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The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games program in 1924, in France. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The Olympic Games were originally intended for amateur athletes.
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.
May 4, 2021 · Olympic Hockey Schedule at Tokyo 2020. After the Opening Ceremony, hockey starts the following morning on Saturday (July 24), beginning with the opening match of Men’s Pool A between Japan and Australia at the Oi Hockey Stadium’s North Pitch.
May 17, 2021 · All you need to know about when and where the Olympic men’s and women’s hockey competition matches are taking place; dates and times of the medal matches and finals for Tokyo 2020 Games and how to watch on TV. Sat 24 July. Oi Hockey Stadium – North Pitch. 09:30 (01:30 UK) Men’s Pool A, Japan 3 Australia 5.
Ice hockey spread to Europe around the turn of the century, and the first Olympic Games to include ice hockey for men were 1920 Antwerp Games (in summer, predating the first Olympic Winter Games).
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.
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Feb 23, 2023 · The first Olympic men’s ice hockey tournament was held in 1920 at the Antwerp Games. There were only four teams: Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France and Switzerland. The United States won the first gold medal, defeating Canada in the final.
