1982 World Men's Handball Championship

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1982 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country West Germany
Dates23 February to 7 March 1982
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union
Runner-up Yugoslavia
Third place Poland
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored2,344 (43.41 per match)
Top scorer(s) Vasile Stîngă (ROU) (65 goals)
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The 1982 World Men's Handball Championship was the 10th team handball World Championship. It was held in West Germany between 23 February-7 March 1982. Soviet Union won the championship.

Teams[edit]

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Czechoslovakia  Algeria  East Germany  Cuba
 Kuwait  Hungary  Japan  Denmark
 Soviet Union  Spain  Poland  Romania
 West Germany  Sweden   Switzerland  Yugoslavia

Preliminary round[edit]

Advanced to second round

Group A[edit]

Date Venue Game Res. Half
23.02.1982 Essen Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia 31-17 (16-7)
23.02.1982 Essen West Germany - Kuwait 24-10 (7-4)
24.02.1982 Duisburg Soviet Union - Kuwait 44-19 (22-7)
24.02.1982 Dortmund West Germany - Czechoslovakia 19-18 (7-7)
26.02.1982 Dortmund Czechoslovakia - Kuwait 33-12 (17-4)
26.02.1982 Dortmund Soviet Union - West Germany 24-16 (10-7)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 99 52 +47 6
 West Germany 3 2 0 1 59 52 +7 4
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 68 62 +6 2
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 41 101 −60 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group B[edit]

Date Venue Game Res. Half
23.02.1982 Homburg Spain - Algeria 19-15 (11-6)
23.02.1982 Homburg Hungary - Sweden 20-20 (10-5)
24.02.1982 Eppelheim Hungary - Algeria 30-20 (15-10)
24.02.1982 West Berlin Spain - Sweden 23-20 (14-7)
26.02.1982 Ludwigshafen Sweden - Algeria 31-15 (11-5)
26.02.1982 Ludwigshafen Spain - Hungary 20-20 (11-10)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 62 55 +7 5
 Hungary 3 1 2 0 70 60 +10 4
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 71 58 +13 3
 Algeria 3 0 0 3 50 80 −30 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group C[edit]

Date Venue Game Res. Half
23.02.1982 Hamburg Poland - Switzerland 16-15 (7-7)
23.02.1982 Hamburg East Germany - Japan 28-18 (15-11)
24.02.1982 Bremen Poland - Japan 28-19 (16-9)
24.02.1982 Bremen East Germany - Switzerland 16-14 (7-6)
26.02.1982 Kiel Switzerland vs. Japan 18-15 (9-7)
26.02.1982 Kiel East Germany vs. Poland 19-19 (10-9)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 63 51 +12 5
 Poland 3 2 1 0 63 53 +10 5
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 47 47 0 2
 Japan 3 0 0 3 52 74 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group D[edit]

Date Venue Game Res. Half
23.02.1982 Göppingen Yugoslavia - Cuba 38-21 (23-12)
23.02.1982 Göppingen Romania - Denmark 20-18 (11-8)
24.02.1982 Eppelheim Romania - Cuba 34-26 (20-8)
24.02.1982 West Berlin Denmark - Yugoslavia 19-18 (8-11)
26.02.1982 Sindelfingen Denmark - Cuba 28-21 (10-9)
26.02.1982 Sindelfingen Yugoslavia - Romania 22-21 (12-12)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 78 61 +17 4
 Romania 3 2 0 1 75 66 +9 4
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 65 59 +6 4
 Cuba 3 0 0 3 68 100 −32 0
Source: [citation needed]

Second round[edit]

Advanced to final
Advanced to bronze match

Group 1[edit]

Date Venue Game Res. Half
28.02.1982 Hannover Soviet Union - Switzerland 23-14 (10-7)
28.02.1982 Dortmund West Germany - Poland 18-17 (9-9)
28.02.1982 Bremerhaven Czechoslovakia - East Germany 24-21 (13-11)
02.03.1982 Dortmund Soviet Union - Poland 27-21 (13-13)
02.03.1982 Dortmund East Germany - West Germany 19-16 (9-8)
02.03.1982 Lübbecke Switzerland - Czechoslovakia 17-17 (10-8)
04.03.1982 Dortmund Soviet Union - East Germany 25-17 (14-9)
04.03.1982 Düsseldorf Poland - Czechoslovakia 24-23 (15-9)
04.03.1982 Dortmund West Germany - Switzerland 16-16 (8-9)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 5 5 0 0 130 85 +45 10
 Poland 5 2 1 2 97 102 −5 5
 East Germany 5 2 1 2 92 98 −6 5
 West Germany 5 2 1 2 85 94 −9 5
 Czechoslovakia 5 1 1 3 99 112 −13 3
  Switzerland 5 0 2 3 76 88 −12 2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2[edit]

Date Venue Game Res. Half
28.02.1982 Munich Denmark - Spain 23-22 (14-14)
28.02.1982 Munich Romania - Sweden 31-24 (13-11)
28.02.1982 Offenburg Hungary - Yugoslavia 20-20 (12-12)
02.03.1982 Böblingen Yugoslavia - Spain 28-25 (11-12)
02.03.1982 Böblingen Romania - Hungary 24-19 (12-11)
02.03.1982 Günzburg Denmark - Sweden 21-20 (11-9)
04.03.1982 Frankfurt Spain - Romania 22-20 (10-7)
04.03.1982 Frankfurt Hungary - Denmark 19-19 (9-8)
04.03.1982 Elsenfeld Yugoslavia - Sweden 30-19 (15-9)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 5 3 1 1 118 104 +14 7
 Denmark 5 3 1 1 100 99 +1 7
 Romania 5 3 0 2 116 105 +11 6
 Spain 5 2 1 2 112 111 +1 5
 Hungary 5 0 4 1 98 103 −5 4
 Sweden 5 0 1 4 103 125 −22 1
Source: [citation needed]

13th to 16th place[edit]

Date Venue Game Res. Half
28.02.1982 Gütersloh Kuwait - Algeria 22-20 (8-9)
28.02.1982 Osnabrück Cuba - Japan 25-20 (12-10)
02.03.1982 Haltern Japan - Kuwait 31-20 (13-10)
02.03.1982 Brake Algeria - Cuba 21-21 (12-13)
03.03.1982 Halle Cuba - Kuwait 34-30 (16-12)
03.03.1982 Unna Japan - Algeria 22-21 (11-12)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 3 2 1 0 80 71 +9 5
 Japan 3 2 0 1 73 66 +7 4
 Kuwait 3 1 0 2 72 85 −13 2
 Algeria 3 0 1 2 62 65 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]

11th / 12th place[edit]

Date Match1 Score Half
07.03.1982 Sweden 
-
 25–17 (10–5)

9th / 10th place[edit]

Date Match1 Score Half
06.03.1982 Hungary 
-
 24–18 (16–7)
  • (1) - In Minden

7th / 8th place[edit]

Date Match1 Score Half
07.03.1982 West Germany 
-
 Spain
19–15 (8–9)
  • (1) - In Dortmund

5th / 6th place[edit]

Date Match1 Score Half
06.03.1982 Romania 
-
 24–21 (12–10)
  • (1) - In Dortmund

3rd / 4th place[edit]

Date Match1 Score Half
06.03.1982 Poland 
-
 23–22 (12–13)
  • (1) - In Dortmund

Final[edit]

Date Match1 Score Half
07.03.1982 Soviet Union 
-
 30–27 (12–13) 23–23 (24–23 after extra time)
  • (1) - In Dortmund

Final standings[edit]

External links[edit]

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