The 1957 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Virovitica, PR Croatia and Belgrade, PR Serbia within FPR Yugoslavia in 1957. It was the first ever World Women's Handball Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Yugoslavia |
| Dates | July 13 – July 20 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Hungary |
| Third place | Yugoslavia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 232 (11.05 per match) |
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 4 |
 Austria
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 |
 Romania
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 13 July 1957 | Austria |
3–1 | Romania
| |
| 14 July 1957 | Denmark |
6–1 | Romania
| |
| 15 July 1957 | Denmark |
9–4 | Austria
|
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 4 |
| Hungary
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 2 |
 Sweden
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 13 July 1957 | Hungary |
9–2 | Sweden
| |
| 14 July 1957 | Czechoslovakia |
5–4 | Sweden
| |
| 15 July 1957 | Czechoslovakia |
8–4 | Hungary
|
Group C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 4 |
 West Germany
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 2 |
 Poland
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 13 July 1957 | Yugoslavia |
11–3 | Poland
| |
| 14 July 1957 | West Germany |
7–4 | Poland
| |
| 15 July 1957 | Yugoslavia |
7–6 | West Germany
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 2 |
| Denmark
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 17 July 1957 | Hungary |
10–4 | Yugoslavia
| |
| 18 July 1957 | Hungary |
5–5 | Denmark
| |
| 19 July 1957 | Yugoslavia |
10–7 | Denmark
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Group II edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 4 |
| West Germany
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 2 |
| Austria
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 17 July 1957 | Czechoslovakia |
12–3 | Austria
| |
| 18 July 1957 | West Germany |
10–8 | Austria
| |
| 19 July 1957 | Czechoslovakia |
10–4 | West Germany
|
Classification round edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
| Sweden
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Romania
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 17 July 1957 | Poland |
4–1 | Sweden
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| 18 July 1957 | Sweden |
2–1 | Romania
| |
| 20 July 1957 | Poland |
3–0 | Romania
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Finals edit
| 5th/6th places | 20 July 1957 | Denmark |
10–6 | Austria
| |
| 3rd/4th places | 20 July 1957 | Yugoslavia |
9–6 | West Germany
| |
| 1st/2nd places | 20 July 1957 | Czechoslovakia |
7–1 | Hungary
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Final standings edit
Final ranking edit
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