1978 World Men's Handball Championship

1978 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Denmark
Dates	26 January-5 February 1978
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	West Germany
Runner-up	Soviet Union
Third place	East Germany
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	1,647 (39.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Péter Kovács (HUN) Jerzy Klempel (POL) (47 goals each)
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The 1978 World Men's Handball Championship was the ninth team handball World Championship. It was held in Denmark between 26 January-5 February 1978. West Germany won the championship.

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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

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Odense	Yugoslavia - Canada	24-11	(13-4)0
26.Jan	Odense	West Germany - Czechoslovakia	16-13	(8-5)
28.Jan	Vejle	Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia	17-16	(9-7)
28.Jan	Ringe	West Germany - Canada	20-10	(7-3)
29.Jan	Odense	West Germany - Yugoslavia	18-13	(9-5)
29.Jan	Fredericia	Czechoslovakia - Canada	29-10	(15-5)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	3	0	54	36	+18	6
Yugoslavia	3	2	1	54	45	+9	4
Czechoslovakia	3	1	2	58	43	+15	2
Canada	3	0	3	31	73	−42	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Herning	Hungary - France	33-22	(17-9)0
26.Jan	Herning	East Germany - Romania	18-16	(8-7)
28.Jan	Esbjerg	Hungary - East Germany	12-10	(7-6)
28.Jan	Aabenraa	Romania - France	36-17	(18-9)
29.Jan	Herning	Romania - Hungary	22-21	(9-10)
29.Jan	Ribe	East Germany - France	28-15	(14-6)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	3	2	1	74	56	+18	4
East Germany	3	2	1	56	43	+13	4
Hungary	3	2	1	66	54	+12	4
France	3	0	3	54	97	−43	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group C

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Århus	Denmark - Spain	19-15	(11-9)0
26.Jan	Århus	Soviet Union - Iceland	22-18	(14-9)
28.Jan	Aalborg	Soviet Union - Spain	24-12	(10-5)
28.Jan	Randers	Denmark - Iceland	21-14	(10-8)
29.Jan	Århus	Soviet Union - Denmark	16-16	(9-8)
29.Jan	Thisted	Spain - Iceland	25-22	(15-10)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	62	46	+16	5
Denmark	3	2	1	0	56	45	+11	5
Spain	3	1	0	2	52	65	−13	2
Iceland	3	0	0	3	54	68	−14	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group D

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Brøndby	Poland - Japan	26-21	(13-13)
26.Jan	Brøndby	Sweden - Bulgaria	31-16	(14-10)
28.Jan	Køge	Sweden - Japan	24-20	(10-10)
28.Jan	Kalundborg	Poland - Bulgaria	28-22	(20-7)
29.Jan	Helsingør	Poland - Sweden	22-17	(14-9)
29.Jan	Næstved	Japan - Bulgaria	23-20	(11-11)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	3	3	0	76	60	+16	6
Sweden	3	2	1	72	58	+14	4
Japan	3	1	2	64	70	−6	2
Bulgaria	3	0	3	58	82	−24	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Second round

Group 1

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
31.Jan	Odense	Yugoslavia - Romania	17-16	(9-10)
31.Jan	Brøndby	East Germany - West Germany	14-14	(9-7)
2.Feb	Kalundborg	Yugoslavia - East Germany	16-16	(11-9)
2.Feb	Helsingør	Romania - West Germany	17-17	(6-8)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	1	2	0	49	44	+5	4
East Germany	3	1	2	0	48	46	+2	4
Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	46	50	−4	3
Romania	3	0	1	2	49	52	−3	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
31.Jan	Vejle	Soviet Union - Sweden	24-18	(10-5)
31.Jan	Randers	Denmark - Poland	25-23	(14-12)
2.Feb	Århus	Soviet Union - Poland	18-16	(7-9)
2.Feb	Herning	Denmark - Sweden	18-14	(10-9)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	58	50	+8	5
Denmark	3	2	1	0	59	53	+6	5
Poland	3	1	0	2	61	60	+1	2
Sweden	3	0	0	3	49	64	−15	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Placement matches -- 9th to 12th

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
31.Jan	Rønnede	Spain - Japan	26-15	(14-10)
31.Jan	Frederikssund	Czechoslovakia - Hungary	18-18	(11-12)
2 Feb	Roskilde	Spain - Czechoslovakia	24-21	(12-12)
2 Feb	Nykøbing Falster	Hungary - Japan	30-26	(15-16)
4 Feb	Taastrup	Hungary - Spain	23-19	(11-8)
4 Feb	Aakirkeby	Japan - Czechoslovakia	25-25	(14-12)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	3	2	1	0	71	63	+8	5
Spain	3	2	0	1	69	59	+10	4
Czechoslovakia	3	0	1	2	64	67	−3	1
Japan	3	0	1	2	66	81	−15	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}

7th / 8th place

Date	Match¹			Score	Half
05.02.1978	Romania	-	Sweden	25-17	(13-7)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

5th / 6th place

Date	Match¹			Score	Half
05.02.1978	Yugoslavia	-	Poland	21-19	(8-10)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

3rd / 4th place

Date	Match¹			Score	Half
05.02.1978	East Germany	-	Denmark	19-15	(9-7)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

Final

Date	Match¹			Score	Half
05.02.1978	West Germany	-	Soviet Union	20-19	(11-11)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

Final standings

Rank	Team
	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: IHF

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World Handball Championships

Men's

Tournaments	Germany 1938 Sweden 1954 East Germany 1958 West Germany 1961 Czechoslovakia 1964 Sweden 1967 France 1970 East Germany 1974 Denmark 1978 West Germany 1982 Switzerland 1986 Czechoslovakia 1990 Sweden 1993 Iceland 1995 Japan 1997 Egypt 1999 France 2001 Portugal 2003 Tunisia 2005 Germany 2007 Croatia 2009 Sweden 2011 Spain 2013 Qatar 2015 France 2017 Denmark / Germany 2019 Egypt 2021 Poland / Sweden 2023 Croatia / Denmark / Norway 2025 Germany 2027 TBD 2029 TBD 2031
Qualification	2025
Squads	1938 1954 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023

Women's

Tournaments	Yugoslavia 1957 Romania 1962 West Germany 1965 Netherlands 1971 Yugoslavia 1973 Soviet Union 1975 Czechoslovakia 1978 Hungary 1982 Netherlands 1986 South Korea 1990 Norway 1993 Austria / Hungary 1995 Germany 1997 Denmark / Norway 1999 Italy 2001 Croatia 2003 Russia 2005 France 2007 China 2009 Brazil 2011 Serbia 2013 Denmark 2015 Germany 2017 Japan 2019 Spain 2021 Denmark / Norway / Sweden 2023 Germany / Netherlands 2025 Hungary 2027 Spain 2029 Czech Republic / Poland 2031
Qualification	2025
Squads	1957 1962 1965 1971 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1990 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023

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Teams

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Second round

Group 1

Group 2

Placement matches -- 9th to 12th

7th / 8th place

5th / 6th place

3rd / 4th place

Final

Final standings

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