1954 World Men's Handball Championship

1954 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Sweden
Dates 13 - 17 January 1954
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (1st title)
Runner-up  Germany
Third place  Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Best player Bernhard Kempa
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The 1954 World Men's Handball Championship was the second team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden from 13 - 17 January 1954, and the hosts also won the championship. Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 2 2 0 0 39 22 +17 4
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 32 36 −4 2
 Denmark 2 0 0 2 21 34 −13 0
Sweden  16 - 8  Denmark
Czechoslovakia  18 - 13  Denmark
Sweden  23 - 14  Czechoslovakia

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 2 2 0 0 47 13 +34 4
  Switzerland 2 0 1 1 20 31 −11 1
 France 2 0 1 1 15 38 −23 1
Germany  27 - 4  France
France  11 - 11   Switzerland
Germany  20 - 9   Switzerland

Finals

5th - 6th Place Match

Denmark  23 - 11  France

Bronze Medal Match

Czechoslovakia  24 - 11   Switzerland

Final Match

Sweden  17 - 14  Germany

Final standings

 Sweden
 Germany
 Czechoslovakia
4  Switzerland
5 Denmark
6 France

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Sweden
  Germany
  Czechoslovakia

References

Source: International Handball Federation

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