The 1967 World Men's Handball Championship was the sixth team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden. Czechoslovakia won the championship.[1]
Results
Preliminary round
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GROUP A
| Date
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Venue
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Matches
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Res.
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Half
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| 12 January
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Malmö
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Sweden - Poland
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26-16
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(9-7)
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| 12 January
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Hälsingborg
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Yugoslavia - Switzerland
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26-11
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(16-3)
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| 13 January
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Kristianstad
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Sweden - Switzerland
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19-16
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(10-8)
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| 13 January
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Lund
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Yugoslavia - Poland
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22-17
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(14-8)
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| 15 January
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Malmö
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Yugoslavia - Sweden
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21-17
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(8-9)
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| 15 January
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Landskrona
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Poland - Switzerland
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20-18
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(12-11)
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GROUP B
| Date
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Venue
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Matches
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Res.
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Half
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| 12 January
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Luleå
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West Germany - Norway
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22-16
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(12.9)
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| 12 January
|
Kiruna
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Hungary - Japan
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30-25
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(16-14)
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| 13 January
|
Kiruna
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West Germany - Japan
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38-27
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(17-12)
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| 13 January
|
Malmberget
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Hungary - Norway
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15-11
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(7-7)
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| 15 January
|
Malmberget
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West Germany - Hungary
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29-23
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(17-13)
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| 15 January
|
Luleå
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Japan - Norway
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21-17
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(11-7)
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GROUP C
| Date
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Venue
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Matches
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Res.
|
Half
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| 12 Jan
|
Stockholm
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Romania - East Germany
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14-14
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(7-7)
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| 12 January
|
Örebro
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USSR - Canada
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28-9
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(17-4)
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| 13 January
|
Eskilstuna
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USSR - East Germany
|
22-17
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(12-8)
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| 13 January
|
Borlänge
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Romania - Canada
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27-3
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(9-1)
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| 15 January
|
Stockholm
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Romania - USSR
|
15-13
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(7-9)
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| 15 January
|
Köping
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East Germany - Canada
|
37-6
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(20-3)
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GROUP D
| Date
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Venue
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Matches
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Res.
|
Half
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| 12 January
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Göteborg
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Czechoslovakia - France
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25-10
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(10-2)
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| 12 January
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Vänersborg
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Denmark - Tunisia
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27-6
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(16-4)
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| 13 January
|
Falköping
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Czechoslovakia - Tunisia
|
23-10
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(13-4)
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| 13 January
|
Halmstad
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Denmark - France
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9-8
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(2-3)
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| 15 January
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Hälsingborg
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Czechoslovakia - Denmark
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24-14
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(13-7)
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| 15 January
|
Skara
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France - Tunisia
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16-7
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(7-4)
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Main round
The top two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals. The four quarter final winners progressed to the semi-finals, while losers played for positions 5-8.
| Date
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Venue
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Matches
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Res.
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Half
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| Quarter-finals
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| 17 January
|
Kristianstad
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Denmark - Yugoslavia |
14-13
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(6-5)
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| 17 January
|
Stockholm
|
USSR - West Germany |
19-16
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(10-7)
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| 17 January
|
Hälsingborg
|
Czechoslovakia - Sweden |
18-11
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(9-3)
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| 17 January
|
Linköping
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Romania - Hungary |
20-19
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(13-12)
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| Semi-finals
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| 18 January
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Västerås
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Czechoslovakia - Romania |
19-17
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(11-10)
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| 18 January
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Västerås
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Denmark - USSR |
17-12
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(9-8)
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| Bronze medal game
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| 21 January
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Västerås
|
Romania - USSR |
21-19• ET 19-19
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(8-11)
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| Final
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| 21 January
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Västerås
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Czechoslovakia - Denmark |
14-11
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(8-8)
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| • After extra time.
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5–8 place
| Date
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Venue
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Matches
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Res.
|
Half
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| Semi-final Round
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| 18 January
|
Göteborg
|
West Germany- Yugoslavia |
31-30• ET 24-24
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(14-12)
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| 18 January
|
Karlskrona
|
Sweden - Hungary |
21-19
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(10-11)
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| 7-8 place
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| 20 January
|
Eskilstuna
|
Yugoslavia - Hungary |
24-20
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(9-10)
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| 5-6 place
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| 20 January
|
Eskilstuna
|
Sweden - West Germany |
24-22
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(12-10)
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| • After extra time.
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Final standings
References
External links
World Handball Championships |
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| Women's | | Tournaments | |
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