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
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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

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

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