1967 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates12-21 January 1967
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Czechoslovakia
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Romania

The 1967 World Men's Handball Championship was the sixth team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden. Czechoslovakia won the championship.

Final standings

  1.  Czechoslovakia
  2.  Denmark
  3.  Romania
  4.  Soviet Union
  5.  Sweden
  6.  West Germany
  7.  Yugoslavia
  8.  Hungary
  9.  East Germany
  10.  France
  11.  Japan
  12.  Poland
  13.  Norway
  14.   Switzerland
  15.  Tunisia
  16.  Canada

Results

Preliminary round

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 Venue Game Res. Half
Quarter-finals
17 Jan Kristianstad Denmark - Yugoslavia14-13 (6-5)
17 Jan Stockholm USSR - West Germany19-16 (10-7)
17 Jan Hälsingborg Czechoslovakia - Sweden18-11 (9-3)
17 Jan Linköping Romania - Hungary20-19 (13-12)
Semi-finals
18 Jan Västeras Czechoslovakia - Romania19-17 (11-10)
18 Jan Västeras Denmark - USSR17-12 (9-8)
Bronze medal game
21 Jan Västeras Romania - USSR21-19• ET 19-19 (8-11)
Final
21 Jan Västeras Czechoslovakia - Denmark14-11 (8-8)
• After extra time.

5.-8.place

Dat Venue Game Res. Half
Semi-final Round
18 Jan Göteborg West Germany- Yugoslavia31-30• ET 24-24 (14-12)
18 Jan Karlskrona Sweden - Hungary21-19 (10-11)
7-8 place
20 Jan Eskilstuna Yugoslavia - Hungary24-20 (9-10)
5-6 place
20 Jan Eskilstuna Sweden - West Germany24-22 (12-10)
• After extra time.

Source: International Handball Federation

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