Sweden national bandy team
The Swedish national bandy team has been taking part in bandy world championship since the start in 1957. The team has never finished worse than third place and has won the championship 10 times as of 2010[update]. Sweden won the first ever world championship for women in 2004.
In the 2009 World Championship Sweden won in the final against Russia.[1] Sweden repeated the victory in the 2010 World Championships, this time in Moscow, the first time Sweden has won a bandy world championship in the capital of Russia. This was the tenth victory in the world championships for Sweden.[2]
The record for senior men's senior team appearances for the Swedish national bandy team is held by former Borlänge/Stora Tuna BK, Falu BS, Västerås SK Bandy, IFK Vänersborg, Sandvikens AIK and Tillberga IK Bandy player Per Fosshaug, who played for the team 129 times.
References
- ^ "Sverige vann VM-guldet". Svenska Dagbladet. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ "Därför vann Sverige VM-guld". Sveriges Radio. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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