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Tournament details | |
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Host country | France |
Dates | 26 February-8 March 1970 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Romania |
Runner-up | East Germany |
Third place | Yugoslavia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 42 |
Goals scored | 1,262 (30.05 per match) |
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.
Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
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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 |
GROUP A
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GROUP B
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GROUP C
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GROUP D
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The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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7 Mar | Paris | Yugoslavia - Denmark | 29-12 | (13-6) |
Final
Date | Venue | Game | Res. | Half |
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8 Mar | Paris | Romania - East Germany | 13-12 (after extra time) | (4-5) 10-10 (11-11 during extra time) |
Semi-Final Round
Date | Venue | Game | Res. | Half |
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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 |
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7 Mar | Paris | Czechoslovakia- Hungary | 21-14 | (12-4) |
5-6 pos.
Date | Venue | Game | Res. | Half |
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7 Mar | Paris | West Germany - Sweden | 15-14 | (8-8) |
Source: International Handball Federation
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 |
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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 |