IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship

World championship of field handball

IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship
Sport	Field handball
Founded	1938
Founder	International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF)
First season	1938
No. of teams	6
Continent	International (IHF)
Most recent champion(s)	West Germany (3rd title)
Most titles	West Germany (3 titles)

IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship was the world championship of field handball and was organized by the International Handball Federation (IHF) in the period 1948–1966. The first edition was organized by the International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF) the predecessor of the IHF. In total, seven editions were held. West Germany and East Germany did not participate in the 1948 championship due to the end of World War II.

Tournament

Year	Host Country	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
Year	Host Country	Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1938^[1] Details	Germany	Germany	23–0	Switzerland	Hungary	10–2	Sweden
1948^[2] Details	France	Sweden	11–4	Denmark	Switzerland	21–4	France
1952^[3] Details	Switzerland	West Germany	19–8	Sweden	Switzerland	12–10	Austria
1955^[4] Details	West Germany	West Germany	25–13	Switzerland	Czechoslovakia	13–10	Sweden
1959^[5] Details	Austria	Germany¹	14–11	Romania	Sweden	18–9	Austria
1963^[6] Details	Switzerland	East Germany	14–7	West Germany	Switzerland	10–6	Poland
1966^[7] Details	Austria	West Germany	Round-robin (15–15)	East Germany	Austria	Round-robin (19–15)	Poland

¹: Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	West Germany	3	1	0	4
2	Germany	2	0	0	2
3	Sweden	1	1	1	3
4	East Germany	1	1	0	2
5	Switzerland	0	2	3	5
6	Denmark	0	1	0	1
6	Romania	0	1	0	1
8	Austria	0	0	1	1
	Czechoslovakia	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		7	7	7	21

National team appearances in the IHF World Championship

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Source: IHF official site.^[8]

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
5-10th – Fifth to tenth place
IR – Intermediary round
PR – Preliminary round
•• — Qualified but withdrew
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter
— Hosts
flag — Part of corresponding country.

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team	1938 (10)	1948 (12)	1952 (10)	1955 (17)	1959 (7)	1963 (8)	1966 (6)	Total
Austria		IR	4th	7th	4th	5th	3rd	6
Belgium	×	PR	•	PR	•	×	×	2
Czechoslovakia	6th	×	×	3rd	×	×	×	2
Denmark	8th	2nd	5th	PR	6th	×	×	5
Finland	×	PR	×	PR	×	×	×	2
France	×	4th	PR	8th	•	×	×	3
/ (West) Germany	1st	×	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	6
East Germany		×	×	×		1st	2nd	2
Hungary	3rd	PR	×	PR	7th	×	×	4
Israel	×	×	×	×	×	7th	×	1
Luxembourg	10th	PR	•	PR	×	×	×	3
Netherlands	9th	IR	6th	PR	×	6th	6th	5
Norway	×	×	•	PR	×	×	×	1
Poland	7th	IR	×	×	•	4th	4th	4
Portugal	×	IR	•	PR	×	×	×	2
Romania	5th	×	×	×	2nd	×	×	2
Saar			PR	6th				2
Spain	×	×	PR	PR	••	×	×	2
Sweden	4th	1st	2nd	4th	3rd	×	×	5
Switzerland	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	5th	3rd	5th	7
United States	×	×	×	×	×	8th	×	1
Yugoslavia	×	×	•	5th	•	×	×	1

References

^ Mosch, T. (20 November 2003). "1938 Men Outdoor" (PDF; 89 KB). International Handball Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ Mosch, T. (20 November 2003). "1948 Men Outdoor" (PDF; 78 KB). International Handball Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ Mosch, T. (20 November 2003). "1952 Men Outdoor" (PDF; 92 KB). International Handball Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ Mosch, T. (20 November 2003). "1955 Men Outdoor" (PDF; 91 KB). International Handball Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ Mosch, T. (20 November 2003). "1959 Men Outdoor" (PDF; 91 KB). International Handball Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ Mosch, T. (20 November 2003). "1963 Men Outdoor" (PDF; 75 KB). International Handball Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ Mosch, T. (20 November 2003). "1966 Men Outdoor" (PDF; 87 KB). International Handball Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Medals Table - Ranking at Men's World Championships" (PDF). International Handball Federation (PDF; 941 KB). 20 October 2010. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

External links

Official website
"Men Outdoor Handball World Championship Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship winners

1938: Germany
1948: Sweden
1952: Germany
1955: Germany
1959: Germany
1963: East Germany
1966: Germany

World Outdoor Handball Championships

Men's

Tournaments	Germany 1938 France 1948 Switzerland 1952 West Germany 1955 Austria 1959 Switzerland 1963 Austria 1966
Squads	1938 1948 1952 1955 1959 1963 1966

Women's

Tournaments	Hungary 1949 West Germany 1956 Netherlands 1960
Squads	1949 1956 1960

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