1964 World Men's Handball Championship

1964 World Men's Handball Championship

Poster
Tournament details
Host country	Czechoslovakia
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	6–15 March 1964
Teams	16 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Romania (2nd title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Czechoslovakia
Fourth place	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	1,171 (32.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Hans (Ioan) Moser 33

The 1964 World Men's Handball Championship was the fifth team handball World Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia. Romania won the championship.

Results

Preliminary round

GROUP A

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
6 mar	Gottwaldov	West Germany - Yugoslavia	14-14	(8-8)
6 mar	Gottwaldov	East Germany - USA	20-9	(9-4)
7 mar	Gottwaldov	Yugoslavia - USA	22-3	(13-2)
7 mar	Gottwaldov	West Germany - East Germany	12-10	(7-5)
9 mar	Gottwaldov	East Germany - Yugoslavia	14-14	(10-7)
9 mar	Gottwaldov	West Germany - USA	24-13	(9-7)

Group A	Games	Goals	Points
West Germany	3	50-37	5
Yugoslavia	3	50-31	4
East Germany	3	44-35	3
United States	3	25-66	0

GROUP B

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
6 Mar	Bratislava	Sweden - Hungary	15-8	(8-4)
6 Mar	Bratislava	Iceland - Egypt	16-8	(8-5)
7 Mar	Bratislava	Hungary - Egypt	16-9	(9-3)
7 Mar	Bratislava	Iceland - Sweden	12-10	(7-5)
9 Mar	Bratislava	Hungary - Iceland	21-12	(9-7)
9 Mar	Bratislava	Sweden - Egypt	26-11	(14-3)

Group B	Games	Goals	Points
Sweden	3	51-31	4
Hungary	3	45-36	4
Iceland	3	40-39	4
Egypt	3	28-58	0

GROUP C

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
6 Mar	Prague	Czechoslovakia - France	23-14	(12-7)
6 mar	Prague	Denmark - Switzerland	16-13	(8-5)
7 mar	Prague	Switzerland - France	15-14	(9-6)
7 mar	Prague	Czechoslovakia - Denmark	14-11	(7-7)
9 mar	Prague	Denmark - France	26-13	(13-5)
9 mar	Prague	Czechoslovakia - Switzerland	26-10	(15-3)

Group C	Games	Goals	Points
Czechoslovakia	3	63-35	6
Denmark	3	53-40	4
Switzerland	3	38-56	2
France	3	41-64	0

GROUP D

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
6 mar	Pardubice	Romania - Soviet Union	16-14	(7-8)
6 mar	Pardubice	Japan - Norway	18-14	(9-4)
7 mar	Pardubice	Soviet Union - Japan	40-10	(23-6)
7 mar	Pardubice	Romania- Norway	18-10	(11-7)
9 mar	Pardubice	Norway - Soviet Union	13-11	(6-7)
9 mar	Pardubice	Romania - Japan	36-12	(16-7)

Group D	Games	Goals	Points
Romania	3	70-36	6
Soviet Union	3	65-39	2
Norway	3	37-47	2
Japan	3	40-90	2

Main round

Results from Preliminary round carried over to Main round.

GROUP 1

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
11 Mar	Prague	Hungary - West Germany	19-15	(7-7)
11 Mar	Prague	Sweden - Yugoslavia	23-18	(10-11)
13 Mar	Prague	Yugoslavia - Hungary	16-15	(9-7)
13 Mar	Prague	West Germany - Sweden	16-8	(8-5)

Group 1	Games	Goals	Points
Sweden	3	46-42	4
West Germany	3	45-41	3
Yugoslavia	3	48-52	3
Hungary	3	42-46	2

GROUP 2

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
11 mar	Prague	Czechoslovakia - Soviet Union	18-15	(9-8)
11 mar	Prague	Romania - Denmark	25-15	(10-7)
13 mar	Prague	Soviet Union - Denmark	17-14	(10-10)
13 mar	Prague	Romania - Czechoslovakia	16-15	(9-7)

Group 2	Games	Goals	Points
Romania	3	57-44	6
Czechoslovakia	3	47-42	4
Soviet Union	3	46-48	2
Denmark	3	40-56	0

Final round

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
Match for 7th Place
14 mar	Prague	Denmark - Hungary	23-14	(8-6)
Match for 5th place
15 mar	Prague	Soviet Union - Yugoslavia	27-18	(13-9)
Bronze Medal Game
14 mar	Prague	Czechoslovakia - West Germany	22-15	(8-7)
Final (Prague)
15 Mar	Prague	Romania - Sweden	25-22	(14-13)

Final standings

	Romania
	Sweden
	Czechoslovakia
4	West Germany
5	Soviet Union
6	Yugoslavia
7	Denmark
8	Hungary
9	Iceland
10	East Germany
11	Norway
12	Switzerland
13	Japan
14	France
15	Egypt
16	United States

External links

• IHF – Official results
• todor66.com