The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, was the 15th Olympic Championship. The Soviet Union won its sixth gold medal. Games were held mostly in the arena portion of the Olympic Hall Zetra, with some played in the arena portion of the Skenderija Olympic Hall.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It would be the last Winter Olympic Games before the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Six of the former Soviet republics would compete together as the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics, and each republic would be independently represented at subsequent Games.
The United States competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
The United States was the host nation for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California.
The United States competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
The United States competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
The United States was the host nation for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Italy competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Switzerland competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Finland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Finland competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Ondrej Nepela won figure skating gold medal.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, where is won one silver medal.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the host nation for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Prior to these Games, Yugoslavia had never won a medal at the Winter Games, but Jure Franko won a silver medal in the men's giant slalom to become a national hero.
Poland competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Russian athletes competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022, under the "Russian Olympic Committee" designation due to the consequences of the doping scandal in the country.
Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–)
Estonia (1928–1936, 1992–)
Lithuania (1928, 1992–)
Unified Team (1992)
Armenia (1994–)
Belarus (1994–)
Georgia (1994–)
Kazakhstan (1994–)
Kyrgyzstan (1994–)
Moldova (1994–)
Russia (1994–2014)
Ukraine (1994–)
Uzbekistan (1994–)
Azerbaijan (1998–)
Tajikistan (2002–)
ROC (2022)
