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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Romania |
| Dates | 7 July – 15 July |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Romania (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Denmark |
| Third place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 316 (15.05 per match) |
The 1962 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Romania in 1962.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 3 |
 Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 2 |
 West Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | 11–8 | West Germany | |
| Czechoslovakia | 7–7 | West Germany | |
| Czechoslovakia | 16–5 | Soviet Union |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 4 |
 Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 2 |
 Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 0 |
| Hungary | 17–8 | Japan | |
| Denmark | 8–4 | Hungary | |
| Denmark | 12–7 | Japan |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 3 |
 Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
 Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 |
| Romania | 9–4 | Poland | |
| Yugoslavia | 5–2 | Poland | |
| Romania | 3–3 | Yugoslavia |
| Team will compete for Places 1–2 | |
| Team will compete for Places 3–4 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 2 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 0 |
| Romania | 9–7 | Hungary | |
| Czechoslovakia | 6–5 | Hungary | |
| Romania | 7–3 | Czechoslovakia |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 10–5 | Soviet Union | |
| Denmark | 10–4 | Soviet Union | |
| Denmark | 7–5 | Yugoslavia |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 4 |
| West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 0 |
| Poland | 16–10 | Japan | |
| West Germany | 15–6 | Japan | |
| Poland | 5–4 | West Germany |
| 5/6 | Hungary | 12–10 | Soviet Union | |
| 3/4 | Czechoslovakia | 6–5 | Yugoslavia | |
| 1/2 | Romania  | 8–5 | Denmark |
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