1970 World Men's Handball Championship

The 1970 World Men's Handball Championship was the seventh team handball World Championship. It was held in France between 26 February-8 March 1970. Romania won the championship.

1970 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country France
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Romania
Runner-up East Germany
Third place Yugoslavia
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Final standings
The national team of Romania, world champions in 1970
  1.  Romania
  2.  East Germany
  3.  Yugoslavia
  4.  Denmark
  5.  West Germany
  6.  Sweden
  7.  Czechoslovakia
  8.  Hungary
  9.  Soviet Union
  10.  Japan
  11.  Iceland
  12.  France
  13.  Norway
  14.  Poland
  15.   Switzerland
  16.  United States

Results

Preliminary Round

Placement Round (9-12 pos.)

The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12.

Main Round

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

Date Game Res.
Quarter-finals
3 Mar Romania - Sweden15-13
? East Germany - West Germany•18-17•
? Denmark - Czechoslovakia18-16
? Yugoslavia - Hungary11-10
Semi-finals
? Romania - Denmark18-12
? East Germany - Yugoslavia17-13
Bronze medal game
? Yugoslavia - Denmark29-12
Final
? Romania - East Germany••13-12••
• after extra-time
••after 2 extra-times

Positions 5-8
Date Game Res.
Semi-Final Round
5 Mar Sweden - Czechoslovakia12-11
? West Germany - Hungary15-13
7-8 pos.
? Czechoslovakia- Hungary21-14
5-6 pos.
7 Mar West Germany - Sweden15-14

Source: International Handball Federation

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