Ice hockey at the 1960 Winter Olympics
The Olympic ice hockey tournament of the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States applies at the same time as the 27th Ice Hockey World Championship and 38 European Championship. The games were held to 28 February 1960 period 19. Nine teams participated in this tournament. It was first played in three preliminary groups; the top two teams reached the final round, the remaining teams played in a double round for places 7-9. For the first time took Australia and Japan on a Olympic Hockey Tournament. To the Mission of Germany had to be played out like four years ago, a German domestic qualification.
The crew of the USA - Silver medalist at the last two Olympic Games - was able to use their home advantage and was first in their history and Olympic champion for the second time after 1933 world champion. The highly favored teams from Canada and the Soviet Union completed the medal ranks.
Inner German qualification
In the New Age the scorers are specified as follows: Schubert ( 2), Schuldes, Rampf ( 49 ) and Trautwein. But for Trautwein be attributed to the goals in the 12th and 30th minute. In the New Germany the last goal Ambros is attributed. Pursuant to an agreement it had not been a second playoff game, when a team would have won with more than 4 goals difference in the first game.
This represented the West German Olympic hockey tournament selection at Germany.
Main Tournament
Preliminary round
Group A
Final Table
Group B
Final Table
Group C
Final Table
Placement round for places 7-9
Final Table
Final Round for the places 1-6
Final Table
Final placement and management of teams
The final placement of the Olympic hockey tournament also represents the final placement of 27 Ice Hockey World Championship dar. Hockey World Cup 1960 United States 49 United States
To determine the final placement of the 38th European Championship, the panel of the Olympic hockey tournament has been cleaned up from the non- European teams.
Hockey European Championship 1960 USSR 1955 USSR