Federation of International Bandy
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The Federation of International Bandy (FIB) is the international governing body for the sport of bandy. It was formed in 1955 in Stockholm, Sweden, and has had its base in Sweden since 1979. The present offices are situated in Katrineholm.
The federation was named the International Bandy Federation (IBF) between 1957 and 2001. The current name was adopted at a request from the International Olympic Committee when the IOC made bandy a "recognized sport", since the acronym IBF was already in use by another international sport federation.
When FIB was formed in 1955, it introduced the same rules for bandy all over the world. Especially in Russia, different rules had been used prior to this. Bandy World Championships are organized for men since 1957 and for women since 2004.
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[edit] FIB Board
[edit] Executive Committee
| FIB President | Boris Skrynnik |  Russia |
| FIB First Vice-President | Seppo Vaihela |  Sweden |
| FIB Vice-Presidents | Magnus Sköld |  United States |
| Juha Hilmola |  Finland |
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| Kjell Hovland Olsen |  Norway |
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| Attila Adamfi |  Hungary |
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| Evgeniy Michalevski | Russia |
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| Non-voting members | Tatiana Podoroshnaya | Russia |
| Arne Anderstedt | Sweden |
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| Albert Pomortsev | Russia |
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| Vadim Grishpun | Russia |
[edit] Other board members
| FIB Vice-Presidents | Frank Peters |  Netherlands |
| Morris Glimcher |  Canada |
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| Ants Jürman |  Estonia |
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| Choijiljav Baasandavaa |  Mongolia |
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| Alexander Osokin |  Kazakhstan |
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| Gheorge Dragomir | Hungary |
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| Victor Pialz |  Belarus |
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| Eduards Odins |  Latvia |
[edit] Members and years of admission
| Country: | Year: | National Federation: | Ext.link: | National team: | Note: |
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 Argentina |
2008 | ||||
 Armenia |
2008 | ||||
 Australia |
2006 | Australian Bandy Federation | |||
| Belarus |
1999 | Belarusian Bandy Federation | Belarus |
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| Canada |
1986 | Canada Bandy | [1] | Canada |
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 China |
2008 | ||||
| Estonia |
2002 | Bandy Federation of Estonia | Estonia |
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| Finland |
1955 | Suomen Jääpalloliitto | [2] | Finland |
Founding member |
| Hungary |
1988 | Magyar Bandy Szövetség | [3] | Hungary |
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 India |
2002 | Bandy Federation of India | |||
 Ireland |
2006 | Bandy Federation of Ireland | |||
 Italy |
2003 | Federazione Italiana Bandy | |||
| Kazakhstan |
1994 | Kazakhstan Bandy Federation | Kazakhstan |
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 Kyrgyzstan |
2004 | Bandy Federation of Kyrgyzstan | |||
| Latvia |
2006 | Latvijas Bendija Federācija | [4] | Latvia |
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 Lithuania |
2008 | ||||
| Mongolia |
2002 | Bandy Federation of Mongolia | Mongolia |
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| Netherlands |
1973 | Dutch Bandy Federation | [5] | Netherlands |
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| Norway |
1955 | Norges Bandyforbund | [6] | Norway |
Founding member |
 Poland |
2005 | Bandy Federation of Poland | |||
| Russia |
1991 | All Russian bandy federation | [7] | Russia |
Replaced the Soviet Union |
 Serbia |
2006 | Bandy Federation of Serbia | |||
| Sweden |
1955 | Svenska Bandyförbundet | [8] | Sweden |
Founding member |
 Switzerland |
2006 | The Bandy Federation of Switzerland | |||
 Ukraine |
2008 | Ukrainian Bandy and Rinkbandy Federation | [9] | ||
 United Arab Emirates |
2008 | ||||
| United States |
1981 | American Bandy Association | [10] | United States |
