The 1954 World Men's Handball Championship was the second indoor handball world championship. It was held in Sweden from 13–17 January 1954, and the hosts also won the championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sweden |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Dates | 13–17 January 1954 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  West Germany |
| Third place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 274 (30.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Otto Maychrzak 16 |
| Best player | Bernhard Kempa |
Qualification edit
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Sweden
| |
| Qualification | 28 November – 13 December 1953 | 5 | Czechoslovakia Denmark France West Germany Switzerland
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Results edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 1.773 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 36 | 0.889 | 2 |
| Denmark
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 0.618 | 0 |
Source: [1]
| 13 January 1954 | Sweden
|
16–8 | Denmark
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Mässhallen, Gothenburg Attendance: 4200[2] |
| Stockenberg 6 | (7–5) | Madsen & Theilmann each 2 | ||
| Report Denmark |
| 14 January 1954 | Czechoslovakia
|
18–13 | Denmark
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Jönköping |
| (9–8) | Theilmann 4 | |||
| Report Denmark |
| 14 January 1954 | Sweden
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23–14 | Czechoslovakia
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Idrottshallen, Örebro Attendance: 2000[1] |
| Almqvist 4 | (10–6) | |||
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 3.615 | 4 |
| Switzerland
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 0.645 | 1 |
| France
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 0.395 | 1 |
Source: [1]
| 13 January 1954 | West Germany
|
27–4 | France
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Sporthallen, Kristianstad Attendance: 1925 |
| Maychrzak 7 | (12–1) | |||
| 14 January 1954 | France
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11–11 | Switzerland
|
Malmö Attendance: 1200 Referees: Sohre (BRD) |
| 3 players each 3 | (2–3) | Bertschinger 6 | ||
| [4] Report Switzerland |
| 15 January 1954 | West Germany
|
20–9 | Switzerland
|
Idrottshallen, Lund Attendance: 2000 Referees: Kling (SWE) |
| Maychrzak 6 | (11–4) | Bertschinger 3 | ||
| [1][5] Report Switzerland |
Finals edit
5th–6th-place match edit
| 16 January 1954 | Denmark
|
23–11 | France
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Växjö |
| Theilmann 10 | (9–3) | Pichot 4[6] | ||
| Report Denmark |
Bronze-medal match edit
| 17 January 1954 | Czechoslovakia
|
24–11 | Switzerland
|
Frölundaborg, Gothenburg Attendance: 5500[7] |
| (13–3) | Bertschinger 3 | |||
| Report Switzerland |
Final match edit
| 17 January 1954 | Sweden
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17–14 | West Germany
|
Mässhallen, Gothenburg Attendance: 5500[7] |
| Almqvist 5 | (8–5) | 3 players each 3 | ||
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Sweden
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West Germany
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Czechoslovakia
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| 4 | Switzerland
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| 5 | Denmark
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| 6 | France
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Medalists edit
References edit
Source:
- International Handball Federation
- Games of Sweden
- Games of Germany (Helmut Laaß and Stephan Müller)
- ^ a b c d "Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Der Bund (in German). 105 (26). Sportinformation Si: 11. 17 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). 19 (14). Sportinformation Si: 6. 15 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Tyskland vann stor seger över Frankrike". Trelleborgstidningen. 14 January 1954. p. 6.
- ^ "Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Der Bund (in German). 105 (24). Sportinformation Si: 4. 15 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). 19 (16). Sportinformation Si: 6. 17 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). 19 (17). Sportinformation Si: 8. 18 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). 19 (18): 8. 19 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.