1981 Bandy World Championship
| XIIth Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Soviet Union |
| Dates | 7 – 15 February 1981 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden |
Runner-up  | Soviet Union |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 90 (7.5 per game) |
The 1981 Bandy World Championship was contested between 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 team had won all previous championships.[2]
Squads
Participants
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
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | T | L | Bp | Bc | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 7 | +28 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 8 | +30 |
| 3 | Finland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | −9 |
| 4 | Norway |
0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 52 | −49 |
Sweden champions due to better head-to-head record.
The champion team
Template:Sweden squad 1981 Bandy World Championship
References
- ^ Lasse Sandlin (7 January 2002). "Bragden i Sibirien" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=77&sprak=eng&land=3