1954 World Men's Handball Championship

The 1954 World Men's Handball Championship was the second team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden from 13–17 January 1954, and the hosts also won the championship.

1954 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates13–17 January 1954
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (1st title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Otto Maychrzak 16
Best player Bernhard Kempa
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Qualification
Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1  Sweden
Qualification 28 November – 13 December 1953 5  Czechoslovakia
 Denmark
 France
 Germany
  Switzerland

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
 Sweden 2 2 0 0 39 22 1.773 4
 Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 32 36 0.889 2
 Denmark 2 0 0 2 21 34 0.618 0
Source: [1]
13. January 1954 Sweden  16–8  Denmark Mässhallen, Gothenburg
Attendance: 4200[2]
Stockenberg 6 (7–5) Madsen & Theilmann each 2
Report Denmark
14. January 1954 Czechoslovakia  18–13  Denmark Jönköping
(9–8) Theilmann 4
Report Denmark
14. January 1954 Sweden  23–14  Czechoslovakia Idrottshallen, Örebro
Attendance: 2000[1]
Almqvist 4 (10–6)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
 Germany 2 2 0 0 47 13 3.615 4
  Switzerland 2 0 1 1 20 31 0.645 1
 France 2 0 1 1 15 38 0.395 1
Source: [1]
13. January 1954 Germany  27–4  France Kristianstad
Maychrzak 7 (12–1)
14. January 1954 France  11–11   Switzerland Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 1200
Referees: Sohre (BRD)
3 players each 3 (2–3) Bertschinger 6
[3]
Report Switzerland
15. January 1954 Germany  20–9   Switzerland Sporthallen, Lund
Attendance: 2000
Referees: Kling (SWE)
Maychrzak 6 (11–4) Bertschinger 3
[1][4]
Report Switzerland

Finals

5th–6th Place Match
16. January 1954 Denmark  23–11  France Växjö
Theilmann 10 (9–3) Pichot 4[5]
Report Denmark

Bronze Medal Match
17. January 1954 Czechoslovakia  24–11   Switzerland Frölundaborg, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5500[6]
(13–3) Bertschinger 3
Report Switzerland

Final Match
17. January 1954 Sweden  17–14  Germany Mässhallen, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5500[6]
Almqvist 5 (8–5) 3 players each 3

Final standings
 Sweden
 Germany
 Czechoslovakia
4  Switzerland
5 Denmark
6 France

Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
 Sweden
  Germany
  Czechoslovakia

References

Source:

  1. "Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Der Bund (in German). Sportinformation Si. 105 (26): 11. 17 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). Sportinformation Si. 19 (14): 6. 15 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. "Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Der Bund (in German). Sportinformation Si. 105 (24): 4. 15 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). Sportinformation Si. 19 (16): 6. 17 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). Sportinformation Si. 19 (17): 8. 18 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). 19 (18): 8. 19 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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