1958 World Men's Handball Championship

none HallenWM.Logo.JPG 180 German Democratic Republic 1949 27 February and 8 March 16 Sweden 2 Czechoslovakia Germany 1949 36 1296 DEN Mogens Olsen 46 1954 World Men's Handball Championship 1961 World Men's Handball Championship The 1958 World Men's Handball Championship was the third indoor handball World Championship. It was held in the German Democratic Republic between 27 February and 8 March 1958. Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG. Sweden won the championship. Qualification Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1Germany 1949 First 15 teams 15AUTBRACSKDNKFINFRAHUN 1957ISLLUXNORPOLROU 1952ESP 1945SWEYUG There was no qualification for this edition. Besides Germany which was already qualified as host, the first 15 teams got a spot. Belgium made the last respectively sixteenth application and was therefore denied. They were reservist if an other country would have cancelled.6 October 1957 Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft 1958 https://dfg-viewer.de/show?id=9&tx_dlf%5Bid%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de%2Fzefys%2FSNP2612273X-19571006-0-0-0-0.xml&tx_dlf%5Bpage%5D=7 27 April 2025 Neue Zeit 7 de 13 233 Switzerland was the only participant of the last world championship (1954) which didn't apply. At the meeting of the Schweizerischer Handballausschuss (HBA) on 27./28. July 1957 the council decided unanimous to boycott the world championship. The reasons for the boycott were that the players behind the Iron Curtain were state amateurs and the politic believe against the host East Germany.f w 8 August 1957 Eindrücke von der Sitzung des Schweizerischen Handball-Ausschusses Schweizerische Handball-Zeitung de Schweizerischer Handballausschuss 12 19 121–122 Peter Weninger of the "Deutsche Handballwoche" understood the political aspect but sad also that at a world championship every body shut attend.Weniger Peter 6 August 1957 Die Schweiz macht nicht mit... Deutsche Handballwoche 32 The past boss of the referee commission of the HBA Paul Tanner made a letter to the editor at the newspaper Sport which he criticized the decision.Tanner Paul 16 August 1957 Was unsere Leser schreiben Sport 104 After a verbal fight with the HBA president Albert Wagner, Paul Tanner resigned as referee.f w 22 August 1957 Das "Nein" des HBA zur Hallen-Weltmeisterschaft 1958 in Ostdeutschland Schweizerische Handball-Zeitung de Schweizerischer Handballausschuss 12 20 130–131 Results Preliminary round Group A Venue: Erfurt Date MatchesScore Half 27 FebruarySweden – Spain 1945 31–11 (15-5) 27 FebruaryPoland – Finland 14–14 (6-8) 1 MarchSpain 1945 – Finland 19–16 (12-6) 1 MarchSweden – Poland 19–14 (11-5) 3 MarchPoland – Spain 1945 25–11 (12-3) 3 MarchSweden – Finland 27–16 (14-6) Group A MatchesGoalsPointsSweden 3 77–41 6Poland 3 53–44 3Spain 1945 3 41–72 2Finland 3 46–60 1 Group B Venue: East Berlin Date MatchesScore Half 28 FebruaryGermany 1949 – Luxembourg 46–4 (23-1) 28 FebruaryNorway – France 17–13 (8-7) 2 MarchNorway – Luxembourg 41–8 (25-3) 2 MarchGermany 1949 – France 32–12 (16-8) 4 MarchFrance – Luxembourg 41–8 (19-0) 4 MarchGermany 1949 – Norway 19–9 (11-4) Group B MatchesGoalsPointsGermany 1949 3 97–25 6Norway 3 67–40 4France 3 66–57 2Luxembourg 3 20–128 0 Group C Venue: Magdeburg Date MatchesScore Half 27 FebruaryCzechoslovakia – Iceland 27–17 (15-9) 27 FebruaryHungary 1957 – Romania 1952 16–16 (8-8) 1 MarchIceland – Romania 1952 13–11 (7-6) 1 MarchCzechoslovakia – Hungary 1957 26–11 (12-3) 3 MarchHungary 1957 – Iceland 19–16 (11-7) 3 MarchCzechoslovakia – Romania 1952 21–13 (9-9) Group C MatchesGoalsPointsCzechoslovakia 3 74–41 6Hungary 1957 3 46–58 3Iceland 3 46–57 2Romania 1952 3 40–50 1 Group D Venue: Erfurt Date MatchesScore Half 28 FebruaryDenmark – Brazil 32–12 (14-6) 28 FebruaryYugoslavia – Austria 35–8 (16-2) 2 MarchAustria – Brazil 24–12 (9-5) 2 MarchDenmark – Yugoslavia 20–12 (8-8) 4 MarchYugoslavia – Brazil 22–9 (11-2) 4 MarchDenmark – Austria 22–18 (13-10) Group DMatchesGoalsPointsDenmark 3 74–42 6Yugoslavia 3 69–37 4Austria 3 50–69 2Brazil 3 33–78 0 Main round Group 1........Venue: East Berlin Date MatchesScore Half 5 MarchGermany 1949 – Hungary 1957 22–15 (14-8) 5 MarchCzechoslovakia – Norway 21–10 (10-3) 6 MarchNorway – Hungary 1957 23–21 (13-12) 6 MarchCzechoslovakia – Germany 1949 17–14 (10-6) Group 1 MatchesGoalsPointsCzechoslovakia 3 64–35 6Germany 1949 3 55–42 4Norway 3 42–61 2Hungary 1957 3 47–71 0 Group 2.......Venue: Leipzig Date MatchesScore Half 5 MarchDenmark – Poland 22–15 (8-6) 5 MarchSweden – Yugoslavia 26–9 (14-5) 6 MarchPoland – Yugoslavia 9–7 (4-6) 6 MarchSweden – Denmark 13–12 (8-5) Group 2 MatchesGoalsPointsSweden 3 58–35 6Denmark 3 54–40 4Poland 3 38–48 2Yugoslavia 3 28–55 0 Final round Final matches .........Venue: East Berlin Date MatchesScore HalfMatch for 7th place 7 MarchHungary 1957 – Yugoslavia 24–16 (10-9)Match for 5th place 7 MarchNorway – Poland 18–20 (8-11)Bronze medal match 8 MarchGermany 1949 – Denmark 16–13 (10-6)Final 8 MarchCzechoslovakia – Sweden 12–22 (5-10) Final standings Rank TeamImage:gold medal icon.svg SwedenImage:silver medal icon.svg CzechoslovakiaImage:bronze medal icon.svg Germany 19494 Denmark5 Poland6 Norway7 Hungary 19578 Yugoslavia9 France10 Iceland11 Austria 12 Spain 194513 Romania 195214 Finland15 Brazil16 Luxembourg References Source: International Handball Federation Category:World Men's Handball Championship H H World Mens Handball Championship, 1958 World Mens Handball Championship, 1958 World Mens Handball Championship, 1958 Category:Sports competitions in East Berlin Category:1950s in Berlin