1967 World Men's Handball Championship

1967 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates12-21 January 1967
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Czechoslovakia
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored1,338 (37.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)West Germany Herbert Lübking 38
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The 1967 World Men's Handball Championship was the sixth team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden. Czechoslovakia won the championship.[1]

Results

Preliminary round

GROUP A

Date Venue Matches Res. Half
12 Jan Malmö Sweden - Poland 26-16 (9-7)
12 Jan Hälsingborg Yugoslavia - Switzerland 26-11 (16-3)
13 Jan Kristianstad Sweden - Switzerland 19-16 (10-8)
13 Jan Lund Yugoslavia - Poland 22-17 (14-8)
15 Jan Malmö Yugoslavia - Sweden 21-17 (8-9)
15 Jan Landskrona Poland - Switzerland 20-18 (12-11)
Group A Games Goals Points
 Yugoslavia 3 69-45 6
 Sweden 3 62-53 4
 Poland 3 53-66 2
  Switzerland 3 45-65 0

GROUP B

Date Venue Matches Res. Half
12 Jan Luleå West Germany - Norway 22-16 (12.9)
12 Jan Kiruna Hungary - Japan 30-25 (16-14)
13 Jan Kiruna West Germany - Japan 38-27 (17-12)
13 Jan Malmberget Hungary - Norway 15-11 (7-7)
15 Jan Malmberget West Germany - Hungary 29-23 (17-13)
15 Jan Luleå Japan - Norway 21-17 (11-7)
Group B Games Goals Points
 West Germany 3 89-66 6
 Hungary 3 68-65 4
 Japan 3 73-85 2
 Norway 3 44-58 0

GROUP C

Date Venue Matches Res. Half
12 Jan Stockholm Romania - East Germany 14-14 (7-7)
12 Jan Örebro USSR - Canada 28-9 (17-4)
13 Jan Eskilstuna USSR - East Germany 22-17 (12-8)
13 Jan Borlänge Romania - Canada 27-3 (9-1)
15 Jan Stockholm Romania - USSR 15-13 (7-9)
15 Jan Köping East Germany - Canada 37-6 (20-3)
Group C Games Goals Points
 Romania 3 56-30 5
 Soviet Union 3 63-41 4
 East Germany 3 68-42 3
 Canada 3 18-92 0

GROUP D

Date Venue Matches Res. Half
12 Jan Göteborg Czechoslovakia - France 25-10 (10-2)
12 Jan Vänersborg Denmark - Tunisia 27-6 (16-4)
13 Jan Falköping Czechoslovakia - Tunisia 23-10 (13-4)
13 Jan Halmstad Denmark - France 9-8 (2-3)
15 Jan Hälsingborg Czechoslovakia - Denmark 24-14 (13-7)
15 Jan Skara France - Tunisia 16-7 (7-4)
Group D Games Goals Points
 Czechoslovakia 3 72-34 6
 Denmark 3 50-38 4
 France 3 34-41 2
 Tunisia 3 23-66 0

Main round

The top two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The four quarter final winners progressed to the semi-finals, while losers played for positions 5-8.

Date Venue Matches Res. Half
Quarter-finals
17 Jan Kristianstad Denmark - Yugoslavia 14-13 (6-5)
17 Jan Stockholm USSR - West Germany 19-16 (10-7)
17 Jan Hälsingborg Czechoslovakia - Sweden 18-11 (9-3)
17 Jan Linköping Romania - Hungary 20-19 (13-12)
Semi-finals
18 Jan Västeras Czechoslovakia - Romania 19-17 (11-10)
18 Jan Västeras Denmark - USSR 17-12 (9-8)
Bronze medal game
21 Jan Västeras Romania - USSR 21-19• ET 19-19 (8-11)
Final
21 Jan Västeras Czechoslovakia - Denmark 14-11 (8-8)
• After extra time.

5.-8.place

Date Venue Matches Res. Half
Semi-final Round
18 Jan Göteborg West Germany- Yugoslavia 31-30• ET 24-24 (14-12)
18 Jan Karlskrona Sweden - Hungary 21-19 (10-11)
7-8 place
20 Jan Eskilstuna Yugoslavia - Hungary 24-20 (9-10)
5-6 place
20 Jan Eskilstuna Sweden - West Germany 24-22 (12-10)
• After extra time.

Final standings

Rank Team
 Czechoslovakia
 Denmark
 Romania
4  Soviet Union
5  Sweden
6  West Germany
7  Yugoslavia
8  Hungary
9  East Germany
10  France
11  Japan
12  Poland
13  Norway
14   Switzerland
15  Tunisia
16  Canada

References

  1. ^ "1967 World Men's Handball Championship". intersportstats.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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