FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships
Senior Men

Year
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Host city (cities)
Host country
1995
United States
Canada
Finland
Chicago
United States
1996
United States
France
Italy
Roccaraso
Italy
1997
United States
Canada
Austria
Zell am See
Austria
1998
United States
Austria
Czech Republic
Winnipeg
Canada
1999
Switzerland
United States
Czech Republic
Thun, Wichtrach
Switzerland
2000
United States
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Amiens
France
2001
United States
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Torrevieja
Spain
2002
Canada
United States
Czech Republic
Rochester
United States
2004
United States
Canada
Italy
London
Canada
2005
United States
Czech Republic
France
Paris
France
2006
United States
Czech Republic
Canada
Detroit
United States
2007
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Canada
Bilbao
Spain
2008
United States
France
Czech Republic
Ratingen
Germany
2009
United States
Canada
Czech Republic
Varese
Italy
2010
United States
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Beroun
Czech Republic
2011
Czech Republic
Italy
United States
Roccaraso
Italy
2012
United States
Canada
Czech Republic
Bucaramanga
Colombia
2013
Czech Republic
Canada
Switzerland
Anaheim
United States
2014
United States
Czech Republic
Canada
Toulouse
France
2015
Czech Republic
France
United States
Rosario
Argentina
2016
Czech Republic
Italy
France
Asiago, Roana
Italy
2017
France
Italy
Czech Republic
Nanjing
China
2018
Czech Republic
France
Switzerland
Asiago, Roana
Italy
2019
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Barcelona
Spain

Question: How many years did the US hold the FIRS Inline Hockey World Championship title, and who ousted them?
Answer: The United States won the FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships tournament four times before in 1999 they were beaten by Switzerland in the gold medal game.