1978 World Men's Handball Championship

1978 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Denmark
Dates	26 January-5 February 1978
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	West Germany
Runner-up	Soviet Union
Third place	East Germany
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	1,647 (39.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Péter Kovács (HUN); Jerzy Klempel (POL); (47 goals each)
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The 1978

team handball World Championship. It was held in Denmark between 26 January-5 February 1978. West Germany

won the championship.

Teams

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Canada East Germany Denmark Bulgaria

Czechoslovakia France Iceland Japan

West Germany Hungary Soviet Union Poland

Yugoslavia Romania Spain Sweden

Preliminary round

Group A

Date Venue Game Res. Half

26.Jan Odense Yugoslavia - Canada 24-11 (13-4)0

26.Jan Odense West Germany - Czechoslovakia 16-13 (8-5)

28.Jan Vejle Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia 17-16 (9-7)

28.Jan Ringe West Germany - Canada 20-10 (7-3)

29.Jan Odense West Germany - Yugoslavia 18-13 (9-5)

29.Jan Fredericia Czechoslovakia - Canada 29-10 (15-5)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

West Germany 3 3 0 0 54 36 +18 6

Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 54 45 +9 4

Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 58 43 +15 2

Canada 3 0 0 3 31 73 −42 0
Source: ^[citation needed]

Group B

Date Venue Game Res. Half

26.Jan Herning Hungary - France 33-22 (17-9)0

26.Jan Herning East Germany - Romania 18-16 (8-7)

28.Jan Esbjerg Hungary - East Germany 12-10 (7-6)

28.Jan Aabenraa Romania - France 36-17 (18-9)

29.Jan Herning Romania - Hungary 22-21 (9-10)

29.Jan Ribe East Germany - France 28-15 (14-6)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

Romania 3 2 0 1 74 56 +18 4

East Germany 3 2 0 1 56 43 +13 4

Hungary 3 2 0 1 66 54 +12 4

France 3 0 0 3 54 97 −43 0
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group C

Date Venue Game Res. Half

26.Jan
Århus
Denmark - Spain 19-15 (11-9)0

26.Jan Århus Soviet Union - Iceland 22-18 (14-9)

28.Jan Aalborg Soviet Union - Spain 24-12 (10-5)

28.Jan Randers Denmark - Iceland 21-14 (10-8)

29.Jan Århus Soviet Union - Denmark 16-16 (9-8)

29.Jan Thisted Spain - Iceland 25-22 (15-10)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 62 46 +16 5

Denmark 3 2 1 0 56 45 +11 5

Spain 3 1 0 2 52 65 −13 2

Iceland 3 0 0 3 54 68 −14 0
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group D

Date Venue Game Res. Half

26.Jan
Brøndby
Poland - Japan 26-21 (13-13)

26.Jan Brøndby Sweden - Bulgaria 31-16 (14-10)

28.Jan Køge Sweden - Japan 24-20 (10-10)

28.Jan Kalundborg Poland - Bulgaria 28-22 (20-7)

29.Jan Helsingør Poland - Sweden 22-17 (14-9)

29.Jan Næstved Japan - Bulgaria 23-20 (11-11)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

Poland 3 3 0 0 76 60 +16 6

Sweden 3 2 0 1 72 58 +14 4

Japan 3 1 0 2 64 70 −6 2

Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 58 82 −24 0
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second round

Group 1

Date Venue Game Res. Half

31.Jan Odense Yugoslavia - Romania 17-16 (9-10)

31.Jan Brøndby East Germany - West Germany 14-14 (9-7)

2.Feb Kalundborg Yugoslavia - East Germany 16-16 (11-9)

2.Feb Helsingør Romania - West Germany 17-17 (6-8)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

West Germany 3 1 2 0 49 44 +5 4

East Germany 3 1 2 0 48 46 +2 4

Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 46 50 −4 3

Romania 3 0 1 2 49 52 −3 1
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Date Venue Game Res. Half

31.Jan Vejle Soviet Union - Sweden 24-18 (10-5)

31.Jan Randers Denmark - Poland 25-23 (14-12)

2.Feb Århus Soviet Union - Poland 18-16 (7-9)

2.Feb Herning Denmark - Sweden 18-14 (10-9)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 58 50 +8 5

Denmark 3 2 1 0 59 53 +6 5

Poland 3 1 0 2 61 60 +1 2

Sweden 3 0 0 3 49 64 −15 0
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Placement matches -- 9th to 12th

Date Venue Game Res. Half

31.Jan Rønnede Spain - Japan 26-15 (14-10)

31.Jan Frederikssund Czechoslovakia - Hungary 18-18 (11-12)

2 Feb Roskilde Spain - Czechoslovakia 24-21 (12-12)

2 Feb Nykøbing Falster Hungary - Japan 30-26 (15-16)

4 Feb Taastrup Hungary - Spain 23-19 (11-8)

4 Feb Aakirkeby Japan - Czechoslovakia 25-25 (14-12)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

Hungary 3 2 1 0 71 63 +8 5

Spain 3 2 0 1 69 59 +10 4

Czechoslovakia 3 0 1 2 64 67 −3 1

Japan 3 0 1 2 66 81 −15 1
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

7th / 8th place

Date Match¹ Score Half

05.02.1978 Romania
-

Sweden
25-17 (13-7)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

5th / 6th place

Date Match¹ Score Half

05.02.1978 Yugoslavia
-

Poland
21-19 (8-10)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

3rd / 4th place

Date Match¹ Score Half

05.02.1978 East Germany
-

Denmark
19-15 (9-7)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

Final

Date Match¹ Score Half

05.02.1978 West Germany
-

Soviet Union
20-19 (11-11)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

Final standings

Rank Team

West Germany

Soviet Union

East Germany

4 Denmark

5 Yugoslavia

6 Poland

7 Romania

8 Sweden

9 Hungary

10 Spain

11 Czechoslovakia

12 Japan

13 Iceland

14 Bulgaria

15 Canada

16 France

Source: IHF

External links

IHF website

IHF – Official results

Men's Handball World Championship 1978

Medallists from previous World Championships

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