The 1974 World Men's Handball Championship was the eighth team handball World Championship. It was held in East Germany between 28 February-10 March 1974. Romania won the championship, defeating the hosts 14-12 in the final.
Teams Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Preliminary round Group A Date Venue GameRes. Half 28 Feb Karl-Marx-StadtCzechoslovakia - Iceland 25-15 (11-6) 28 Feb Karl-Marx-StadtDenmark - West Germany 12-11 (7-5) 1 Mar GeraCzechoslovakia - Denmark 16-12 (7-4) 1 Mar ErfurtWest Germany - Iceland 22-16 (10-7) 3 Mar Karl-Marx-StadtCzechoslovakia - West Germany 17-11 (6-7) 3 Mar ErfurtDenmark - Iceland 19-17 (10-10)
Group B Date Venue GameRes. Half 28 Feb SchwerinRomania - Poland 18-14 (10-6) 28 Feb SchwerinSpain - Sweden 15-14 (7-9) 1 Mar WismarPoland - Sweden 20-10 (6-5) 1 Mar RostockRomania - Spain 21-11 (12-8) 3 Mar SchwerinSweden - Romania 20-18 (9-8) 3 Mar RostockPoland - Spain 21-15 (11-6)
Group C Date Venue GameRes. Half 28 Feb East BerlinEast Germany - Japan 31-16 (13-9) 28 Feb East BerlinSoviet Union - United States 40-11 (16-6) 1 Mar Brandenburg an der HavelEast Germany - United States 35-14 (16-6) 1 Mar Brandenburg an der HavelSoviet Union - Japan 25-18 (13-7) 3 Mar East BerlinEast Germany - Soviet Union 15-15 (7-4) 3 Mar Brandenburg an der HavelJapan - United States 29-18 (13-9)
Group D Date Venue GameRes. Half 28 Feb Halle an der SaaleYugoslavia - Bulgaria 25-17 (11-7) 28 Feb Halle an der SaaleHungary - Algeria 30-10 (12-5) 1 Mar MagdeburgYugoslavia - Algeria 35-12 (17-7) 1 Mar DessauHungary - Bulgaria 19-15 (9-7) 3 Mar Halle an der SaaleYugoslavia - Hungary 21-18 (9-10) 3 Mar DessauBulgaria - Algeria 23-16 (10-9)
Placement Round (9-12 pos.) The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12.
Date Venue GameRes. Half 5 Mar ErfurtWest Germany - Sweden 20-18 (8-3) 5 Mar WismarBulgaria - Japan 23-22 (13-12) 7 Mar MagdeburgWest Germany - Japan 30-24 (15-12) 7 Mar GeraSweden - Bulgaria 21-19 (12-8) 9 Mar Halle an der SaaleWest Germany - Bulgaria 22-13 (11-8) 9 Mar DessauSweden - Japan 28-21 (14-11) Placement RoundGamesGoalsPoints9. 3 72-55 6 10. 3 67-60 4 11. 3 55-65 2 12. 3 67-81 0
Second round Group 1 Date Venue GameRes. Half 5 Mar Karl Marx StadtPoland - Czechoslovakia 19-16 (11-6) 5 Mar Halle an der SaaleRomania - Denmark 20-11 (9-1) 7 Mar SchwerinRomania - Czechoslovakia 20-13 (11-6) 7 Mar Karl Marx StadtPoland - Denmark 14-9 (6-5)
Group 2 Date Venue GameRes. Half 5 Mar SchwerinEast Germany - Hungary 17-10 (10-4) 5 Mar MagdeburgYugoslavia - Soviet Union 18-15 (11-8) 7 Mar East Berlin East Germany - Yugoslavia 19-17 (10-8) 7 Mar DessauSoviet Union - Hungary 17-15 (8-7)
7th / 8th place DateMatch1ScoreHalf 09.03.1974 22-15 (13-6) (1) - In East Berlin
5th / 6th place DateMatch1Score Half 10.03.1974 26-24 (14-11) (1) - In East Berlin
3rd / 4th place DateMatch1Score Half 09.03.1974 18-16 (10-9) (1) - In East Berlin
Final DateMatch1Score Half 10.03.1974 14-12 (7-8) (1) - In East Berlin
Final standings Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Source: International Handball Federation External links IHF website IHF – Official results Men's Handball World Championship 1974 Medallists from previous World Championships