The 1939 Roller Hockey World Cup was the second
roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes (now under the name of
Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports
The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS; en, International Federation of Roller Sports) was the world governing body for roller sports, including skateboarding, rink hockey, inline hockey, inline speed skating, inline alpine, downhi ...
). It was contested by 7 national teams (all from
Europe
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) and it is also considered the 1939 European Roller Hockey Championship and the 1939 Montreux Nations Cup. All the games were played in the city of
Montreux
Montreux (, , ; frp, Montrolx) is a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, and has a population of approximat ...
, in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, the chosen city to host the World Cup.
Results
Standings
See also
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FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup
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CERH European Roller Hockey Championship
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Montreux Nations Cup
External links
1939 World Cup in ''rink-hockey.net'' historical database
{{Rink hockey international competitions
Roller Hockey World Cup
International roller hockey competitions hosted by Switzerland
1939 in roller hockey
1939 in Swiss sport
April 1939 sports events