1971 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1971 World Women's Handball Championship took place in the Netherlands between 11-19 December 1971. After the 1968 edition was cancelled because of the intervention of Czechoslovakia from the Soviet Union, the 1971 edition would see East Germany take the title as they defeated Yugoslavia 11-8 in the final.[1] [2]

1971 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
Final positions
Champions East Germany (1st title)
Runner-up Yugoslavia
Third place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches21
Goals scored413 (19.67 per match)
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Premlinary Round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 2 2 0 0 23 18 +5 4
 West Germany 2 1 0 1 21 19 +2 2
 Japan 2 0 0 2 14 21 −7 0
Source:
1971 West Germany  10–7  Japan Netherlands
1971 Denmark  11–7  Japan Netherlands
1971 Denmark  12–11  West Germany Netherlands

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 26 19 +7 3
 Romania 2 1 1 0 20 18 +2 3
 Norway 2 0 0 2 13 22 −9 0
Source:
1971 Yugoslavia  14–7  Norway Netherlands
1971 Romania  8–6  Norway Netherlands
1971 Yugoslavia  12–12  Romania Netherlands

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 2 2 0 0 24 16 +8 4
 Hungary 2 1 0 1 20 12 +8 2
 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 11 27 −16 0
Source:
1971 Hungary  12–3  Netherlands Netherlands
1971 East Germany  15–8  Netherlands Netherlands
1971 East Germany  9–8  Hungary Netherlands

Main round
     Team will compete for Places 1-2
     Team will compete for Places 3-4

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 2 2 0 0 24 17 +7 4
 Romania 2 0 1 1 20 21 −1 1
 Denmark 2 0 1 1 16 22 −6 1
Source:
1971 Romania  10–9  Denmark Netherlands
1971 East Germany  12–10  Romania Netherlands
1971 East Germany  12–7  Denmark Netherlands

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 23 14 +9 4
 Hungary 2 1 0 1 18 22 −4 2
 West Germany 2 0 0 2 18 23 −5 0
Source:
1971 Yugoslavia  11–8  West Germany Netherlands
1971 Hungary  12–10  West Germany Netherlands
1971 Yugoslavia  12–6  Hungary Netherlands

Ranking Round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 2 2 0 0 21 18 +3 4
 Netherlands 2 0 1 1 19 20 −1 1
 Japan 2 0 1 1 23 25 −2 1
Source:
1971 Japan  12–12  Netherlands Netherlands
1971 Norway  8–7  Netherlands Netherlands
1971 Norway  13–11  Japan Netherlands

Placement Round

Fifth Place Playoff
1971 West Germany  13–9  Denmark Netherlands

Third Place Playoff
1971 Hungary  12–11  Romania Netherlands

Final
1971 East Germany  11–8  Yugoslavia Netherlands

Final standings
# Team
 East Germany
 Yugoslavia
 Hungary
4 Romania
5 West Germany
6 Denmark
7 Norway
8 Netherlands
9 Japan

References
  1. "Women Handball World Championship 1971". Todor 66.
  2. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
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