The 1970 World Men's Handball Championship was the seventh team handball World Championship. It was held in France between 26 February-8 March 1970. Romania won the championship.
Qualification 1 First Canada was qualified but was disqualified because they used a Danish player.Results Preliminary round
GROUP A
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
26 Feb
Saint-Nazaire
East Germany - Soviet Union
13-11
(8-6)0
26 Feb
Quimper
Sweden - Norway
8-6
(5-2)
28 Feb
Rennes
Soviet Union - Norway
10-9
(5-4)
28 Feb
Rennes
Sweden - East Germany
11-9
(5-4)
1 Mar
Nantes
East Germany - Norway
10-8
(5-3)
1 Mar
Nantes
Soviet Union - Sweden
12-11
(6-5)
GROUP B
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
26 Feb
Bayonne
Czechoslovakia - Japan
19-9
(8-2)
26 Feb
Angoulême
Yugoslavia- USA
34-8
(22-3)
28 Feb
Agen
Czechoslovakia - USA
23-9
(13-5)
28 Feb
Agen
Yugoslavia - Japan
17-17
(10-8)
1 Mar
Toulouse
Japan - USA
21-15
(10-7)
1 Mar
Toulouse
Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia
16-15
(8-11)
GROUP C
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
26 Feb
Paris
Romania - France
12-9
(7-2)
26 Feb
Rouen
West Germany - Switzerland
11-10
(7-3)
28 Feb
Amiens
Romania - Switzerland
22-7
(9-6)
28 Feb
Évreux
West Germany - France
15-12
(10-6)
1 Mar
Caen
France - Switzerland
15-12
(7-3)
1 Mar
Caen
West Germany - Romania
15-14
(5-9)
GROUP D
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
26 Feb
Longwy
Denmark - Poland
23-16
(10-6)
26 Feb
Mulhouse
Hungary - Iceland
19-9
(9-3)
28 Feb
Hagondange
Denmark - Iceland
19-13
(9-6)
28 Feb
Strasbourg
Hungary- Poland
15-9
(4-4)
1 Mar
Metz
Iceland - Poland
21-18
(14-9)
1 Mar
Metz
Hungary - Denmark
24-19
(13-6)
Placement Round (9-12 pos.) The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12.
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
3 Mar
Paris
Soviet Union - France
25-14
(13-7)
3 Mar
Creil
Japan - Iceland
20-19
(12-9)
4 Mar
Paris
Soviet Union - Iceland
19-15
(8-5)
5 Mar
Paris
Japan - France
22-13
(13-7)
6 Mar
Paris
Soviet Union - Japan
28-12
(11-6)
6 Mar
Paris
Iceland - France
19-17
(12-10)
Main Round The top two finishers from each preliminary round group progressed to the quarter-finals. The winners progressed to the semi-final stage, while losers played for positions 5-8.
Quarter-finals
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
3 Mar
Paris
Romania - Sweden
15-13
(10-6)
3 Mar
Orléans
East Germany - West Germany
18-17• ET 16-16
(11-8)
3 Mar
Besançon
Denmark - Czechoslovakia
18-16
(10-7)
3 Mar
Grenoble
Yugoslavia - Hungary
11-10
(5-6)
Semi-finals
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
5 Mar
Lyon
Romania - Denmark
18-12
(9-6)
5 Mar
Bordeaux
East Germany - Yugoslavia
17-13
(8-6)
Bronze medal game
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
7 Mar
Paris
Yugoslavia - Denmark
29-12
(13-6)
Final
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
8 Mar
Paris
Romania - East Germany
13-12 (after extra time)
(4-5) 10-10 (11-11 during extra time)
Positions 5-8 Semi-Final Round
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
5 Mar
Évreux
Sweden - Czechoslovakia
12-11
(5-7)
5 Mar
Troyes
West Germany - Hungary
15-13
(8-7)
7-8 pos.
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
7 Mar
Paris
Czechoslovakia- Hungary
21-14
(12-4)
5-6 pos.
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
7 Mar
Paris
West Germany - Sweden
15-14
(8-8)
Source: International Handball Federation
Final standings File:Lotul RSR pentru CM de Handbal din 1970.jpg The national team of Romania, world champions in 1970 Places 1–8 were decided by play–off or knock–out. Places 9–12 were decide by a placement round. Teams finishing fourth in the preliminary round are ranked 13 to 16. In case of a tie in points gained, the goal difference of the preliminary round were taken into account.
References
External links
World Handball Championships
Men's
Tournaments Qualification Squads
Women's
Tournaments Qualification Squads
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