| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Dates | November 7 – November 13 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 247 (15.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Anne-Marie Nielsen (11 goals) |
The 1965 World Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the tournament. It took place in West Germany in 1965.
| Team will compete for Places 1-2 | |
| Team will compete for Places 3-4 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 0 |
| 1965 | Yugoslavia | 11–6 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | West Germany | 15–7 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Denmark | 10–9 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Yugoslavia | 8–4 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | West Germany | 7–5 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Yugoslavia | 9–5 | West Germany | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 1 |
| 1965 | Romania | 4–4 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Hungary | 7–4 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Hungary | 9–6 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Czechoslovakia | 15–7 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Romania | 8–8 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Hungary | 15–5 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Japan | 6–5 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Denmark | 10–9 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | West Germany | 11–10 | West Germany | |
| 1965 | Hungary | 5–3 | West Germany | |
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