1962 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1962 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Romania in 1962.

1962 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Romania
Dates7 July – 15 July
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Romania (1st title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches21
Goals scored316 (15.05 per match)
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Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 23 12 +11 3
 Soviet Union 2 1 0 1 16 24 −8 2
 West Germany 2 0 1 1 15 18 −3 1
Source:
Soviet Union 11–8 West Germany
Czechoslovakia 7–7 West Germany
Czechoslovakia 16–5 Soviet Union

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 2 2 0 0 20 11 +9 4
 Hungary 2 1 0 1 21 16 +5 2
 Japan 2 0 0 2 15 29 −14 0
Source:
Hungary 17–8 Japan
Denmark 8–4 Hungary
Denmark 12–7 Japan

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 2 1 1 0 12 7 +5 3
 Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 3
 Poland 2 0 0 2 6 14 −8 0
Source:
Romania 9–4 Poland
Yugoslavia 5–2 Poland
Romania 3–3 Yugoslavia

Main Round
     Team will compete for Places 1–2
     Team will compete for Places 3–4

Group I
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 2 2 0 0 16 10 +6 4
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 9 12 −3 2
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 12 15 −3 0
Source:
Romania 9–7 Hungary
Czechoslovakia 6–5 Hungary
Romania 7–3 Czechoslovakia

Group II
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 2 2 0 0 17 9 +8 4
 Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 15 12 +3 2
 Soviet Union 2 0 0 2 9 20 −11 0
Source:
Yugoslavia 10–5 Soviet Union
Denmark 10–4 Soviet Union
Denmark 7–5 Yugoslavia

Classification Round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 2 2 0 0 21 14 +7 4
 West Germany 2 1 0 1 19 11 +8 2
 Japan 2 0 0 2 16 31 −15 0
Source:
Poland 16–10 Japan
West Germany 15–6 Japan
Poland 5–4 West Germany

Finals
5/6 Hungary 12–10 Soviet Union
3/4 Czechoslovakia 6–5 Yugoslavia
1/2 Romania 8–5 Denmark

Final standings

References
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