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1967 World Lacrosse Championship

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1967 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)East York Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Dates17-22 May
Final positions
Champions  United States (1st title)
Runner-up  Australia
Third place  Canada
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Goals scored53
1974 →

The 1967 World Lacrosse Championship was the third World Lacrosse Championship for men's field lacrosse teams and was played in Toronto, Canada during May 1967. The United States won the round robin tournament.[1]

The United States were represented by their National Champions the Mount Washington Lacrosse Club from Baltimore. They beat England, Canada, and Australia.[2] Canada was represented by box lacrosse players from the Peterborough Petes and Green Gaels.

Results

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
England  9–11  Australia
United States  15–3  England
Canada  11–8  England
Canada  10–18  Australia
Canada  7–18  United States
United States  25–11  Australia

Final standings

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Pos Team P W D L Pts
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 3 3 0 0 6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia 3 2 0 1 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 3 1 0 2 2
4  England 3 0 0 3 0

References

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  1. ^ "International Lacrosse Events History" (PDF). Federation of International Lacrosse.
  2. ^ "ALL-TIME FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS". US Lacrosse.