1954 World Men's Handball Championship

1954 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Dates	13–17 January 1954
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (1st title)
Runner-up	Germany
Third place	Czechoslovakia
Tournament statistics
Best player	Bernhard Kempa
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The 1954 World Men's Handball Championship was the second team handball World Championship. It was held in Sweden from 13–17 January 1954, and the hosts also won the championship.

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	2	2	0	0	39	22	+17	4
Czechoslovakia	2	1	0	1	32	36	−4	2
Denmark	2	0	0	2	21	34	−13	0

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	Sweden	16–8	Denmark

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	Czechoslovakia	18–13	Denmark

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	Sweden	23–14	Czechoslovakia

Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	2	2	0	0	47	13	+34	4
Switzerland	2	0	1	1	20	31	−11	1
France	2	0	1	1	15	38	−23	1

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	Germany	27–4	France

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	France	11–11	Switzerland

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	Germany	20–9	Switzerland

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Finals[]

5th–6th Place Match[]

	Denmark	23–11	France

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Bronze Medal Match[]

	Czechoslovakia	24–11	Switzerland

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Final Match[]

	Sweden	17–14	Germany

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Final standings[]

	Sweden
	Germany
	Czechoslovakia
4	Switzerland
5	Denmark
6	France

Medalists[]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sweden	Germany	Czechoslovakia

References[]

Source: International Handball Federation