1961 Bandy World Championship
2nd Bandy World Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Norway |
Dates | 22 – 26 February 1961 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union |
Runner-up | Sweden |
Third place | Finland |
Fourth place | Norway |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 33 (5.5 per match) |
← 1957 1963 → |
The 1961 Bandy World Championship was the second Bandy World Championship, after the first having been arranged four years earlier. From now on, the world championships were to be played every other year, so the next tournament was two years later. Noway hosted the competition as part of the 100th anniversary of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports.[1] The 1961 tournament was contested between 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[]
Games[]
The championship was played as a round-robin tournament.
Date | Teams | Result | Venue |
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22 February | Sweden – Norway | 2–1 | Herøya |
22 February | Soviet Union – Finland | 3–2 | , Bærum |
24 February | Soviet Union – Norway | 9–1 | Mjøndalen |
24 February | Sweden – Finland | 4–1 | Gressbanen, Oslo |
26 February | Finland – Norway | 4–3 | , Drammen |
26 February | Soviet Union – Sweden | 2–1 | Bislett, Oslo |
Results table[]
Rank | Country | Pts | W | T | L | Bp | Bc | Diff |
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1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
2 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
3 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 |
4 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 |
References[]
- ^ Tor Audun Sørensen (22 February 2021). "VM bandy Norge 1961" (in Norwegian). Bandy Association of Norway. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang".
- Bandy World Championships
- 1961 in bandy
- 1961 in Norwegian sport
- International bandy competitions hosted by Norway
- February 1961 sports events in Europe