Host country Germany Champions England (1st title) | Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Runners-up Italy | |
Dates 1 April 1936 (1936-04-01)–
5 April 1936 (1936-04-05) Teams 7 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The 1936 Roller Hockey World Cup was the first world cup tournament in the history of roller sports. Organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes (now under the name of Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports), it was a roller hockey tournament contested by 7 national teams (all from Europe) and it is also considered the 1936 European Roller Hockey Championship. All the games were played in the city of Stuttgart, in southern Germany, the chosen city to host the World Cup.
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