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Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The gold medalists were the Winnipeg Falcons, representing Canada. The silver went to the United States and Czechoslovakia took the bronze.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Canada (CAN)
Robert Benson Walter Byron Frank Frederickson Chris Fridfinnson Magnus 'Mike' Goodman Haldor Halderson Konrad Johannesson Allan 'Huck' Woodman |
 United States (USA)
Raymond Bonney Anthony Conroy Herbert Drury Edward Fitzgerald George Geran Frank Goheen Joseph McCormick Lawrence McCormick Frank Synott Leon Tuck Cyril Weidenborner |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Karel Hartmann Karel Kotrbá Vilém Loos Josef Loos Jan Palouš Jan Peka Karel Pešek-Káda Josef Šroubek Otakar Vindýs Karel Wälzer |
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.
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
 Canada |
15 | ||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia |
0 | ||||||||||||
| Canada |
2 | ||||||||||||
 United States |
0 | ||||||||||||
| United States |
29 | ||||||||||||
 Switzerland |
0 | ||||||||||||
| Canada |
12 | ||||||||||||
 Sweden |
1 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden |
8 | ||||||||||||
 Belgium |
0 | ||||||||||||
| Sweden |
4 | ||||||||||||
 France |
0 | ||||||||||||
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.
| Semi-Finals | Silver Medal | |||||||
| United States |
16 | |||||||
| United States |
7 | Czechoslovakia |
0 | |||||
| Sweden |
0 | |||||||
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.
| Semi-Finals | Bronze Medal | |||||||
| Sweden |
0 | |||||||
| Sweden |
4 | Czechoslovakia |
1 | |||||
| Switzerland |
0 | |||||||
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 2 | United States |
4 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 2 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| 4 | Sweden |
6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 5 | Switzerland |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | Belgium |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| France |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
- 1920 Olympic Games report (digitized copy online)
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Wallechinsky, David; Jaime Loucky (2005). Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: Turin 2006 Edition, The. Wilmington, Delaware: Sport Media Publishing Inc., 320. ISBN 1-894963-45-8.
| Events at the 1920 Summer Olympics (Antwerp) |
|---|
| Archery • Athletics • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Figure skating • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Ice hockey • Modern pentathlon • Polo • Rowing • Rugby • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Ice hockey at the Olympic Games |  |
|---|---|
| 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in ice hockey |