1981 Bandy World Championship
The 1981 Bandy World Championship was the 12th Bandy World Championship and 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 Union had won all previous championships.[2]
| XIIth Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 90 (7.5 per match) |
← 1979 1983 → | |
The mascot of the 1981 Bandy World Championship was a Siberian tiger, an animal of the natural fauna of the region.
A USSR postage stamp issued to observe the 1981 world championship in bandy.
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
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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
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