Bandy World Championship 1957
Encyclopedia
The Bandy World Championship 1957 was contested between 3 men's Bandy
playing nations and was the 1st ever edition of the Bandy World Championships
. Norway failed to take part due to the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The championship was played in Finland
from 28 February-3 March 1957. The Soviet Union became champions.
Bandy
Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
playing nations and was the 1st ever edition of the Bandy World Championships
Bandy World Championships
The Bandy World Championships are a competition between bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy....
. Norway failed to take part due to the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The championship was played in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
from 28 February-3 March 1957. The Soviet Union became champions.
Premier tour
- 28 February
- Finland - Sweden 4-3
- 2 March
- Soviet Union - Sweden 2-2
- 3 March
- Soviet Union - Finland 6-1