1975 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1975 World Women's Handball Championship took place in the Soviet Union between 2-13 December 1975. It was the sixth edition of the World Women's Handball Championship and the first to be held in the Soviet Union.

1975 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Soviet Union
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions East Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up Soviet Union
Third place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored985 (27.36 per match)

East Germany won their second title after they finished top of the final group ahead of the Soviet Union and Hungary.[1] [2]

Qualification
Host nation
Defending champions
Qualified from the 1974 African Championship
Qualified from Asia
Qualified from the Americas
Qualified from European play-offs

Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 3 3 0 0 57 34 +23 6
 Czechoslovakia 3 2 0 1 48 45 +3 4
 Norway 3 1 0 2 38 42 −4 2
 Japan 3 0 0 3 39 61 −22 0
Source:
3 December 1975 Romania  24–18  Japan Vilnius
(12–8)
3 December 1975 Czechoslovakia  21–12  Norway Vilnius
(11-6)
4 December 1975 Romania  13–10  Norway Vilnius
(6–3)
4 December 1975 Czechoslovakia  21–13  Japan Vilnius
(10–3)
5 December 1975 Romania  20–6  Czechoslovakia Vilnius
(9–2)
5 December 1975 Norway  16–8  Japan Vilnius
(9–5)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 68 20 +48 6
 Hungary 3 2 0 1 53 26 +27 4
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 43 41 +2 2
 Tunisia 3 0 0 3 17 94 −77 0
Source:
3 December 1975 Hungary  17–9  Denmark Rostov-on-Don
(7–6)
3 December 1975 Yugoslavia  41–3  Tunisia Rostov-on-Don
(20–2)
4 December 1975 Hungary  28–6  Tunisia Rostov-on-Don
(14–3)
4 December 1975 Yugoslavia  16–9  Denmark Rostov-on-Don
(7–5)
5 December 1975 Yugoslavia  11–8  Hungary Rostov-on-Don
(7–6)
5 December 1975 Denmark  25–8  Tunisia Rostov-on-Don
(13–4)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 63 24 +39 5
 Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 58 22 +36 5
 Poland 3 1 0 2 35 45 −10 2
 United States 3 0 0 3 18 83 −65 0
Source:
3 December 1975 East Germany  24–6  Poland Kyiv
(9–4)
3 December 1975 Soviet Union  33–4  United States Kyiv
(11–2)
4 December 1975 Poland  21–6  United States Kyiv
(10–3)
4 December 1975 East Germany  10–10  Soviet Union Kyiv
(6–6)
5 December 1975 East Germany  29–8  United States Kyiv
(15–3)
5 December 1975 Soviet Union  15–8  Poland Kyiv
(9–3)

Final round

Group 10-12
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 2 2 0 0 43 20 +23 4
 United States 2 1 0 1 24 30 −6 2
 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 23 40 −17 0
Source:
7 December 1975 Japan  17–10  United States Vilnius
(6–5)
8 December 1975 United States  14–13  Tunisia Vilnius
(9–8)
9 December 1975 Japan  26–10  Tunisia Vilnius
(14–3)

Group 7-9
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 2 2 0 0 30 20 +10 4
 Norway 2 1 0 1 23 24 −1 2
 Denmark 2 0 0 2 19 28 −9 0
Source:
7 December 1975 Poland  14–11  Norway Vilnius
(9–5)
8 December 1975 Poland  16–9  Denmark Vilnius
(9–5)
9 December 1975 Norway  12–10  Denmark Vilnius
(8–4)

Final Group
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 5 4 1 0 60 49 +11 9
 Soviet Union 5 3 1 1 70 58 +12 7
 Hungary 5 3 0 2 52 46 +6 6
 Romania 5 2 0 3 65 55 +10 4
 Yugoslavia 5 1 1 3 59 63 −4 3
 Czechoslovakia 5 0 1 4 43 78 −35 1
Source:
7 December 1975 East Germany  10–9  Hungary Kyiv
(6–6)
7 December 1975
16:15		 Soviet Union  17–16  Romania Kyiv
(13–8)
7 December 1975 Yugoslavia  13–13  Czechoslovakia Kyiv
(7–4)
9 December 1975 East Germany  13–12  Yugoslavia Kyiv
(7–6)
9 December 1975 Soviet Union  16–8  Czechoslovakia Kyiv
(12–2)
9 December 1975
18:15		 Hungary  11–10  Romania Kyiv
(9–6)
11 December 1975 Soviet Union  17–12  Yugoslavia Kyiv
(7–6)
11 December 1975 Hungary  12–5  Czechoslovakia Kyiv
(6–1)
11 December 1975
18:15		 East Germany  10–7  Romania Kyiv
(5–4)
13 December 1975
14:30		 Romania  12–11  Yugoslavia Kyiv
(6–6)
13 December 1975 East Germany  17–11  Czechoslovakia Kyiv
(7–7)
13 December 1975 Hungary  12–10  Soviet Union Kyiv
(6–5)

Final standings
#Team
 East Germany
 Soviet Union
 Hungary
4 Romania
5 Yugoslavia
6 Czechoslovakia
7 Poland
8 Norway
9 Denmark
10 Japan
11 United States
12 Tunisia

References
  1. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. "Women Handball World Championship 1975". Todor 66.
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