Great Britain Ice Hockey Olympics 1936

At the 1936 winter olympics great britain won the men s ice hockey competition.

Great britain ice hockey olympics 1936. It is a common misconception that the british team was made up of canadians. As per the wikipedia page nine of the thirteen players on the gb roster grew up in canada and eleven of the thirteen players on the team had previously played in canada. The men s ice hockey tournament at the 1936 winter olympics in garmisch partenkirchen germany was the 5th olympic championship also serving as the 10th world championships and the 21st european championships. 1936 winter olympics gold medal champions.

Ice hockey at the 1936 winter olympics. February 16 1936 events for great britain. Eleven of the thirteen british players had trained and played previously in canada sometime during their career. This was a classic case of the end of the british empire leading to olympic gold.

1 participants for great britain. Great britain made history as the first team ever to win an olympic world and european its second championships and the first to win all three in the same year. Hugh farquharson 10 goals. 12 12 men and 0 women youngest participant for great britain.

Great britain ice hockey at the 1936 garmisch partenkirchen winter games great britain at the 1936 winter games. Garmisch partenkirchen germany date started. Previous winter games next winter games. Only one player was actually born in canada.

February 6 1936 date finished. A team of british canadians lead great britain to a surprise gold in ice hockey at the winter olympic games garmisch partenkirchen 1936. The united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland competed as great britain at the 1936 winter olympics in garmisch partenkirchen germany. Ice hockey at the 1936 winter olympics.

At the 1936 winter olympics in garmisch partenkirchen great britain pulled off a what was seen as a major upset when they won the men s ice hockey competition. 1936 winter olympics ice hockey champions great britain team.