The 1962 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Romania in 1962.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Romanian People's Republic |
| Dates | 7 July – 15 July |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Romania (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Denmark |
| Third place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 316 (15.05 per match) |
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 3 |
 Soviet Union
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 2 |
 West Germany
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Soviet Union |
11–8 | West Germany
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| Czechoslovakia |
7–7 | West Germany
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| Czechoslovakia |
16–5 | Soviet Union
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Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 4 |
 Hungary
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 2 |
 Japan
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Hungary |
17–8 | Japan
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| Denmark |
8–4 | Hungary
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| Denmark |
12–7 | Japan
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Group C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 3 |
 Yugoslavia
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
 Poland
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Romania |
9–4 | Poland
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| Yugoslavia |
5–2 | Poland
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| Romania |
3–3 | Yugoslavia
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Main round edit
| Team will compete for Places 1–2 | |
| Team will compete for Places 3–4 |
Group I edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 2 |
| Hungary
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Romania |
9–7 | Hungary
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| Czechoslovakia |
6–5 | Hungary
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| Romania |
7–3 | Czechoslovakia
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Group II edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 2 |
| Soviet Union
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Yugoslavia |
10–5 | Soviet Union
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| Denmark |
10–4 | Soviet Union
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| Denmark |
7–5 | Yugoslavia
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Classification round edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 4 |
| West Germany
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 2 |
| Japan
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Poland |
16–10 | Japan
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| West Germany |
15–6 | Japan
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| Poland |
5–4 | West Germany
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Finals edit
| 5/6 | Hungary |
12–10 | Soviet Union
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| 3/4 | Czechoslovakia |
6–5 | Yugoslavia
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| 1/2 | Romania  |
8–5 | Denmark
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Final standings edit
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