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International Ice Hockey Federation

worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey
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International Ice Hockey Federation

Summary

International Ice Hockey Federation is an international sport governing body[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of international_sport_governing_body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (831 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Ice Hockey Federation was a member of Global Association of International Sports Federations[3].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation was a member of Winter Olympic Federations[4].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's image is recorded as IIHF Headquarter Zurich.JPG[6].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's instance of is recorded as international sport governing body[7].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich[8].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121902714[9].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155483980[10].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's GND ID is recorded as 5034347-6[11].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002135163[12].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's Commons category is recorded as International Ice Hockey Federation[13].
  • +1908-05-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Ice Hockey Federation[14].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's sport is recorded as ice hockey[15].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's sport is recorded as inline hockey[16].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/021m7z[17].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20110118007[18].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's official website is recorded as https://www.iihf.com/[19].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:International Ice Hockey Federation[20].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 1560455416369[21].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's CONOR.SI ID is recorded as 325596003[22].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000064002[23].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/International-Ice-Hockey-Federation[24].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'FIHG'}[25].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IIHF'}[26].
  • International Ice Hockey Federation's X is recorded as IIHFHockey[27].

Body

Founding

+1908-05-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Ice Hockey Federation[14].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'FIHG'}[25] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IIHF'}[26].

Operations

International Ice Hockey Federation's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich[8].

Why It Matters

International Ice Hockey Federation ranks in the top 4% of international_sport_governing_body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (831 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to it include IIHF World Ranking[30], a world ranking list[31], written by it[32].

Related Entities

Global Association of International Sports Federations Switzerland

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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