Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics
| Men's ice hockey at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Picture of the Gold Medal-winning Winnipeg Falcons taken en route to the 1920 Olympics (photo includes an unidentified ships' officer and a woman) | ||||||||||
| Venue | Palais de Glace d'Anvers | |||||||||
| Dates | April 23–29 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The matches were played between April 23 and April 29, 1920. All matches took place in the Palais de Glace d'Anvers (ice palace of Antwerp). The rink measured 56 to 18 meters (165 to 58½ feet). All games were played with seven players on each side, with the rover position being used. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system. The gold medalists were the Winnipeg Falcons, representing Canada. The silver went to the United States and Czechoslovakia took the bronze.
Medalists
Participating nations
A total of 60 ice hockey players from 7 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:
Belgium (7)
Canada (8)
Czechoslovakia (8)
France (7)
Sweden (11)
Switzerland (8)
United States (11)
Final tournament
Seven nations entered teams in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The tournament format started with an elimination round to determine the gold medal winner. With only seven teams, France received a bye into the semi-finals.
Gold medal round (premier prix)
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Canada
| 15 | |||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia
| 0 | Canada
| 2 | |||||||||||
 United States
| 29 | United States
| 0 | |||||||||||
 Switzerland
| 0 | Canada
| 12 | |||||||||||
 Sweden
| 8 | Sweden
| 1 | |||||||||||
 Belgium
| 0 | Sweden
| 4 | |||||||||||
 France
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Silver medal round (second prix)
The three teams defeated by Canada in the gold medal round then played against each other to determine the second place team. Czechoslovakia received a bye into the silver medal game.
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| United States
| 16 | ||||||||
| United States
| 7 | Czechoslovakia
| 0 | ||||||
| Sweden
| 0 | ||||||||
Bronze medal round (troisième prix)
Lastly, the three remaining teams that were previously defeated by first place Canada or second place United States played against each other to determine the third place team. Czechoslovakia received a bye into the bronze medal game, which they won.
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| Sweden
| 0 | ||||||||
| Sweden
| 4 | Czechoslovakia
| 1 | ||||||
| Switzerland
| 0 | ||||||||
Matches - Gold medal round
| 1920 Summer Olympics Champions |
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 Canada First title |
Top scorer
| Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Herbert Drury
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4 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Final ranking
References
- 1920 Olympic Games report (digitized copy online)
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Ishockey VM OS 1920-1939
- Wallechinsky, David (2005). Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: Turin 2006 Edition, The. Wilmington, Delaware: Sport Media Publishing Inc. p. 320. ISBN 1-894963-45-8.
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| Men's events | ||
| Women's events | ||
