2004 Women's Bandy World Championship

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2004 Women's Bandy World Championship
1st Women's Bandy World Championship
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Finland beat Norway by 12-1 in the 2004 Women's Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
City Lappeenranta
DatesFebruary 18 – 22, 2004
Teams5
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2006  

The Bandy World Championship for women 2004 took place in Lappeenranta, Finland between 18 and 22 February. It was the first World Championship in bandy for women and is officially called the "Women's Bandy World Championship" by English speakers.

Contents

The five participating teams initially played a group series, where all teams played each other once. The four best teams progressed to the semi-finals. All matches were 2x30 minutes, apart from the final, which was 2 x 45 minutes. Sweden became world champions, winning their six matches a total of 52-0. In the final-game Sweden defeated Russia, 7-0. [1]

Participating teams

Venue

Finland
Host venue
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LocationFlag of Finland.svg  Finland - Lappeenranta
Constructed
Capacity

Results

DateMatchesResult
18 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg - Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 9 - 0
18 February Finland  Flag of Finland.svg - Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9 - 1
19 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg - Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8 - 0
19 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg - Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6 - 0
19 February Finland  Flag of Finland.svg - Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 12 - 1
19 February Norway  Flag of Norway.svg - Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0 - 9
20 February Russia  Flag of Russia.svg - Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9 - 1
20 February Finland  Flag of Finland.svg - Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3 - 4
20 February Norway  Flag of Norway.svg - Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5 - 1
20 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg - Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5 - 0

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4400280+288
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 43012213+96
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 42022412+124
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4103627212
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4004331280
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semi-finals

DateBandy World Championships semi-finalsResult
21 February Finland  Flag of Finland.svg - Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5 - 6
21 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg - Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 17 - 0

Finals

Date2004 Bandy World Championships Bronze FinalResult
22 February Finland  Flag of Finland.svg - Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8 - 1
Date2004 Bandy World Championships FinalResult
22 February Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg - Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 7 - 0

Medals

PlaceCountry
GoldFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
SilverFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
BronzeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
4thFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
5thFlag of the United States.svg  United States

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References

  1. "Sveriges bandydamer tog historiens första VM-guld" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2017.