1970 World Men's Handball Championship

1970 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	France
Final positions
Champions	Romania
Runner-up	East Germany
Third place	Yugoslavia

The 1970 World Men's Handball Championship was the seventh team handball World Championship. It was held in France. Romania won the championship.

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

GROUP A

Date	Game	Res.
?	East Germany - Soviet Union	13-11
26 Feb	Sweden - Norway	8-6
?	Soviet Union - Norway	10-90
28 Feb	Sweden - East Germany	11-90
?	East Germany - Norway	10-80
1 Mar	Soviet Union - Sweden	12-11

Group A	Games	Goals	Points
Sweden	3	30-27	4
East Germany	3	32-30	4
Soviet Union	3	33-33	4
Norway	3	23-28	0

GROUP B

Date	Game	Res.
?	Czechoslovakia - Japan	19-90
?	Yugoslavia- USA	34-80
?	Czechoslovakia - USA	23-90
?	Yugoslavia - Japan	17-17
?	Japan - USA	21-15
?	Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia	16-15

Group B	Games	Goals	Points
Czechoslovakia	3	58-33	6
Yugoslavia	3	66-41	3
Japan	3	47-51	3
United States	3	32-78	0

GROUP C

Date	Game	Res.
?	Romania - France	12-90
?	West Germany - Switzerland	11-10
?	Romania - Switzerland	22-70
?	West Germany - France	15-12
?	France - Switzerland	15-12
?	West Germany - Romania	15-14

Group C	Games	Goals	Points
West Germany	3	41-36	6
Romania	3	48-31	4
France	3	36-39	2
Switzerland	3	29-48	0

GROUP D

Date	Game	Res.
?	Denmark - Poland	23-16
26 Feb	Hungary - Iceland	19-90
28 Feb	Denmark - Iceland	19-13
?	Hungary- Poland	15-90
1 Mar	Iceland - Poland	21-18
?	Hungary - Denmark	24-19

Group D	Games	Goals	Points
Hungary	3	58-37	6
Denmark	3	61-53	4
Iceland	3	43-56	2
Poland	3	43-59	0

Placement Round (9-12 pos.)

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

Date	Game	Res.
?	Soviet Union - France	25-14
3 Mar	Japan - Iceland	20-19
4 Mar	Soviet Union - Iceland	19-15
?	Japan - France	22-13
?	Soviet Union - Japan	28-12
6 Mar	Iceland - France	19-17

Placement Round		Games	Goals	Points
9.	Soviet Union	3	72-41	6
10.	Japan	3	54-60	4
11.	Iceland	3	53-56	2
12.	France	3	44-66	0

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 - Sweden	15-13
?	East Germany - West Germany	•18-17•
?	Denmark - Czechoslovakia	18-16
?	Yugoslavia - Hungary	11-10
Semi-finals
?	Romania - Denmark	18-12
?	East Germany - Yugoslavia	17-13
Bronze medal game
?	Yugoslavia - Denmark	29-12
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 - Czechoslovakia	12-11
?	West Germany - Hungary	15-13
7-8 pos.
?	Czechoslovakia- Hungary	21-14
5-6 pos.
7 Mar	West Germany - Sweden	15-14

Source: International Handball Federation