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The FIH Men's World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in field hockey. The teams of the member nations of International Hockey Federation (FIH), field hockey's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results and performance. The rankings were introduced in October 2003. [ 1]
The world ranking is based on the final positions of the last four Men's or Women's IIHF World Championships and last Olympic ice hockey tournament. Points are assigned according to a team's final placement in the World Championship or the Olympic tournament. The world champion receives 1600 points and then a 20-point interval is used between ...
2016. 2020. 2024. 2028. Medalists. Field hockey was introduced at the Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London. In the men’s category, India is the most successful team, with 8 Gold, 1 Silver & 4 Bronze medals. But overall, the Netherlands is the most successful country, with 8 Gold, 6 Silvers & 6 Bronze medals.
The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number one on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings and the reigning world champion. The Netherlands is the most successful team in World Cup history, having won the title a record nine times. [ 2] The team has also won nine Olympic medals .
Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games program in 1924, in France. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics . The Olympic Games were originally intended for ...
t. e. Qualification for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be determined by the IIHF World Ranking following the 2024 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships. The host along with the top six teams in the world ranking receive automatic berths into the Olympics, while all other teams have an opportunity to qualify ...
This is a list of IIHF World Rankings from its inception in 2003. The IIHF World Ranking is a ranking of the performance of the national ice hockey teams of member countries of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is based on a formula giving points for each team's placings at IIHF-sanctioned tournaments over the previous four years.
The American team won a silver medal at the first ever hockey tournament played at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The Americans won a bronze medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics. The gold medal winning 1980 team lit the Olympic flame at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Tony Amonte played in two Olympics for the United States, winning a silver medal ...