| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sweden |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Dates | 13–17 January 1954 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden (1st title) |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Germany |
| Third place |  Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 274 (30.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Otto Maychrzak 16 |
| Best player | Bernhard Kempa |
The 1954 World Men's Handball Championship was the second team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden from 13–17 January 1954, and the hosts also won the championship.
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Sweden | |
| Qualification | 28 November – 13 December 1953 | 5 | Czechoslovakia Denmark France Germany.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
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: [1]
| 13 January 1954 | Sweden |
16–8 | Denmark |
Mässhallen, Gothenburg Attendance: 4200[2] |
| 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[1] |
| Almqvist 4 | (10–6) | |||
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: [1]
| 13 January 1954 | 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 | ||
| [4] Report Switzerland |
| 15 January 1954 | Germany |
20–9 | Switzerland |
Idrottshallen, Lund Attendance: 2000 Referees: Kling (SWE) |
| Maychrzak 6 | (11–4) | Bertschinger 3 | ||
| [1][5] Report Switzerland |
Finals
5th–6th-place match
| 16 January 1954 | Denmark |
23–11 | France |
Växjö |
| Theilmann 10 | (9–3) | Pichot 4[6] | ||
| Report Denmark |
Bronze-medal match
| 17 January 1954 | Czechoslovakia |
24–11 | Switzerland |
Frölundaborg, Gothenburg Attendance: 5500[7] |
| (13–3) | Bertschinger 3 | |||
| Report Switzerland |
Final match
| 17 January 1954 | Sweden |
17–14 | Germany |
Mässhallen, Gothenburg Attendance: 5500[7] |
| Almqvist 5 | (8–5) | 3 players each 3 | ||
Final standings
 | Sweden |
 | 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 |
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)
- 1 2 3 4 "Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Der Bund (in German). Sportinformation Si. 105 (26): 11. 17 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). Sportinformation Si. 19 (14): 6. 15 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ "Tyskland vann stor seger över Frankrike". Trelleborgstidningen. 14 January 1954. p. 6.
- ↑ "Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Der Bund (in German). Sportinformation Si. 105 (24): 4. 15 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). Sportinformation Si. 19 (16): 6. 17 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). Sportinformation Si. 19 (17): 8. 18 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Die Hallenhandball-Weltmeisterschaft in Schweden" [The Indoor Handball - World Championship in Sweden]. Die Tat (in German). 19 (18): 8. 19 January 1954. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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