Men Handball Outdoor World Championship 1955 West Germany 29.06-10.07 Winner West Germany

Men Handball Outdoor World Championship 1955 West Germany 29.06-10.07 Winner West Germany

Finals
Game	date	venue	team 1	score	team 2	HT
Final	10.07	Dortmund	West Germany	25-13	Switzerland	11-7
3-4			Czechoslovakia	13-10	Sweden	7-4
5-6			Yugoslavia	12-5	Saar	5-1
7-8			Austria	11-7	France	7-4

Second Groups	Round	Group G	Group H
First Groups Round	Group A	Group B	Group C
First Groups Round	Group D	Group E	Group F

Final ranking	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1. West Germany	12	6	0	0	111:	57
2. Switzerland	10	5	0	1	75:	59
3. Czechoslovakia	10	5	0	1	68:	48
4. Sweden	6	3	0	3	74:	45
5. Yugoslavia	8	4	0	2	75:	59
6. Saar	6	3	0	3	73:	59
7. Austria	5	2	1	3	62:	67
8. France	3	1	1	4	58:	68
eliminated in First Groups Round
9. Portugal	2	1	0	1	18:	14
10.Hungary	2	1	0	1	22:	20
11.Finland	2	1	0	1	18:	23
12.Denmark	0	0	0	2	18:	28
13.Spain	0	0	0	2	17:	29
14.Belgium	0	0	0	2	15:	30
15.Netherlands	0	0	0	2	15:	34
16.Norway	0	0	0	2	7:	36
17.Luxembourg	0	0	0	2	4:	54

Second Groups Round

Winners progress to Final. Rest to Classification Games.

Group G	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1. West Germany	6	3	0	0	55:	38
2. Czechoslovakia	4	2	0	1	29:	20
3. Yugoslavia	2	1	0	2	29:	39
4. Austria	0	0	0	3	28:	44

Team	We	Cz	Yu	Au
West Germany	----	11: 8	23:12	21:18
Czechoslovakia		----	9: 6	12: 3
Yugoslavia			----	11: 7
Austria				----

date	venue	team 1	score	team 2	HT
03.07	Wuppertal	West Germany	21-18	Austria	13-8
03.07	Wanne-Eickel	Czechoslovakia	9-6	Yugoslavia	6-6
05.07	Oberhausen	West Germany	23-12	Yugoslavia	12-6
05.07	Krefeld	Czechoslovakia	12-3	Austria	8-1
07.07	Duisburg	West Germany	11-8	Czechoslovakia
07.07	Remscheid	Yugoslavia	11-7	Austria

Group H	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1. Switzerland	6	3	0	0	31:	20
2. Sweden	4	2	0	1	35:	25
3. Saar	2	1	0	2	30:	37
4. France	0	0	0	3	28:	42

Team	Sw	Sw	Sa	Fr
Switzerland	----	7: 5	13: 8	11: 7
Sweden		----	12: 9	18: 9
Saar			----	13:12
France				----

date	venue	team 1	score	team 2	HT
03.07	Rheydt	Sweden	12-9	Saar	--4
03.07	Bochum	Switzerland	11-7	France	6-6
05.07	Dusseldorf	Saar	13-12	France	7-5
05.07	Hagen	Switzerland	7-5	Sweden	3-3
07.07	Essen	Switzerland	13-8	Saar
07.07	Hamm	Sweden	18-9	France

First Groups Round

Winners and best 2 seconds progress to Second Groups Round. See Ranking 2nds

Group A	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1. West Germany	4	2	0	0	31:	6
2. Portugal	2	1	0	1	18:	14
3. Norway	0	0	0	2	7:	36

Team	We	Po	No
West Germany	---	9:4	22:2
Portugal		---	14:5
Norway			---

date	venue	team 1	score	team 2	HT
29.06	West Berlin	West Germany	9-4	Portugal	6-3
30.06	Minden	Portugal	14-5	Norway	6-2
01.07	Hannover	West Germany	22-2	Norway	12-1

Group B	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1. Saar	4	2	0	0	38:	10
2. Sweden	2	1	0	1	29:	7
3. Luxembourg	0	0	0	2	4:	54

Team	Sa	Sw	Lu
Saar	---	7:6	31:4
Sweden		---	23:0
Luxembourg			---

date	venue	team 1	score	team 2	HT
29.06	Oberhausen	Sweden	23-0	Luxembourg	12-0
30.06	Hattingen	Saar	31-4	Luxembourg	12-4
01.07	Solingen	Saar	7-6	Sweden	3-5

Group C	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1. Switzerland	4	2	0	0	31:	14
2. Finland	2	1	0	1	18:	23
3. Spain	0	0	0	2	17:	29

Team	Sw	Fi	Sp
Switzerland	----	13: 7	18: 7
Finland		----	11:10
Spain			----

date	venue	team 1	score	team 2	HT
29.06	Lorrach	Switzerland	13-7	Finland	7-2
30.06	Offenburg	Finland	11-10	Spain	5-4
01.07	Freiburg	Switzerland	18-7	Spain	8-3

Group D	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1. France	3	1	1	0	23:	15
2. Austria	3	1	1	0	23:	16
3. Belgium	0	0	0	2	15:	30

Team	Fr	Au	Be
France	---	8:8	15:7
Austria		---	15:8
Belgium			---

date	venue	team 1	score	team 2	HT
29.06	Offenbach	Austria	15-8	Belgium	4-5
30.06	Karlsruhe	France	15-7	Belgium	7-3
01.07	Ludwigshafen	France	8-8	Austria	4-3

Group E	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1. Czechoslovakia	4	2	0	0	26:	18
2. Hungary	2	1	0	1	22:	20
3. Denmark	0	0	0	2	18:	28

Team	Cz	Hu	De
Czechoslovakia	----	12: 8	14:10
Hungary		----	14: 8
Denmark			----

date	venue	team 1	score	team 2	HT
29.06	Munchen	Czechoslovakia	14-10	Denmark	11-5
30.06	Augsburg	Czechoslovakia	12-8	Hungary	4-5
01.07	Ansbach	Hungary	14-8	Denmark	7-3

Group F	p	w	d	l	gf	ga
1. Yugoslavia	4	2	0	0	34:	15
2. Netherlands	0	0	0	2	15:	34

Team	Yu	Ne
Yugoslavia	----	13: 4
Netherlands	11:21	----

date	venue	team 1	score	team 2	HT
29.06	Koblenz	Yugoslavia	13-4	Netherlands	7-1
01.07	Bonn	ugoslavia	21-11	Netherlands	13-2

Ranking 2nds	p	w	d	l	gf	ga	Group
1. Austria	3	1	1	0	23:	16	Group D
2. Sweden	2	1	0	1	29:	7	Group B
3. Portugal	2	1	0	1	18:	14	Group A
4. Hungary	2	1	0	1	22:	20	Group E
5. Finland	2	1	0	1	18:	23	Group C
6. Netherlands	0	0	0	2	15:	34	Group F

Germany	Team
Heinz Singer	Hamburg
Markus Bernhard	München
Heinz Becker	Frankfurt
Hans Buff	Ludwigshafen
Werner Vick Hamburg
Jürgen Isberg	Hamburg
Horst Singer	Göppingen
Hermann Will	Mülheim
Bernhard Kempa	Göppingen
Hein Dahlinger	Kiel
Walter Schädlich	Hamborn
Gerd Nellen	Rheinhausen
Ernst Wintterlin	Dietzenbach

Switzerland	Team
Burger	Aarau
Dups	Zürich
Hartmann	Zürich
Winkler	Zürich
Schwarz	Zürich
Sieber	Winterthur
Kloti	Zürich
Jendly	Bern
Strohmeier	Zürich
Riese	Zürich
Buschor	Zürich
Peter	Zürich
Schmidt	Basel


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