Short answer
The Soviet Union won the final round robin ahead of Czechoslovakia. West Germany won bronze and Finland finished fourth.
What happened
Innsbruck hosted again in 1976, at the Olympiahalle. Canada stayed away for a second Games.
The Soviet Union won its fifth gold. Czechoslovakia took silver and West Germany bronze.
Key facts
- Host
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Dates
- 2 to 14 February 1976
- Venues
- Olympiahalle Innsbruck
- Teams
- 12
- Games
- 36
- Goals
- 323 (9.0 a game)
- Top scorer
- Vladimir Shadrin, 14 points
Final standings
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| Gold | Soviet Union |
| Silver | Czechoslovakia |
| Bronze | West Germany |
| 4th | Finland |
| 5th | United States |
| 6th | Poland |
| 7th | Romania |
| 8th | Austria |
| 9th | Japan |
| 10th | Yugoslavia |
| 11th | Switzerland |
| 12th | Bulgaria |
Places below fourth follow the ranking printed in the tournament article; some early tournaments ranked lower places differently over the years.
More men’s tournaments
1972 tournament 1980 tournament All men’s tournaments
See every podium in the complete results list, or how each country did in the medal finder.
Source for this page
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics (results, standings, scoring leader and awards, read October 29, 2026).
Questions people ask
Who won the 1976 Olympic men’s hockey gold?
The Soviet Union. Czechoslovakia won silver and West Germany bronze.
Who led the 1976 tournament in scoring?
Vladimir Shadrin, with 14 points.
Sources
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