1973 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1973 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Yugoslavia between 7–15 December 1973.

1973 World Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Yugoslavia
Final positions
Champions	Yugoslavia (1st title)
Runner-up	Romania
Third place	Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	748 (22 per match)

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	2	2	0	0	30	14	+16	4
Czechoslovakia	2	1	0	1	23	21	+2	2
West Germany	2	0	0	2	16	34	−18	0

Source:

8 December 1973	Hungary	12–7	Czechoslovakia	Sarajevo

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9 December 1973	Czechoslovakia	16–9	West Germany	Sarajevo

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10 December 1973	Hungary	17–7	West Germany	Sarajevo

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	2	2	0	0	34	17	+17	4
Norway	2	1	0	1	21	19	+2	2
Japan	2	0	0	2	21	40	−19	0

Source:

8 December 1973	Romania	24–12	Japan	Zavidovici

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9 December 1973	Norway	16–9	Japan	Zavidovici

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10 December 1973	Romania	10–5	Norway	Zavidovici

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	2	2	0	0	15	10	+5	4
Poland	2	0	1	1	17	19	−2	1
East Germany	2	0	1	1	15	18	−3	1

Source:

8 December 1973	Soviet Union	7–4	East Germany	Šibenik

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9 December 1973	Poland	11–11	East Germany	Šibenik

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10 December 1973	Soviet Union	8–6	Poland	Šibenik

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Yugoslavia	2	2	0	0	31	14	+17	4
Denmark	2	1	0	1	23	15	+8	2
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	8	33	−25	0

Source:

8 December 1973	Yugoslavia	20–4	Netherlands	Varaždin

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9 December 1973	Denmark	13–4	Netherlands	Varaždin

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10 December 1973	Yugoslavia	11–10	Denmark	Varaždin

Main round

	Team will compete for Places 1-2
	Team will compete for Places 3-4

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	3	3	0	0	32	24	+8	6
Hungary	3	2	0	1	37	22	+15	4
Czechoslovakia	3	1	0	2	27	30	−3	2
Norway	3	0	0	3	16	36	−20	0

Source:

1973	Romania	10–8	Czechoslovakia	Yugoslavia

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1973	Hungary	14–3	Norway	Yugoslavia

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1973	Romania	12–11	Hungary	Yugoslavia

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1973	Czechoslovakia	12–8	Norway	Yugoslavia

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Yugoslavia	3	2	0	1	26	24	+2	4
Soviet Union	3	1	1	1	23	23	0	3
Poland	3	1	1	1	27	28	−1	3
Denmark	3	0	2	1	32	33	−1	2

Source:

1973	Yugoslavia	8–9	Poland	Yugoslavia

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1973	Soviet Union	10–10	Denmark	Yugoslavia

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1973	Yugoslavia	7–5	Soviet Union	Yugoslavia

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1973	Denmark	12–12	Poland	Yugoslavia

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Germany	3	3	0	0	46	26	+20	6
Japan	3	2	0	1	40	38	+2	4
West Germany	3	1	0	2	33	32	+1	2
Netherlands	3	0	0	3	25	48	−23	0

Source:

1973	East Germany	14–5	West Germany	Yugoslavia

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1973	Japan	15–11	Netherlands	Yugoslavia

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1973	East Germany	17–12	Japan	Yugoslavia

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1973	West Germany	18–5	Netherlands	Yugoslavia

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1973	East Germany	15–9	Netherlands	Yugoslavia

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1973	West Germany	10–13	Japan	Yugoslavia

Placement round

Seventh Place playoff

1973	Denmark	12–10	Norway	Yugoslavia

Fifth Place Playoff

1973	Poland	15–13	Czechoslovakia	Yugoslavia

Third Place playoff

1973	Soviet Union	20–12	Hungary	Yugoslavia

Final

1973	Yugoslavia	16–11	Romania	Yugoslavia

Final standings

#	Team
	Yugoslavia
	Romania
	Soviet Union
4	Hungary
5	Poland
6	Czechoslovakia
7	Denmark
8	Norway
9	East Germany
10	Japan
11	West Germany
12	Netherlands

References

Source: International Handball Federation