The 1982
World Men's Handball Championship
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titl ...
was the 10th
team handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the ...
World Championship. It was held in
West Germany
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between 23 February-7 March 1982.
Soviet Union
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won the championship.
Teams
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Second round
Group 1
Group 2
13th to 16th place
11th / 12th place
* (
1) -
In Minden
9th / 10th place
* (
1) -
In Minden
7th / 8th place
* (
1) -
In Dortmund
5th / 6th place
* (
1) -
In Dortmund
3rd / 4th place
* (
1) -
In Dortmund
Final
*(
1) -
In Dortmund
Final standings
Source
International Handball Federation
{{World Handball Championship
World Handball Championship tournaments
World Mens Handball Championship, 1982
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World Men's Handball Championship
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titl ...
World Men's Handball Championship
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titl ...
World Men's Handball Championship
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titl ...