World Cup Field Handball
World Cup Field Handball was a championship, which was organized by the International Handball Federation in the period 1938-1966. There was settled seven World Cup tournaments for men, while women had only three championships. West Germany and East Germany did not participate in the 1948 championship due to the end of the Cold War.
Men's Tournament
| Year | Host Country | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1938 Details |
.svg.png){kind=small} Germany |
Germany |
23–0 |  Switzerland |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hungary |
10–2 |  Sweden | ||
| 1948 Details |
 France |
Sweden |
11–4 |  Denmark |
Switzerland |
21–4 | France | ||
| 1952 Details |
Switzerland |
 West Germany |
19–8 | Sweden |
Switzerland |
12–10 |  Austria | ||
| 1955 Details |
West Germany |
West Germany |
25–13 | Switzerland |
 Czechoslovakia |
13–10 | Sweden | ||
| 1959 Details |
Austria |
Germany1 |
14–11 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania |
Sweden |
18–9 | Austria | ||
| 1963 Details |
Switzerland |
 East Germany |
14–7 | West Germany |
Switzerland |
10–6 |  Poland | ||
| 1966 Details |
Austria |
West Germany |
Round-robin | East Germany |
Austria |
Round-robin | Poland | ||
1: Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Women's Tournament
| Year | Host Country | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1949 Details |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hungary |
Hungary |
Round-robin | Austria |
Czechoslovakia |
Round-robin | France | ||
| 1956 Details |
West Germany |
Romania |
6–5 | West Germany |
Hungary |
8–6 | Austria | ||
| 1960 Details |
 Netherlands |
Romania |
10–2 | Austria |
Germany1 |
3–1 | Netherlands | ||
1: Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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