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- Hockey has been on the programme ever since, with women's hockey included for the first time in Moscow in 1980.
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Six-a-side men’s ice hockey has been on the programme of every edition of the Winter Games since 1924 in Chamonix. Women’s ice hockey was accepted as an Olympic sport in 1992, and made its official debut in 1998 in Nagano. Unsurprisingly, Canada dominated the first tournaments.
- 10 of the most memorable moments in Olympic ice hockey history
And while ice hockey was on the programme for the first...
- 10 of the most memorable moments in Olympic ice hockey history
Before the Olympic Winter Games were established, ice hockey featured once on the Olympic Summer Games programme in Antwerp 1920 where seven teams participated. It has been on the Olympic Winter Games programme since the 1st Olympic Winter Games Chamonix 1924.
The decision to include ice hockey for the 1920 Summer Olympics was made in January, three months before the start of the Games. [7] . Several occurrences led to the sport's inclusion in the programme.
Jun 21, 2021 · With just over one month to go until the start of Tokyo 2020, we provide a snapshot summary of the history of hockey at the Olympic Games, a saga that began well over a century ago. The inaugural Olympic Hockey Competition for men was held in London in 1908 with England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales competing separately.
Ice hockey's inclusion in the Olympic Winter Games further solidified its status as a global phenomenon. The sport made its Olympic debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. An ice hockey tournament was included in the Games and played from 23 to 29 April.
And while ice hockey was on the programme for the first Olympic Winter Games at Chamonix 1924, it actually made its Olympic debut four years earlier at the Olympic Summer Games in Antwerp, where Canada won the first of its nine gold medals in the men’s competition.
Oct 6, 2021 · Hockey has been part of every Olympic Winter Games – and even one “Summer Games.” The sport first appeared at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics before making its cold-weather debut four years later at the inaugural Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix.
