The 1954
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-nine tournaments held, twelve national teams have won the title. France is the most successful team with six ...
was the second indoor
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...
world championship. It was held in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
from 13–17 January 1954, and the hosts also won the championship.
It was the first world championship governed by the
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...
, after the
first one was governed by the International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF).
Qualification
Results
Group A
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Group B
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Finals
5th–6th-place match
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Bronze-medal match
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Final match
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Final standings
Medalists
References
Source:
International Handball FederationGames of Sweden(Helmut Laaß and Stephan Müller)
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International handball competitions hosted by Sweden
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-nine tournaments held, twelve national teams have won the title. France is the most successful team with six ...
International sports competitions in Gothenburg
World Men's Handball Championship, 1954