, ▁the ▁event ▁that ▁was ▁also ▁considered ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁R ink ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Championship , ▁when ▁Portugal ▁finished ▁ 3 rd ▁place , ▁behind ▁world ▁champions , ▁England , ▁and ▁Italy . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁R ink ▁Hockey ▁European ▁Championship , ▁Portugal ▁repeated ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁place , ▁a ▁fe at ▁repeated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁but ▁the ▁main ▁international ▁compet itions ▁were ▁interrupted ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁First ▁golden ▁era ▁( 1 9 4 7 – 1 9 5 6 ) ▁After ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁R ink ▁Hockey ▁European ▁Championship , ▁still ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁R ink ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Championship , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Portugal ▁saw ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁r ink ▁hockey , ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁dominant ▁power . ▁Portugal ▁won ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁world ▁r ink ▁hockey ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁event , ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁first ▁win ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁in ▁Lis bon , ▁over ▁Belg ium , ▁followed ▁by ▁wins ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁Portugal ▁saw ▁the ▁rising ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁most ▁legend ary ▁Portuguese ▁r ink ▁hockey ▁players ▁ever : ▁Cor re ia ▁dos ▁Santos ,