1962 World Women's Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Romania |
| Dates | 7 July – 15 July |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Romania (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Denmark |
| Third place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 316 (15.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marie Mateju Ana Starck (14 goals)[1] |
The 1962 World Women's Handball Championship was the second Women's Handball World Championship. It took place in Romania in 1962.[2] As five years earlier, the competition was played with only seven players on the field, outdoor,[3] on clay, in broad daylight and in two 20-minutes half-times.[4] For the first time a non-European team, namely Japan, entered the competition.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 3 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 2 |
| 3 |  West Germany
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 1 |
| Soviet Union |
11–8 | West Germany
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| Czechoslovakia |
7–7 | West Germany
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| Czechoslovakia |
16–5 | Soviet Union
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 4 |
| 2 |  Hungary
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 2 |
| 3 |  Japan
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 0 |
| Hungary |
17–8 | Japan
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| Denmark |
8–4 | Hungary
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| Denmark |
12–7 | Japan
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 |  Poland
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 |
| Romania |
9–4 | Poland
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| Yugoslavia |
5–2 | Poland
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| Romania |
3–3 | Yugoslavia
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Main round
| Team will compete for Places 1–2 | |
| Team will compete for Places 3–4 |
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 4 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 2 |
| 3 | Hungary
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 0 |
| Romania |
9–7 | Hungary
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| Czechoslovakia |
6–5 | Hungary
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| Romania |
7–3 | Czechoslovakia
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Group II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 4 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 2 |
| 3 | Soviet Union
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia |
10–5 | Soviet Union
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| Denmark |
10–4 | Soviet Union
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| Denmark |
7–5 | Yugoslavia
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Classification round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Poland
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 4 |
| 8 | West Germany
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 2 |
| 9 | Japan
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 0 |
| Poland |
16–10 | Japan
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| West Germany |
15–6 | Japan
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| Poland |
5–4 | West Germany
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Finals
| 5/6 | Hungary |
12–10 | Soviet Union
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| 3/4 | Czechoslovakia |
6–5 | Yugoslavia
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| 1/2 | Romania |
8–5 | Denmark
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Final standings
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References
- ↑ "Weltmeister Frauen (Kleinfeld / Halle)". bundesligainfo.de (in Deutsch). Handball-Bundesliga. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "1962 World Women's Handball Championship" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Palmarès des Championnat du monde". Hand-ball: Bulletin fédéral n°128 (in français). French Handball Federation. February 1977. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Reconstrucție-Consolidare-Glorie 1946-1962" (PDF) (in română). Romanian Handball Federation. June 2011. pp. 50−56. Retrieved January 21, 2025.