1970 World Men's Handball Championship

The 1970 World Men's Handball Championship was the seventh team handball World Championship. It was held in France between 26 February-8 March 1970. Romania won the championship.

1970 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates26 February-8 March
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Romania
Runner-up East Germany
Third place Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored1,262 (30.05 per match)
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Qualification

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Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified
Host nations 1   France
1967 World Championship 12–21 January 1967 3   Czechoslovakia
  Denmark
  Romania
Asia 1   Japan
Europe and Africa Qualification 15 November – 7 December 1969 10   East Germany
  Hungary
  Iceland
  Norway
  Poland
  Soviet Union
  Sweden
   Switzerland
  West Germany
  Yugoslavia
North America Qualification 15–30 November 1969 1   United States1
1First Canada was qualified but was disqualified because they used a Danish player.

Results

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Preliminary round

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Placement Round (9-12 pos.)

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The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12.

Main Round

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The top two finishers from each preliminary round group progressed to the quarter-finals. The winners progressed to the semi-final stage, while losers played for positions 5-8.

Quarter-finals

Date Venue Game Res. Half
3 Mar Paris Romania - Sweden 15-13 (10-6)
3 Mar Orléans East Germany - West Germany 18-17• ET 16-16 (11-8)
3 Mar Besançon Denmark - Czechoslovakia 18-16 (10-7)
3 Mar Grenoble Yugoslavia - Hungary 11-10 (5-6)

Semi-finals

Date Venue Game Res. Half
5 Mar Lyon Romania - Denmark 18-12 (9-6)
5 Mar Bordeaux East Germany - Yugoslavia 17-13 (8-6)

Bronze medal game

Date Venue Game Res. Half
7 Mar Paris Yugoslavia - Denmark 29-12 (13-6)

Final

Date Venue Game Res. Half
8 Mar Paris Romania - East Germany 13-12 (after extra time) (4-5) 10-10 (11-11 during extra time)

Positions 5-8

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Semi-Final Round

Date Venue Game Res. Half
5 Mar Évreux Sweden - Czechoslovakia 12-11 (5-7)
5 Mar Troyes West Germany - Hungary 15-13 (8-7)

7-8 pos.

Date Venue Game Res. Half
7 Mar Paris Czechoslovakia- Hungary 21-14 (12-4)

5-6 pos.

Date Venue Game Res. Half
7 Mar Paris West Germany - Sweden 15-14 (8-8)

Source: International Handball Federation

Final standings

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The national team of Romania, world champions in 1970

Places 1–8 were decided by play–off or knock–out. Places 9–12 were decide by a placement round. Teams finishing fourth in the preliminary round are ranked 13 to 16. In case of a tie in points gained, the goal difference of the preliminary round were taken into account.

Rank Team
    Romania
    East Germany
    Yugoslavia
4   Denmark
5   West Germany
6   Sweden
7   Czechoslovakia
8   Hungary
9   Soviet Union
10   Japan
11   Iceland
12   France
13   Norway
14   Poland
15    Switzerland
16   United States

References

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