1973 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1973 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Yugoslavia between 7–15 December 1973.[1][2]

1973 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Yugoslavia
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (1st title)
Runner-up Romania
Third place Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored748 (22 per match)
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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Hungary 2 2 0 0 30 14 +16 4
  Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 1 23 21 +2 2
  West Germany 2 0 0 2 16 34 −18 0
Source: [citation needed]
8 December 1973 Hungary   12–7   Czechoslovakia Sarajevo

9 December 1973 Czechoslovakia   16–9   West Germany Sarajevo

10 December 1973 Hungary   17–7   West Germany Sarajevo

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Romania 2 2 0 0 34 17 +17 4
  Norway 2 1 0 1 21 19 +2 2
  Japan 2 0 0 2 21 40 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]
8 December 1973 Romania   24–12   Japan Zavidovici

9 December 1973 Norway   16–9   Japan Zavidovici

10 December 1973 Romania   10–5   Norway Zavidovici

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 15 10 +5 4
  Poland 2 0 1 1 17 19 −2 1
  East Germany 2 0 1 1 15 18 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
8 December 1973 Soviet Union   7–4   East Germany Šibenik

9 December 1973 Poland   11–11   East Germany Šibenik

10 December 1973 Soviet Union   8–6   Poland Šibenik

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 31 14 +17 4
  Denmark 2 1 0 1 23 15 +8 2
  Netherlands 2 0 0 2 8 33 −25 0
Source: [citation needed]
8 December 1973 Yugoslavia   20–4   Netherlands Varaždin

9 December 1973 Denmark   13–4   Netherlands Varaždin

10 December 1973 Yugoslavia   11–10   Denmark Varaždin

Main round

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     Team will compete for Places 1-2
     Team will compete for Places 3-4

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Romania 3 3 0 0 32 24 +8 6
  Hungary 3 2 0 1 37 22 +15 4
  Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 27 30 −3 2
  Norway 3 0 0 3 16 36 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]
1973 Romania   10–8   Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia

1973 Hungary   14–3   Norway Yugoslavia

1973 Romania   12–11   Hungary Yugoslavia

1973 Czechoslovakia   12–8   Norway Yugoslavia

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 26 24 +2 4
  Soviet Union 3 1 1 1 23 23 0 3
  Poland 3 1 1 1 27 28 −1 3
  Denmark 3 0 2 1 32 33 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
1973 Yugoslavia   8–9   Poland Yugoslavia

1973 Soviet Union   10–10   Denmark Yugoslavia

1973 Yugoslavia   7–5   Soviet Union Yugoslavia

1973 Denmark   12–12   Poland Yugoslavia

Group G

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  East Germany 3 3 0 0 46 26 +20 6
  Japan 3 2 0 1 40 38 +2 4
  West Germany 3 1 0 2 33 32 +1 2
  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 25 48 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
1973 East Germany   14–5   West Germany Yugoslavia

1973 Japan   15–11   Netherlands Yugoslavia

1973 East Germany   17–12   Japan Yugoslavia

1973 West Germany   18–5   Netherlands Yugoslavia

1973 East Germany   15–9   Netherlands Yugoslavia

1973 West Germany   10–13   Japan Yugoslavia

Placement round

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Seventh Place playoff

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1973 Denmark   12–10   Norway Yugoslavia

Fifth Place Playoff

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1973 Poland   15–13   Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia

Third Place playoff

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1973 Soviet Union   20–12   Hungary Yugoslavia

Final

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1973 Yugoslavia   16–11   Romania Yugoslavia

Final standings

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# Team
    Yugoslavia
    Romania
    Soviet Union
4   Hungary
5   Poland
6   Czechoslovakia
7   Denmark
8   Norway
9   East Germany
10   Japan
11   West Germany
12   Netherlands

References

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  1. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. ^ "Women Handball World Championship 1973". Todor 66.

Source: International Handball Federation