The 1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship was the second edition of the
IHF Men's Junior World Championship
The IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Men's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for men's national handball teams of under-21 years category. It is being organized by the International Handball Federation
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, held in
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
and
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 23 October to 2 November 1979.
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main round
All points and goals against the team from the same preliminary round were carried over.
17th–23rd place classification
Group V
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Group VI
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9–16th place classification
Group III
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Group IV
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1st–8th place classification
Group I
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Group II
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Placement games
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
15th place game
173th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
External links
IHF report
{{Junior World Handball Championship
1979 Junior
Men's Junior World Handball Championship
The IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Men's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for men's national handball teams of under-21 years category. It is being organized by the International Handball Federation si ...
International handball competitions hosted by Denmark
International handball competitions hosted by Sweden
1979 in Danish sport
1979 in Swedish sport
October 1979 sports events in Europe
November 1979 sports events in Europe