| Sport | Para ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Country | IPC members |
| Continent | IPC (International) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 United States (5th title) |
| Most titles |
United States (5 titles) |
The World Para Ice Hockey Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, are the world championships for sledge hockey. They are organised by the International Paralympic Committee through its World Para Ice Hockey subcommittee.
The first sanctioned World Para Ice Hockey Championships were held in Nynäshamn, Sweden in 1996.
On 30 November 2016, the IPC, which serves as the international governing body for 10 disability sports, adopted the "World Para" branding across all of those sports. At the same time, it changed the official name of the sport from "sledge hockey" to "Para Ice hockey". The name of the world championships was immediately changed to "World Para Ice Hockey Championships" (WPIHC).
Pool A
Results
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1996 |
 Nynäshamn |
 Sweden |
3–2 |
 Norway |
 Canada |
3–1 |
 Estonia |
| 2000 |
Utah |
Canada |
2–1 |
Norway |
Sweden |
5–1 |
 Japan |
| 2004 |
Örnsköldsvik |
Norway |
2–1 |
 United States |
Sweden |
3–0 |
Canada |
| 2008 |
Marlborough |
Canada |
3–2 |
Norway |
United States |
3–1 |
Japan |
| 2009 |
 Ostrava |
United States |
1–0 |
Norway |
Canada |
2–0 |
Japan |
| 2012 |
 Hamar |
United States |
5–1 |
 South Korea |
Canada |
2–0 |
 Czech Republic |
| 2013 |
 Goyang |
Canada |
1–0 |
United States |
 Russia |
3–0 |
Czech Republic |
| 2015 |
Buffalo |
United States |
3–0 |
Canada |
Russia |
2–1 OT |
Norway |
| 2017 |
Gangneung |
Canada |
4–1 |
United States |
South Korea |
3–1 |
Norway |
| 2019 |
Ostrava |
United States |
3–2 OT |
Canada |
South Korea |
4–1 |
Czech Republic |
| 2021 |
Ostrava |
United States |
5–1 |
Canada |
RPC |
7–0 |
South Korea |
| 2023 |
 Moose Jaw |
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States (USA)
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |
Canada (CAN)
|
4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |
Norway (NOR)
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |
Sweden (SWE)
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
South Korea (KOR)
|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |
 Russia (RUS)
|
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Participating nations
| Team |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2009 |
2012 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
Total |
|
Canada
|
3rd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 11 |
|
Czech Republic
|
– | – | – | – | 5th | 4th | 4th | 7th | – | 4th | 5th | 6 |
 Estonia
|
4th | 5th | 8th | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Germany
|
– | – | 7th | 5th | 8th | – | – | 6th | 7th | – | – | 5 |
 Great Britain
|
– | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Italy
|
– | – | – | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8 |
 Japan
|
6th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 7th | – | 8th | – | 8th | – | 8 |
|
Norway
|
2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 11 |
|
Russia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | – | 3rd | 3 |
 Slovakia
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 1 |
|
South Korea
|
– | – | – | 7th | 7th | 2nd | 7th | – | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 7 |
|
Sweden
|
1st | 3rd | 3rd | – | – | – | 8th | – | 6th | 7th | – | 6 |
|
United States
|
5th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 11 |
Pool B
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2008 |
Marlborough |
South Korea |
2–0 |
Czech Republic |
Estonia |
8–2 |
 Poland |
| 2009 |
 Eindhoven |
Estonia |
1–0 |
Sweden |
Poland |
5–1 |
 Great Britain |
| 2012 |
 Novi Sad |
Russia |
1–0 |
Sweden |
 Germany |
8–1 |
Poland |
| 2013 |
Nagano |
Germany |
3–2 |
Japan |
Great Britain |
3–2 |
Estonia |
| 2015 |
Östersund |
South Korea |
Robin round |
Sweden |
 Slovakia |
Robin round |
Poland |
| 2016 |
Tomakomai |
Czech Republic |
6–0 |
Japan |
Slovakia |
5–1 |
Great Britain |
| 2019 |
Berlin |
Russia |
Robin round |
Slovakia |
 China |
Robin round |
Germany |
| 2021 |
Östersund |
China |
Robin round |
Germany |
Sweden |
Robin round |
Japan |
Participating nations
| Team |
2008 |
2009 |
2012 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
Total |
 Austria
|
– | – | 6th | – | 6th | – | – | – | 2 |
 China
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 1st | 2 |
|
Czech Republic
|
2nd | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | 2 |
|
Estonia
|
3rd | 1st | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Finland
|
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 1 |
|
Germany
|
– | – | 3rd | 1st | – | – | 4th | 2nd | 4 |
|
Great Britain
|
– | 4th | – | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | – | 5 |
|
Japan
|
– | – | – | 2nd | – | 2nd | – | 4th | 3 |
|
Netherlands
|
– | 5th | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Poland
|
4th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 4th | – | 5th | 6th | 7 |
|
Russia
|
– | – | 1st | – | – | – | 1st | – | 2 |
|
Slovakia
|
– | – | – | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | – | 4 |
|
South Korea
|
1st | – | – | – | 1st | 2nd | – | – | 3 |
|
Sweden
|
– | 2nd | 2nd | – | 2nd | – | – | 3rd | 4 |
Pool C
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Novi Sad |
 Austria |
 Finland |
 Belgium/Netherlands |
| 2018 |
Vierumäki |
China |
Finland |
 Australia |
| 2022 |
 Bangkok |
Great Britain |
 Kazakhstan |
 France |
See also
- Para ice hockey at the Winter Paralympics
- IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships
- Ice Hockey World Championships