| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | Germany | ||
| City | Leipzig | ||
| Dates | 5–9 February | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Poland | ||
| Third place |  France | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 38 | ||
| Goals scored | 372 (9.79 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Fred Soyez (21 goals) | ||
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The 2003 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was the first edition of the Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup the quadrennial world championship for men's national indoor hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation.
It occurred in February 2003, in Leipzig, Germany.[1] The host nation Germany won both the men's and women's gold medals.
The Eurosport TV channel covered the event, which had good ratings despite the late schedule. The 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup was also held in Leipzig, Germany. A total of 20 million viewers watched 13 hours broadcast on Eurosport, with ten matches broadcast on live TV.[2] This competition included several countries which are not strong competitors at the outdoor international level.
- ^ "IHWC 2003 - 1st Indoor Hockey World Cup Leipzig 2003".
- ^ "Indoor Field Hockey Canada | World Cup". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-04.