The 2nd women's handball world championship was held from July 7th to 15th, 1962 in Romania . A total of nine teams initially competed in a preliminary round in three groups. This was followed by the semi-finals with six teams in two groups, the consolation round for the bottom of the group for places 7 to 9 and the placement games. In front of 20,000 spectators, Romania won the title by beating Denmark 8-5 and became world champions for the first time.
game schedule
Preliminary round
The first and second group qualified for the main round, the third group for the consolation round.
Group A
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
0 1.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
0 2
0 1
0 1
0 0
0 0 23:120 0
+11
0 3
0 2.
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
0 2
0 1
0 0
0 1
0 0 16:240 0
−8
0 2
0 3.
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
0 2
0 0
0 1
0 1
0 0 15:180 0
−3
0 1
date
Team 1
Team 2
result
75947749575 ♠ 0 July 7, 1962
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
-
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
11: 8 (7: 6)
75947842600 ♠ 0 July 8, 1962
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
-
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
7: 7 (1: 3)
75947935625 ♠ 0 July 9, 1962
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
-
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
16: 5 (6: 1)
Group B
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
0 1.
Denmark Denmark
0 2
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 0 20:110 0
+9
0 4th
0 2.
Hungary 1956 Hungary
0 2
0 1
0 0
0 1
0 0 21:160 0
+5
0 2
0 3.
Japan Japan
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 2
0 0 15:290 0
−14
0 0
date
Team 1
Team 2
result
75947749575 ♠ 0 July 7, 1962
Hungary 1956 Hungary
-
Japan Japan
17: 8 (11: 5)
75947842600 ♠ 0 July 8, 1962
Denmark Denmark
-
Hungary 1956 Hungary
8: 4 (5: 1)
75947935625 ♠ 0 July 9, 1962
Denmark Denmark
-
Japan Japan
12: 7 (7: 4)
Group C
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
0 1.
Romania 1952 Romania
0 2
0 1
0 1
0 0
0 0 12: 70 0 0
+5
0 3
0 2.
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
0 2
0 1
0 1
0 0
0 0 13:110 0
+2
0 3
0 3.
Poland Poland
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 2
0 0 0 6:140 0
−8
0 0
date
Team 1
Team 2
result
75947749575 ♠ 0 July 7, 1962
Romania 1952 Romania
-
Poland Poland
9: 4 (4: 3)
75947842600 ♠ 0 July 8, 1962
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
-
Poland Poland
5: 2 (3: 1)
75947935625 ♠ 0 July 9, 1962
Romania 1952 Romania
-
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
3: 3 (2: 1)
Main round
The group winners qualified for the final, the second placed for the game for 3rd place and the third placed for the game for 5th place.
Group 1
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
0 1.
Romania 1952 Romania
0 2
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 0 15: 90 0 0
+6
0 4th
0 2.
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
0 2
0 1
0 0
0 1
0 0 0 9:120 0
−3
0 2
0 3.
Hungary 1956 Hungary
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 2
0 0 12:150 0
−3
0 0
date
Team 1
Team 2
result
75948121675 ♠ July 11, 1962
Romania 1952 Romania
-
Hungary 1956 Hungary
9: 7 (4: 4)
75948214700 ♠ July 12, 1962
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
-
Hungary 1956 Hungary
6: 5 (4: 3)
75948307725 ♠ July 13, 1962
Romania 1952 Romania
-
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
7: 3 (3: 1)
Group 2
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
0 1.
Denmark Denmark
0 2
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 0 17: 90 0 0
+8
0 4th
0 2.
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
0 2
0 1
0 0
0 1
0 0 15:120 0
+3
0 2
0 3.
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 2
0 0 0 9:200 0
−11
0 0
date
Team 1
Team 2
result
75948121675 ♠ July 11, 1962
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
-
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
10: 5 (3: 2)
75948214700 ♠ July 12, 1962
Denmark Denmark
-
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
10: 4 (6: 1)
75948307725 ♠ July 13, 1962
Denmark Denmark
-
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
7: 5 (3: 4)
Consolation round
In the consolation round, the placements 7 to 9 were played out.
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
0 7th
Poland Poland
0 2
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 0 21:140 0
+7
0 4th
0 8th.
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
0 2
0 1
0 0
0 1
0 0 19:110 0
+8
0 2
0 9.
Japan Japan
0 2
0 0
0 0
0 2
0 0 16:310 0
−15
0 0
date
Team 1
Team 2
result
75948121675 ♠ July 11, 1962
Poland Poland
-
Japan Japan
16:10 (7: 5)
75948214700 ♠ July 12, 1962
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
-
Japan Japan
15: 6 (7: 1)
75948307725 ♠ July 13, 1962
Poland Poland
-
Germany Federal Republic BR Germany
5: 4 (3: 3)
Final round
Play for 5th place
date
Team 1
Team 2
result
75948400750 ♠ July 14, 1962
Hungary 1956 Hungary
-
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
12:10 (7: 5,10: 10) n.v.
3rd place match
date
Team 1
Team 2
result
75948493775 ♠ July 15, 1962
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
-
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia
6: 5 (5: 2)
final
In the final, the team from Romania defeated the team from Denmark in front of 20,000 spectators 8: 5 (5: 2). The top scorer in the final was Ana Starck from Romania with four goals.
date
Team 1
Team 2
result
75948493775 ♠ July 15, 1962
Romania 1952 Romania
-
Denmark Denmark
8: 5 (5: 2)
statistics
Best goalscorers
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ World champion women (Kleinfeld / Halle). Section All World Cup top scorer inside . In: bundesligainfo.de. Retrieved July 27, 2018 .
↑ WM 1962. Retrieved December 8, 2019 (German).
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