Hockey at the Olympics

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Hockey was included inthe Olympic program of the IOCin London in 1908 . Women first started in hockey in Moscow in 1980 .

The game is played in the open air on artificial turf for two halves of 30 minutes in length, up to 35 minutes in 2012. Ten field players and one goal player compete against each other. All other hockey variations are not Olympic.

Competitions

There are two competitions in the Olympic Games - one each for men and one for women.

Hockey - Current competitions
competition 08 12 20th 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20th Games
Men women
Men • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 24
Women • • • • • • • • • • • 11
Number of competitions 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Medal table (nation ranking)

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