1981 Bandy World Championship
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| XIIth Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| Dates | 7 – 15 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Runners-up File:Silver medal blank.svg | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
| 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 | 12 |
| Goals scored | 90 (7.5 per game) |
The 1981 Bandy World Championship was the 12th Bandy World Championship and was contested by four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Khabarovsk in the Soviet Union from 7 February-15 February 1981. Sweden became champions for the first time.[1] The Soviet Union had won all previous championships.[2]
Participants
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Premier tour
[edit | edit source]- 7 February
- Norway – Finland 1–6
- Soviet Union – Sweden 1–6
- 8 February
- Finland – Sweden 0–3
- Soviet Union – Norway 14–0
- 10 February
- Norway – Sweden 0–8
- Soviet Union – Finland 8–0
- 12 February
- Norway – Finland 1–5
- Soviet Union – Sweden 3–1
- 14 February
- Finland – Sweden 2–5
- Soviet Union – Norway 7–0
- 15 February
- Norway – Sweden 1–12
- Soviet Union – Finland 5–1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 10 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 10 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 52 | −49 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Sweden champions due to better head-to-head record.