Bandy World Championship 1961

The second Bandy World Championship was held in Norway from February 22 to February 26, 1961.

Norway hosts started the first time at a Bandy World Championship. In addition, Finland, Sweden and the defending champion Soviet Union played for the world championship.

The World Cup was played in the group system. The six games were there on three game days, was where two games played. Between each match day was a day of rest.

Venues

It was played in the five cities Porsgrunn, Stabekk, Mjøndalen, Oslo and Drammen.

Participant

At the tournament the following 4 teams participated:

Round

Final Table

Top scorers

World Cup team

Coach: Ivan Baldin

• Anatoli Melnikov
• Anatoli Schaklen
• Valentin Atamanitschew
• Valentin Tschardin
• Mikhail Ossinzew
• Anatoly Panin
• Yuri Shorin
• Yuri Warsin

• Anatoly Golubev
• Aleksander Ismodenow
• Valeri Maslow
• Nikolai Nazarov
• Yevgeny Papugin
• Viktor Schechowtschew
• Aleksander Zaitsev