Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics — 1936 edition of the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games
Great Britain ended Canada's four-game Olympic gold medal streak by winning the 1936 Olympic ice hockey tournament, simultaneously claiming the World and European Championships.
Key Facts
- Gold medalist
- Great Britain
- Olympic edition
- 5th Olympic ice hockey championship
- World Championship edition
- 10th World Championships
- European Championship edition
- 21st European Championships
- Canada's streak ended
- 4 consecutive prior Olympic gold medals
- Tournament start date
- February 1, 1936
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Canada had dominated Olympic ice hockey since the sport's introduction, winning four consecutive gold medals. Great Britain, fielding a competitive national team, entered the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, as a significant underdog but with enough talent to challenge Canada's long-standing supremacy in the sport.
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1936 Winter Olympics saw Great Britain defeat Canada and claim the gold medal, in what was widely considered a major upset. The tournament also served as the tenth Ice Hockey World Championships and the 21st European Championships, making it a triple-title event contested simultaneously.
Great Britain became the first nation to win the Olympic, World, and European ice hockey championships in the same year, and the first to claim all three titles simultaneously. Canada's reign as unbeaten Olympic champion was broken, reshaping the perceived hierarchy of international ice hockey at the time.
Result
at Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympic venues