1958 World Men's Handball Championship

1958 World Men's Handball Championship

Thüringenhalle, Erfurt, renovated for the Championship
Tournament details
Host country	German Democratic Republic
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
Runner-up	Czechoslovakia
Third place	Germany

The 1958 World Men's Handball Championship was the third team handball World Championship. It was held in the German Democratic Republic. Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG. Sweden won the championship.

Final standings

	Sweden
	Czechoslovakia
	Germany
4	Denmark
5	Poland
6	Norway
7	Hungary
8	Yugoslavia
9	France
10	Iceland
11	Austria
12	Spain
13	Romania
14	Finland
15	Brazil
16	Luxembourg

Standings

Preliminary round

GROUP A

Date	Matches	Res.
27 Feb	Sweden - Spain	31-11
27 Feb	Poland - Finland	14-14
1 Mar	Spain - Finland	19-16
1 Mar	Sweden - Poland	19-14
3 Mar	Poland - Spain	25-11
3 Mar	Sweden - Finland	27-16

Group A	Matches	Goals	Points
Sweden	3	77-41	6
Poland	3	53-44	3
Spain	3	41-72	2
Finland	3	46-60	1

GROUP B

Date	Matches	Res.
28 Feb	Germany - Luxembourg	46-4
28 Feb	Norway - France	17-13
2 Mar	Norway - Luxembourg	41-8
2 Mar	Germany - France	32-12
4 Mar	France - Luxembourg	41-8
4 Mar	Germany - Norway	19-9

Group B	Matches	Goals	Points
Germany	3	97-25	6
Norway	3	67-40	4
France	3	66-57	2
Luxembourg	3	20-128	0

GROUP C

Date	Matches	Res.
27 Feb	Czechoslovakia - Iceland	27-17
27 Feb	Hungary - Romania	16-16
1 Mar	Iceland - Romania	13-11
1 Mar	Czechoslovakia - Hungary	26-11
3 Mar	Hungary - Iceland	19-16
3 Mar	Czechoslovakia - Romania	21-13

Group C	Matches	Goals	Points
Czechoslovakia	3	74-41	6
Hungary	3	46-58	3
Iceland	3	46-57	2
Romania	3	40-50	1

GROUP D

Date	Matches	Res.
28 Feb	Denmark - Brazil	32-12
28 Feb	Yugoslavia - Austria	35-8
2 Mar	Austria - Brazil	24-12
2 Mar	Denmark - Yugoslavia	20-12
4 Mar	Yugoslavia - Brazil	22-9
4 Mar	Denmark - Austria	22-18

Group D	Matches	Goals	Points
Denmark	3	74-42	6
Yugoslavia	3	69-37	4
Austria	3	50-69	2
Brazil	3	33-78	0

Main Round

GROUP 1

Date	Matches	Res.
5 Mar	Germany - Hungary	22-15
5 Mar	Czechoslovakia - Norway	21-10
6 Mar	Norway - Hungary	23-21
6 Mar	Czechoslovakia - Germany	17-14

Group 1	Matches	Goals	Points
Czechoslovakia	3	64-35	6
Germany	3	55-42	4
Norway	3	42-61	2
Hungary	3	47-71	0

GROUP 2

Date	Matches	Res.
5 Mar	Denmark - Poland	22-15
5 Mar	Sweden - Yugoslavia	26-9
6 Mar	Poland - Yugoslavia	9-7
6 Mar	Sweden - Denmark	13-12

Group 2	Matches	Goals	Points
Sweden	3	58-35	6
Denmark	3	54-40	4
Poland	3	38-48	2
Yugoslavia	3	28-55	0

Final matches

Date	Matches	Res.
Match for 7th place
7 Mar	Hungary - Yugoslavia	24-16
Match for 5th place
7 Mar	Norway - Poland	18-20
Bronze medal match
8 Mar	Germany - Denmark	16-13
Final
8 Mar	Czechoslovakia - Sweden	12-22

Source: International Handball Federation