List of Olympic medalists in ice hockey
The list of Olympic champion in ice hockey lists all the winners and the second and third place of the ice hockey competitions at the Olympic Winter Games, broken down by men and women on. In another part are all hockey players who were at least once Olympic champion and won another Olympic medal listed.
- 2.1 Men
- 2.2 Women
- 3.1 overall
- 3.2 Men
- 3.3 Women
Competitions
The Olympic ice hockey tournament for men heard since the Olympic Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix to the program of the Games. In addition, as part of the Summer Olympics 1920 demonstration competition was held, which was not recognized until several decades later by the IOC as an official Olympic tournament.
From 1920 to 1952 mostly dominated the North American nations Canada and the USA to the tournaments Olympic Gold. The supremacy of Canada was reflected in this period reflected in the profit of a total of six gold and one silver medal. Only the national Britain was hit in Garmisch -Partenkirchen able to Canadians 1936. However, the team was mainly made up of Canadian players. The U.S. was able to win up to 1952 four silver and one bronze medal. In the following eight years were added to a gold and another silver. With the Soviet gold medal win in 1956 began a nearly 40 -year-old dominance in world hockey, the Olympic victories in eight of the USSR respectively the United team was reflected. Only the Americans were to break into their home games in Squaw Valley 1960 and Lake Placid 1980 in the situation in the Soviet Phalanx and win gold. In the years 1994 and 2006, the Swedes won the title twice. In addition, the Czechs in 1998 secured its first Olympic gold medal, and Canada ended in 2002, a 50 - year drought without a gold medal for the men's ice hockey team.
A total of 21 gold medals have been awarded to date.
Women
The Olympic ice hockey tournament for women has been part of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano to the program of the Games.
So far, the five issues were mainly dominated by the North American nations from the United States and Canada. After the U.S. women the Canadians were able to beat in the Olympic debut in Nagano, the Canadian pair of queens in the following four issues each title. With the Swedes succeeded in 2006 for the first time a European nation to win a silver medal.
A total of five gold medals have been awarded to date.