Bandy at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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Bandy was held as a demonstration sport
at the 1952 Winter Olympics
in Oslo
. This was the first official international bandy
tournament, since the first Bandy World Championships
were not held until five years later, in 1957.
Sweden
, Norway
and Finland
participated with their best players and Sweden won the tournament, with Norway second and Finland third.
Demonstration sport
A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...
at the 1952 Winter Olympics
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. This was the first official international bandy
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,...
tournament, since the first 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....
were not held until five years later, in 1957.
Sweden
Swedish national bandy team
The Swedish national bandy team has been taking part in bandy world championship since the start in 1957. The team has never finished worse than third place and has won the championship 10 times . Sweden won the first ever world championship for women in 2004....
, Norway
Norwegian national bandy team
The Norwegian national bandy team have been competing in the Bandy World Championships since the start of the championships. Norway's best finish is a second place in 1965 and in third place in 1993. The ladies team came third in the World Championship for women in 2006 and 2007....
and Finland
Finnish national bandy team
The Finnish national bandy team has taken part in all the Bandy World Championships since the start in 1957. Finland won the championship in 2004.They have always finished in the top four, and have won 27 medals in 31 championships.-External links: finbandy...
participated with their best players and Sweden won the tournament, with Norway second and Finland third.
Results
| 20 February | 3–2 | ||
| 21 February | 2–1 | ||
| 23 February | 4–0 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |