Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Germany
|
| Dates | 19–27 January |
| Teams | 15 |
| Venue(s) | Große Olympiaschanze, Riessersee (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
|
 Great Britain (1st title)
|
Runner-up 
|
 Canada
|
Third place 
|
 United States
|
| Fourth place |
 Czechoslovakia
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Goals scored | 165 (4.46 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Hugh Farquharson 10 goals. |
The men's ice hockey tournament (women's was added in 1998) at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, was the 5th Olympic Championship, also serving as the 10th World Championships and the 21st European Championships.
The British national ice hockey team pulled off a major upset when they won the gold medal, marking a number of firsts in international ice hockey competition. Great Britain made history as the first team ever to win an Olympic, World, and European (its second) Championships and the first to win all three in the same year. They were the first team to stop Canada from winning the Olympic ice hockey gold, following Canada's four consecutive gold medals. Great Britain also became the first European nation to win the World Championships, following eight wins by Canada and one by the United States.
In previous Olympics, the British team had finished third (1924), and fourth (1928) but with teams that were, "largely composed of Canadian Army officers and university graduates living in the U.K." It was decided that their team must be British-born this time, and while only one player on the team was born in Canada, nine of the thirteen players on the roster grew up in Canada, and eleven had played previously in Canada. The CAHA, upon discovering that the rosters of the British and French teams were made up of primarily Canadians, whom they believed were ineligible, lodged a protest, and suspended the players in question. As a result, the IIHF voted unanimously to ban Alex Archer and James Foster, however before tournament play began, Canada withdrew their protest. Still unhappy with the state of affairs were the Americans, who believed the rules were not being followed, and the French who were very angry that Canada did not repeal their protest with them.
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