| | Event type

Ice Hockey, Men1

Date	3 – 13 February 1972
Status	Olympic
Location	Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink, Sapporo / Tsukisaumu Indoor Skating Rink, Sapporo
Participants	205 from 11 countries
Format	Qualifying round placed teams into final and consolation round-robin pools.

By 1972, Canadian ice hockey authorities were becoming more upset by the stringent amateur rules. Most of their best players either played in the NHL or played in high-level minor leagues, but were considered professionals. The Soviet Union players, however, skated year-round for a national team, and were allowed to compete as amateurs. After several years of fighting the authorities, Canada withdrew from international amateur ice hockey and did not compete at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics. Sweden manage a 3-3 tie against the Soviets, but the USSR defeated their other rivals, the United States, 5-1, and Czechoslovakia, 5-2, and won another gold medal. The United States won the silver medal, their first Olympic ice hockey medal since their upset gold in 1960. The Soviet team was led by forwards Valery Kharlamov and Aleksandr Yakushev, considered by many hockey experts to be the equal of any players in the NHL. Their top player may have been their goaltender, Vladislav Tretyak, considered to be the best goalie in the world.

Pos	Nr	Team	NOC	W	T	L	Pts	Goals	GP	MP	GLS	SOG	ASS	PTS	+/-	PIM	SVS	SV%	GAA
1		Soviet Union	URS	4	1	0	9	33–13												Gold
GK	20	Vladislav Tretyak							4	240:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	116	92.1%	2.50
GK	1	Aleksandr Pashkov							1	60:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	17	85.0%	3.00
D	2	Vitaly Davydov							4	–	0	–	1	1	–	4	–	–	–
D	4	Viktor Kuzkin							5	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
D	5	Aleksandr Ragulin							5	–	0	–	3	3	–	0	–	–	–
D	7	Gennady Tsygankov							5	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	–	–
D	3	Vladimir Lutchenko							5	–	0	–	1	1	–	2	–	–	–
D	8	Valery Vasilyev							2	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
D	6	Igor Romishevsky							4	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	12	Yevgeny Mishakov							4	–	2	–	1	3	–	2	–	–	–
F	10	Aleksandr Maltsev							5	–	4	–	3	7	–	0	–	–	–
F	15	Aleksandr Yakushev							5	–	0	–	3	3	–	2	–	–	–
F	18	Vladimir Vikulov							5	–	5	–	3	8	–	0	–	–	–
F	11	Anatoly Firsov							5	–	2	–	5	7	–	0	–	–	–
F	17	Valery Kharlamov							5	–	9	–	7	16	–	2	–	–	–
F	9	Yury Blinov							5	–	3	–	3	6	–	0	–	–	–
F	13	Boris Mikhaylov							3	–	2	–	0	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	16	Vladimir Petrov							4	–	0	–	2	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	19	Vladimir Shadrin							3	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
F	14	Yevgeny Zimin							1	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
Coach		Anatoly Tarasov
2		United States	USA	4	0	2	8	23–18												Silver
GK	30	Mike Curran							6	360:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	209	92.1%	3.00
D	3	Wally Olds							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
D	4	Tom Mellor							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	4	–	–	–
D	9	Frank Sanders, Jr.							6	–	3	–	1	4	–	2	–	–	–
D	2	Jim McElmury							6	–	0	–	1	1	–	6	–	–	–
D	5	Charles Brown							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	8	–	–	–
D	20	Dick McGlynn							6	–	0	–	2	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	18	Ron Naslund							6	–	1	–	1	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	11	Robbie Ftorek							6	–	0	–	2	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	19	Stu Irving							6	–	2	–	1	3	–	6	–	–	–
F	16	Kevin Ahearn							6	–	6	–	3	9	–	0	–	–	–
F	10	Henry Boucha							6	–	2	–	4	6	–	6	–	–	–
F	17	Craig Sarner							6	–	4	–	6	10	–	0	–	–	–
F	15	Tim Sheehy							6	–	4	–	1	5	–	0	–	–	–
F	8	Keith Christiansen							6	–	1	–	2	3	–	6	–	–	–
F	23	Mark Howe							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
GK	1	Pete Sears (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
D	–	Bruce McIntosh (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
F	–	Larry Bader (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GK	–	Tim Regan (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Murray Williamson
3		Czechoslovakia	TCH	4	0	2	8	34–15												Bronze
GK	1	Vladimír Dzurilla							5	222:05	0	–	0	0	–	0	87	92.6%	1.89
GK	2	Jiří Holeček							3	137:55	0	–	0	0	–	0	45	84.9%	3.48
D	19	Vladimír Bednář							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	4	–	–	–
D	6	Rudy Tajcnár							6	–	0	–	1	1	–	6	–	–	–
D	4	Oldřich Macháč							6	–	0	–	1	1	–	2	–	–	–
F	7	František Pospíšil							6	–	2	–	2	4	–	8	–	–	–
D	3	Josef Horešovský							6	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
D	9	Karel Vohralík							6	–	0	–	1	1	–	6	–	–	–
F	14	Václav Nedomanský							6	–	8	–	3	11	–	0	–	–	–
F	20	Jiří Holík							6	–	1	–	4	5	–	2	–	–	–
F	5	Jaroslav Holík							3	–	2	–	1	3	–	0	–	–	–
F	8	Jiří Kochta							6	–	4	–	3	7	–	0	–	–	–
F	18	Eduard Novák							3	–	3	–	0	3	–	0	–	–	–
F	11	Richard Farda							6	–	1	–	5	6	–	0	–	–	–
F	15	Josef Černý							6	–	2	–	2	4	–	0	–	–	–
F	10	Vladimír Martinec							6	–	4	–	2	6	–	0	–	–	–
F	21	Ivan Hlinka							6	–	5	–	3	8	–	2	–	–	–
F	12	Bohuslav Šťastný							6	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
D	–	Miroslav Daněk (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	–	Josef Paleček (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
F	–	Jan Havel (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Jaroslav Pitner
4		Sweden	SWE	3	1	2	7	25–14
GK	1	Leif Holmqvist							3	180:00	0	–	0	0	–	2	82	92.1%	2.33
GK	2	Christer Abrahamsson							3	180:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	82	92.1%	2.33
F	6	Thommy Abrahamsson							6	–	1	–	1	2	–	2	–	–	–
D	7	Lars-Eric Sjöberg							6	–	1	–	1	2	–	2	–	–	–
D	8	Kjell-Rune Milton							4	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
D	4	Stig Östling							6	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
D	5	Bert-Ola Nordlander							5	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
D	9	Kenneth Ekman							4	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	11	Tord Lundström							6	–	3	–	2	5	–	2	–	–	–
F	15	Lars-Göran Nilsson							6	–	2	–	0	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	21	Håkan Pettersson							6	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
F	10	Håkan Wickberg							6	–	3	–	3	6	–	0	–	–	–
F	16	Mats Åhlberg							2	–	1	–	1	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	18	Björn Palmqvist							6	–	5	–	1	6	–	0	–	–	–
F	14	Hans Hansson							1	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	19	Inge Hammarström							6	–	4	–	2	6	–	0	–	–	–
F	23	Hans Lindberg							6	–	1	–	2	3	–	6	–	–	–
D	3	Thommie Bergman							5	–	1	–	1	2	–	10	–	–	–
F	12	Stig-Göran Johansson							5	–	0	–	2	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	17	Mats Lindh							4	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
Coach		Billy Harris
5		Finland	FIN	3	0	3	6	27–25
GK	1	Jorma Valtonen							6	360:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	152	85.9%	4.17
D	2	Ilpo Koskela							6	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
D	3	Seppo Lindström							6	–	0	–	4	4	–	4	–	–	–
D	5	Heikki Riihiranta							6	–	1	–	1	2	–	2	–	–	–
D	6	Heikki Järn							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	2	–	–	–
D	4	Juha Rantasila							3	–	4	–	2	6	–	4	–	–	–
D	7	Pekka Marjamäki							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	8	Jorma Vehmanen							2	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	15	Jorma Peltonen							2	–	2	–	0	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	9	Veli-Pekka Ketola							6	–	1	–	3	4	–	7	–	–	–
F	12	Matti Murto							6	–	0	–	2	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	10	Matti Keinonen							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	11	Harri Linnonmaa							5	–	1	–	1	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	13	Juhani Tamminen							6	–	1	–	3	4	–	6	–	–	–
F	14	Lasse Oksanen							6	–	3	–	0	3	–	2	–	–	–
F	16	Esa Peltonen							6	–	1	–	1	2	–	6	–	–	–
F	17	Seppo Repo							4	–	0	–	0	0	–	4	–	–	–
F	18	Lauri Mononen							5	–	7	–	0	7	–	6	–	–	–
F	19	Timo Turunen							5	–	2	–	5	7	–	2	–	–	–
	–	Stig Wetzell (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Seppo Liitsola
6		Poland	POL	1	0	5	2	13–39
GK	1	Andrzej Tkacz							2	60:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	52	80.0%	13.00
GK	20	Walery Kosyl							6	300:00	0	–	0	0	–	2	145	84.8%	5.20
D	2	Ludwik Czachowski							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	4	–	–	–
D	11	Stanisław Fryźlewicz							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
D	15	Jerzy Potz							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	9	–	–	–
D	13	Marian Feter							3	–	0	–	0	0	–	15	–	–	–
D	12	Adam Kopczyński							5	–	0	–	3	3	–	0	–	–	–
D	5	Andrzej Szczepaniec							6	–	0	–	0	0	–	10	–	–	–
F	3	Feliks Góralczyk							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	7	Tadeusz Kacik							6	–	1	–	3	4	–	2	–	–	–
F	10	Krzysztof Birula-Białynicki							5	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	6	Józef Słowakiewicz							6	–	4	–	0	4	–	0	–	–	–
F	18	Leszek Tokarz							6	–	4	–	0	4	–	8	–	–	–
F	14	Wiesław Tokarz							4	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	17	Józef Batkiewicz							6	–	0	–	1	1	–	2	–	–	–
F	9	Tadeusz Obłój							6	–	1	–	1	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	8	Walenty Ziętara							6	–	1	–	3	4	–	2	–	–	–
D	4	Robert Góralczyk							4	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	16	Stefan Chowaniec							4	–	0	–	2	2	–	2	–	–	–
Coach		Anatoly Yegorov
7		West Germany	FRG	3	0	2	6	22–14
GK	1	Toni Kehle							5	280:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	112	88.9%	3.00
D	7	Heiko Antons							1	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
D	16	Georg Kink							4	–	0	–	5	5	–	4	–	–	–
GK	20	Rainer Makatsch							1	20:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	5	100.0%	0.00
D	2	Otto Schneitberger							5	–	0	–	1	1	–	6	–	–	–
D	3	Josef Völk							5	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	–	–
D	6	Werner Modes							5	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
D	5	Paul Langner							4	–	0	–	1	1	–	2	–	–	–
D	4	Rudi Thanner							5	–	5	–	1	6	–	4	–	–	–
F	8	Karl-Heinz Egger							5	–	1	–	0	1	–	4	–	–	–
F	17	Rainer Philipp							4	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	18	Bernd Kuhn							5	–	0	–	1	1	–	6	–	–	–
F	12	Reinhold Bauer							3	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	19	Hans Eimannsberger							5	–	2	–	1	3	–	4	–	–	–
F	9	Lorenz Funk							4	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	14	Erich Kühnhackl							5	–	2	–	4	6	–	0	–	–	–
F	15	Alois Schloder							3	–	3	–	0	3	–	2	–	–	–		3
F	11	Anton Hofherr							4	–	2	–	3	5	–	10	–	–	–
F	10	Hans Rothkirch							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	4	–	–	–
F	21	Martin Wild							3	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
Coach		Gerhard Kießling
8		Norway	NOR	3	0	2	6	17–27
GK	1	Kåre Østensen							5	300:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	169	86.2%	5.40
D	3	Øivind Berg							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
D	20	Jan Kinder							5	–	0	–	1	1	–	6	–	–	–
D	5	Svein Norman Hansen							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	6	–	–	–
D	4	Terje Steen							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	4	–	–	–
D	12	Birger Jansen							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	6	–	–	–
D	2	Thor Martinsen							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	13	Tom Røymark							5	–	1	–	1	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	16	Tom Christensen							2	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	8	Steinar Bjølbakk							5	–	3	–	2	5	–	6	–	–	–
F	19	Svein Haagensen							5	–	5	–	0	5	–	2	–	–	–
F	15	Roy Jansen							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	10	Bjørn Johansen							5	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
F	11	Morten Sethereng							4	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	14	Terje Thoen							5	–	1	–	1	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	7	Bjørn Andressen							4	–	1	–	2	3	–	0	–	–	–
F	18	Arne Mikkelsen							5	–	2	–	3	5	–	4	–	–	–
GK	17	Thore Wålberg (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		4
	–	Rune Molberg (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	–	Nils Nilsen (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Åke Brask
9		Japan	JPN	2	1	2	5	19–24
GK	1	Toshimitsu Otsubo							5	300:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	203	89.4%	4.80
F	16	Tsutomu Hanzawa							3	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
D	3	Hiroshi Hori							5	–	0	–	2	2	–	0	–	–	–
D	7	Iwao Nakayama							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
D	4	Takeshi Akiba							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
D	5	Fumio Yamazaki							4	–	0	–	2	2	–	4	–	–	–
D	8	Takashi Tsuburai							5	–	0	–	1	1	–	6	–	–	–
F	11	Minoru Ito							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	17	Teruyasu Honma							3	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	21	Yasushio Tanaka							5	–	2	–	1	3	–	2	–	–	–
F	9	Hideaki Kurokawa							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	4	–	–	–
F	12	Takao Hikigi							5	–	2	–	2	4	–	2	–	–	–
F	14	Koji Iwamoto							5	–	4	–	3	7	–	2	–	–	–
F	15	Isao Kakihara							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	10	Toru Okajima							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	13	Yoshio Hoshino							5	–	3	–	0	3	–	2	–	–	–
F	18	Herb Wakabayashi							5	–	3	–	1	4	–	2	–	–	–
F	20	Hideo Suzuki							2	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
GK	2	Minoru Misawa (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		5
	–	Minoru Kawashima (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Nikolay Karpov
10		Switzerland	SUI	0	2	3	2	12–21
GK	1	Gérald Rigolet							4	181:21	0	–	0	0	–	0	110	88.0%	4.96
GK	22	Alfio Molina							2	118:39	0	–	0	0	–	0	47	90.4%	2.53
D	11	Marcel Sgualdo							4	–	1	–	1	2	–	2	–	–	–
D	5	Charles Henzen							4	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
D	4	Gaston Furrer							5	–	0	–	2	2	–	8	–	–	–
D	2	René Huguenin							4	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
D	3	Peter Aeschlimann							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	6	René Berra							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	8	Jacques Pousaz							5	–	0	–	2	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	12	Heini Jenni							5	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	17	Hans Keller							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	10	Michel Turler							5	–	4	–	2	6	–	6	–	–	–
F	16	Paul Probst							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	19	Gérard Dubi							5	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	9	Francis Reinhard							5	–	2	–	2	4	–	0	–	–	–
F	7	Toni Neininger							5	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	13	Guy Dubois							5	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
D	14	Peter Lehmann							3	–	1	–	0	1	–	0	–	–	–
	–	Ueli Lüthy (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	–	Bruno Wittwer (DNS)							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coach		Gaston Pelletier
11		Yugoslavia	YUG	0	1	4	1	10–25
GK	1	Anton Jože Gale							4	240:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	96	83.5%	4.75
GK	19	Rudi Knez							1	60:00	0	–	0	0	–	0	24	80.0%	6.00
D	10	Bogo Jan							4	–	0	–	0	0	–	6	–	–	–
D	15	Viktor Ravnik							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
D	2	Ivo Ratej							5	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
D	5	Drago Savić							4	–	0	–	0	0	–	4	–	–	–
D	6	Ivo Jan							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	11	Franci Žbontar							5	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	13	Rudi Hiti							3	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	18	Boris Renaud							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	4	–	–	–
F	20	Janez Puterle							4	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
F	7	Albin Felc							5	–	1	–	1	2	–	0	–	–	–
F	14	Roman Smolej							4	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
F	16	Silvo Poljanšek							5	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
F	4	Viktor Tišler							5	–	2	–	0	2	–	2	–	–	–
F	12	Slavko Beravs							4	–	1	–	0	1	–	2	–	–	–
D	3	Bojan Kumar							2	–	0	–	0	0	–	2	–	–	–
F	8	Božidar Beravs							3	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	–	–	–
F	17	Gorazd Hiti							5	–	0	–	3	3	–	2	–	–	–
F	9	Štefan Seme							2	–	0	–	1	1	–	0	–	–	–
Coach		Miroslav Kluc

Qualifying Round (3 – 4 February 1972)

Winners advanced to final round, losers to consolation round.

Match #1	03 Feb 16:00	TCH	8 – 2	JPN
Match #2	03 Feb 19:30	SWE	8 – 1	YUG
Match #3	04 Feb 14:00	USA	5 – 3	SUI
Match #4	04 Feb 19:00	POL	4 – 0	FRG
Match #5	04 Feb 19:00	FIN	13 – 1	NOR
Match #6	–	URS	bye

Consolation Round (6 – 12 February 1972)

Round-robin pool.

Pos	NOC	W	T	L	Pts	Goals
1	FRG	3	0	1	6	22–10
2	NOR	3	0	1	6	16–14
3	JPN	2	1	1	5	17–16
4	SUI	0	2	2	2	9–16
5	YUG	0	1	3	1	9–17

Match #1	06 Feb 12:30	NOR	5 – 2	YUG
Match #2	06 Feb 16:00	FRG	5 – 0	SUI
Match #3	07 Feb 12:30	FRG	6 – 2	YUG
Match #4	07 Feb 14:30	JPN	3 – 3	SUI
Match #5	09 Feb 10:00	JPN	3 – 2	YUG
Match #6	09 Feb 14:00	FRG	5 – 1	NOR
Match #7	10 Feb 10:00	NOR	5 – 4	JPN
Match #8	10 Feb 14:00	SUI	3 – 3	YUG
Match #9	12 Feb 14:00	NOR	5 – 3	SUI
Match #10	12 Feb 16:00	JPN	7 – 6	FRG

Final Round (5 – 13 February 1972)

Round-robin pool.

Pos	NOC	W	T	L	Pts	Goals
1	URS	4	1	0	9	33–13
2	USA	3	0	2	6	18–15
3	TCH	3	0	2	6	26–13
4	SWE	2	1	2	5	17–13
5	FIN	2	0	3	4	14–24
6	POL	0	0	5	0	9–39

Match #1	05 Feb 10:00	SWE	5 – 1	USA
Match #2	05 Feb 14:00	TCH	14 – 1	POL
Match #3	05 Feb 19:00	URS	9 – 3	FIN
Match #4	07 Feb 11:30	SWE	3 – 3	URS
Match #5	07 Feb 16:00	USA	5 – 1	TCH
Match #6	07 Feb 19:30	FIN	5 – 1	POL
Match #7	08 Feb 14:00	TCH	7 – 1	FIN
Match #8	09 Feb 14:00	SWE	5 – 3	POL
Match #9	09 Feb 19:00	URS	7 – 2	USA
Match #10	10 Feb 14:00	URS	9 – 3	POL
Match #11	10 Feb 19:00	USA	4 – 1	FIN
Match #12	10 Feb 19:00	TCH	2 – 1	SWE
Match #13	12 Feb 19:30	USA	6 – 1	POL
Match #14	13 Feb 9:00	FIN	4 – 3	SWE
Match #15	13 Feb 12:30	URS	5 – 2	TCH

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