1978 World Women's Handball Championship

1978 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Czechoslovakia
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	30 November–10 December
Teams	12 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	East Germany (3rd title)
Runner-up	Soviet Union
Third place	Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	1,007 (30.52 per match)
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Last updated December 26, 2023

The 1978 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Czechoslovakia from between 30 November-10 December 1978. East Germany won the tournament ahead of Soviet Union and Hungary.^[1]^[2]

Qualification

Host nation

Czechoslovakia

Qualified from the 1976 Summer Olympics

Qualified from the 1977 World Championship B

Qualified from the 1978 All-African Games

Algeria

Qualified from Asia

South Korea

Qualified from the Americas

Canada

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Germany	3	3	0	57	35	+22	6
Yugoslavia	3	2	1	58	50	+8	4
Romania	3	1	2	43	41	+2	2
South Korea	3	0	3	45	77	−32	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

30 November 1978 17:00	Yugoslavia	28–21	South Korea	Gottwaldow
		(14–10)

30 November 1978 18:30	East Germany	13–9	Romania	Gottwaldow
		(7–6)

1 December 1978 17:00	Yugoslavia	16–14	Romania	Gottwaldow
		(8–7)

1 December 1978 18:30	East Germany	29–12	South Korea	Gottwaldow
		(12–6)

2 December 1978 15:00	Romania	20–12	South Korea	Gottwaldow
		(11–6)

2 December 1978 17:15	East Germany	15–14	Yugoslavia	Gottwaldow
		(7–7)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	62	28	+34	6
Soviet Union	3	2	1	61	28	+33	4
Netherlands	3	1	2	51	52	−1	2
Algeria	3	0	3	14	80	−66	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

30 November 1978 17:00	Czechoslovakia	31–5	Algeria	Trnava
		(19–1)

30 November 1978 18:30	Soviet Union	26–12	Netherlands	Trnava
		(15–7)

1 December 1978 17:00	Czechoslovakia	20–13	Netherlands	Trnava
		(12–4)

1 December 1978 18:30	Soviet Union	23–5	Algeria	Trnava
		(13–1)

2 December 1978 15:30	Netherlands	26–4	Algeria	Trnava
		(13–0)

2 December 1978 17:15	Czechoslovakia	11–10	Soviet Union	Trnava
		(5–5)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	3	3	0	70	39	+31	6
Poland	3	2	1	58	52	+6	4
West Germany	3	1	2	50	45	+5	2
Canada	3	0	3	32	74	−42	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

30 November 1978 17:00	Poland	28–16	Canada	Cheb
		(14–4)

30 November 1978 18:30	Hungary	23–15	West Germany	Cheb
		(10–5)

1 December 1978 17:00	Poland	16–15	West Germany	Cheb
		(5–8)

1 December 1978 18:30	Hungary	26–10	Canada	Cheb
		(15–6)

2 December 1978 15:30	West Germany	20–6	Canada	Cheb
		(10–2)

2 December 1978 17:15	Hungary	21–14	Poland	Cheb
		(12–9)

Final round

Group 7-9

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	2	2	0	35	26	+9	4
West Germany	2	1	1	27	27	0	2
Netherlands	2	0	2	36	45	−9	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

5 December 1978	Romania	10–7	West Germany	Bratislava
		(6–3)

6 December 1978 14:30	West Germany	20–17	Netherlands	Bratislava
		(13–8)

7 December 1978	Romania	25–19	Netherlands	Bratislava
		(14–8)

Final Group

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Germany	5	4	0	1	82	55	+27	8
Soviet Union	5	4	0	1	75	52	+23	8
Hungary	5	3	0	2	67	73	−6	6
Czechoslovakia	5	2	1	2	72	60	+12	5
Yugoslavia	5	1	1	3	68	71	−3	3
Poland	5	0	0	5	50	103	−53	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

5 December 1978 15:30	East Germany	25–10	Poland
		(11–4)

5 December 1978 18:30	Czechoslovakia	13–13	Yugoslavia
		(8–7)

5 December 1978 20:00	Soviet Union	19–13	Hungary
		(9–5)

6 December 1978 16:00	Yugoslavia	18–14	Poland
		(8–4)

6 December 1978 18:30	Hungary	14–13	Czechoslovakia
		(9–5)

6 December 1978 20:00	Soviet Union	14–12	East Germany
		(10–5)

8 December 1978 16:00	East Germany	14–5	Hungary
		(7–2)

8 December 1978 18:30	Czechoslovakia	22–7	Poland
		(10–4)

8 December 1978 20:00	Soviet Union	15–11	Yugoslavia
		(10–5)

10 December 1978 10:30	Hungary	14–12	Yugoslavia
		(8–7)

10 December 1978 15:00	Soviet Union	17–5	Poland
		(7–1)

10 December 1978 16:30	East Germany	16–12	Czechoslovakia
		(8–5)

Final standings

#	Team
	East Germany
	Soviet Union
	Hungary
4	Czechoslovakia
5	Yugoslavia
6	Poland
7	Romania
8	West Germany
9	Netherlands
10-12	South Korea
	Canada
	Algeria

	Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics

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References

↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results . Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
↑ "Women Handball World Championship 1978". Todor 66.

Source: International Handball Federation

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[1] Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results . Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.

[2] "Women Handball World Championship 1978". Todor 66.

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1978 World Women's Handball Championship

Contents

Qualification

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Final round

Group 7-9

Final Group

Final standings

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References