1954 World Men's Handball Championship

1954 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
Runner-up	West Germany
Third place	Czechoslovakia
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The 1954 World Men's Handball Championship was the second team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden, and the hosts also won the championship

Final standings

	Sweden
	West Germany
	Czechoslovakia
4	Switzerland
5	Denmark
6	France

Standings

Intermediate round

GROUP A

Match	Res.
Sweden - Denmark	16-8
Czechoslovakia - Denmark	18-13
Sweden - Czechoslovakia	23-14

Group A	Matches	Goals	Points
Sweden	2	39-22	4
Czechoslovakia	2	32-36	2
Denmark	2	21-34	0

GROUP B

Match	Res.
West Germany - France	27-4
France - Switzerland	11-11
West Germany - Switzerland	20-9

Group B	Matches	Goals	Points
West Germany	2	47-13	4
Switzerland	2	20-31	1
France	2	15-38	1

Finals

Match	Res.
5th/6th place match
Denmark - France	23-11
Bronze Medal match
Czechoslovakia - Switzerland	24-11
Final
Sweden - West Germany	17-14

Source: International Handball Federation