1957 World Women's Handball Championship
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The 1957 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Virovitica
, Croatia
and Belgrade
, Serbia
within Yugoslavia
in 1957.
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Virovitica
Virovitica is a Croatian town near the Croatian-Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,663, with 21,327 people in the municipality...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
within Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
in 1957.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 0 |
| 3 : 1 | |||
| 6 : 1 | |||
| 9 : 4 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 0 |
| 9 : 2 | |||
| 8 : 4 | |||
| 5 : 4 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 0 |
| 11 : 3 | |||
| 7 : 4 | |||
| 7 : 6 |
Main Round
| Team will compete for Places 1-2 | |
| Team will compete for Places 3-4 |
Group I
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 1 |
| 10 : 4 | |||
| 5 : 5 | |||
| 10 : 7 |
Group II
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 0 |
| 10 : 8 | |||
| 12 : 3 | |||
| 10 : 4 |
Classification Round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 4 : 1 | |||
| 2 : 1 | |||
| 3 : 0 |
Finals
| 5/6 | 10 : 6 | |||
| 3/4 | 9 : 6 | |||
| 1/2 | 7 : 1 |
Final ranking
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1957 Women's World Champions Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia women's national handball team The Czechoslovakia women's national handball team was the national handball team of former Czechoslovakia. The team won the World Women's Handball Championship in 1957.... First Title Team Roster Anna Capova, Vera Aschenbrenerova, Vlasta Cihakova, Jana Houskova, Stana Kucerova, Kveta Marzinova, Kveta Janeckova, Pavla Bartakova, Vera Dvorakova, Blanka Kotlinova, Jana Malerova and Veronika Schmiedtova. Trainers: Karel Hostalek, Ladislav Gross |
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