1981 Bandy World Championship

1981 XIIth Bandy World Championship 1981 Bandy World Championship logo.jpeg 200px Soviet Union Khabarovsk 7–15 February 4 bandy SWE 1 URS FIN NOR 12 90 1979 1983 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 to 15 February 1981. Sweden became champions for the first time.http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/article10251873.ab Bragden i Sibirien Sportbladet Swedish Lasse Sandlin 7 January 2002 15 March 2017 The Soviet Union had won all previous championships.http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=77&sprak=eng&land=3 Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang thumb|A USSR postage stamp issued to observe the 1981 world championship in bandy Participants SWE URS FIN NOR Premier tour 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 main WDL Q 2 SWE SWE URS URS FIN FIN NOR NOR 5 0 1 35 7 5 0 1 38 8 2 0 4 14 23 0 0 6 3 52 #bbffbb A A A pink E complete Sweden champions due to better head-to-head record. Sweden's championship squad 15em Ångström Arvidsson Björk Boström Callberg B. Carlsson M. Carlsson GK Fransson GK J. Johansson O. Johansson S. Karlsson H. Karlsson Kjellqvist Ramström Sjödin Söderholm Togner Coach: Sundin References Category:International bandy competitions hosted by the Soviet Union 1981 World Championship Bandy World Championship Category:Sport in Khabarovsk Bandy World Championship