1961 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1961 World Men's Handball Championship was the fourth team handball World Championship.
It was held in West Germany between 1–12 March 1961. A united team composed of players from the German Democratic Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany competed. Romania won the championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  West Germany |
| Dates | 1–12 March 1961 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Romania |
| Runner-up |  Czechoslovakia |
| Third place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 811 (28.96 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Petre Ivănescu Zdeněk Rada (24 goals each) |
Results
Preliminary round
| GROUP A
| GROUP B
|
| GROUP C
| GROUP D
|
Main Round
| GROUP 1
| GROUP 2
|
Final matches
| Date | Venue | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match for 7th place | |||
| 12 March | Dortmund |  France -  Norway | 12-13* (7-7, 10-10) |
| Match for 5th place | |||
| 11 March | Dortmund |  Iceland -  Denmark | 13-14 (8-7) |
| Bronze medal match | |||
| 11 March | Dortmund | Sweden -  Germany | 17-14 (8-9) |
| Final | |||
| 12 March | Dortmund | Czechoslovakia - Romania | 8-9** (4-4, 7-7, 7-7) |
| *after 1 extra-time ; **after 2 extra-times | |||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Romania |
 | Czechoslovakia |
 | Sweden |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Denmark |
| 6 | Iceland |
| 7 | Norway |
| 8 | France |
| 9 |  Yugoslavia |
| 10 |  Switzerland |
| 11 |  Netherlands |
| 12 |  Japan |
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | Czechoslovakia | Sweden |
| Ioan Bogolea Michael Redl George Bădulescu Aurel Bulgaru Gheorghe Coman Mircea Costache I Mircea Costache II George Covaciu Virgil Hnat Petre Ivănescu Hans Moser Olimpiu Nodea Cornel Oţelea Otto Tellman | František Arnošt Karel Čermák Václav Duda Antonín Frolo Rudolf Havlík František Herman Karol Lukošík Vojtěch Mareš Oskar Poliak Jaroslav Provazník Zdeněk Rada Dušan Ruža Jaroslav Skála František Šobora Josef Trojan Jiří Vícha | Rolf Almqvist Gunnar Brusberg Hans Collin Uno Danielsson Bengt J. Johansson Kjell Jönsson Hans Karlsson Gunnar Kämpendahl Lennart Kärrström Donald Lindblom Hans Olsson Karl-Oskar Olsson Stig-Lennart Olsson Åke Reimer Lennart Ring Rune Åhrling |
References
External links
- "1961 World Men's Handball Championship" (pdf). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- "Men Handball IV World Championship 1961 West Germany". todor66.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
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