{{Infobox international hockey competition | year = 1961 | other_titles = 2nd Bandy World Championship | image = 1961 Bandy World Championship logo.jpeg | size = 200px | country = Norway | country2 = | dates = 22 – 26 February | num_teams = 4 | venues = 6 | cities = 5 | type = bandy | winners = URS | count = | second = SWE | third = FIN | fourth = NOR | games = 6 | goals = 33 | attendance = | scoring_leader = | points = | mvp = | prevseason = [[1957 Bandy World Championship|1957]] | nextseason = [[1963 Bandy World Championship|1963]] }} The '''1961 Bandy World Championship''' was the second [[Bandy World Championship]], after the first having been arranged four years earlier. The world championships were subsequently played every other year, so the next tournament was held in 1963. Norway hosted the competition as part of the 100th anniversary of the [[Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports|Norwegian Confederation of Sports]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bandyforbundet.no/bandy/?msswb-post=historiske-tilbakeblikk-vm-bandy-norge-1961|title=VM bandy Norge 1961|publisher=Bandy Association of Norway|author=Tor Audun Sørensen|language=Norwegian|date=22 February 2021|accessdate=13 January 2022}}</ref> The 1961 tournament was contested by four men's [[bandy]] playing nations. The championship was played in [[Norway]] from 22 to 26 February 1961. The Soviet Union became champions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=87&sprak=eng&land=3|title = Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang}}</ref>
Norway, having boycotted the first championship in [[1957 Bandy World Championship|1957]], made its championship début on home turf but lost all its games and came in last of the four participating nations.
==Participants== *{{Bandy|URS}} *{{Bandy|SWE}} *{{Bandy|FIN}} *{{Bandy|NOR}}
===Games=== The championship was played as a [[round-robin tournament]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Date ! Teams ! Result ! Venue |- | 22 February | align="left"| {{Bandy|Sweden}} – {{Bandy|Norway}} | 2–1 | [[Herøya]] |- | 22 February | align="left"| {{Bandy|Soviet Union}} – {{Bandy|Finland}} | 3–2 | [[Stabekkbanen]], [[Bærum]] |- | 24 February | align="left"| {{Bandy|Soviet Union}} – {{Bandy|Norway}} | 9–1 | [[Mjøndalen]] |- | 24 February | align="left"| {{Bandy|Sweden}} – {{Bandy|Finland}} | 4–1 | [[Gressbanen]], [[Oslo]] |- | 26 February | align="left"| {{Bandy|Finland}} – {{Bandy|Norway}} | 4–3 | [[Marienlyst (Drammen)|Marienlyst]], [[Drammen]] |- | 26 February | align="left"| {{Bandy|Soviet Union}} – {{Bandy|Sweden}} | 2–1 | [[Bislett Stadium|Bislett]], [[Oslo]] |- |}
=== Results table === {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q|winpoints=2
|team1=URS|name_URS={{Bandy|URS}} |team2=SWE|name_SWE={{Bandy|SWE}} |team3=FIN|name_FIN={{Bandy|FIN}} |team4=NOR|name_NOR={{Bandy|NOR}} |win_URS=3|draw_URS=0|loss_URS=0|gf_URS=14|ga_URS=4 |win_SWE=2|draw_SWE=0|loss_SWE=1|gf_SWE=7|ga_SWE=4 |win_FIN=1|draw_FIN=0|loss_FIN=2|gf_FIN=7|ga_FIN=10 |win_NOR=0|draw_NOR=0|loss_NOR=3|gf_NOR=5|ga_NOR=15
|col_A=green1|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A|result3=A |col_E=red1|text_E= |result4=E |update=complete|source= }} ==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Bandy World Championships}}
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