List of IIHF World Championship medalists
The Ice Hockey World Championships is an annual event held by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was preceded by the European Championship which was held from 1910 to 1932. The first World Championship tournament was decided at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Subsequently, ice hockey was featured at the Winter Olympics, where the World Championship was decided when the two events occurred concurrently, until the 1968 Winter Olympics. The first three championships were contested at the Olympics, while the first World Championships that were an individual event were held in 1930.[1]
The modern format for the World Championship features 16 teams in the championship group, 12 teams in Division I and 12 teams in Division II. If there are more than 40 teams, the rest compete in Division III. The teams in the championship play a preliminary and qualifying round, then the top eight teams play in the playoff medal round and the winning team is crowned World Champion. From the 1920 Olympics until the 1976 World Championships, only amateur athletes were allowed to compete in the tournament. Because of this, players from the National Hockey League were not allowed to compete. In 1970, after a disagreement over the definition of amateur players, Canada withdrew from the tournament.[2] Starting in 1977, professional athletes were allowed to compete in the tournament and Canada re-entered.[3]
As of 2011, 75 tournaments have been staged. From 1920 to 1930, the Winter Olympics Ice Hockey Tournaments held counted as the World Championships and no tournaments in between were held. No championships were held from 1940 to 1946 due to World War II, nor during the Olympic years 1980, 1984 and 1988.[4] Ten nations have won a gold medal at the World Championships and a total of fourteen have won medals. Canada has won 45 medals, including 24 gold, the most of any nation. The Soviet Union, which began competing in 1954 and last competed in 1991, captured a medal in every tournament they entered.[1] In winning the 2006 World Championships, Sweden became the first nation in history to win an Olympic Gold as well as a separate World Championship in the same season.[5]
Champions
- Key
| Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Host city (cities) |
Host country |
| 1920 |
Canada 01 ! Canada (1) |
United States |
Czechoslovakia |
Antwerp |
Belgium |
| 1924 * |
Canada 02 ! Canada (2) |
United States |
Great Britain |
Chamonix |
France |
| 1928 * |
Canada 03 ! Canada (3) |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
St. Moritz |
Switzerland |
| 1930 |
Canada 04 ! Canada (4) |
Germany |
Switzerland |
Chamonix
Berlin
Vienna |
France
Germany
Austria |
| 1931 |
Canada 05 ! Canada (5) |
United States |
Austria |
Krynica |
Poland |
| 1932 * |
Canada 06 ! Canada (6) |
United States |
Germany |
Lake Placid |
United States |
| 1933 |
United States 01 ! United States (1) |
Canada |
Czechoslovakia |
Prague |
Czechoslovakia |
| 1934 |
Canada 07 ! Canada (7) |
United States |
Germany |
Milan |
Italy |
| 1935 |
Canada 08 ! Canada (8) |
Switzerland |
Great Britain |
Davos |
Switzerland |
| 1936 * |
Great Britain 01 ! Great Britain (1) |
Canada |
United States |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
Germany |
| 1937 |
Canada 09 ! Canada (9) |
Great Britain |
Switzerland |
London |
Great Britain |
| 1938 |
Canada 10 ! Canada (10) |
Great Britain |
Czechoslovakia |
Prague |
Czechoslovakia |
| 1939 |
Canada 11 ! Canada (11) |
United States |
Switzerland |
Zürich and Basel |
Switzerland |
| 1947 |
Czechoslovakia 01 ! Czechoslovakia (1) |
Sweden |
Austria |
Prague |
Czechoslovakia |
| 1948 * |
Canada 12 ! Canada (12) |
Czechoslovakia |
Switzerland |
St. Moritz |
Switzerland |
| 1949 |
Czechoslovakia 02 ! Czechoslovakia (2) |
Canada |
United States |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
| 1950 |
Canada 13 ! Canada (13) |
United States |
Switzerland |
London |
Great Britain |
| 1951 |
Canada 14 ! Canada (14) |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
Paris |
France |
| 1952 * |
Canada 15 ! Canada (15) |
United States |
Sweden |
Oslo and Drammen |
Norway |
| 1953 |
Sweden 01 ! Sweden (1) |
West Germany |
Switzerland |
Zürich and Basel |
Switzerland |
| 1954 |
Soviet Union 01 ! Soviet Union (1) |
Canada |
Sweden |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
| 1955 |
Canada 16 ! Canada (16) |
Soviet Union |
Czechoslovakia |
Krefeld, Dortmund and Cologne |
West Germany |
| 1956 * |
Soviet Union 01 ! Soviet Union (2) |
United States |
Canada |
Cortina |
Italy |
| 1957 |
Sweden 02 ! Sweden (2) |
Soviet Union |
Czechoslovakia |
Moscow |
Soviet Union |
| 1958 |
Canada 17 ! Canada (17) |
Soviet Union |
Sweden |
Oslo |
Norway |
| 1959 |
Canada 18 ! Canada (18) |
Soviet Union |
Czechoslovakia |
Prague and Bratislava |
Czechoslovakia |
| 1960 * |
United States 02 ! United States (2) |
Canada |
Soviet Union |
Squaw Valley |
United States |
| 1961 |
Canada 19 ! Canada (19) |
Czechoslovakia |
Soviet Union |
Geneva and Lausanne |
Switzerland |
| 1962 |
Sweden 03 ! Sweden (3) |
Canada |
United States |
Colorado Springs and Denver |
United States |
| 1963 |
Soviet Union 03 ! Soviet Union (3) |
Sweden |
Czechoslovakia |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
| 1964 * |
Soviet Union 04 ! Soviet Union (4) |
Sweden |
Czechoslovakia |
Innsbruck |
Austria |
| 1965 |
Soviet Union 05 ! Soviet Union (5) |
Czechoslovakia |
Sweden |
Tampere |
Finland |
| 1966 |
Soviet Union 06 ! Soviet Union (6) |
Czechoslovakia |
Canada |
Ljubljana |
Yugoslavia |
| 1967 |
Soviet Union 07 ! Soviet Union (7) |
Sweden |
Canada |
Vienna |
Austria |
| 1968 * |
Soviet Union 08 ! Soviet Union (8) |
Czechoslovakia |
Canada |
Grenoble |
France |
| 1969 |
Soviet Union 09 ! Soviet Union (9) |
Sweden |
Czechoslovakia |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
| 1970 |
Soviet Union 10 ! Soviet Union (10) |
Sweden |
Czechoslovakia |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
| 1971 |
Soviet Union 11 ! Soviet Union (11) |
Czechoslovakia |
Sweden |
Bern and Geneva |
Switzerland |
| 1972 |
Czechoslovakia 03 ! Czechoslovakia (3) |
Soviet Union |
Sweden |
Prague |
Czechoslovakia |
| 1973 |
Soviet Union 12 ! Soviet Union (12) |
Sweden |
Czechoslovakia |
Moscow |
Soviet Union |
| 1974 |
Soviet Union 13 ! Soviet Union (13) |
Czechoslovakia |
Sweden |
Helsinki |
Finland |
| 1975 |
Soviet Union 14 ! Soviet Union (14) |
Czechoslovakia |
Sweden |
Munich and Düsseldorf |
West Germany |
| 1976 |
Czechoslovakia 04 ! Czechoslovakia (4) |
Soviet Union |
Sweden |
Katowice |
Poland |
| 1977 |
Czechoslovakia 05 ! Czechoslovakia (5) |
Sweden |
Soviet Union |
Vienna |
Austria |
| 1978 |
Soviet Union 15 ! Soviet Union (15) |
Czechoslovakia |
Canada |
Prague |
Czechoslovakia |
| 1979 |
Soviet Union 16 ! Soviet Union (16) |
Czechoslovakia |
Sweden |
Moscow |
Soviet Union |
| 1981 |
Soviet Union 17 ! Soviet Union (17) |
Sweden |
Czechoslovakia |
Gothenburg and Stockholm |
Sweden |
| 1982 |
Soviet Union 18 ! Soviet Union (18) |
Czechoslovakia |
Canada |
Helsinki and Tampere |
Finland |
| 1983 |
Soviet Union 19 ! Soviet Union (19) |
Czechoslovakia |
Canada |
Düsseldorf, Dortmund and Munich |
West Germany |
| 1985 |
Czechoslovakia 06 ! Czechoslovakia (6) |
Canada |
Soviet Union |
Prague |
Czechoslovakia |
| 1986 |
Soviet Union 20 ! Soviet Union (20) |
Sweden |
Canada |
Moscow |
Soviet Union |
| 1987 |
Sweden 04 ! Sweden (4) |
Soviet Union |
Czechoslovakia |
Vienna |
Austria |
| 1989 |
Soviet Union 21 ! Soviet Union (21) |
Canada |
Czechoslovakia |
Stockholm and Södertälje |
Sweden |
| 1990 |
Soviet Union 22 ! Soviet Union (22) |
Sweden |
Czechoslovakia |
Bern and Fribourg |
Switzerland |
| 1991 |
Sweden 05 ! Sweden (5) |
Canada |
Soviet Union |
Turku, Helsinki and Tampere |
Finland |
| 1992 |
Sweden 06 ! Sweden (6) |
Finland |
Czechoslovakia |
Prague and Bratislava |
Czechoslovakia |
| 1993 |
Russia/Soviet Union 02 ! Russia (1/23) |
Sweden |
Czech Republic |
Dortmund and Munich |
Germany |
| 1994 |
Canada 20 ! Canada (20) |
Finland |
Sweden |
Bolzano, Canazei and Milano |
Italy |
| 1995 |
Finland 01 ! Finland (1) |
Sweden |
Canada |
Stockholm and Gävle |
Sweden |
| 1996 |
Czech Republic 01 ! Czech Republic (1/7) |
Canada |
United States |
Vienna |
Austria |
| 1997 |
Canada 21 ! Canada (21) |
Sweden |
Czech Republic |
Helsinki, Turku and Tampere |
Finland |
| 1998 |
Sweden 07 ! Sweden (7) |
Finland |
Czech Republic |
Zürich and Basel |
Switzerland |
| 1999 |
Czech Republic 02 ! Czech Republic (2/8) |
Finland |
Sweden |
Oslo, Lillehammer and Hamar |
Norway |
| 2000 |
Czech Republic 03 ! Czech Republic (3/9) |
Slovakia |
Finland |
St. Petersburg |
Russia |
| 2001 |
Czech Republic 04 ! Czech Republic (4/10) |
Finland |
Sweden |
Cologne, Hanover and Nuremberg |
Germany |
| 2002 |
Slovakia 01 ! Slovakia (1) |
Russia |
Sweden |
Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping |
Sweden |
| 2003 |
Canada 22 ! Canada (22) |
Sweden |
Slovakia |
Helsinki, Tampere and Turku |
Finland |
| 2004 |
Canada 23 ! Canada (23) |
Sweden |
United States |
Prague and Ostrava |
Czech Republic |
| 2005 |
Czech Republic 05 ! Czech Republic (5/11) |
Canada |
Russia |
Innsbruck and Vienna |
Austria |
| 2006 |
Sweden 08 ! Sweden (8) |
Czech Republic |
Finland |
Riga |
Latvia |
| 2007 |
Canada 24 ! Canada (24) |
Finland |
Russia |
Moscow and Mytishchi |
Russia |
| 2008 |
Russia/Soviet Union 02 ! Russia (2/24) |
Canada |
Finland |
Halifax and Quebec City |
Canada |
| 2009 |
Russia/Soviet Union 03 ! Russia (3/25) |
Canada |
Sweden |
Kloten and Bern |
Switzerland |
| 2010 |
Czech Republic 06 ! Czech Republic (6/12) |
Russia |
Sweden |
Cologne, Mannheim, and Gelsenkirchen |
Germany |
| 2011 |
Finland 08 ! Finland (2) |
Sweden |
Czech Republic |
Bratislava and Košice |
Slovakia |
Future tournaments
These tournaments have been announced, but have not been played yet.
Medal table
Countries in italics no longer compete at the World Championships.
See also
References
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