| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Yugoslavia |
| Dates | July 13 – July 20 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Hungary |
| Third place | Yugoslavia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 232 (11.05 per match) |
The 1957 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Virovitica, PR Croatia and Belgrade, PR Serbia within FPR Yugoslavia in 1957. It was the first ever World Women's Handball Championship.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 4 |
 Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 |
 Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Austria | 3–1 | Romania | |
| Denmark | 6–1 | Romania | |
| Denmark | 9–4 | Austria |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 4 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 2 |
 Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 |
| Hungary | 9–2 | Sweden | |
| Czechoslovakia | 8–4 | Hungary | |
| Czechoslovakia | 5–4 | Sweden |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 4 |
 West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 2 |
 Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 11–3 | Poland | |
| West Germany | 7–4 | Poland | |
| Yugoslavia | 7–6 | West Germany |
| Team will compete for Places 1–2 | |
| Team will compete for Places 3–4 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 2 |
| Denmark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 1 |
| Hungary | 10–4 | Yugoslavia | |
| Hungary | 5–5 | Denmark | |
| Yugoslavia | 10–7 | Denmark |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 4 |
| West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 2 |
| Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 0 |
| West Germany | 10–8 | Austria | |
| Czechoslovakia | 12–3 | Austria | |
| Czechoslovakia | 10–4 | West Germany |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Poland | 4–1 | Sweden | |
| Sweden | 2–1 | Romania | |
| Poland | 3–0 | Romania |
| 5/6 | Denmark | 10–6 | Austria | |
| 3/4 | Yugoslavia | 9–6 | West Germany | |
| 1/2 | Czechoslovakia | 7–1 | Hungary |
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