.
C. IIHF World Championship
The IIHF World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that features top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
D. XIX Olympic Winter Games
The XIX Olympic Winter Games were the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring winter sports competitions among athletes from around the world.
E. Canada men's national ice hockey team
The Canada men's national ice hockey team is one of the world's most successful and historically dominant international hockey teams, renowned for its deep talent pool and numerous Olympic and World Championship titles.
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: Olympic men's ice hockey tournament
Target entity description: The Olympic men's ice hockey tournament is the premier international ice hockey competition for national men's teams held as part of the Winter Olympic Games.

A. World Cup of Hockey
The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament featuring top national teams and elite professional players, organized primarily by the NHL and NHLPA.
B. Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics is a major international multi-sport event held every four years, featuring winter sports such as skiing, ice hockey, and figure skating contested by athletes from around the world.
C. IIHF World Championship
The IIHF World Championship is an annual international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation that features top national teams from around the world competing for the world title.
D. XIX Olympic Winter Games
The XIX Olympic Winter Games were the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring winter sports competitions among athletes from around the world.
E. Canada men's national ice hockey team
The Canada men's national ice hockey team is one of the world's most successful and historically dominant international hockey teams, renowned for its deep talent pool and numerous Olympic and World Championship titles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Winter Olympic Games event ⓘ international ice hockey competition ⓘ men's sporting event ⓘ
ageRestriction	generally none for senior players ⓘ
associatedWith	Olympic ice hockey ⓘ
broadcastOn	online streaming ⓘ television ⓘ
competitionLevel	senior ⓘ
competitionType	national teams ⓘ
continentScope	worldwide ⓘ
firstHeld	1920 ⓘ
firstHeldAt	1920 Summer Olympics ⓘ
format	tournament ⓘ
frequency	every four years ⓘ
genderCategory	men's ⓘ
governingBody	International Ice Hockey Federation ⓘ
hasOlympicDiscipline	men's ice hockey ⓘ
hasWomen'sCounterpart	Olympic women's ice hockey tournament ⓘ
includesMatch	bronze medal game ⓘ gold medal game ⓘ
includesPhase	group stage ⓘ knockout stage ⓘ
languageOfOfficialDocuments	English ⓘ French ⓘ
medalType	bronze medal ⓘ gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ
movedToWinterGames	1924 Winter Olympics ⓘ
notableDominantNation	Canada ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Russia ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Sweden ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
notableEvent	Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics ⓘ linked to: 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
notableRuleChange	introduction of NHL players in 1998 ⓘ return to primarily non‑NHL players in 2018 ⓘ
organizer	International Olympic Committee ⓘ
partOf	Winter Olympic Games ⓘ linked to: Winter Olympics
season	winter ⓘ
selectionMethod	automatic berths for host nation ⓘ automatic berths for top‑ranked nations by IIHF ranking ⓘ qualification tournaments ⓘ
sport	ice hockey ⓘ
status	premier international men's ice hockey event ⓘ
surface	ice rink ⓘ
teamSport	true ⓘ
usesRulesOf	IIHF ice hockey rules ⓘ
venueType	indoor arena ⓘ

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