1954 World Men's Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Dates | 13–17 January |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (1st title) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany |
| Third place | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 274 (30.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | West Germany Otto Maychrzak 16 |
| Best player | West Germany Bernhard Kempa |
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.
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | |
| Qualification | 28 November – 13 December 1953 | 5 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland |
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Results
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 1.773 | 4 |
| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 36 | 0.889 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 0.618 | 0 |
Source: [1]
| 13 January 1954 | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 16–8 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | Mässhallen, Gothenburg Attendance: 4200[2] |
| Stockenberg 6 | (7–5) | Madsen & Theilmann each 2 | ||
| Report Denmark |
| 14 January 1954 | Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 18–13 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | Jönköping |
| (9–8) | Theilmann 4 | |||
| Report Denmark |
| 14 January 1954 | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 23–14 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | Idrottshallen, Örebro Attendance: 2000[1] |
| Almqvist 4 | (10–6) | |||
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 3.615 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 0.645 | 1 |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 0.395 | 1 |
Source: [1]
| 13 January 1954 | West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 27–4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | Sporthallen, Kristianstad Attendance: 1925 |
| Maychrzak 7 | (12–1) | |||
| 14 January 1954 | France File:Flag of France.svg | 11–11 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Malmö Attendance: 1200 Referees: Sohre (BRD) |
| 3 players each 3 | (2–3) | Bertschinger 6 | ||
| [4] Report Switzerland |
| 15 January 1954 | West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 20–9 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Idrottshallen, Lund Attendance: 2000 Referees: Kling (SWE) |
| Maychrzak 6 | (11–4) | Bertschinger 3 | ||
| [1][5] Report Switzerland |
Finals
5th–6th-place match
| 16 January 1954 | Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg | 23–11 | File:Flag of France.svg France | Växjö |
| Theilmann 10 | (9–3) | Pichot 4[6] | ||
| Report Denmark |
Bronze-medal match
| 17 January 1954 | Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg | 24–11 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Frölundaborg, Gothenburg Attendance: 5500[7] |
| (13–3) | Bertschinger 3 | |||
| Report Switzerland |
Final match
| 17 January 1954 | Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg | 17–14 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | Mässhallen, Gothenburg Attendance: 5500[7] |
| Almqvist 5 | (8–5) | 3 players each 3 | ||
Final standings
Medalists
References
Source:
- International Handball Federation
- Games of Sweden
- Games of Germany (Helmut Laaß and Stephan Müller)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Der Bund (in Deutsch). 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 Deutsch). 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 Deutsch). 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 Deutsch). 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 Deutsch). 19 (17). Sportinformation Si: 8. 18 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in Deutsch). 19 (18): 8. 19 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
