1957 Bandy World Championship
The 1957 Bandy World Championship[1] was contested among three men's bandy playing nations and was the first ever Bandy World Championship. Norway declined to take part due to the Soviet invasion of Hungary the year before.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| Dates | 28 February – 3 March 1957 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Soviet Union |
Runner-up  | Finland |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 18 (6 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Alpo Aho (FIN), Valentin Antamaiev (URS), Yevgeny Papugin (URS) (each 3 points) |
← None 1961 → | |
The venue of the games was the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Participating countries in the 1957 Bandy World Championship
Blue: countries participating
Green: members of the Federation of International Bandy not participating in this year's World Championship
Blue: countries participating
Green: members of the Federation of International Bandy not participating in this year's World Championship
The championship was played in Finland from 28 February to 3 March 1957, as part of the fifty year anniversary celebrations for the Ball Association of Finland, which at the time was the governing body for bandy in Finland. The tournament was officially opened by President of the republic Urho Kekkonen.[2] All games, which were only three, were played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The Soviet Union became champions.[3][4][5]
Participants
Premier tour
- 28 February
- Finland – Sweden 4–3 (Timoska (2), Aho (2) - Vikner, Vikman, Fredblad)
- 2 March
- Soviet Union – Sweden 2–2 (Papugin, Atamanychev - Janson, Saav)
- 3 March
- Soviet Union – Finland 6–1 (Atamanychev (2), Vodyanov, Papugin (2), Shunin - Aho)
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | T | L | Bp | Bc | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
References
- Arne Argus (2003). Mästarglans kring bandy-VM (in Swedish). Svenska bandyförbundet (Swedish Bandy Association). p. 2.
- Video from the tournament: http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?name=El%E4v%E4+arkisto%2F02869_1%5B%5D
- http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=88&sprak=eng&land=3
- Picture of the champions
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