The 1996 Men's Floorball Championships were the first men's

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. It was held in May 1996 in

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, and was won by the host nation. The 1996 World Floorball Championships were the first in

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history.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Venue:

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Group B

Venue:

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Placement round

11th Place match

9th Place match

7th Place match

5th Place match

Final round

Semifinals

Bronze Medal match

Championship match

Leading scorers

All-Star team

*Goalkeeper:

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*Defense: Jari-Pekka Lehtonen, Jonas Eriksson *Forward: Christian Hellström, Andrea Engel, Martin Olofsson Official 1996 Rankings according to the

External links

Tournament Statisticsfinal game report at SVT's open archive
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