| Name | Federation of International Bandy |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | FIB |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Disciplines | Bandy |
| Sports | Bandy |
Oslo 1952 was the only time that Bandy has been a demonstration sport at the Winter Olympics. The sport is governed internationally by the Federation of International Bandy (FIB), which was a provisional member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), is a current member of the Association of the IOC-recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF), and in 2003 was given recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The federation was founded on 12 February 1955, and has 28 member associations as of January 2026. Sweden’s Henrik Nilsson is the federation’s president since 2024. The FIB has its headquarters based in Karlstad, Sweden.
Men bandy players had the first Bandy World Championship at Helsinki 1957, and the FIB would hold the first Women’s Bandy World Championship in 2004, in Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand), Finland.
| Tenure | Name | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955—1963 | Gunnar Galin |  SWE |
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| 1963—1967 | Allan Ljungqvist |  FIN |
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| 1967—1971 | Arne Argus | SWE |
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| 1971—1978 | Grigory Granaturov |  URS |
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| 1978—1983 | Pontus Widén | SWE |
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| 1983—1991 | Grigory Granaturov | URS |
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| 1991—1993 | Carl Fogelberg | FIN |
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| 1993—1997 | Staffan Söderlund | SWE |
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| 1997—2005 | Albert Pomortsev |  RUS |
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| 2005—2005 | Seppo Vaihela | SWE |
As acting president |
| 2005—2022 | Boris Skrynnik | RUS |
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| 2022—2024 | Stein Pedersen |  NOR |
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| 2024— | Henrik Nilsson | SWE |
