Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.
The Bandy World Championship is a competition for the men's teams of bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Women's Bandy World Championship. A Youth Bandy World Championship also exists separately from the senior competition and has competitions in both the male and female categories.
The Sweden national bandy team represents Sweden in the sport of bandy. There are two separate national teams, a national bandy team for men, and a national bandy team for women. This article deals chiefly with Sweden's national men's bandy team.
The 1983 Bandy World Championship was the 13th Bandy World Championship and was played in Finland. The Swedish national team became champions for the second time, defeating the Soviet Union in the final. Only four countries participated, but this was the last world championship played with so few contestants.
The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition among bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden on 1–8 February 2004 for Group A and Group B was played at the City Park Ice Rink in Hungary on 25–28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the 1st time. Eleven bandy playing countries participated in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States.
The 1993 Bandy World Championship was contested by eight men's bandy playing nations. Russia made its debut, replacing the former Soviet Union. The championship was played in Norway, mostly in Vikingskipet Olympic Arena, from 2 to 7 February 1993. Sweden became champions. The group stages were played with 30 minute halves whereas the final tour games were played with 45 minute halves.
The 1991 Bandy World Championship was contested by eight men's bandy playing nations in Finland from 17–24 March 1991. Canada, Hungary and the Netherlands made their championship debuts. The Soviet Union became champions in what would become its last tournament; less than a year later, the Soviet Union was dissolved and would be replaced in international bandy briefly by the Commonwealth of Independent States and then permanently by Russia. The final game was played at Oulunkylä Ice Rink in Helsinki.
The 1989 Bandy World Championship was the 16th Bandy World Championship and was contested by five men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in the Soviet Union from 29 January to 5 February 1989. This was the first ever indoor championships, held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, except for two matches in Krasnogorsk. The Soviet Union became the champion.
The 1987 Bandy World Championship was the 15th Bandy World Championship and was contested by five men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden from 31 January – 8 February 1987. Sweden became champions. Soviet Union, for the first time, did not reach the top two, while Finland managed to reach the final.
The 1985 Bandy World Championship was the 14th Bandy World Championship and was contested by five men's bandy playing nations, more than ever before, as the United States entered the championship for the first time. The championship was played in Norway from 3 February-10 February 1985. The Soviet Union became champions.
The 1981 Bandy World Championship was the 12th Bandy World Championship and was contested by 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. The Soviet Union had won all previous championships.
The 1979 Bandy World Championship was contested among four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden from 27 January-4 February 1979. Soviet Union, who remained unbeaten through the tournament, became champions.
The 1977 Bandy World Championship was the tenth Bandy World Championship and was contested by four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Norway from 23–30 January 1977. The Soviet Union became champions.
The 1975 Bandy World Championship was the ninth Bandy World Championship and was contested by four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Finland from 25 January-2 February 1975. The Soviet Union became champions.
The 1973 Bandy World Championship was the eighth Bandy World Championship and was contested by four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Moscow and Krasnogorsk on February 17–24, 1973. The Soviet Union won the championship.
The 1971 Bandy World Championship was the seventh Bandy World Championship and was contested among four men's Bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden from 3–14 March 1971. The Soviet Union became champions.
The 1969 Bandy World Championship was the sixth Bandy World Championship and was contested by three men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden from 8–16 February 1969.
The 1965 Bandy World Championship was the fourth Bandy World Championship and was contested by four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in five cities of the Soviet Union on February 21–27, 1965. The Soviet Union became champions.
The 1957 Bandy World Championship 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 in November 1956.
Bandy was held as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. A men's program was included but not a women's program.
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