1964 World Men's Handball Championship

1964 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Czechoslovakia
Dates	6-15 March 1964
Teams	16
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Romania (2nd title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches	36
Goals scored	1171 (32.53 per match)
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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. World champion Pops Thompson played his last match at these games.

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	France
14	Egypt
15	United States
16	Japan

Results

Preliminary Round

GROUP A

Date	Matches	Res.
6 mar	West Germany - Yugoslavia	14-14
6 mar	East Germany - USA	20-90
7 mar	Yugoslavia - USA	22-30
7 mar	West Germany - East Germany	12-10
9 mar	East Germany - Yugoslavia	14-14
9 mar	West Germany - USA	24-13

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	Matches	Res.
6 Mar	Sweden - Hungary	15-80
6 Mar	Iceland - Egypt	16-80
7 Mar	Hungary - Egypt	16-90
7 Mar	Iceland - Sweden	12-10
9 Mar	Hungary - Iceland	21-12
9 Mar	Sweden - Egypt	26-11

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	Matches	Res.
6 Mar	Czechoslovakia - France	23-14
6 mar	Denmark - Switzerland	16-13
7 mar	Switzerland - France	15-14
7 mar	Czechoslovakia - Denmark	14-11
9 mar	Denmark - France	26-13
9 mar	Czechoslovakia - Switzerland	26-10

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	Matches	Res.
6 mar	Romania - Soviet Union	16-14
6 mar	Japan - Norway	18-14
7 mar	Soviet Union - Japan	40-10
7 mar	Romania- Norway	18-10
9 mar	Norway - Soviet Union	13-11
9 mar	Romania - Japan	36-12

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	Kamp	Res.
11 Mar	Hungary - West Germany	19-15
11 Mar	Sweden - Yugoslavia	23-18
13 Mar	Yugoslavia - Hungary	16-15
13 Mar	West Germany - Sweden	16-80

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	Matches	Res.
11 mar	Czechoslovakia - Soviet Union	18-15
11 mar	Romania - Denmark	25-15
13 mar	Soviet Union- Denmark	17-14
13 mar	Romania - Czechoslovakia	16-15

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

External links

• IHF – Official resultats
• todor66.com