1964 World Men's Handball Championship
{{Short description|none}}
{{Infobox international handball competition
| other_titles =
| image = 1964 World Men's Handball Championship Poster.jpg
| size =
| caption = Poster
| country = Czechoslovakia
| num_teams = 16
| dates = 6–15 March
| confederations = 4
| venues = 4
| cities = 4
| champion = Romania
| champion-flagvar = 1952
| count = 2
| second = Sweden
| third = Czechoslovakia
| fourth_other = {{Hb|Germany|name=West Germany}}
| matches = 36
| goals = 1171
| attendance =
| top_scorer = uncertain
| player =
| previous = 1961 World Men's Handball Championship
| next = 1967 World Men's Handball Championship
}}
The 1964 World Men's Handball Championship was the fifth team handball World Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia. Romania won the championship.
Preliminary round
= Group A =
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All games are played in Gottwaldov.
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! width=150px| Team ! Games ! Goals ! Points | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{hb|Germany|name=West Germany}} | 3 | 50-37 | 5 |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Yugoslavia}} | 3 | 50-31 | 4 |
| align="left"|{{Hb|East Germany}} | 3 | 44-35 | 3 |
| align="left"|{{Hb|United States}} | 3 | 25-66 | 0 |
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! Date ! width=220px| Match ! Score |
| rowspan="2"| 6 mar
| align="left"|West Germany - Yugoslavia | 14-14 (8-8) |
| align="left"|East Germany - USA
| 20-9 (9-4) |
| rowspan="2"| 7 mar
| align="left"|Yugoslavia - USA | 22-3 (13-2) |
| align="left"|West Germany - East Germany
| 12-10 (7-5) |
| rowspan="2"| 9 mar
| align="left"|East Germany - Yugoslavia | 14-14 (10-7) |
| align="left"|West Germany - USA
| 24-13 (9-7) |
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= Group B =
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All games are played in Bratislava.
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! width=150px| Team ! Games ! Goals ! Points | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Sweden}} | 3 | 51-31 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Hungary}} | 3 | 45-36 | 4 |
| align="left"|{{Hb|Iceland}} | 3 | 40-39 | 4 |
| align="left"|{{Hb|Egypt|1958}} | 3 | 28-58 | 0 |
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! Date ! width=220px| Match ! Score |
| rowspan="2"| 6 mar
| align="left"|Sweden - Hungary | 15-8 (8-4) |
| align="left"|Iceland - Egypt
| 16-8 (8-5) |
| rowspan="2"| 7 mar
| align="left"|Hungary - Egypt | 16-9 (9-3) |
| align="left"|Iceland - Sweden
| 12-10 (7-5) |
| rowspan="2"| 9 mar
| align="left"|Hungary - Iceland | 21-12 (9-7) |
| align="left"|Sweden - Egypt
| 26-11 (14-3) |
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= Group C =
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All games are played in Prague.
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! width=150px| Team ! Games ! Goals ! Points | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Czechoslovakia}} | 3 | 63-35 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Denmark}} | 3 | 53-40 | 4 |
| align="left"|{{Hb|Switzerland}} | 3 | 38-56 | 2 |
| align="left"|{{Hb|France}} | 3 | 41-64 | 0 |
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! Date ! width=220px| Match ! Score |
| rowspan="2"|6 mar
| align="left"|Czechoslovakia - France | 23-14 (12-7) |
| align="left"|Denmark - Switzerland
| 16-13 (8-5) |
| rowspan="2"| 7 mar
| align="left"|Switzerland - France | 15-14 (9-6) |
| align="left"|Czechoslovakia - Denmark
| 14-11 (7-7) |
| rowspan="2"| 9 mar
| align="left"|Denmark - France | 26-13 (13-5) |
| align="left"|Czechoslovakia - Switzerland
| 26-10 (15-3) |
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= Group D =
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All games are played in Pardubice.
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! width=150px| Team ! Games ! Goals ! Points | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Romania|1952}} | 3 | 70-36 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Soviet Union|1955}} | 3 | 65-39 | 2 |
| align="left"|{{Hb|Norway}} | 3 | 37-47 | 2 |
| align="left"|{{Hb|Japan|1870}} | 3 | 40-90 | 2 |
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! Date ! width=220px| Match ! Score |
| rowspan="2"| 6 mar
| align="left"|Romania - Soviet Union | 16-14 (7-8) |
| align="left"|Japan - Norway
| 18-14 (9-4) |
| rowspan="2"| 7 mar
| align="left"|Soviet Union - Japan | 40-10 (23-6) |
| align="left"|Romania- Norway
| 18-10 (11-7) |
| rowspan="2"| 9 mar
| align="left"|Norway - Soviet Union | 13-11 (6-7) |
| align="left"|Romania - Japan
| 36-12 (16-7) |
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Main round
Results from Preliminary round carried over to Main round.
All games are played in Prague.
= Group 1 =
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width=150px| Team ! Games ! Goals ! Points | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Sweden}} | 3 | 46-42 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#ffebad"
| align="left"|{{hb|Germany|name=West Germany}} | 3 | 45-41 | 3 |
| bgcolor="#e5f4bb"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Yugoslavia}} | 3 | 48-52 | 3 |
| align="left"|{{Hb|Hungary}} | 3 | 42-46 | 2 |
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! Date ! width=220px| Match ! Score | |
| rowspan="2"| 11 mar
| align="left"|Hungary - West Germany | 19-15 (7-7) |
| align="left"|Sweden - Yugoslavia | 23-18 (10-11) |
| rowspan="2"| 13 mar
| align="left"|Yugoslavia - Hungary | 16-15 (9-7) |
| align="left"|West Germany - Sweden | 16-8 (8-5) |
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= Group 2 =
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width=150px| Team ! Games ! Goals ! Points | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Romania|1952}} | 3 | 57-44 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#ffebad"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Czechoslovakia}} | 3 | 47-42 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#e5f4bb"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Soviet Union|1955}} | 3 | 46-48 | 2 |
| align="left"|{{Hb|Denmark}} | 3 | 40-56 | 0 |
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Date ! width=220px| Match ! Score | |
| rowspan="2"| 11 mar
| align="left"|Czechoslovakia - Soviet Union | 18-15 (9-8) |
| align="left"|Romania - Denmark | 25-15 (10-7) |
| rowspan="2"| 13 mar
| align="left"|Soviet Union - Denmark | 17-14 (10-10) |
| align="left"|Romania - Czechoslovakia | 16-15 (9-7) |
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Final round
All games are played in Prague.
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! Game ! Date ! Match ! Score | |
| Match for 7th Place
| 14 March | align="left"|Denmark - Hungary | 23-14 (8-6) |
| Match for 5th place
| 15 March | align="left"|Soviet Union - Yugoslavia | 27-18 (13-9) |
| Bronze Medal Game
| 14 March | align="left"|Czechoslovakia - West Germany | 22-15 (8-7) |
| Final
| 15 March | align="left"|Romania - Sweden | 25-22 (14-13) |
Final standings
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| align=center|Image:gold medal icon.svg | {{Hb|Romania|1952}} |
| align=center|Image:silver medal icon.svg | {{Hb|Sweden}} |
| align=center|Image:bronze medal icon.svg | {{Hb|Czechoslovakia}} |
| align=center|4 | {{hb|Germany|name=West Germany}} |
| align=center|5 | {{Hb|Soviet Union|1955}} |
| align=center|6 | {{Hb|Yugoslavia}} |
| align=center|7 | {{Hb|Denmark}} |
| align=center|8 | {{Hb|Hungary}} |
| align=center|9 | {{Hb|Iceland}} |
| align=center|10 | {{Hb|East Germany}} |
| align=center|11 | {{Hb|Norway}} |
| align=center|12 | {{Hb|Switzerland}} |
| align=center|13 | {{Hb|Japan|1870}} |
| align=center|14 | {{Hb|France}} |
| align=center|15 | {{Hb|Egypt|1958}} |
| align=center|16 | {{Hb|United States}} |
External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/cze64.pdf IHF – Official results]
- [http://www.todor66.com/handball/World/Men_1964.html todor66.com]
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