1970 World Men's Handball Championship


The 1970 World Men's Handball Championship was the seventh team handball World Championship. It was held in France between 26 February-8 March 1970. Romania won the championship.

Results

Preliminary round

GROUP A
DateVenueGameRes.Half
26 FebSaint-NazaireEast Germany - Soviet Union13-11
26 FebQuimperSweden - Norway8-6
28 FebRennesSoviet Union - Norway10-9
28 FebRennesSweden - East Germany11-9
1 MarNantesEast Germany - Norway10-8
1 MarNantesSoviet Union - Sweden12-11

GROUP B
DateVenueGameRes.Half
26 FebBayonneCzechoslovakia - Japan19-9
26 FebAngoulêmeYugoslavia- USA34-8
28 FebAgenCzechoslovakia - USA23-9
28 FebAgenYugoslavia - Japan17-17
1 MarToulouseJapan - USA21-15
1 MarToulouseCzechoslovakia - Yugoslavia16-15

GROUP C
DateVenueGameRes.Half
26 FebParisRomania - France12-9
26 FebRouenWest Germany - Switzerland11-10
28 FebAmiensRomania - Switzerland22-7
28 FebÉvreuxWest Germany - France15-12
1 MarCaenFrance - Switzerland15-12
1 MarCaenWest Germany - Romania15-14

GROUP D
DateVenueGameRes.Half
26 FebLongwyDenmark - Poland23-16
26 FebMulhouseHungary - Iceland19-9
28 FebHagondangeDenmark - Iceland19-13
28 FebStrasbourgHungary- Poland15-9
1 MarMetzIceland - Poland21-18
1 MarMetzHungary - Denmark24-19

Placement Round (9-12 pos.)

The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12.
DateVenueGameRes.Half
3 MarParisSoviet Union - France25-14
3 MarCreilJapan - Iceland20-19
4 MarParisSoviet Union - Iceland19-15
5 MarParisJapan - France22-13
6 MarParisSoviet Union - Japan28-12
6 MarParisIceland - France19-17

Main Round

The top two finishers from each preliminary round group progressed to the quarter-finals. The winners progressed to the semi-final stage, while losers played for positions 5-8.
Quarter-finals
DateVenueGameRes.Half
3 MarParisRomania - Sweden15-13
3 MarOrléansEast Germany - West Germany18-17• ET 16-16
3 MarBesançonDenmark - Czechoslovakia18-16
3 MarGrenobleYugoslavia - Hungary11-10

Semi-finals
DateVenueGameRes.Half
5 MarLyonRomania - Denmark18-12
5 MarBordeauxEast Germany - Yugoslavia17-13

Bronze medal game
DateVenueGameRes.Half
7 MarParisYugoslavia - Denmark29-12

Final
DateVenueGameRes.Half
8 MarParisRomania - East Germany13-12 10-10

Positions 5-8

Semi-Final Round
DateVenueGameRes.Half
5 MarÉvreuxSweden - Czechoslovakia12-11
5 MarTroyesWest Germany - Hungary15-13

7-8 pos.
DateVenueGameRes.Half
7 MarParisCzechoslovakia- Hungary21-14

5-6 pos.
DateVenueGameRes.Half
7 MarParisWest Germany - Sweden15-14

Source:

Final standings

Places 1–8 were decided by play–off or knock–out. Places 9–12 were decide by a placement round. Teams finishing fourth in the preliminary round are ranked 13 to 16. In case of a tie in points gained, the goal difference of the preliminary round were taken into account.