Host country United States Teams 4 Champions Canada (6th title) | Dates 4–13 February Venue(s) Lake Placid (outdoors) Runner-up United States | |
The men's ice hockey tournament (women's was added in 1998) at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, U.S.A., was the 4th Olympic Championship, also serving as the 6th World Championships. Canada, represented by the Winnipeg Hockey Club, won its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal and sixth consecutive World Championship. The United States took the silver medal and Germany claimed one of its two all-time hockey medals by taking the bronze (West Germany would win a bronze medal in 1976).
Participating nations
A total of 48(*) ice hockey players from four nations competed at the Lake Placid Games:
(*) NOTE: Only players who participated in at least one game are counted.
References
Ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA