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The 1964 World Men's Handball Championship was the fifth team handball World Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia. Romania won the championship.
Results
Preliminary round
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GROUP A
| Date
|
Venue
|
Matches
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 6 mar
|
Gottwaldov
|
West Germany - Yugoslavia
|
14-14
|
(8-8)
|
| 6 mar
|
Gottwaldov
|
East Germany - USA
|
20-9
|
(9-4)
|
| 7 mar
|
Gottwaldov
|
Yugoslavia - USA
|
22-3
|
(13-2)
|
| 7 mar
|
Gottwaldov
|
West Germany - East Germany
|
12-10
|
(7-5)
|
| 9 mar
|
Gottwaldov
|
East Germany - Yugoslavia
|
14-14
|
(10-7)
|
| 9 mar
|
Gottwaldov
|
West Germany - USA
|
24-13
|
(9-7)
|
|
GROUP B
| Date
|
Venue
|
Matches
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 6 Mar
|
Bratislava
|
Sweden - Hungary
|
15-8
|
(8-4)
|
| 6 Mar
|
Bratislava
|
Iceland - Egypt
|
16-8
|
(8-5)
|
| 7 Mar
|
Bratislava
|
Hungary - Egypt
|
16-9
|
(9-3)
|
| 7 Mar
|
Bratislava
|
Iceland - Sweden
|
12-10
|
(7-5)
|
| 9 Mar
|
Bratislava
|
Hungary - Iceland
|
21-12
|
(9-7)
|
| 9 Mar
|
Bratislava
|
Sweden - Egypt
|
26-11
|
(14-3)
|
|
|
GROUP C
| Date
|
Venue
|
Matches
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 6 Mar
|
Prague
|
Czechoslovakia - France
|
23-14
|
(12-7)
|
| 6 mar
|
Prague
|
Denmark - Switzerland
|
16-13
|
(8-5)
|
| 7 mar
|
Prague
|
Switzerland - France
|
15-14
|
(9-6)
|
| 7 mar
|
Prague
|
Czechoslovakia - Denmark
|
14-11
|
(7-7)
|
| 9 mar
|
Prague
|
Denmark - France
|
26-13
|
(13-5)
|
| 9 mar
|
Prague
|
Czechoslovakia - Switzerland
|
26-10
|
(15-3)
|
|
GROUP D
| Date
|
Venue
|
Matches
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 6 mar
|
Pardubice
|
Romania - Soviet Union
|
16-14
|
(7-8)
|
| 6 mar
|
Pardubice
|
Japan - Norway
|
18-14
|
(9-4)
|
| 7 mar
|
Pardubice
|
Soviet Union - Japan
|
40-10
|
(23-6)
|
| 7 mar
|
Pardubice
|
Romania- Norway
|
18-10
|
(11-7)
|
| 9 mar
|
Pardubice
|
Norway - Soviet Union
|
13-11
|
(6-7)
|
| 9 mar
|
Pardubice
|
Romania - Japan
|
36-12
|
(16-7)
|
|
Main round
Results from Preliminary round carried over to Main round.
|
GROUP 1
| Date
|
Venue
|
Matches
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 11 Mar
|
Prague
|
Hungary - West Germany |
19-15
|
(7-7)
|
| 11 Mar
|
Prague
|
Sweden - Yugoslavia |
23-18
|
(10-11)
|
| 13 Mar
|
Prague
|
Yugoslavia - Hungary |
16-15
|
(9-7)
|
| 13 Mar
|
Prague
|
West Germany - Sweden |
16-8
|
(8-5)
|
|
GROUP 2
| Date
|
Venue
|
Matches
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 11 mar
|
Prague
|
Czechoslovakia - Soviet Union |
18-15
|
(9-8)
|
| 11 mar
|
Prague
|
Romania - Denmark |
25-15
|
(10-7)
|
| 13 mar
|
Prague
|
Soviet Union - Denmark |
17-14
|
(10-10)
|
| 13 mar
|
Prague
|
Romania - Czechoslovakia |
16-15
|
(9-7)
|
|
Final round
| Date
|
Venue
|
Matches
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| Match for 7th Place
|
| 14 mar
|
Prague
|
Denmark - Hungary |
23-14
|
(8-6)
|
| Match for 5th place
|
| 15 mar
|
Prague
|
Soviet Union - Yugoslavia |
27-18
|
(13-9)
|
| Bronze Medal Game
|
| 14 mar
|
Prague
|
Czechoslovakia - West Germany |
22-15
|
(8-7)
|
| Final (Prague)
|
| 15 Mar
|
Prague
|
Romania - Sweden |
25-22
|
(14-13)
|
Final standings
External links
Czechoslovakia
Romania (2nd title)
Sweden
West Germany
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Denmark
Hungary
Iceland
East Germany
Norway
Switzerland
Japan
France
Egypt
United States
