1938 World Men's Handball Championship
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The 1938 World Championship for men in team handball
was the first ever World Handball Championship. It was played in Germany
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It was contested by just 4 national teams.
Source: International Handball Federation
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
was the first ever World Handball Championship. It was played in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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It was contested by just 4 national teams.
Final standings
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Final round
| Match | Res. |
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| - | 11-3 |
| - | 2-1 |
| - | 7-2 |
| - | 5-4 |
| - | 5-4 |
| - | 7-2 |
| Rank | Country | Pts | W | D | L | Gf | Ga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -14 |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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 Germany |
 Austrian |
 Sweden |
| Karl Herbolzheimer Herbert Scmidt Gerard Brüntgens Walter Homke Hans Keiter Hans Keiter Hans Keiter was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.-External links:*... Kurt Lubenow Kurt Mahnkopf Hans Obermark Günther Ortmann Günther Ortmann Günther Ortmann was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.-External links:*... Gerd Schauer Will Steininger Hans Theilig Hans Theilig Hans Theilig in Hamburg was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.... Adolar Woczinski Philipp Zimmermann |
Franz Axmann Otto Cerny Hans Houschka Zdenko Kucera Robert Leu Otto Licha Otto Licha Otto Licha was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches including the final.... Ferdinand Mantler Anton Perwein Anton Perwein Anton Perwein was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches including the final.... Alfred Schmalzer Alfred Schmalzer Alfred Schmalzer was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Alois Schnabel Alois Schnabel Alois Schnabel was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Rudolf Tauscher Jaroslav Volak Jaroslav Volak Jaroslav Volak was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches including the final.-External links:*... Leopold Woh |
Sven Åblad Torsten Andersson (handballer) Erik Floberg Åke Forslund Stig Hjortsberg Sture Hultberg Åke Kallerdahl Yngve Lamberg Roland Nilsson Allan Rollander Sigfrid Schonning Tage Sjöberg Gustaf Adolf Thoren |
Source: International Handball Federation