1954 World Men's Handball Championship

1954 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Sweden
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runner-up  West Germany
Third place  Czechoslovakia
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The 1954 World Men's Handball Championship was the second team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden, and the hosts also won the championship

Final standings

 Sweden
 West Germany
 Czechoslovakia
4  Switzerland
5  Denmark
6  France

Standings

Intermediate round

GROUP A

Match Res.
Sweden - Denmark 16-8  
Czechoslovakia - Denmark 18-13
Sweden - Czechoslovakia 23-14
Group A Matches Goals Points
 Sweden 2 39-22 4
 Czechoslovakia 2 32-36 2
 Denmark 2 21-34 0

GROUP B

Match Res.
West Germany - France 27-4  
France - Switzerland 11-11
West Germany - Switzerland 20-9  
Group B Matches Goals Points
 West Germany 2 47-13 4
 Switzerland 2 20-31 1
 France 2 15-38 1

Finals

Match Res.
5th/6th place match
Denmark - France 23-11
Bronze Medal match
Czechoslovakia - Switzerland 24-11
Final
Sweden - West Germany 17-14

Source: International Handball Federation