1967 World Men's Handball Championship

The 1967 World Men's Handball Championship was the sixth team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden. Czechoslovakia won the championship.[1]

1967 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates12-21 January
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Czechoslovakia
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored1,338 (37.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)West Germany Herbert Lübking 38
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Results

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Preliminary round

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Main round

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The top two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The four quarter final winners progressed to the semi-finals, while losers played for positions 5-8.

Date Venue Matches Res. Half
Quarter-finals
17 January Kristianstad Denmark - Yugoslavia 14-13 (6-5)
17 January Stockholm USSR - West Germany 19-16 (10-7)
17 January Hälsingborg Czechoslovakia - Sweden 18-11 (9-3)
17 January Linköping Romania - Hungary 20-19 (13-12)
Semi-finals
18 January Västerås Czechoslovakia - Romania 19-17 (11-10)
18 January Västerås Denmark - USSR 17-12 (9-8)
Bronze medal game
21 January Västerås Romania - USSR 21-19• ET 19-19 (8-11)
Final
21 January Västerås Czechoslovakia - Denmark 14-11 (8-8)
• After extra time.

5–8 place

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Date Venue Matches Res. Half
Semi-final Round
18 January Göteborg West Germany- Yugoslavia 31-30• ET 24-24 (14-12)
18 January Karlskrona Sweden - Hungary 21-19 (10-11)
7-8 place
20 January Eskilstuna Yugoslavia - Hungary 24-20 (9-10)
5-6 place
20 January Eskilstuna Sweden - West Germany 24-22 (12-10)
• After extra time.

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Czechoslovakia
    Denmark
    Romania
4   Soviet Union
5   Sweden
6   West Germany
7   Yugoslavia
8   Hungary
9   East Germany
10   France
11   Japan
12   Poland
13   Norway
14    Switzerland
15   Tunisia
16   Canada

References

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  1. ^ "1967 World Men's Handball Championship". intersportstats.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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