1982 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country West Germany
Dates23 February to 7 March 1982
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union
Runner-up Yugoslavia
Third place Poland
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored2,324 (43.04 per match)
Top scorer(s) Vasile Stîngă (ROU) (65 goals)

The 1982 World Men's Handball Championship was the 10th team handball World Championship. It was held in West Germany between 23 February-7 March 1982. Soviet Union won the championship.

Teams

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Czechoslovakia  Algeria  East Germany  Cuba
 Kuwait  Hungary  Japan  Denmark
 Soviet Union  Spain  Poland  Romania
 West Germany  Sweden   Switzerland  Yugoslavia

Preliminary round

Advanced to second round

Group A

Date Venue Game Res. Half
23.02.1982 Essen Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia 31-17 (16-7)
23.02.1982 Essen West Germany - Kuwait 24-10 (7-4)
24.02.1982 Duisburg Soviet Union - Kuwait 44-19 (22-7)
24.02.1982 Dortmund West Germany - Czechoslovakia 19-18 (7-7)
26.02.1982 Dortmund Czechoslovakia - Kuwait 33-12 (17-4)
26.02.1982 Dortmund Soviet Union - West Germany 24-16 (10-7)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 99 52 +47 6
 West Germany 3 2 0 1 59 52 +7 4
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 68 62 +6 2
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 41 101 −60 0
Source:

Group B

Date Venue Game Res. Half
23.02.1982 Homburg Spain - Algeria 19-15 (11-6)
23.02.1982 Homburg Hungary - Sweden 20-20 (10-5)
24.02.1982 Eppelheim Hungary - Algeria 30-20 (15-10)
24.02.1982 West Berlin Spain - Sweden 23-20 (14-7)
26.02.1982 Ludwigshafen Sweden - Algeria 31-15 (11-5)
26.02.1982 Ludwigshafen Spain - Hungary 20-20 (11-10)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 2 1 0 62 55 +7 5
 Hungary 3 1 2 0 70 60 +10 4
 Sweden 3 1 1 1 71 58 +13 3
 Algeria 3 0 0 3 50 80 −30 0
Source:

Group C

Date Venue Game Res. Half
23.02.1982 Hamburg Poland - Switzerland 16-15 (7-7)
23.02.1982 Hamburg East Germany - Japan 28-18 (15-11)
24.02.1982 Bremen Poland - Japan 28-19 (16-9)
24.02.1982 Bremen East Germany - Switzerland 16-14 (7-6)
26.02.1982 Kiel Switzerland vs. Japan 18-15 (9-7)
26.02.1982 Kiel East Germany vs. Poland 19-19 (10-9)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 63 51 +12 5
 Poland 3 2 1 0 63 53 +10 5
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 47 47 0 2
 Japan 3 0 0 3 52 74 −22 0
Source:

Group D

Date Venue Game Res. Half
23.02.1982 Göppingen Yugoslavia - Cuba 38-21 (23-12)
23.02.1982 Göppingen Romania - Denmark 20-18 (11-8)
24.02.1982 Eppelheim Romania - Cuba 34-26 (20-8)
24.02.1982 West Berlin Denmark - Yugoslavia 19-18 (8-11)
26.02.1982 Sindelfingen Denmark - Cuba 28-21 (10-9)
26.02.1982 Sindelfingen Yugoslavia - Romania 22-21 (12-12)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 78 61 +17 4
 Romania 3 2 0 1 75 66 +9 4
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 65 59 +6 4
 Cuba 3 0 0 3 68 100 −32 0
Source:

Second round

Advanced to final
Advanced to bronze match

Group 1

Date Venue Game Res. Half
28.02.1982 Hannover Soviet Union - Switzerland 23-14 (10-7)
28.02.1982 Dortmund West Germany - Poland 18-17 (9-9)
28.02.1982 Bremerhaven Czechoslovakia - East Germany 24-21 (13-11)
02.03.1982 Dortmund Soviet Union - Poland 27-21 (13-13)
02.03.1982 Dortmund East Germany - West Germany 19-16 (9-8)
02.03.1982 Lübbecke Switzerland - Czechoslovakia 17-17 (10-8)
04.03.1982 Dortmund Soviet Union - East Germany 25-17 (14-9)
04.03.1982 Düsseldorf Poland - Czechoslovakia 24-23 (15-9)
04.03.1982 Dortmund West Germany - Switzerland 16-16 (8-9)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 5 5 0 0 130 85 +45 10
 Poland 5 2 1 2 97 102 −5 5
 East Germany 5 2 1 2 92 98 −6 5
 West Germany 5 2 1 2 85 94 −9 5
 Czechoslovakia 5 1 1 3 99 112 −13 3
  Switzerland 5 0 2 3 76 88 −12 2
Source:

Group 2

Date Venue Game Res. Half
28.02.1982 Munich Denmark - Spain 23-22 (14-14)
28.02.1982 Munich Romania - Sweden 31-24 (13-11)
28.02.1982 Offenburg Hungary - Yugoslavia 20-20 (12-12)
02.03.1982 Böblingen Yugoslavia - Spain 28-25 (11-12)
02.03.1982 Böblingen Romania - Hungary 24-19 (12-11)
02.03.1982 Günzburg Denmark - Sweden 21-20 (11-9)
04.03.1982 Frankfurt Spain - Romania 22-20 (10-7)
04.03.1982 Frankfurt Hungary - Denmark 19-19 (9-8)
04.03.1982 Elsenfeld Yugoslavia - Sweden 30-19 (15-9)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 5 3 1 1 118 104 +14 7
 Denmark 5 3 1 1 100 99 +1 7
 Romania 5 3 0 2 116 105 +11 6
 Spain 5 2 1 2 112 111 +1 5
 Hungary 5 0 4 1 98 103 −5 4
 Sweden 5 0 1 4 103 125 −22 1
Source:

13th to 16th place

Date Venue Game Res. Half
28.02.1982 Gütersloh Kuwait - Algeria 22-20 (8-9)
28.02.1982 Osnabrück Cuba - Japan 25-20 (12-10)
02.03.1982 Haltern Japan - Kuwait 31-20 (13-10)
02.03.1982 Brake Algeria - Cuba 21-21 (12-13)
03.03.1982 Halle Cuba - Kuwait 34-20 (16-12)
03.03.1982 Unna Japan - Algeria 22-21 (11-12)
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 3 2 1 0 80 71 +9 5
 Japan 3 2 0 1 73 66 +7 4
 Kuwait 3 1 0 2 72 85 −13 2
 Algeria 3 0 1 2 62 65 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

11th / 12th place

Date Match1 Score Half
07.03.1982 Sweden 
-
 25-17 (10-5)

9th / 10th place

Date Match1 Score Half
06.03.1982 Hungary 
-
 24-18 (16-7)
  • (1) - In Minden

7th / 8th place

Date Match1 Score Half
07.03.1982 West Germany 
-
 Spain
19-15 (8-9)
  • (1) - In Dortmund

5th / 6th place

Date Match1 Score Half
06.03.1982 Romania - East Germany 24-21 (12-10)
  • (1) - In Dortmund

3rd / 4th place

Date Match1 Score Half
06.03.1982 Poland - Denmark 23-22 (12-13)
  • (1) - In Dortmund

Final

Date Match1 Score Half
07.03.1982 Soviet Union - Yugoslavia 30-27 (12-13) 23-23 (24-23 after extra time)
  • (1) - In Dortmund

Final standings

 Soviet Union
 Yugoslavia
 Poland
4 Denmark
5 Romania
6 East Germany
7 West Germany
8 Spain
9 Hungary
10 Czechoslovakia
11 Sweden
12  Switzerland
13 Cuba
14 Japan
15 Kuwait
16 Algeria
Qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 1983 Summer Universiade
Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament

Source: International Handball Federation

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