1957 World Women's Handball Championship
1957 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
1957 World Women's Handball Championship|
Host country | Yugoslavia |
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Dates | July 13 – July 20 |
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Teams | 9 |
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Champions | Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
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Runner-up | Hungary |
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Third place | Yugoslavia |
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Matches played | 21 |
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Goals scored | 232 (11.05 per match) |
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The 1957 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Virovitica, PR Croatia and Belgrade, PR Serbia within FPR Yugoslavia in 1957. It was the first ever World Women's Handball Championship.
Preliminary round
Group A
Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Denmark
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2
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2
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0
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0
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15
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5
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+10
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4
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Austria
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2
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1
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0
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1
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7
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10
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−3
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2
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Romania
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2
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0
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0
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2
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2
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9
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−7
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0
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Group B
Group C
Main round
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Team will compete for Places 1–2
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Team will compete for Places 3–4
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Group I
Group II
Classification round
Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Poland
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2
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2
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0
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0
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7
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1
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+6
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4
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Sweden
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2
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1
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0
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1
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3
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5
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−2
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2
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Romania
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2
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0
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0
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2
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1
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5
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−4
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0
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Finals
Final standings
References
World Handball Championships |
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Men's | Tournaments | |
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Qualification | |
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Squads | |
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Women's | Tournaments | |
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Qualification | 2025 |
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