Ice Hockey Olympics Winners List

The 2nd best team in iihf soviet union russia overall have won the 26 gold medals as a russia won the 5 gold medal.

Ice hockey olympics winners list. The early years. The soviet union dominated much of the second half of the 20th century though it did not send its first ice hockey team to the winter olympics until 1956. The first olympic ice hockey tournament took place at the 1920 summer olympics in antwerp belgium. Women s ice hockey was accepted as an olympic sport in 1992 and made its official debut in 1998 in nagano.

The ice hockey world championships is an annual event held by the international ice hockey federation iihf. At the time organized international ice hockey was still relatively new. International olympic committee last edited on 28 august 2020 at 07 44. Men s ice hockey become an olympic sport in 1920.

Bobby rousseau patrick lebeau women. This is the complete list of olympic medalists in field hockey. It was preceded by the european championship which was held from 1910 to 1932. List of olympic medalists in ice hockey men.

Unsurprisingly canada dominated the first tournaments. Inducted in a non playing role. The current 2018 world champion of ice hockey world championship is sweden who beat switzerland in the final. The first olympic men s ice hockey tournament was actually held during the 1920 summer olympics in antwerp belgium.

Six a side men s ice hockey has been on the programme of every edition of the winter games since 1924 in chamonix. In 1972 a separate world championship was held for the first time. There were 38 medal events contested at these olympics. The first world championship tournament was decided at the 1920 summer olympics subsequently ice hockey was featured at the winter olympic games where the world championship was decided when the two events.

The winter olympics which began in 1924 in chamonix france included a men s ice hockey tournament and it has been part of the winter games ever since. Games gold silver bronze 1908 london details great britain gbr england louis baillon harry freeman eric green. Year winner olympic championship recognized as world championship. Ice hockey world championship men.

Lauriane rougeau lauriane rougeau athlete medal leaders. The international ice hockey federation iihf the sport s governing body was created on 15 may 1908 and was known as the ligue internationale de hockey sur glace lihg until 1947.