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SPOTLIGHT

World Championship History

GN.003.02

October 30, 2002

For the purpose of clarity, the first World Championship was held in 1930, as reported in the CHA’s news release on . However, the Olympic Ice Hockey Tournaments between 19 are also recognized by the IIHF as World Championships. As an additional footnote, the IIHF also staged European Championships between 19.

The following information has been taken from the IIHF website.

IIHF World Championships/Championnats mondiaux de l’IIHF
Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Venue
Année	Or	Argent	Bronze	Site
European Championship/Championnat européen
1910	Great Britain	Germany	Belgium	Les Avants
1911	Bohemia	Germany	Belgium	Berlin
1912	Cancelled/Annulé
1913	Belgium	Bohemia	Germany	Munich
1914	Bohemia	Germany	Belgium	Berlin
World Championships/Championnats mondiaux
1920	Canada	USA	Czechoslovakia	Antwerp (Olympics)
1924	Canada	USA	Great Britain	Chamonix (Olympics)
1928	Canada	Sweden	Switzerland	St. Moritz (Olympics)
1930	Canada	Germany	Switzerland	Chamonix/Berlin
1931	Canada	USA	Austria	Krynica
1932	Canada	USA	Germany	Lake Placid (Olympics)
1934	Canada	USA	Germany	Milan
1935	Canada	Switzerland	Great Britain	Davos
1936	Great Britain	Canada	USA	Garmisch-Part. (Olympics)
1937	Canada	Great Britain	Switzerland	London
1938	Canada	Great Britain	Czechoslovakia	Prague
1939	Canada	USA	Switzerland	Zurich/Basle
1940-1946	No championships/Aucun championnat
1947	Czechoslovakia	Sweden	Austria	Prague
1948	Canada	Czechoslovakia	Switzerland	St. Moritz (Olympics)
1949	Czechoslovakia	Canada	USA	Stockholm
1950	Canada	USA	Switzerland	London
1951	Canada	Sweden	Switzerland	Paris
1952	Canada	USA	Sweden	Oslo (Olympics)
1953	Sweden FR	Germany	Switzerland	Zurich/Basle
1954	Soviet Union	Canada	Sweden	Stockholm
1955	Canada	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Krefeld/Dortmund/Cologne
1956	Soviet Union	USA	Canada	Cortina (Olympics)
1957	Sweden	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Moscow
1958	Canada	Soviet Union	Sweden	Oslo
1959	Canada	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Prague/Bratislava
1960	USA	Canada	Soviet Union	Squaw Valley (Olympics)
1961	Canada	Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union	Geneva/Lausanne
1962	Sweden	Canada	USA	Colorado Springs/Denver
1963	Soviet Union	Sweden	Czechoslovakia	Stockholm
1964	Soviet Union	Sweden	Czechoslovakia	Innsbruck (Olympics)
1965	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Sweden	Tampere
1966	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Canada	Ljubljana
1967	Soviet Union	Sweden	Canada	Vienna
1968	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Canada	Grenoble (Olympics)
1969	Soviet Union	Sweden	Czechoslovakia	Stockholm
1970	Soviet Union	Sweden	Czechoslovakia	Stockholm
1971	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Sweden	Berne/Geneva
1972	Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union	Sweden	Prague
1973	Soviet Union	Sweden	Czechoslovakia	Moscow
1974	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Sweden	Helsinki
1975	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Sweden	Munich/Dusseldorf
1976	Czechoslovakia	Soviet Union	Sweden	Katowice
1977	Czechoslovakia	Sweden	Soviet Union	Vienna
1978	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Canada	Prague
1979	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Sweden	Moscow
1981	Soviet Union	Sweden	Czechoslovakia	Gothenburg/Stockholm
1982	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Canada	Helsinki/Tampere
1983	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Canada	Dusserldorf/Dortmund/Munich
1985	Czechoslovakia	Canada	Soviet Union	Prague
1986	Soviet Union	Sweden	Canada	Moscow
1987	Sweden	Soviet Union	Czechoslovakia	Vienna
1989	Soviet Union	Canada	Czechoslovakia	Stockholm/Sodertalje
1990	Soviet Union	Sweden	Czechoslovakia	Berne/Fribourg
1991	Sweden	Canada	Soviet Union	Turku/Helsinki/Tampere
1992	Sweden	Finland	Czechoslovakia	Prague/Bratislava
1993	Russia	Sweden	Czech Republic	Dortmund/Munich
1994	Canada	Finland	Sweden	Bolzano/Canazei/Milano
1995	Finland	Sweden	Canada	Stockholm/Gavle
1996	Czech Republic	Canada	USA	Vienna
1997	Canada	Sweden	Czech Republic	Helsinki/Turku/Tampere
1998	Sweden	Finland	Czech Republic	Zurich/Basle
1999	Czech Republic	Finland	Sweden	Oslo/Lillehammer/Hamar
2000	Czech Republic	Slovakia	Finland	St. Petersburg
2001	Czech Republic	Finland	Sweden	Cologne/Hanover/Nurnberg
2002	Slovakia	Russia	Sweden	Goteborg/Karlstad/Jonkoping