1981 Bandy World Championship
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| XIIth Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Soviet Union |
| Dates | 7 – 15 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden |
Runners-up  | Soviet Union |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place | Error creating thumbnail: 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]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 | Sweden
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 10 |
| 2 | Soviet Union
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 10 |
| 3 | Finland
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 4 |
| 4 | Error creating thumbnail: Norway | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 52 | −49 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Sweden champions due to better head-to-head record.