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