IHF World Men's Handball Championship
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Current season, competition or edition: 1961 World Men's Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1938 |
| Founder | International Amateur Handball Federation |
| Inaugural season | 1938 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Continent | International (IHF) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 Sweden |
The World Men's Handball Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938. The competition has been dominated by European countries.
History[edit | edit source]
Early starts[edit | edit source]
The first World Championship took place in Germany in 1938, involving four teams from Europe who competed in a round robin stage to find a winner. It wouldn't be until sixteen years later where the second World Championship was held in the country of Sweden.
Tournaments[edit | edit source]
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1938 |  Germany |
Germany |
Round-robin | Sweden |
 Austria |
Round-robin |  Denmark |
4 | |||
| 1954 | Sweden |
Sweden |
18–12 |  Germany1 |
 Czechoslovakia |
25–9 |  France |
6 | |||
| 1958 |  East Germany |
Germany |
20-15 | Sweden |
 Norway |
15-14 | Czechoslovakia |
16 | |||
| 1961 | West Germany |
Sweden |
22-20 |  Romania |
Czechoslovakia |
22-19 | Germany |
12 | |||
External links[edit | edit source]
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