1961 World Men's Handball Championship

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The 1961 World Championship for men in team handball was the 4th World Handball Championship. It was held in West Germany.

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[edit] Final standings

  1. Flag of Romania Romania
  2. Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
  3. Flag of Sweden Sweden
  4. Flag of West Germany West Germany
  5. Flag of Denmark Denmark
  6. Flag of Iceland Iceland
  7. Flag of Norway Norway
  8. Flag of France France
  9. Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
  10. Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
  11. Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
  12. Flag of Japan Japan

[edit] Standings

[edit] Preliminary Round

GROUP A

Date Match Res.
1 Mar Sweden - Norway 15-11
2 Mar Norway - Yugoslavia 18-17
3 Mar Sweden - Yugoslavia 14-12
Group A Matches Goals Points
Flag of Sweden Sweden 2 29-23 4
Flag of Norway Norway 2 29-32 2
Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2 29-32 0

GROUP B

Date Match Res.
 ? West Germany - Netherlands 33-7
 ? France - Netherlands 21-11
 ? West Germany - France 21-7
Group B Matches Goals Points
Flag of West Germany West Germany 2 54-14 4
Flag of France France 2 28-32 2
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2 18-54 0

GROUP C

Date Match Res.
 ? Czechoslovakia - Japan 38-10
 ? Romania - Japan 29-11
 ? Czechoslovakia - Romania 12-8
Group C Matches Goals Points
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2 50-18 4
Flag of Romania Romania 2 37-23 2
Flag of Japan Japan 2 21-67 0

GROUP D

Date Match Res.
1 Mar Denmark - Iceland 24-13
2 Mar Iceland - Switzerland 14-12
3 Mar Denmark - Switzerland 18-13
Group D Matches Goals Points
Flag of Denmark Denmark 2 42-26 4
Flag of Iceland Iceland 2 27-36 2
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2 25-32 0

[edit] Main Round

GROUP 1

Date Match Res.
5 Mar Sweden - France 15 - 11
5 Mar Czechoslovakia - Iceland 15 - 15
7 Mar Sweden - Iceland 18 - 10
7 Mar Czechoslovakia - France 25 - 6
9 Mar Czechoslovakia - Sweden 15- 10
9 Mar Iceland - France 20 - 13
Group 1 Matches Goals Points
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 3 55-31 5
Flag of Sweden Sweden 3 43-36 4
Flag of Iceland Iceland 3 45-46 3
Flag of France France 3 30-60 0

GROUP 2

Date Match Res.
 ? West Germany - Norway 15- 8
 ? Romania - Denmark 15 -13
 ? Romania - West Germany 12 - 9
 ? Denmark - Norway 10 - 9
 ? West Germany - Denmark 15 - 13
 ? Romania - Norway 16 - 14
Group 2 Matches Goals Points
Flag of Romania Romania 3 43-36 6
Flag of West Germany West Germany 3 39-33 4
Flag of Denmark Denmark 3 36-39 2
Flag of Norway Norway 3 31-41 0

[edit] Finals

Date Match Res.
Match for 7th place
 ? Norway- France 13-12*
Match for 5th place
 ? Denmark - Iceland 14-13
Bronze medal match
11 Mar Sweden - West Germany 17-14
Final
 ? Romania- Czeschoslovakia 9-8**
*after extra-time
**after 2 extra-times
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