Ice Hockey
The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 15 |
| Czechoslovakia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 15 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 12 |
| Sweden | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 28 | 8 |
| Great Britain | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 6 |
| Poland | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 4 |
| Austria | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 77 | 2 |
| Italy 8th | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 156 | 0 |
| United States * | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 10 |
* United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked.
- Czechoslovakia 22-3 Italy
- Switzerland 16-0 Italy
- USA 31-1 Italy
- Canada 21-1 Italy
- Poland 13-7 Italy
- Austria 16-5 Italy
- Sweden 23-0 Italy
- United Kingdom 14-7 Italy
| Contestants Claudio Apollonio Giancarlo Bassi Mario Bedogni Luigi Bestagini Giancarlo Bucchetti Carlo Bulgheroni Ignazio Dionisi Arnaldo Fabris Vincenzo Fardella Aldo Federici Umberto Gerli Dino Innocenti Constanzo Mangini Dino Menardi Otto Rauth Franco Rossi Gianantonio Zopegni |
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