Norway national bandy team (Norwegian: Norges herrelandslag i bandy) represents Norway in the sport of bandy. The country has both a men's national team and a women's national team. This article deals chiefly with the men's national team.
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| Association | Norway's Bandy Association |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Thomas Moen |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
Norway 1–3 Sweden  (Oslo, Norway; 6 February 1927) | |
| Biggest win | |
Norway 32–0 Belarus  (Haparanda, Sweden; 29 March 2001) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 Russia 22–0 Norway (Kazan, Russia 1 February 2005) | |
| Bandy World Championship | |
| Appearances | 36 (first in 1961) |
| Best result | 2nd (1965) |
Norway, Finland and Sweden played bandy at the Winter Olympics in Oslo in 1952. After having seen them there, the Soviet Union invited these three countries to a four nation bandy tournament in 1954. This was the first time a Soviet national bandy team met other national bandy teams. The four countries used somewhat different rules prior to this tournament, but the rules were adjusted to be the same for the future.[1]
Norway has been competing in the Bandy World Championship since the second tournament in 1961. Norway's best world championship results has been a second place in 1965 and third place in 1993 and 2023.
Norway's best result in the Russian Government Cup is a second place in 1994.
World Championship record
edit| Tournament | Final standing |
|---|---|
| Finland 1957 | Didn't participate |
| Norway 1961 | 4th place |
| Sweden 1963 | 4th place |
| Soviet Union 1965 |  Silver |
| Finland 1967 | 4th place |
| Sweden 1969 | Didn't participate |
| Sweden 1971 | 4th place |
| Soviet Union 1973 | 4th place |
| Finland 1975 | 4th place |
| Norway 1977 | 4th place |
| Sweden 1979 | 4th place |
| Soviet Union 1981 | 4th place |
| Finland 1983 | 4th place |
| Norway 1985 | 4th place |
| Sweden 1987 | 4th place |
| Soviet Union 1989 | 4th place |
| Finland 1991 | 4th place |
| Norway 1993 |  Bronze |
| USA 1995 | 5th place |
| Sweden 1997 | 5th place |
| Russia 1999 | 4th place |
| Finland and Sweden 2001 | 5th place |
| Russia 2003 | 5th place[2] |
| Sweden 2004 | 5th place |
| Russia 2005 | 5th place |
| Sweden 2006 | 5th place |
| Russia 2007 | 5th place |
| Russia 2008 | 5th place |
| Sweden 2009 | 5th place |
| Russia 2010 | 5th place |
| Russia 2011 | 5th place |
| Kazakhstan 2012 | 5th place |
| Sweden and Norway 2013 | 5th place |
| Russia 2014 | 5th place |
| Russia 2015 | 5th place |
| Russia 2016 | 5th place |
| Sweden 2017 | 4th place |
| Russia 2018 | 6th place |
| Sweden 2019 | 5th place |
| Sweden 2023 | Bronze |
Current squad
editNorwegian squad at the 2014 World Championship in Irkutsk, Russia, January 26 – February 2, 2014.[3]
References
edit- ^ Claes-G Bengtsson (23 November 2007). "Sargens entré förändrade bandyn" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ won qualification to Group A in 2004
- ^ "A-landslagstroppen til VM Irkutsk" (in Norwegian). Norges Bandyförbund. January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.