The men's

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tournament at the

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in Lake Placid,

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, was the fourth Olympic Championship, also serving as the sixth

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, represented by the Winnipeg Hockey Club, won its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal and sixth consecutive World Championship. The

took the silver medal and

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claimed one of its three all-time hockey medals by taking the bronze (West Germany would win a bronze medal in 1976, and Germany's men's team would win silver in

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). Overall, four teams participated, with only two European associations (Germany and

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) making the trip due to the worldwide

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. The other European teams instead played at the 1932 European Championship.

Medalists

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.''

Final tournament

Statistics

Average age

Team Germany was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 25 years and 6 months. Gold medalists team Canada was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 24 years and 5 months. Tournament average was 24 years and 9 months.

Top scorer

Final ranking

References

External links

1932 Olympic Games report
(digitized copy online)
International Olympic Committee results database
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