1964 World Men's Handball Championship

1964 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Czechoslovakia
Dates 6–15 March 1964
Teams 16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Romania (2nd title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches 36
Goals scored 1171 (32.53 per match)
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The 1964 World Men's Handball Championship was the fifth team handball World Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia. Romania won the championship.

Final standings

 Romania
 Sweden
 Czechoslovakia
4 West Germany
5 Soviet Union
6 Yugoslavia
7 Denmark
8 Hungary
9 Iceland
10 East Germany
11 Norway
12  Switzerland
13 France
14 Egypt
15 United States
16 Japan

Results

Preliminary Round

Main Round

Results from Preliminary round carried over to Main round.

Final Round

Date Matches Res.
Match for 7th Place
14 mar Denmark - Hungary23-14
Match for 5th place
15 mar Soviet Union - Yugoslavia27-18
Bronze Medal Game
14 mar Czechoslovakia - West Germany22-15
Final (Prague)
15 Mar Romania - Sweden25-22
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