1967 World Men's Handball Championship

The 1967 World Men's Handball Championship was the sixth team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden. Czechoslovakia won the championship.

1967 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Dates	12-21 January 1967
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia
Runner-up	Denmark
Third place	Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	1,338 (37.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Herbert Lübking 38

Results

Preliminary round

GROUP A

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
12 Jan	Malmö	Sweden - Poland	26-16	(9-7)
12 Jan	Hälsingborg	Yugoslavia - Switzerland	26-11	(16-3)
13 Jan	Kristianstad	Sweden - Switzerland	19-16	(10-8)
13 Jan	Lund	Yugoslavia - Poland	22-17	(14-8)
15 Jan	Malmö	Yugoslavia - Sweden	21-17	(8-9)
15 Jan	Landskrona	Poland - Switzerland	20-18	(12-11)

Group A	Games	Goals	Points
Yugoslavia	3	69-45	6
Sweden	3	62-53	4
Poland	3	53-66	2
Switzerland	3	45-65	0

GROUP B

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
12 Jan	Luleå	West Germany - Norway	22-16	(12.9)
12 Jan	Kiruna	Hungary - Japan	30-25	(16-14)
13 Jan	Kiruna	West Germany - Japan	38-27	(17-12)
13 Jan	Malmberget	Hungary - Norway	15-11	(7-7)
15 Jan	Malmberget	West Germany - Hungary	29-23	(17-13)
15 Jan	Luleå	Japan - Norway	21-17	(11-7)

Group B	Games	Goals	Points
West Germany	3	89-66	6
Hungary	3	68-65	4
Japan	3	73-85	2
Norway	3	44-58	0

GROUP C

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
12 Jan	Stockholm	Romania - East Germany	14-14	(7-7)
12 Jan	Örebro	USSR - Canada	28-9	(17-4)
13 Jan	Eskilstuna	USSR - East Germany	22-17	(12-8)
13 Jan	Borlänge	Romania - Canada	27-3	(9-1)
15 Jan	Stockholm	Romania - USSR	15-13	(7-9)
15 Jan	Köping	East Germany - Canada	37-6	(20-3)

Group C	Games	Goals	Points
Romania	3	56-30	5
Soviet Union	3	63-41	4
East Germany	3	68-42	3
Canada	3	18-92	0

GROUP D

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
12 Jan	Göteborg	Czechoslovakia - France	25-10	(10-2)
12 Jan	Vänersborg	Denmark - Tunisia	27-6	(16-4)
13 Jan	Falköping	Czechoslovakia - Tunisia	23-10	(13-4)
13 Jan	Halmstad	Denmark - France	9-8	(2-3)
15 Jan	Hälsingborg	Czechoslovakia - Denmark	24-14	(13-7)
15 Jan	Skara	France - Tunisia	16-7	(7-4)

Group D	Games	Goals	Points
Czechoslovakia	3	72-34	6
Denmark	3	50-38	4
France	3	34-41	2
Tunisia	3	23-66	0

Main round

The top two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The four quarter final winners progressed to the semi-finals, while losers played for positions 5-8.

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
Quarter-finals
17 Jan	Kristianstad	Denmark - Yugoslavia	14-13	(6-5)
17 Jan	Stockholm	USSR - West Germany	19-16	(10-7)
17 Jan	Hälsingborg	Czechoslovakia - Sweden	18-11	(9-3)
17 Jan	Linköping	Romania - Hungary	20-19	(13-12)
Semi-finals
18 Jan	Västeras	Czechoslovakia - Romania	19-17	(11-10)
18 Jan	Västeras	Denmark - USSR	17-12	(9-8)
Bronze medal game
21 Jan	Västeras	Romania - USSR	21-19• ET 19-19	(8-11)
Final
21 Jan	Västeras	Czechoslovakia - Denmark	14-11	(8-8)
• After extra time.

5.-8.place

Date	Venue	Matches	Res.	Half
Semi-final Round
18 Jan	Göteborg	West Germany- Yugoslavia	31-30• ET 24-24	(14-12)
18 Jan	Karlskrona	Sweden - Hungary	21-19	(10-11)
7-8 place
20 Jan	Eskilstuna	Yugoslavia - Hungary	24-20	(9-10)
5-6 place
20 Jan	Eskilstuna	Sweden - West Germany	24-22	(12-10)
• After extra time.

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Czechoslovakia
	Denmark
	Romania
4	Soviet Union
5	Sweden
6	West Germany
7	Yugoslavia
8	Hungary
9	East Germany
10	France
11	Japan
12	Poland
13	Norway
14	Switzerland
15	Tunisia
16	Canada

External links

• IHF website
• IHF – Official results
• todor66.com