1978 World Men's Handball Championship

The 1978 World Men's Handball Championship was the ninth team handball World Championship. It was held in Denmark between 26 January-5 February 1978. West Germany won the championship.

1978 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Denmark
Dates	26 January-5 February
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	West Germany
Runners-up	Soviet Union
Third place	East Germany
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	1,647 (39.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Péter Kovács (HUN)  Jerzy Klempel (POL) (47 goals each)
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Teams

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Canada	East Germany	Denmark	Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia	France	Iceland	Japan
West Germany	Hungary	Soviet Union	Poland
Yugoslavia	Romania	Spain	Sweden

Preliminary round

Group A

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Odense	Yugoslavia - Canada	24-11	(13-4)0
26.Jan	Odense	West Germany - Czechoslovakia	16-13	(8-5)
28.Jan	Vejle	Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia	17-16	(9-7)
28.Jan	Ringe	West Germany - Canada	20-10	(7-3)
29.Jan	Odense	West Germany - Yugoslavia	18-13	(9-5)
29.Jan	Fredericia	Czechoslovakia - Canada	29-10	(15-5)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	3	0	0	54	36	+18	6
Yugoslavia	3	2	0	1	54	45	+9	4
Czechoslovakia	3	1	0	2	58	43	+15	2
Canada	3	0	0	3	31	73	−42	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Herning	Hungary - France	33-22	(17-9)0
26.Jan	Herning	East Germany - Romania	18-16	(8-7)
28.Jan	Esbjerg	Hungary - East Germany	12-10	(7-6)
28.Jan	Aabenraa	Romania - France	36-17	(18-9)
29.Jan	Herning	Romania - Hungary	22-21	(9-10)
29.Jan	Ribe	East Germany - France	28-15	(14-6)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	3	2	0	1	74	56	+18	4
East Germany	3	2	0	1	56	43	+13	4
Hungary	3	2	0	1	66	54	+12	4
France	3	0	0	3	54	97	−43	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group C

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Århus	Denmark - Spain	19-15	(11-9)0
26.Jan	Århus	Soviet Union - Iceland	22-18	(14-9)
28.Jan	Aalborg	Soviet Union - Spain	24-12	(10-5)
28.Jan	Randers	Denmark - Iceland	21-14	(10-8)
29.Jan	Århus	Soviet Union - Denmark	16-16	(9-8)
29.Jan	Thisted	Spain - Iceland	25-22	(15-10)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	62	46	+16	5
Denmark	3	2	1	0	56	45	+11	5
Spain	3	1	0	2	52	65	−13	2
Iceland	3	0	0	3	54	68	−14	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group D

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Brøndby	Poland - Japan	26-21	(13-13)
26.Jan	Brøndby	Sweden - Bulgaria	31-16	(14-10)
28.Jan	Køge	Sweden - Japan	24-20	(10-10)
28.Jan	Kalundborg	Poland - Bulgaria	28-22	(20-7)
29.Jan	Helsingør	Poland - Sweden	22-17	(14-9)
29.Jan	Næstved	Japan - Bulgaria	23-20	(11-11)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	3	3	0	0	76	60	+16	6
Sweden	3	2	0	1	72	58	+14	4
Japan	3	1	0	2	64	70	−6	2
Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	58	82	−24	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second round

Group 1

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
31.Jan	Odense	Yugoslavia - Romania	17-16	(9-10)
31.Jan	Brøndby	East Germany - West Germany	14-14	(9-7)
2.Feb	Kalundborg	Yugoslavia - East Germany	16-16	(11-9)
2.Feb	Helsingør	Romania - West Germany	17-17	(6-8)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	1	2	0	49	44	+5	4
East Germany	3	1	2	0	48	46	+2	4
Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	46	50	−4	3
Romania	3	0	1	2	49	52	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group 2

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
31.Jan	Vejle	Soviet Union - Sweden	24-18	(10-5)
31.Jan	Randers	Denmark - Poland	25-23	(14-12)
2.Feb	Århus	Soviet Union - Poland	18-16	(7-9)
2.Feb	Herning	Denmark - Sweden	18-14	(10-9)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	58	50	+8	5
Denmark	3	2	1	0	59	53	+6	5
Poland	3	1	0	2	61	60	+1	2
Sweden	3	0	0	3	49	64	−15	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Placement matches -- 9th to 12th

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
31.Jan	Rønnede	Spain - Japan	26-15	(14-10)
31.Jan	Frederikssund	Czechoslovakia - Hungary	18-18	(11-12)
2 Feb	Roskilde	Spain - Czechoslovakia	24-21	(12-12)
2 Feb	Nykøbing Falster	Hungary - Japan	30-26	(15-16)
4 Feb	Taastrup	Hungary - Spain	23-19	(11-8)
4 Feb	Aakirkeby	Japan - Czechoslovakia	25-25	(14-12)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	3	2	1	0	71	63	+8	5
Spain	3	2	0	1	69	59	+10	4
Czechoslovakia	3	0	2	1	64	67	−3	2
Japan	3	0	1	2	66	81	−15	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

7th / 8th place

Date	Match1			Score	Half
05.02.1978	Romania	-	Sweden	25-17	(13-7)

• (¹) - In Copenhagen

5th / 6th place

Date	Match1			Score	Half
05.02.1978	Yugoslavia	-	Poland	21-19	(8-10)

• (¹) - In Copenhagen

3rd / 4th place

Date	Match1			Score	Half
05.02.1978	East Germany	-	Denmark	19-15	(9-7)

• (¹) - In Copenhagen

Final

Date	Match1			Score	Half
05.02.1978	West Germany	-	Soviet Union	20-19	(11-11)

• (¹) - In Copenhagen

Final standings

Rank	Team
	West Germany
	Soviet Union
	East Germany
4	Denmark
5	Yugoslavia
6	Poland
7	Romania
8	Sweden
9	Hungary
10	Spain
11	Czechoslovakia
12	Japan
13	Iceland
14	Bulgaria
15	Canada
16	France

Source: IHF

External links

• IHF website
• IHF – Official results
• Men's Handball World Championship 1978
• Medallists from previous World Championships