1970 World Men's Handball Championship

none France 26 February-8 March 16 Romania 1965 East Germany Yugoslavia 42 1262 1967 World Men's Handball Championship 1974 World Men's Handball Championship The 1970 World Men's Handball Championship was the seventh team handball World Championship. It was held in France between 26 February-8 March 1970. Romania won the championship. Qualification Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified Host nations 1FRA 1967 World Championship 12–21 January 1967 3CSKDNKROU 1965 Asia 1JPN Europe and Africa Qualification 15 November – 7 December 1969 10GDRHUN 1957ISLNORPOL 1955USSR 1955SWECHEGER West GermanyYUG North America Qualification 15–30 November 1969 1USA1 1First Canada was qualified but was disqualified because they used a Danish player. Results Preliminary round GROUP A Date Venue GameRes. Half 26 Feb Saint-Nazaire East Germany - Soviet Union 13-11 (8-6) 26 Feb QuimperSweden - Norway 8-6 (5-2) 28 Feb RennesSoviet Union - Norway 10-9 (5-4) 28 Feb RennesSweden - East Germany 11-9 (5-4) 1 Mar NantesEast Germany - Norway 10-8 (5-3) 1 Mar NantesSoviet Union - Sweden 12-11 (6-5) Group A GamesGoalsPointsSweden 3 30-27 4 East Germany 3 32-30 4Soviet Union 1955 3 33-33 4Norway 3 23-28 0 GROUP B Date Venue GameRes. Half 26 Feb BayonneCzechoslovakia - Japan 19-9 (8-2) 26 Feb AngoulêmeYugoslavia- USA 34-8 (22-3) 28 Feb AgenCzechoslovakia - USA 23-9 (13-5) 28 Feb AgenYugoslavia - Japan 17-17 (10-8) 1 Mar ToulouseJapan - USA 21-15 (10-7) 1 Mar ToulouseCzechoslovakia - Yugoslavia 16-15 (8-11) Group B GamesGoalsPointsCzechoslovakia 3 58-33 6Yugoslavia 3 66-41 3Japan 3 47-51 3United States 3 32-78 0 GROUP C Date Venue GameRes. Half 26 Feb ParisRomania - France 12-9 (7-2) 26 Feb RouenWest Germany - Switzerland 11-10 (7-3) 28 Feb AmiensRomania - Switzerland 22-7 (9-6) 28 Feb ÉvreuxWest Germany - France 15-12 (10-6) 1 Mar CaenFrance - Switzerland 15-12 (7-3) 1 Mar CaenWest Germany - Romania 15-14 (5-9) Group C GamesGoalsPointsGermany West Germany 3 41-36 6Romania 1965 3 48-31 4France 3 36-39 2Switzerland 3 29-48 0 GROUP D Date Venue GameRes. Half 26 Feb LongwyDenmark - Poland 23-16 (10-6) 26 Feb MulhouseHungary - Iceland 19-9 (9-3) 28 Feb HagondangeDenmark - Iceland 19-13 (9-6) 28 Feb StrasbourgHungary- Poland 15-9 (4-4) 1 Mar MetzIceland - Poland 21-18 (14-9) 1 Mar MetzHungary - Denmark 24-19 (13-6) Group D GamesGoalsPointsHungary 1957 3 58-37 6Denmark 3 61-53 4Iceland 3 43-56 2Poland 1955 3 43-59 0 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 3 Mar ParisSoviet Union - France 25-14 (13-7) 3 Mar CreilJapan - Iceland 20-19 (12-9) 4 Mar ParisSoviet Union - Iceland 19-15 (8-5) 5 Mar ParisJapan - France 22-13 (13-7) 6 Mar ParisSoviet Union - Japan 28-12 (11-6) 6 Mar ParisIceland - France 19-17 (12-10) Placement RoundGamesGoalsPoints9.Soviet Union 1955 3 72-41 6 10.Japan 3 54-60 4 11.Iceland 3 53-56 2 12.France 3 44-66 0 Main Round The top two finishers from each preliminary round group progressed to the quarter-finals. The winners progressed to the semi-final stage, while losers played for positions 5-8. Quarter-finals Date Venue GameRes. Half 3 Mar ParisRomania - Sweden 15-13 (10-6) 3 Mar OrléansEast Germany - West Germany 18-17• ET 16-16 (11-8) 3 Mar BesançonDenmark - Czechoslovakia 18-16 (10-7) 3 Mar GrenobleYugoslavia - Hungary 11-10 (5-6) Semi-finals Date Venue GameRes. Half 5 Mar LyonRomania - Denmark 18-12 (9-6) 5 Mar BordeauxEast Germany - Yugoslavia 17-13 (8-6) Bronze medal game Date Venue GameRes. Half 7 Mar ParisYugoslavia - Denmark 29-12 (13-6) Final Date Venue GameRes. Half 8 Mar ParisRomania - East Germany 13-12 (after extra time) (4-5) 10-10 (11-11 during extra time) Positions 5-8 Semi-Final Round Date Venue GameRes. Half 5 Mar ÉvreuxSweden - Czechoslovakia 12-11 (5-7) 5 Mar TroyesWest Germany - Hungary 15-13 (8-7) 7-8 pos. Date Venue GameRes. Half 7 Mar ParisCzechoslovakia- Hungary 21-14 (12-4) 5-6 pos. Date Venue GameRes. Half 7 Mar ParisWest Germany - Sweden 15-14 (8-8) Source: International Handball Federation Final standings thumb|right|200px|The national team of Romania, world champions in 1970 Places 1–8 were decided by play–off or knock–out. Places 9–12 were decide by a placement round. Teams finishing fourth in the preliminary round are ranked 13 to 16. In case of a tie in points gained, the goal difference of the preliminary round were taken into account. Rank Team Romania 1965 East Germany Yugoslavia 4 Denmark 5 Germany West Germany 6 Sweden 7 Czechoslovakia 8 Hungary 1957 9 Soviet Union 1955 10 Japan 11 Iceland 12 France 13 Norway 14 Poland 15 Switzerland 16 United States References External links IHF website todor66.com France Sports Category:World Men's Handball Championship World Men's Handball Championship H World Men's Championship World Men's Handball Championship World Men's Handball Championship