1961 Bandy World Championship

1961 Bandy World Championship

2nd Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Norway
Dates	22 – 26 February
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Norway
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	33 (5.5 per game)
← 1957 1963 →

The 1961 Bandy World Championship was the second Bandy World Championship, after the first having been arranged four years earlier. The world championships were subsequently played every other year, so the next tournament was held in 1963. Norway hosted the competition as part of the 100th anniversary of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports.^[1] The 1961 tournament was contested by four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Norway from 22 to 26 February 1961. The Soviet Union became champions.^[2]

Norway, having boycotted the first championship in 1957, made its championship début on home turf but lost all its games and came in last of the four participating nations.

Participants

•  Soviet Union
•  Sweden
•  Finland
•  Norway

Games

The championship was played as a round-robin tournament.

Date	Teams	Result	Venue
22 February	Sweden –  Norway	2–1	Herøya
22 February	Soviet Union –  Finland	3–2	Stabekkbanen, Bærum
24 February	Soviet Union –  Norway	9–1	Mjøndalen
24 February	Sweden –  Finland	4–1	Gressbanen, Oslo
26 February	Finland –  Norway	4–3	Marienlyst, Drammen
26 February	Soviet Union –  Sweden	2–1	Bislett, Oslo

Results table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Soviet Union	3	3	0	0	14	4	+10	6
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	4
3	Finland	3	1	0	2	7	10	−3	2
4	Norway	3	0	0	3	5	15	−10	0

References