The 1958

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 third indoor

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World Championship. It was held in the

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between 27 February and 8 March 1958. Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.

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won the championship.

Qualification

There was no qualification for this edition. Besides Germany which was already qualified as host, the first 15 teams got a spot.

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made the last respectively sixteenth application and was therefore denied. They were reservist if an other country would have cancelled.

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was the only participant of the last world championship (1954) which didn't apply. At the meeting of the Schweizerischer Handballausschuss (HBA) on 27./28. July 1957 the council decided unanimous to boycott the world championship. The reasons for the boycott were that the players behind the

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were state amateurs and the politic believe against the host East Germany. Peter Weninger of the "Deutsche Handballwoche" understood the political aspect but sad also that at a world championship every body shut attend. The past boss of the referee commission of the HBA Paul Tanner made a letter to the editor at the newspaper Sport which he criticized the decision. After a verbal fight with the HBA president Albert Wagner, Paul Tanner resigned as referee.

Results

Preliminary round

Group A Venue:

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Group B Venue:

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Group C Venue:

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Group D Venue:

Main round

Group 1........Venue:

Group 2.......Venue:

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Final round

Final matches .........Venue:

Final standings

References

Source
International Handball Federation
{{World Handball Championship World Men's Handball Championship H H H World Mens Handball Championship, 1958 World Mens Handball Championship, 1958 World Mens Handball Championship, 1958