1954 World Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Sweden |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Dates | 13–17 January |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden (1st title) |
| Runners-up | West Germany |
| Third place | Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 274 (30.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Otto Maychrzak 16 |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Bernhard Kempa |
The 1954 World Men's Handball Championship was the second indoor handball world championship. It was held in Sweden from 13–17 January 1954, and the hosts also won the championship.
It was the first world championship governed by the International Handball Federation, after the first one was governed by the International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF).[1]
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Sweden | |
| Qualification | 28 November – 13 December 1953 | 5 | Czechoslovakia Denmark France West Germany Switzerland |
Results
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: [2]
| 13 January 1954 | Sweden | 16–8 | Denmark | Mässhallen, Gothenburg Attendance: 4200[3] |
| 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[2] |
| Almqvist 4 | (10–6) | |||
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West 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: [2]
| 13 January 1954 | West 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 | ||
| [5] Report Switzerland |
| 15 January 1954 | West Germany | 20–9 | Switzerland | Idrottshallen, Lund Attendance: 2000 Referees: Kling (SWE) |
| Maychrzak 6 | (11–4) | Bertschinger 3 | ||
| [2][6] Report Switzerland |
Finals
5th–6th-place match
| 16 January 1954 | Denmark | 23–11 | France | Växjö |
| Theilmann 10 | (9–3) | Pichot 4[7] | ||
| Report Denmark |
Bronze-medal match
| 17 January 1954 | Czechoslovakia | 24–11 | Switzerland | Frölundaborg, Gothenburg Attendance: 5500[8] |
| (13–3) | Bertschinger 3 | |||
| Report Switzerland |
Final match
| 17 January 1954 | Sweden | 17–14 | West Germany | Mässhallen, Gothenburg Attendance: 5500[8] |
| Almqvist 5 | (8–5) | 3 players each 3 | ||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Sweden | |
| West 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 |
West 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)
- ^ "IHF | the International Handball Federation – Timeline of Milestones".
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