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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Italy |
| Dates | 26 January – 4 February 1956 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  United States |
Third place  |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 33 |
| Goals scored | 262 (7.94 per game) |
| Attendance | 122,230 (3,704 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | James Logan (15 points) |
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, was the eighth Olympic Championship, also serving as the 23rd World Championships and the 34th European Championships. The tournament was held at the Olympic Ice Stadium and the Apollonio Stadium.[1]
East Germany and West Germany could not come to an agreement over how to formulate a combined team, so they played a qualification game against each other, which was won by West Germany. East Germany hosted a tournament for non-qualified teams, often referred to as World Championships Pool B, between GDR, Norway and Belgium in Berlin.[2]
The Soviets won all their games to claim their first Olympic title, their second World title, and their third European title. Canada, represented by the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, won its eighth consecutive Olympic ice hockey medal, and first bronze medal.
- ^ "Ice Hockey at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ World 'B'