1954 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1954 World Men's Handball Championship was the second team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden from 13–17 January 1954, and the hosts also won the championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sweden |
| Dates | 13–17 January 1954 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden (1st title) |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany |
| Third place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 9 |
| Goals scored | 274 (30 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Otto Maychrzak 16 |
| Best player | Bernhard Kempa |
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Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Sweden | |
| Qualification | 28 November – 13 December 1953 | 5 | Czechoslovakia Denmark France Germany.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 1.773 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 36 | 0.889 | 2 |
| Denmark |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 0.618 | 0 |
Source: [1]
| 13 January 1954 | Sweden |
16–8 | Denmark |
Mässhallen, Gothenburg Attendance: 4200[2] |
| Stockenberg 6 | (7–5) | Madsen & Theilmann each 2 | ||
| Report Denmark |
| 14 January 1954 | Czechoslovakia |
18–13 | Denmark |
Jönköping |
| (9–8) | Theilmann 4 | |||
| Report Denmark |
| 14 January 1954 | Sweden |
23–14 | Czechoslovakia |
Idrottshallen, Örebro Attendance: 2000[1] |
| Almqvist 4 | (10–6) | |||
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 3.615 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 0.645 | 1 |
| France |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 0.395 | 1 |
Source: [1]
| 13 January 1954 | Germany |
27–4 | France |
Sporthallen, Kristianstad Attendance: 1925 |
| Maychrzak 7 | (12–1) | |||
| 14 January 1954 | France |
11–11 | Switzerland |
Malmö Attendance: 1200 Referees: Sohre (BRD) |
| 3 players each 3 | (2–3) | Bertschinger 6 | ||
| [4] Report Switzerland |
| 15 January 1954 | Germany |
20–9 | Switzerland |
Idrottshallen, Lund Attendance: 2000 Referees: Kling (SWE) |
| Maychrzak 6 | (11–4) | Bertschinger 3 | ||
| [1][5] Report Switzerland |
Finals
5th–6th-place match
| 16 January 1954 | Denmark |
23–11 | France |
Växjö |
| Theilmann 10 | (9–3) | Pichot 4[6] | ||
| Report Denmark |
Bronze-medal match
| 17 January 1954 | Czechoslovakia |
24–11 | Switzerland |
Frölundaborg, Gothenburg Attendance: 5500[7] |
| (13–3) | Bertschinger 3 | |||
| Report Switzerland |
Final match
| 17 January 1954 | Sweden |
17–14 | Germany |
Mässhallen, Gothenburg Attendance: 5500[7] |
| Almqvist 5 | (8–5) | 3 players each 3 | ||
Final standings
 | Sweden |
 | Germany |
 | Czechoslovakia |
| 4 | Switzerland |
| 5 | Denmark |
| 6 | France |
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sweden Gunnar Brusberg Roland Mattsson Sten Åkerstedt Rolf Almqvist Kjell Jönsson Per-Olof Larsson Rune Lindqvist Åke Moberg Hans Olsson Bertil Rönndahl Ewerth Sjunnesson Carl-Erik Stockenberg Rolf Zachrisson |
Germany Harry Kamm Fredi Pankonin Markus Bernhard Heinrich Dahlinger Adolf Giele Karl Hebel Horst Käsler Bernhard Kempa Otto Maychrzak Herbert Podolske Wolfgang Schütze Hinrich Schwenker Werner Vick |
Czechoslovakia Miloš Bačák Miroslav Baumruk Karel Čermák Jiří Klemm Jiří Korbel Bedřich König Alois Navrátil Vladimír Nykl Zdeněk Pešl Dušan Ruža Oldřich Spáčil Josef Trojan Jiří Vícha |
| Curt Wadmark (Coach) | Fritz Fromm (Coach) | Jan Voreth (Coach) |
References
Source:
- International Handball Federation
- Games of Sweden
- Games of Germany (Helmut Laaß and Stephan Müller)
- "Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Der Bund (in German). Sportinformation Si. 105 (26): 11. 17 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). Sportinformation Si. 19 (14): 6. 15 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Tyskland vann stor seger över Frankrike". Trelleborgstidningen. 14 January 1954. p. 6.
- "Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Der Bund (in German). Sportinformation Si. 105 (24): 4. 15 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). Sportinformation Si. 19 (16): 6. 17 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). Sportinformation Si. 19 (17): 8. 18 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). 19 (18): 8. 19 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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