1978 World Men's Handball Championship

1978 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Denmark
Final positions
Champions  West Germany
Runner-up  Soviet Union
Third place  East Germany
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The 1978 World Men's Handball Championship was the ninth team handball World Championship. It was held in Denmark. West Germany won the championship.

Teams

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Canada  East Germany  Denmark  Bulgaria
 Czechoslovakia  France  Iceland  Japan
 West Germany  Hungary  Soviet Union  Poland
 Yugoslavia  Romania  Spain  Sweden

Preliminary round

Group A

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 West Germany 33005436+186
 Yugoslavia 32015445+94
 Czechoslovakia 31025843+152
 Canada 30033173-420

Group B

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 Romania 32017456+184
 East Germany 32015643+134
 Hungary 32016654+124
 France 30035497-430

Group C

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 Soviet Union 32106246+165
 Denmark 32105645+115
 Spain 31025265-132
 Iceland 30035468-140

Group D

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 Poland 33007660+166
 Sweden 32017258+144
 Japan 31026470-62
 Bulgaria 30035882-240

Second round

Group 1

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 West Germany 31204944+54
 East Germany 31204846+24
 Yugoslavia 31114650-43
 Romania 30124952-31

Group 2

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 Soviet Union 32105850+85
 Denmark 32105953+65
 Poland 31026160+12
 Sweden 30034964-150

3rd / 4th place

Date Match¹ Score
05.02.1978  East Germany
-
 Denmark
19-15

Final

Date Match¹ Score
05.02.1978  West Germany
-
 Soviet Union
20-19

Final standings

 West Germany
 Soviet Union
 East Germany
4  Denmark
5  Yugoslavia
6  Poland
7  Romania
8  Sweden
9  Hungary
10  Spain
11  Czechoslovakia
12  Japan
13  Iceland
14  Bulgaria
15  Canada
16  France

Source: International Handball Federation

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