1961 Bandy World Championship
| 2nd Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
| File:1961 Bandy World Championship logo.jpeg | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
| Dates | 22 – 26 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| 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 Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 33 (5.5 per game) |
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
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Games
[edit | edit source]The championship was played as a round-robin tournament.
| Date | Teams | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden – File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 2–1 | Herøya |
| 22 February | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union – File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3–2 | Stabekkbanen, Bærum |
| 24 February | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union – File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 9–1 | Mjøndalen |
| 24 February | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden – File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 4–1 | Gressbanen, Oslo |
| 26 February | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland – File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 4–3 | Marienlyst, Drammen |
| 26 February | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union – File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2–1 | Bislett, Oslo |
Results table
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 |