Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
Under the 6th Olympic Congress 1914 Hockey was included alongside other Winterport species as " optional sport " in the Olympic program. Contrary to popular variant in Europe, was played after a ball, the rules saw "Canadian ice hockey with the disc " before. After the Games of the VI. Berlin Olympics because of World War did not take place, the sport experienced in 1920 his Olympic debut when he represented the winter sports area of the Games of the VII Olympiad in Antwerp, together with the figure skating. In the subsequent Games of the VIII Olympiad 1924 Hockey was again part of the ski area, which was held this time in eastern France Chamonix and learned his retroactive recognition as I. Winter Olympic Games at the 25th Session of the IOC on May 6, 1926. Even with all subsequent Winter Games Hockey belonged to the competition calendar.
After the Olympic Games 78 years long exclusively played the gentlemen Hockey, found in 1998 in Nagano, the first woman Hockey its inclusion in the Olympic program. In addition, Paralympic sport since 1994 Sledge Hockey.
- 2.1 medal
- 2.2 Participation and Achievements
Olympic ice hockey tournament for men
Medal Tally
After 23 tournaments
Participations and successes
Olympic ice hockey tournament for women
Medal Tally
After 5 tournaments