1961 Bandy World Championship

1961 2nd Bandy World Championship 1961 Bandy World Championship logo.jpeg 200px Norway 22 – 26 February 4 6 5 bandy URS SWE FIN NOR 6 33 1957 1963 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.https://bandyforbundet.no/bandy/?msswb-post=historiske-tilbakeblikk-vm-bandy-norge-1961 VM bandy Norge 1961 Bandy Association of Norway Tor Audun Sørensen Norwegian 22 February 2021 13 January 2022 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.http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=87&sprak=eng&land=3 Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang 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 URS SWE FIN NOR Games The championship was played as a round-robin tournament. Date Teams Result Venue 22 February Sweden – Norway 2–1 Herøya 22 February Soviet Union – Finland 3–2 Stabekkbanen, Bærum 24 February Soviet Union – Norway 9–1 Mjøndalen 24 February Sweden – Finland 4–1 Gressbanen, Oslo 26 February Finland – Norway 4–3 Marienlyst, Drammen 26 February Soviet Union – Sweden 2–1 Bislett, Oslo Results table main WDL Q 2 URS URS SWE SWE FIN FIN NOR NOR 3 0 0 14 4 2 0 1 7 4 1 0 2 7 10 0 0 3 5 15 green1 A A A red1 E complete References 1961 Category:1961 in bandy Category:1961 in Norwegian sport Category:International bandy competitions hosted by Norway Category:February 1961 sports events in Europe