What is Bandy World Championship for men?
{{no sources|date=June 2014}} The '''Bandy World Championship''' is a competition between [[bandy]]-playing nations. The tournament is administered by the [[Federation of International Bandy]]. Bandy has been played since the 19th century, but the first world championship for men were only played in 1957, and the first world championship for women were only played in 2004. Bandy was held as a [[demonstration spor]]t at the 1952 [[Winter Olympics]] in Oslo. This Olympic bandy tournament had no world championship status. The first ever Bandy World Championship was organised in 1957. It was played at the [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]] in [[Finland]]. From 1961{{ndash}}2003, the bandy world championship for men were played once every two years, but since 2003 the bandy world championship for men has been played once every year. ==Past champions== * 1957 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1958 ''no world championship'' * 1959 ''no world championship'' * 1960 ''no world championship'' * 1961 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1962 ''no world championship'' * 1963 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1964 ''no world championship'' * 1965 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1966 ''no world championship'' * 1967 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1968 ''no world championship'' * 1969 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1970 ''no world championship'' * 1971 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1972 ''no world championship'' * 1973 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1974 ''no world championship'' * 1975 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1976 ''no world championship'' * 1977 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1978 ''no world championship'' * 1979 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1980 ''no world championship'' * 1981 {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden * 1982 ''no world championship'' * 1983 {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden * 1984 ''no world championship'' * 1985 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1986 ''no world championship'' * 1987 {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden * 1988 ''no world championship'' * 1989 {{flagicon|URS}} Soviet Union * 1990 ''no world championship'' * 1991 {{flagicon|UR