1962 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1962 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Romania in 1962.

1962 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Romanian People's Republic
Dates7 July – 15 July
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Romania (1st title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored316 (15.05 per match)

Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 23 12 +11 3
 Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 16 24 −8 2
 West Germany 2 0 1 1 15 18 −3 1
Source:
Soviet Union 11–8 West Germany
Czechoslovakia 7–7 West Germany
Czechoslovakia 16–5 Soviet Union

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 2 2 0 0 20 11 +9 4
 Hungary 2 1 0 1 21 16 +5 2
 Japan 2 0 0 2 15 29 −14 0
Source:
Hungary 17–8 Japan
Denmark 8–4 Hungary
Denmark 12–7 Japan

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 2 1 1 0 12 7 +5 3
 Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 3
 Poland 2 0 0 2 6 14 −8 0
Source:
Romania 9–4 Poland
Yugoslavia 5–2 Poland
Romania 3–3 Yugoslavia

Main round
     Team will compete for Places 1–2
     Team will compete for Places 3–4

Group I
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 2 2 0 0 16 10 +6 4
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 9 12 −3 2
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 12 15 −3 0
Source:
Romania 9–7 Hungary
Czechoslovakia 6–5 Hungary
Romania 7–3 Czechoslovakia

Group II
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 2 2 0 0 17 9 +8 4
 Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 15 12 +3 2
 Soviet Union 2 0 0 2 9 20 −11 0
Source:
Yugoslavia 10–5 Soviet Union
Denmark 10–4 Soviet Union
Denmark 7–5 Yugoslavia

Classification round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 2 2 0 0 21 14 +7 4
 West Germany 2 1 0 1 19 11 +8 2
 Japan 2 0 0 2 16 31 −15 0
Source:
Poland 16–10 Japan
West Germany 15–6 Japan
Poland 5–4 West Germany

Finals
5/6 Hungary 12–10 Soviet Union
3/4 Czechoslovakia 6–5 Yugoslavia
1/2 Romania 8–5 Denmark

Final standings

References
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