1967 World Men's Handball Championship

1967 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Dates	12-21 January
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia
Runners-up	Denmark
Third place	Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	1,338 (37.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Herbert Lübking 38
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The 1967 World Men's Handball Championship was the sixth team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden. Czechoslovakia won the championship. ^[1]

Results

Preliminary round

GROUP A Date Venue Matches Res. Half 12 January Malmö Sweden - Poland 26-16 (9-7) 12 January Hälsingborg Yugoslavia - Switzerland 26-11 (16-3) 13 January Kristianstad Sweden - Switzerland 19-16 (10-8) 13 January Lund Yugoslavia - Poland 22-17 (14-8) 15 January Malmö Yugoslavia - Sweden 21-17 (8-9) 15 January Landskrona Poland - Switzerland 20-18 (12-11) Group A Games Goals Points   Yugoslavia 3 69-45 6   Sweden 3 62-53 4   Poland 3 53-66 2    Switzerland 3 45-65 0

GROUP B Date Venue Matches Res. Half 12 January Luleå West Germany - Norway 22-16 (12.9) 12 January Kiruna Hungary - Japan 30-25 (16-14) 13 January Kiruna West Germany - Japan 38-27 (17-12) 13 January Malmberget Hungary - Norway 15-11 (7-7) 15 January Malmberget West Germany - Hungary 29-23 (17-13) 15 January Luleå Japan - Norway 21-17 (11-7) Group B Games Goals Points   West Germany 3 89-66 6   Hungary 3 68-65 4   Japan 3 73-85 2   Norway 3 44-58 0

GROUP C Date Venue Matches Res. Half 12 Jan Stockholm Romania - East Germany 14-14 (7-7) 12 January Örebro USSR - Canada 28-9 (17-4) 13 January Eskilstuna USSR - East Germany 22-17 (12-8) 13 January Borlänge Romania - Canada 27-3 (9-1) 15 January Stockholm Romania - USSR 15-13 (7-9) 15 January Köping East Germany - Canada 37-6 (20-3) Group C Games Goals Points   Romania 3 56-30 5   Soviet Union 3 63-41 4   East Germany 3 68-42 3   Canada 3 18-92 0

GROUP D Date Venue Matches Res. Half 12 January Göteborg Czechoslovakia - France 25-10 (10-2) 12 January Vänersborg Denmark - Tunisia 27-6 (16-4) 13 January Falköping Czechoslovakia - Tunisia 23-10 (13-4) 13 January Halmstad Denmark - France 9-8 (2-3) 15 January Hälsingborg Czechoslovakia - Denmark 24-14 (13-7) 15 January Skara France - Tunisia 16-7 (7-4) Group D Games Goals Points   Czechoslovakia 3 72-34 6   Denmark 3 50-38 4   France 3 34-41 2   Tunisia 3 23-66 0

Main round

The top two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The four quarter final winners progressed to the semi-finals, while losers played for positions 5-8.

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
Quarter-finals
17 January	Kristianstad	Denmark - Yugoslavia	14-13	(6-5)
17 January	Stockholm	USSR - West Germany	19-16	(10-7)
17 January	Hälsingborg	Czechoslovakia - Sweden	18-11	(9-3)
17 January	Linköping	Romania - Hungary	20-19	(13-12)
Semi-finals
18 January	Västerås	Czechoslovakia - Romania	19-17	(11-10)
18 January	Västerås	Denmark - USSR	17-12	(9-8)
Bronze medal game
21 January	Västerås	Romania - USSR	21-19• ET 19-19	(8-11)
Final
21 January	Västerås	Czechoslovakia - Denmark	14-11	(8-8)
• After extra time.

5–8 place

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
Semi-final Round
18 January	Göteborg	West Germany- Yugoslavia	31-30• ET 24-24	(14-12)
18 January	Karlskrona	Sweden - Hungary	21-19	(10-11)
7-8 place
20 January	Eskilstuna	Yugoslavia - Hungary	24-20	(9-10)
5-6 place
20 January	Eskilstuna	Sweden - West Germany	24-22	(12-10)
• After extra time.

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Czechoslovakia
	Denmark
	Romania
4	Soviet Union
5	Sweden
6	West Germany
7	Yugoslavia
8	Hungary
9	East Germany
10	France
11	Japan
12	Poland
13	Norway
14	Switzerland
15	Tunisia
16	Canada

References

1. "1967 World Men's Handball Championship". intersportstats.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

External links

• IHF website
• IHF – Official results
• todor66.com