1969 Bandy World Championship Explained

Year:1969
Other Titles:6th Bandy World Championship
Size:200px
Country:Sweden
Dates:8 – 16 February
Num Teams:3
Type:bandy
Winners:URS
Second:SWE
Third:FIN
Games:6
Goals:40
Prevseason:1967
Nextseason:1971

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.

Originally the tournament was to be arranged in Norway, but the Norwegians declined to participate and arrange the championship so Sweden had to take over. Norway did not want to be part of a tournament where the Soviet Union played, due to the Soviet and its allies invasion of Czechoslovakia the previous year.

The Soviet Union won all four of its matches and became champions.[1]

Participants

Premier tour

Sweden-Finland 5–1

Soviet Union – Finland 10–1

Soviet Union – Sweden 4–2

Finland – Sweden 6–1

Soviet Union – Finland 5–2

Soviet Union – Sweden 2–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang.