1983 Bandy World Championship Explained

Year:	1983
Other Titles:	13th Bandy World Championship
Size:	200px
Country:	Finland
Dates:	15 – 20 February
Num Teams:	4
Type:	bandy
Winners:	SWE
Second:	URS
Third:	FIN
Fourth:	NOR
Games:	12
Goals:	64
Prevseason:	1981
Nextseason:	1985

The 1983 Bandy World Championship was the 13th Bandy World Championship and was played in Finland. The Swedish national team became champions for the second time, defeating the Soviet Union in the final.^[1] Only four countries participated, but this was the last world championship played with so few contestants.^[2]

Series

• 15 February

Sweden – USSR 1–2

Finland – Norway 6–1

• 16 February

USSR – Norway 10–5

Finland – Sweden 0–8

• 18 February

Finland – USSR 0–6

Sweden – Norway 8–0

Match for 3rd place

• 19 February

Finland – Norway 4–1

Final

• 20 February

Soviet Union – Sweden 3–9

Notes and References

1. Video from the final: http://www.yle.fi/player/player.jsp?name=El%E4v%E4+arkisto%2F02849_1
2. Web site: Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang.