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{{Infobox Sports league
| title = Bandy World Championship
| last_season = Bandy World Championship 2014
| logo = 
| pixels = 
| sport = Bandy
| chairman = 
| ceotag = 
| ceo = 
| inaugural = [[Bandy World Championship 1957|1957]]
| teams = 17 (last tournament)
| champion = {{bandy|RUS}} (8th title)
| most_champs = {{bandy|URS}} (14 titles)
| countries = world
| TV =
| website = [http://www.worldbandy.com/tournaments.asp?pageID=0 worldbandy.com]
}}
[[File:Bandy 2012. KYR - JPN.JPG|thumb|Kyrgyzstan and Japan were the newcomers for the XXXIInd championship in 2012. Here, the Kyrgyzstan team defend their goal when Japan is about to make a corner stroke. Kyrgyzstan has yet to make another world championship appearance.]]
[[File:Arena Vänersborg - November 2010.jpg|thumb|[[Arena Vänersborg]] in Sweden, the main venue of the XXXIIIrd championship, held in 2013]]
The '''Bandy World Championships''' are a competition between [[bandy]]-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the [[Federation of International Bandy]]. It is distinct from the [[Bandy World Cup]], a club competition.

==History==
Although bandy has been played since the 19th century, the first men's world championships were only played in 1957, and the first women's ones were only in 2004. [[Bandy at the 1952 Winter Olympics|Bandy tournament]] was held as a [[demonstration sport]] at the [[1952 Winter Olympics]] in [[Oslo]], but this had no world championship status. A [[Four nation bandy tournament in 1954|four nation tournament in 1954]] was played in Moscow, this was the first time the Soviet Union met teams from other countries and the first time the new, jointly agreed rules were used, but this wasn't called a world championship. The [[Federation of International Bandy|international federation]] was founded in 1955 by the four countries which had played in Moscow.

The first ever Bandy World Championship was organised in 1957 in association with the 50th anniversary of the [[Football Association of Finland|Ball Association of Finland]], which at the time was the governing body of bandy in Finland. It was played at the [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]].<ref name="fib">{{cite web|url=http://www.finbandy.fi/fi/?page_id=2002|publisher=Finnish Bandy Federation|title=The Finnish Bandy Federation, in English|accessdate=February 12, 2014}}</ref>

From 1961-2003, the men's championships were played every two years, but has since then been played annually.

==Participating nations==

For a long time, only four countries competed in the world championships: the [[Soviet Union]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]] and [[Norway]], with the Soviet Union as the dominating country. Since then, more countries have joined the tournaments, starting with the [[United States]] in 1985. The interest for the sport has spread to other parts of [[Europe]], [[North America]] and [[Asia]], and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 also opened the way for separate national teams from the former states of that union. [[Somalia]] became the first team from Africa to compete, in the 2014 tournament in Irkutsk.<ref>"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25492503 Somali team seeking to be masters of ice sport bandy]", BBC-online, 3 January 2014.</ref> The record number of participants are 17, set in 2014.

Denmark, Switzerland, Armenia and Poland are countries that have expressed interest in participating in future tournaments:[http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://habex.ru/paper/718/13686/&prev=search]

With more nations competing, Group B was created in 1991. From 2012 there was a Group C for the first time as 14 countries participated and in 2014 there were two groups with two sub-groups each for the first time, increasing the number of teams in Group A from six to eight. The number of groups is not fixed, it is changed from year to year. Japan and Kyrgyzstan made their first World Championships in 2012, Ukraine joined in 2013, Germany and Somalia made their debuts in 2014 and China in 2015. [[Russia national bandy team|Russia]], [[Finland national bandy team|Finland]], [[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]], [[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]], [[Norway national bandy team|Norway]], [[United States national bandy team|USA]] and [[Belarus national bandy team|Belarus]] usually play in group A. Until 2011, the best team in group B used to go into a playoff match with the team which came bottom of the A-group, replacing them if they won. In 2004 the B-pool was played in a location separate from group A for the first time, at the [[City Park Ice Rink]] in [[Budapest]]. In 2013 this happened again as [[Vetlanda]] hosted the B-pool, whereas [[Vänersborg]] was the main venue of the A-pool with three matches played at other locations, [[Trollhättan]], [[Gothenburg]] and [[Oslo]]. In 2015 the tournament is separated in time while in the same city. The matches in the lower groups are usually shorter in time.

===Participating teams===

G = gold, S = silver, B = bronze, X = took part, but won no medal
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=150|Team
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1957|57]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1961|61]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1963|63]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1965|65]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1967|67]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1969|69]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1971|71]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1973|73]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1975|75]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1977|77]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1979|79]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1981|81]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1983|83]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1985|85]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1987|87]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1989|89]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1991|91]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1993|93]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1995|95]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1997|97]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 1999|99]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2001|01]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2003|03]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2004|04]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2005|05]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2006|06]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2007|07]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2008|08]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2009|09]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2010|10]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2011|11]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2012|12]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2013|13]]
!width=2|[[Bandy World Championship 2014|14]]
|- 
|align="left"|{{bandy|FIN}}||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X
|- 
|align="left" style=white-space:nowrap|{{bandy|URS}}||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||colspan=17| 
|- 
|align="left"|{{bandy|SWE}}||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S
|- 
|align="left"|{{bandy|NOR}}|| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=white|X|| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X
|- 
|align="left" style=white-space:nowrap|{{bandy|USA}}||colspan=13| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X
|- 
|align="left"|{{bandy|CAN}}||colspan=16| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||colspan=3| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X|| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X
|- 
|align="left"|{{bandy|HUN}}||colspan=16| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||colspan=3| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X
|- 
|align="left"|{{bandy|NED}}||colspan=16| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X|| ||bgcolor=white|X||colspan=2| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X
|- 
|align="left"|{{bandy|RUS}}||colspan=17| ||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=silver|S||bgcolor=gold|G||bgcolor=gold|G
|-
|align=left|{{bandy|KAZ}}||colspan=18| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B||bgcolor=#cc9966|B
|-
|align=left|{{bandy|BLR}}||colspan=21| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X|| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X
|-
|align=left|{{bandy|EST}}||colspan=22| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||colspan=2| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X 
|-
|align=left|{{Bandy|MGL}}||colspan=25| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||colspan=3| ||bgcolor=white|X
|-
|align=left|{{bandy|LAT}}||colspan=26| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X
|-
|align=left|{{Bandy|JPN}}||colspan=31| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X
|-
|align=left|{{Bandy|KGZ}}||colspan=31| ||bgcolor=white|X||colspan=2| 
|-
|align=left|{{bandy|UKR}}||colspan=32| ||bgcolor=white|X||bgcolor=white|X
|-
|align=left|{{bandy|GER}}||colspan=33| ||bgcolor=white|X
|-
|align=left|{{bandy|SOM}}||colspan=33| ||bgcolor=white|X
|}

==TV broadcasting==
The interest is biggest in Sweden, Finland and Russia.<ref>[http://worldbandy.com/news.asp?newsid=59&title=World%20Championship%20will%20be%20broadcasted%20on%20main%20TV%20channels World Championship will be broadcast on main TV channels]</ref> For a few times now it has been shown on [[Eurosport 2]]. [[Federation of International Bandy|FIB]] has given the rights for the 2012 tournament to SPORTLIVE LLC.[http://www.worldbandy.com/news.asp?newsid=51&title=World%20Championship%202012:%20TV%20Rights]

==Top results year by year==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
!width=3%|No.
!width=5%|Year
!width=10%|Host <br /> (Final Venue)
!width=1% rowspan=40 bgcolor=ffffff|
!width=14%|Gold medal
!width=10%|Result
!width=14%|Silver medal
!width=1% rowspan=40 bgcolor=ffffff|
!width=14%|Bronze medal
!width=10%|Result
!width=14%|Fourth place
!width=3%|T's
|-
|I
|1957 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1957|Details]]''
|{{flag|Finland}} <br /> ([[Helsinki]])
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|''Only three teams participated''
|3
|-
|II
|1961 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1961|Details]]''
|{{flag|Norway}}
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|4
|-
|III
|1963 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1963|Details]]''
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|4
|-
|IV
|1965 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1965|Details]]''
|{{flag|Soviet Union}}
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|4
|-
|V
|1967 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1967|Details]]''
|{{flag|Finland}}
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|4
|-
|VI
|1969 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1969|Details]]''
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|''Only three teams participated''
|3
|-
|VII
|1971 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1971|Details]]''
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|4
|-
|VIII
|1973 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1973|Details]]''
|{{flag|Soviet Union}}
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|4
|-
|IX
|1975 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1975|Details]]''
|{{flag|Finland}}
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|4
|-
|X
|1977 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1977|Details]]''
|{{flag|Norway}}
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|4
|-
|XI
|1979 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1979|Details]]''
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|4
|-
|XII
|1981 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1981|Details]]''
|{{flag|Soviet Union}} <br /> ([[Khabarovsk]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|''Decided by round-robin result''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|4
|-
|XIII
|1983 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1983|Details]]''
|{{flag|Finland}} <br /> ([[Helsinki]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''9–3'''
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''4–1'''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|4
|-
|XIV
|1985 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1985|Details]]''
|{{flag|Norway}} <br /> ([[Oslo]])
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|'''5–4''' <br /> {{aet}}
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''6–2'''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|5
|-
|XV
|1987 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1987|Details]]''
|{{flag|Sweden}} <br /> ([[Stockholm]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''7–2'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|'''11–3'''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|5
|-
|XVI
|1989 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1989|Details]]''
|{{flag|Soviet Union}} <br /> ([[Moscow]])
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|'''12–2'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''6–0'''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|5
|-
|XVII
|1991 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1991|Details]]''
|{{flag|Finland}} <br /> ([[Helsinki]])
|{{flagicon|URS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Soviet Union national bandy team|Soviet Union]]'''
|'''4–3'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''8–0'''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|8
|-
|XVIII
|1993 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1993|Details]]''
|{{flag|Norway}} <br /> ([[Hamar]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''8–0'''
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|'''5–3'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|8
|-
|XIX
|1995 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1995|Details]]''
|{{flag|United States}} <br /> ([[Roseville, Minnesota|Roseville]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''6–4'''
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''3–2'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|8
|-
|XX
|1997 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1997|Details]]''
|{{flag|Sweden}} <br /> ([[Västerås]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''10–5'''
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''9–3'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|9
|-
|XXI
|1999 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 1999|Details]]''
|{{flag|Russia}} <br /> ([[Arkhangelsk]])
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|'''5–0'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''9–1'''
|{{flagicon|NOR|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Norway national bandy team|Norway]]'''
|6
|-
|XXII
|2001 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2001|Details]]''
|{{flag|Finland}} / {{flag|Sweden}} <br /> ([[Oulu]] <small>FIN</small>)
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|'''6–1'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''3–2'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|7
|-
|XXIII
|2003 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2003|Details]]''
|{{flag|Russia}} <br /> ([[Arkhangelsk]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''5–4'''
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|'''4–1'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|9
|-
|XXIV
|2004 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2004|Details]]''
|{{flag|Sweden}} <br /> ([[Västerås]])
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''5–4''' <br /> {{aet}}
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|'''5–2'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|11
|-
|XXV
|2005 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2005|Details]]''
|{{flag|Russia}} <br /> ([[Kazan]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''5–2'''
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|'''5–3'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|11
|-
|XXVI
|2006 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2006|Details]]''
|{{flag|Sweden}} <br /> ([[Stockholm]])
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|'''3–2'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''7–4'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|12
|-
|XXVII
|2007 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2007|Details]]''
|{{flag|Russia}} <br /> ([[Kemerovo]])
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|'''3–1'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''5–4''' <br /> {{aet}}
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|12
|-
|XXVIII
|2008 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2008|Details]]''
|{{flag|Russia}} <br /> ([[Moscow]])
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|'''6–1'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''8–3'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|13
|-
|XXIX
|2009 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2009|Details]]''
|{{flag|Sweden}} <br /> ([[Västerås]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''6–1'''
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''7–3'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|13
|-
|XXX
|2010 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2010|Details]]''
|{{flag|Russia}} <br /> ([[Moscow]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''6–5''' <br /> {{aet}}
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|'''4–3''' <br /> {{aet}}
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|11
|-
|XXXI
|2011 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2011|Details]]''
|{{flag|Russia}} <br /> ([[Kazan]])
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|'''6–1'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''14–3'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|11
|-
|XXXII
|2012 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2012|Details]]''
|{{flag|Kazakhstan}} <br /> ([[Almaty]])
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|'''5–4'''
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|'''10–5'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|14
|-
|XXXIII
|2013 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2013|Details]]''
|{{flag|Sweden}}/{{flag|Norway}} <br /> ([[Vänersborg]] <small>SWE</small>)
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|'''4–3'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|'''6–3'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|14
|-
|XXXIV
|2014 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2014|Details]]''
|{{flag|Russia}} <br /> ([[Irkutsk]])
|{{flagicon|RUS|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Russia national bandy team|Russia]]'''
|'''3-2'''
|{{flagicon|SWE|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Sweden national bandy team|Sweden]]'''
|{{flagicon|KAZ|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakhstan]]'''
|'''5–3'''
|{{flagicon|FIN|size=30px}} <br /> '''[[Finland national bandy team|Finland]]'''
|17
|-
|XXXV
|2015 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2015|Details]]''
|{{flag|Russia}} <br /> ([[Khabarovsk]])
|-
|XXXVI
|2016 <br /> ''[[Bandy World Championship 2016|Details]]''
|{{flag|Russia}} <br /> ([[Ulyanovsk]])
|-
|}

[[File:Bandy in Medeu Kazakhstan.JPG|thumb|right|300px|[[Medeo]] was the main arena for the 2012 tournament]]

===Medal table===

Countries in ''italics'' no longer compete at the World Championships.

{| {{RankedMedalTable}}
|-
|1||align=left| ''{{bandy|URS}}'' ||14||2||1||17
|-
|2||align=left| {{bandy|SWE}} ||11||17||6||34
|-
|3||align=left| {{bandy|RUS}} ||8||8||1||17
|-
|4||align=left| {{bandy|FIN}} ||1||6||20||27
|-
|5||align=left| {{bandy|NOR}} ||0||1||1||2
|-
|6||align=left| {{bandy|KAZ}} ||0||0||5||5
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Wayback |date=20091028045110 |url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Track/2049/Kalenderbiteri/VMres.html |title=Results from the championships 1957-1999 by Per G. Olsson }}

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{{Sports country lists}}

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