IHF World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship

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IHF World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship
Sport Field handball
Founded1949
Founder International Handball Federation (IHF)
First season 1949
No. of teams6
ContinentInternational (IHF)
Most recent
champion(s)		Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania (2nd title)
Most titlesFlag of Romania.svg  Romania (2 titles)

IHF World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship was the world championship of field handball and was organized by the International Handball Federation in the period 1949-1960.

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Tournament

YearHost CountryGold medal gameBronze medal game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
1949 [1]
Details 		Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg
Hungary 		Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg
Hungary 		Round-robin Flag of Austria.svg
Austria 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia 		Round-robin Flag of France.svg
France
1956 [2]
Details 		Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany 		Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg
Romania 		6–5Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany 		Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg
Hungary 		8–6Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
1960 [3]
Details 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands 		Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg
Romania 		10–2Flag of Austria.svg
Austria 		Flag of Germany.svg
Germany 1		3–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands

1: Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2002
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1012
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0202
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0101
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0011
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0011
Totals (6 entries)3339

National team appearances in the IHF World Championship

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Source: IHF official site. [4]

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • 5th – Fifth place
  • 6th – Sixth place
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter
  •    — Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg
1949
(4)		 Flag of Germany.svg
1956
(6)		 Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg
1960
(6)		Total
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2nd4th2nd3
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark ××5th1
Flag of France.svg  France 4th6th×2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
(including West Germany)		×2nd3rd2
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1st3rd×2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands ו4th1
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland ו6th1
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania ×1st1st2
Discontinued teams
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 3rd××1
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia ×5th×1

Largest margins of victory

MarginWinning teamScoreOpponentWC
8 Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg10–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1960
7 Austria  Flag of Austria.svg8–1Flag of France.svg  France 1949
7 Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg10–3Flag of France.svg  France 1949
5 Hungary  Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg7–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1949
5 Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg6–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1960
4 Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg9–4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1960
4 Hungary  Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg7–3Flag of France.svg  France 1949
4 Romania  Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg6–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1960

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References

  1. ↑ Mosch, T. (21 November 2003). "1949 Women Outdoor HUN" (PDF; 81 KB). International Handball Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Mosch, T. (21 November 2003). "1956 Women Outdoor GER" (PDF; 67 KB). International Handball Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Mosch, T. (21 November 2003). "1960 Women Outdoor HOL" (PDF; 79 KB). International Handball Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Medals Table - Classification at Women's World Championships" (PDF). International Handball Federation (PDF; 383 KB). 20 September 2010. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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