1957 Bandy World Championship
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| 1st Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
| File:1957 Bandy World Championship logo.png | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Dates | 28 February – 3 March |
| Teams | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Runners-up File:Silver medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 18 (6 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Alpo Aho (FIN), Valentin Antamaiev (URS), Yevgeny Papugin (URS) (each 3 points) |
The 1957 Bandy World Championship was contested among three men's bandy playing nations and was the first ever Bandy World Championship. Norway declined to take part due to the Soviet invasion of Hungary in November 1956.[1]
The championship was played in Finland from 28 February to 3 March 1957, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Ball Association of Finland, which at the time was the governing body for bandy in Finland. The tournament was officially opened by President of the republic Urho Kekkonen.[2] All three games of the tournament were played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The Soviet Union became champions.[3][4][5]
Participants
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Blue: countries participating
Green: members of the Federation of International Bandy not participating in this year's World Championship
- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Premier tour
[edit | edit source]- 28 February
- Finland – Sweden 4–3 (Timoska (2), Aho (2) - Vikner, Vikman, Fredblad)
- 2 March
- Soviet Union – Sweden 2–2 (Papugin, Atamanychev - Janson, Saav)
- 3 March
- Soviet Union – Finland 6–1 (Atamanychev (2), Vodyanov, Papugin (2), Shunin - Aho)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
References
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- ^ Video from the tournament: http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?name=El%E4v%E4+arkisto%2F02869_1[permanent dead link]
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