| 1st Ice Hockey World Championships | |
|---|---|
 Picture of the Gold Medal-winning Winnipeg Falcons taken en route to the 1920 Olympics (photo includes an unidentified ships' officer and a woman) | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Belgium |
| Dates | April 23–29, 1920 |
| Format | Bergvall System |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  CanadaWinnipeg Falcons (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  United States |
Third place  |  Czechoslovakia |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 99 (9.9 per game) |
| Attendance | 6,946 (695 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Herb Drury (14 points) |
Ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.[1][2] The tournament also served as the first World Championships. The matches were played between April 23 and April 29, 1920. Canada, represented by the Winnipeg Falcons, won the gold medal.[3] The silver went to the United States and Czechoslovakia took the bronze.
- ^ Justin Felisko. "When Ice Hockey Was A Summer Sport". USA Hockey Magazine. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "Ice Hockey at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (23 April 2020). "Remembering Canada's first Olympic hockey gold: Winning gold 100 years ago in Antwerp, Belgium, Canada's team set a standard for Olympic hockey dominance that would last for three more successive Games". Canadian Geographic. Retrieved 2 May 2020.