Drammen, Mjøndalen, Oslo, Porsgrunn and Stabæk, Norway 22-26 February
The Bandy World Championship in 1961 was the second World Championship in history. The tournament was played in Norway, 22-26 February. USSR won the tournament ahead of Sweden and Finland. Norway participated for the first time. The games were played in 5 different places in Norway; Drammen, Mjøndalen, Oslo, Porsgrunn and Stabæk.
1 USSR
Anatoly Melnikov, Anatoly Shaklein, Viktor Shehovtsov, Anatoly Panin, Anatoly Golubev, Nikolai Nazarov, Alexander Zaitsev, Valentin Atamanichev, Valentin Tchardin, Valery Maslov, Yevgeny Papugin, Yuri Varsin, Yuri Shorin, Alexander Oshodinov, Mikhail Osintsev, Valentin Hardin, Anatoly Panin
2 SWEDEN
Yngve Palmqvist, Orvar Bergmark, Thorvald Åkerlöf, Tore Wikner, Leif Fredblad, Olle Sääw, Ove Eidhagen, Kjell Jakobsson, Jörgen Forslund, Sune Almqvist, Lennart Backman, Gunnar Björk, Kjell Edlund, Ulf Fredin, Paul Karlsson, Jens Lindblom, Roland Niva, Gunnar Palmér, Sigvard Parling, Curt Sedvall, Sture Strand
3 FINLAND
Pauli Auvinen, Pauli Heiskanen, Pentti Jokinen, Raimo Kaarela, Pekka Kettunen, Kauko Korpela, Matti Kovalainen, Pentti Lehtoranta, Kullervo Muurinen, Veikko Partanen, Arvo Raitavuo, Matti Serenius, Tauno Timoska, Olavi Toivonen, Juhani Turpeenniemi, Olavi Varma
BEST GOAL SCORERS
3 goals
Valery Maslov and Valentin Atamanychev, USSR, Tauno Timoska, Finland and
Inte Martinsen, Norway
BEST PLAYERS
Goalkeeper
Anatoly Melnikov, USSR
Defender
Ulf Fredin, Sweden
Midfielder
Bernt Skarnes, Norway
Forward
Valentin Atamanychev, USSR