1957 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
International handball competition
1957 World Women's Handball Championship|
Host country | Yugoslavia |
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Dates | July 13 – July 20 |
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Teams | 9 |
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Champions | Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
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Runner-up | Hungary |
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Third place | Yugoslavia |
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Matches played | 21 |
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Goals scored | 232 (11.05 per match) |
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The 1957 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Virovitica, PR Croatia and Belgrade, PR Serbia within FPR Yugoslavia in 1957. It was the first ever World Women's Handball Championship.
Preliminary round
Group A
Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Denmark
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2
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2
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0
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0
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15
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5
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+10
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4
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Austria
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2
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1
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0
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1
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7
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10
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−3
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2
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Romania
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2
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0
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0
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2
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2
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9
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−7
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0
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Group B
Group C
Main round
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Team will compete for Places 1–2
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Team will compete for Places 3–4
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Group I
Group II
Classification round
Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Poland
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2
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2
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0
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0
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7
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1
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+6
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4
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Sweden
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2
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1
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0
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1
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3
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5
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−2
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2
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Romania
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2
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0
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0
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2
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1
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5
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−4
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0
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Finals
Final standings
Final ranking
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1957 Women's World Champions
Czechoslovakia First Title
Team roster: Anna Čápová (Ríšová), Věra Aschenbrenerová, Vlasta Čiháková, Jana Housková, Stanislava Kučerová, Květa Marzinová, Květa Janečková, Pavla Bartáková, Věra Dvořáková, Blanka Kotlínová, Jana Maléřová and Veronika Schmidtová (Ilavská). Trainers: Karel Hošťalek, Ladislav Gross
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References
World Handball Championships |
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