1974 World Men's Handball Championship

none East Germany 28 February-10 March 16 ROM GDR YUG 42 1556 1970 World Men's Handball Championship 1978 World Men's Handball Championship The 1974 World Men's Handball Championship was the eighth team handball World Championship. It was held in East Germany between 28 February-10 March 1974. Romania won the championship, defeating the hosts 14-12 in the final. Teams Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DTCHPOLGDRALGDENROMJPNBUL 1971ISLESP 1945URSHUNGER West GermanySWEUSAYUG Preliminary round Group A Date Venue GameRes. Half 28 Feb Karl-Marx-StadtCzechoslovakia - Iceland 25-15 (11-6) 28 Feb Karl-Marx-StadtDenmark - West Germany 12-11 (7-5) 1 Mar GeraCzechoslovakia - Denmark 16-12 (7-4) 1 Mar ErfurtWest Germany - Iceland 22-16 (10-7) 3 Mar Karl-Marx-StadtCzechoslovakia - West Germany 17-11 (6-7) 3 Mar ErfurtDenmark - Iceland 19-17 (10-10) main WDL Q n y 2 TCH TCH DEN DEN FRG GER West Germany ISL ISL 3 0 0 58 38 2 0 1 43 44 1 0 2 44 45 0 0 3 48 66 #CCFFCC A A complete Group B Date Venue GameRes. Half 28 Feb SchwerinRomania - Poland 18-14 (10-6) 28 Feb SchwerinSpain - Sweden 15-14 (7-9) 1 Mar WismarPoland - Sweden 20-10 (6-5) 1 Mar RostockRomania - Spain 21-11 (12-8) 3 Mar SchwerinSweden - Romania 20-18 (9-8) 3 Mar RostockPoland - Spain 21-15 (11-6) main WDL Q n y 2 ROM ROM POL POL SWE SWE ESP ESP 1945 2 0 1 57 45 2 0 1 55 43 1 0 2 44 53 1 0 2 41 56 #CCFFCC A A complete Group C Date Venue GameRes. Half 28 Feb East BerlinEast Germany - Japan 31-16 (13-9) 28 Feb East BerlinSoviet Union - United States 40-11 (16-6) 1 Mar Brandenburg an der HavelEast Germany - United States 35-14 (16-6) 1 Mar Brandenburg an der HavelSoviet Union - Japan 25-18 (13-7) 3 Mar East BerlinEast Germany - Soviet Union 15-15 (7-4) 3 Mar Brandenburg an der HavelJapan - United States 29-18 (13-9) main WDL Q n y 2 GDR GDR URS URS JPN JPN USA USA 2 1 0 81 45 2 1 0 80 44 1 0 2 63 74 0 0 3 43 104 #CCFFCC A A complete Group D Date Venue GameRes. Half 28 Feb Halle an der SaaleYugoslavia - Bulgaria 25-17 (11-7) 28 Feb Halle an der SaaleHungary - Algeria 30-10 (12-5) 1 Mar MagdeburgYugoslavia - Algeria 35-12 (17-7) 1 Mar DessauHungary - Bulgaria 19-15 (9-7) 3 Mar Halle an der SaaleYugoslavia - Hungary 21-18 (9-10) 3 Mar DessauBulgaria - Algeria 23-16 (10-9) main WDL Q n y 2 YUG YUG HUN HUN BUL BUL 1971 DZA DZA 3 0 0 81 47 2 0 1 67 46 1 0 2 55 60 0 0 3 38 88 #CCFFCC A A complete Placement Round (9-12 pos.) The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12. Date Venue GameRes. Half 5 Mar ErfurtWest Germany - Sweden 20-18 (8-3) 5 Mar WismarBulgaria - Japan 23-22 (13-12) 7 Mar MagdeburgWest Germany - Japan 30-24 (15-12) 7 Mar GeraSweden - Bulgaria 21-19 (12-8) 9 Mar Halle an der SaaleWest Germany - Bulgaria 22-13 (11-8) 9 Mar DessauSweden - Japan 28-21 (14-11) Placement RoundGamesGoalsPoints9.West Germany 1955 3 72-55 6 10.Sweden 3 67-60 4 11.Bulgaria 3 55-65 2 12.Japan 3 67-81 0 Second round Group 1 Date Venue GameRes. Half 5 Mar Karl Marx StadtPoland - Czechoslovakia 19-16 (11-6) 5 Mar Halle an der SaaleRomania - Denmark 20-11 (9-1) 7 Mar SchwerinRomania - Czechoslovakia 20-13 (11-6) 7 Mar Karl Marx StadtPoland - Denmark 14-9 (6-5) main WDL Q n y 2 ROM ROM POL POL TCH TCH DEN DEN 3 0 0 58 38 2 0 1 47 43 1 0 2 45 51 0 0 3 32 50 #CCFFCC A A complete Group 2 Date Venue GameRes. Half 5 Mar SchwerinEast Germany - Hungary 17-10 (10-4) 5 Mar MagdeburgYugoslavia - Soviet Union 18-15 (11-8) 7 Mar East Berlin East Germany - Yugoslavia 19-17 (10-8) 7 Mar DessauSoviet Union - Hungary 17-15 (8-7) main WDL Q n y 2 GDR GDR YUG YUG URS URS HUN HUN 2 1 0 51 42 2 0 1 56 52 1 1 1 47 48 0 0 3 43 55 #CCFFCC A A complete 7th / 8th place DateMatch1ScoreHalf 09.03.1974 HUN - DEN 22-15 (13-6) (1) - In East Berlin 5th / 6th place DateMatch1Score Half 10.03.1974 SOV - TCH 26-24 (14-11) (1) - In East Berlin 3rd / 4th place DateMatch1Score Half 09.03.1974 YUG - POL 18-16 (10-9) (1) - In East Berlin Final DateMatch1Score Half 10.03.1974 ROM - GDR 14-12 (7-8) (1) - In East Berlin Final standings Rank TeamFile:gold medal icon.svg ROMFile:silver medal icon.svg GDRFile:bronze medal icon.svg YUG4 POL5 URS6 TCH7 HUN8 DEN9 GER West Germany10 SWE 11 BUL12 JPN13 ESP 194514 ISL15 ALG16 USA Source: International Handball Federation External links IHF website IHF – Official results Men's Handball World Championship 1974 Medallists from previous World Championships East Germany Sports Category:World Men's Handball Championship H H World Mens Handball Championship, 1974 Category:February 1974 sports events in Europe Category:March 1974 sports events in Europe