Tournament details | |
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Host country | Sweden |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | February 12–20, 2011 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Italy (1st title) |
Runner-up | Czech Republic |
Third place | Norway |
Fourth place | Estonia |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 29 |
Goals scored | 210 (7.24 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Udo Segreff (24 points)[1] |
The 3rd IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships was held between February 12, 2011, and February 20, 2011, at Niphallen in Sollefteå, Sweden. Participating 130 athletes from ten nations: Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden.[2][3]
The 2011 European Championships is held as part of the 2011 Paralympic Winter World Cup (PWWC 2011), which also includes alpine skiing, biathlon and cross-country skiing.[4]
In the Championships' second match, Norway's sledge hockey team set an international sledge hockey scoring record with 21–0.[5] The Swedish team set a new scoring record in the classification semifinals, with 23–0.
There was one woman competing at the Championships, the Netherlands' goalkeeper Betty Meijer.