1985 FIB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEN

Oslo and 6 other places, Norway, 3-10 February

The 1985 World Championship was the 14th over time. The tournament had five teams participating and was held in the cities of Oslo, Drammen, Mjøndalen, Solbergelva, Stabæk, Røa and Ullern.

USA participated for the first time, and thus Championship was not for only a settlement between the USSR, Sweden, Finland and Norway.

The championship was won by USSR after final victory over the defending World Champions from Sweden 5-4 after extended playing time. It was USSR’s 12th  title of all time and the first since 1979, while Sweden won the silver for the eighth time. The bronze medals went to Finland, which defeated the host country Norway 6-2 in the bronze game. 

1 USSR          2 SWEDEN          3 FINLAND

BEST GOAL SCORERS

Bengt Ramström, Sweden and Leo Segerman, Finland — 6 goals

BEST PLAYERS

Goalkeeper
Anders Bridholm, Sweden

Defender
Joe Lönngren, Sweden

Midfielder
Vladimir Plavunov, USSR

Forward
Bengt Ramström, Sweden