1962 World Women's Handball Championship

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1962 World Women's Handball Championship
1962 World Women's Handball Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Dates7 July – 15 July
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Third placeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored316 (15.05 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Mateju
Flag of Romania.svg Ana Starck (14 goals) [1]
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The 1962 World Women's Handball Championship was the second Women's Handball World Championship. It took place in Romania in 1962. [2]

Contents

As five years earlier, the competition was played with only seven players on the field, outdoor, [3] on clay, in broad daylight and in two 20-minutes half-times. [4] For the first time a non-European team, namely Japan, entered the competition.

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 21102312+113
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2101162482
3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2011151831
Source: IHF [2]
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg11–8Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg7–7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg16–5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 22002011+94
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21012116+52
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 20021529140
Source: IHF [2]
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg17–8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg8–4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg12–7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 2110127+53
2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 211085+33
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 200261480
Source: IHF [2]
Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg9–4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg5–2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg3–3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia

Main round

    Team will compete for Places 1–2
    Team will compete for Places 3–4

Group I

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 22001610+64
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 210191232
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2002121530
Source: IHF [2]
Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg9–7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6–5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg7–3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia

Group II

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2200179+84
2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 21011512+32
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2002920110
Source: IHF [2]
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg10–5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg10–4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg7–5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia

Classification round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 22002114+74
8Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 21011911+82
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 20021631150
Source: IHF [2]
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg16–10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg15–6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg5–4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany

Finals

5/6 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg12–10Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
3/4 Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6–5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1/2 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg8–5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Final standings

References

  1. "Weltmeister Frauen (Kleinfeld / Halle)". bundesligainfo.de (in German). Handball-Bundesliga . Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1962 World Women's Handball Championship" (PDF). International Handball Federation . Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  3. "Palmarès des Championnat du monde". Hand-ball: Bulletin fédéral n°128 (in French). French Handball Federation. February 1977. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  4. "Reconstrucție-Consolidare-Glorie 1946-1962" (PDF) (in Romanian). Romanian Handball Federation. June 2011. pp. 50−56. Retrieved January 21, 2025.