The 1982 World Men's Handball Championship was the 10th team handball World Championship. It was held in West Germany and West Berlin between 23 February-7 March 1982. Soviet Union won the championship.
Teams
Preliminary round
Group A
| Date
|
Venue
|
Game
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 23.02.1982
|
Essen
|
Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia
|
31-17
|
(16-7)
|
| 23.02.1982
|
Essen
|
West Germany - Kuwait
|
24-10
|
(7-4)
|
| 24.02.1982
|
Duisburg
|
Soviet Union - Kuwait
|
44-19
|
(22-7)
|
| 24.02.1982
|
Dortmund
|
West Germany - Czechoslovakia
|
19-18
|
(7-7)
|
| 26.02.1982
|
Dortmund
|
Czechoslovakia - Kuwait
|
33-12
|
(17-4)
|
| 26.02.1982
|
Dortmund
|
Soviet Union - West Germany
|
24-16
|
(10-7)
|
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Soviet Union
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
99
|
52
|
+47
|
6
|
West Germany
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
59
|
52
|
+7
|
4
|
Czechoslovakia
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
68
|
62
|
+6
|
2
|
Kuwait
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
41
|
101
|
−60
|
0
|
Source:
Group B
| Date
|
Venue
|
Game
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 23.02.1982
|
Homburg
|
Spain - Algeria
|
19-15
|
(11-6)
|
| 23.02.1982
|
Homburg
|
Hungary - Sweden
|
20-20
|
(10-5)
|
| 24.02.1982
|
Eppelheim
|
Hungary - Algeria
|
30-20
|
(15-10)
|
| 24.02.1982
|
West Berlin
|
Spain - Sweden
|
23-20
|
(14-7)
|
| 26.02.1982
|
Ludwigshafen
|
Sweden - Algeria
|
31-15
|
(11-5)
|
| 26.02.1982
|
Ludwigshafen
|
Spain - Hungary
|
20-20
|
(11-10)
|
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Spain
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
62
|
55
|
+7
|
5
|
Hungary
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
70
|
60
|
+10
|
4
|
Sweden
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
71
|
58
|
+13
|
3
|
Algeria
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
50
|
80
|
−30
|
0
|
Source:
Group C
| Date
|
Venue
|
Game
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 23.02.1982
|
Hamburg
|
Poland - Switzerland
|
16-15
|
(7-7)
|
| 23.02.1982
|
Hamburg
|
East Germany - Japan
|
28-18
|
(15-11)
|
| 24.02.1982
|
Bremen
|
Poland - Japan
|
28-19
|
(16-9)
|
| 24.02.1982
|
Bremen
|
East Germany - Switzerland
|
16-14
|
(7-6)
|
| 26.02.1982
|
Kiel
|
Switzerland vs. Japan
|
18-15
|
(9-7)
|
| 26.02.1982
|
Kiel
|
East Germany vs. Poland
|
19-19
|
(10-9)
|
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
East Germany
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
63
|
51
|
+12
|
5
|
Poland
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
63
|
53
|
+10
|
5
|
Switzerland
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
47
|
47
|
0
|
2
|
Japan
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
52
|
74
|
−22
|
0
|
Source:
Group D
| Date
|
Venue
|
Game
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 23.02.1982
|
Göppingen
|
Yugoslavia - Cuba
|
38-21
|
(23-12)
|
| 23.02.1982
|
Göppingen
|
Romania - Denmark
|
20-18
|
(11-8)
|
| 24.02.1982
|
Eppelheim
|
Romania - Cuba
|
34-26
|
(20-8)
|
| 24.02.1982
|
West Berlin
|
Denmark - Yugoslavia
|
19-18
|
(8-11)
|
| 26.02.1982
|
Sindelfingen
|
Denmark - Cuba
|
28-21
|
(10-9)
|
| 26.02.1982
|
Sindelfingen
|
Yugoslavia - Romania
|
22-21
|
(12-12)
|
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Yugoslavia
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
78
|
61
|
+17
|
4
|
Romania
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
75
|
66
|
+9
|
4
|
Denmark
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
65
|
59
|
+6
|
4
|
Cuba
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
68
|
100
|
−32
|
0
|
Source:
Second round
|
|
Advanced to final
|
|
|
Advanced to bronze match
|
Group 1
| Date
|
Venue
|
Game
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 28.02.1982
|
Hannover
|
Soviet Union - Switzerland
|
23-14
|
(10-7)
|
| 28.02.1982
|
Dortmund
|
West Germany - Poland
|
18-17
|
(9-9)
|
| 28.02.1982
|
Bremerhaven
|
Czechoslovakia - East Germany
|
24-21
|
(13-11)
|
| 02.03.1982
|
Dortmund
|
Soviet Union - Poland
|
27-21
|
(13-13)
|
| 02.03.1982
|
Dortmund
|
East Germany - West Germany
|
19-16
|
(9-8)
|
| 02.03.1982
|
Lübbecke
|
Switzerland - Czechoslovakia
|
17-17
|
(10-8)
|
| 04.03.1982
|
Dortmund
|
Soviet Union - East Germany
|
25-17
|
(14-9)
|
| 04.03.1982
|
Düsseldorf
|
Poland - Czechoslovakia
|
24-23
|
(15-9)
|
| 04.03.1982
|
Dortmund
|
West Germany - Switzerland
|
16-16
|
(8-9)
|
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Soviet Union
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
130
|
85
|
+45
|
10
|
Poland
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
97
|
102
|
−5
|
5
|
East Germany
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
92
|
98
|
−6
|
5
|
West Germany
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
85
|
94
|
−9
|
5
|
Czechoslovakia
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
99
|
112
|
−13
|
3
|
Switzerland
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
76
|
88
|
−12
|
2
|
Source:
Group 2
| Date
|
Venue
|
Game
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 28.02.1982
|
Munich
|
Denmark - Spain
|
23-22
|
(14-14)
|
| 28.02.1982
|
Munich
|
Romania - Sweden
|
31-24
|
(13-11)
|
| 28.02.1982
|
Offenburg
|
Hungary - Yugoslavia
|
20-20
|
(12-12)
|
| 02.03.1982
|
Böblingen
|
Yugoslavia - Spain
|
28-25
|
(11-12)
|
| 02.03.1982
|
Böblingen
|
Romania - Hungary
|
24-19
|
(12-11)
|
| 02.03.1982
|
Günzburg
|
Denmark - Sweden
|
21-20
|
(11-9)
|
| 04.03.1982
|
Frankfurt
|
Spain - Romania
|
22-20
|
(10-7)
|
| 04.03.1982
|
Frankfurt
|
Hungary - Denmark
|
19-19
|
(9-8)
|
| 04.03.1982
|
Elsenfeld
|
Yugoslavia - Sweden
|
30-19
|
(15-9)
|
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Yugoslavia
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
118
|
104
|
+14
|
7
|
Denmark
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
100
|
99
|
+1
|
7
|
Romania
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
116
|
105
|
+11
|
6
|
Spain
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
112
|
111
|
+1
|
5
|
Hungary
|
5
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
98
|
103
|
−5
|
4
|
Sweden
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
103
|
125
|
−22
|
1
|
Source:
13th to 16th place
| Date
|
Venue
|
Game
|
Res.
|
Half
|
| 28.02.1982
|
Gütersloh
|
Kuwait - Algeria
|
22-20
|
(8-9)
|
| 28.02.1982
|
Osnabrück
|
Cuba - Japan
|
25-20
|
(12-10)
|
| 02.03.1982
|
Haltern
|
Japan - Kuwait
|
31-20
|
(13-10)
|
| 02.03.1982
|
Brake
|
Algeria - Cuba
|
21-21
|
(12-13)
|
| 03.03.1982
|
Halle
|
Cuba - Kuwait
|
34-30
|
(16-12)
|
| 03.03.1982
|
Unna
|
Japan - Algeria
|
22-21
|
(11-12)
|
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Cuba
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
80
|
71
|
+9
|
5
|
Japan
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
73
|
66
|
+7
|
4
|
Kuwait
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
72
|
85
|
−13
|
2
|
Algeria
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
62
|
65
|
−3
|
1
|
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
11th / 12th place
| Date
|
Match1
|
Score
|
Half
|
| 07.03.1982
|
Sweden  |
- |
|
25–17
|
(10–5)
|
9th / 10th place
| Date
|
Match1
|
Score
|
Half
|
| 06.03.1982
|
Hungary  |
- |
Czechoslovakia
|
24–18
|
(16–7)
|
7th / 8th place
| Date
|
Match1
|
Score
|
Half
|
| 07.03.1982
|
West Germany  |
- |
|
19–15
|
(8–9)
|
5th / 6th place
| Date
|
Match1
|
Score
|
Half
|
| 06.03.1982
|
Romania  |
- |
East Germany
|
24–21
|
(12–10)
|
3rd / 4th place
| Date
|
Match1
|
Score
|
Half
|
| 06.03.1982
|
Poland  |
- |
|
23–22
|
(12–13)
|
Final
| Date
|
Match1
|
Score
|
Half
|
| 07.03.1982
|
Soviet Union  |
- |
Yugoslavia
|
30–27
|
(12–13) 23–23 (24–23 after extra time)
|
Final standings
External links
|
|---|
|
| International |
- World Championships
- Men's U-21
- Women's U-20
- Men's U-19
- Women's U-18
- University
- Wheelchair
- Men's Field Handball
- Women's Field Handball
- Youth Olympics
- Summer Universiade
- Emerging Nations
- IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
- Arab Games
- Mediterranean Games
| |
|---|
| Africa |
- African Championships
- Men
- Women
- Men's Junior
- Women's Junior
- Men's Youth
- Women's Youth
- African Games
|
|---|
| North America and Caribbean |
- North American and Caribbean Championship
- Pan American Games (Junior)
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American Games
|
|---|
| South & Central America |
- South & Central American Championships
- Men
- Women
- Men's Junior
- Women's Junior
- Men's Youth
- Women's Youth
- Pan American Games (Junior)
- South American Games
- Bolivarian Games
|
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| Asia |
- Asian Championships
- Men
- Women
- Men's Junior
- Women's Junior
- Men's Youth
- Women's Youth
- Beach
- Beach Youth
- Asian Games
|
|---|
| Europe |
- European Championships
- Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament
- European Open
|
|---|
| Oceania |
- Oceania Championships
- Senior
- Junior
- Youth
- Beach
- Pacific Cup
- French Pacific Championship
|
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| Defunct | |
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World Handball Championships |
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IHF World Men's Field Handball Championship - IHF World Women's Field Handball Championship |
| Men's | | Tournaments | |
|---|
| Qualification | |
|---|
| Group B |
- 1977
- 1979
- 1981
- 1983
- 1985
- 1987
- 1989
- 1992
|
|---|
| Group C |
- 1976
- 1978
- 1980
- 1982
- 1984
- 1986
- 1988
- 1990
|
|---|
| Squads |
- 1938
- 1954
- 1958
- 1961
- 1964
- 1967
- 1970
- 1974
- 1978
- 1982
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997
- 1999
- 2001
- 2003
- 2005
- 2007
- 2009
- 2011
- 2013
- 2015
- 2017
- 2019
- 2021
- 2023
- 2025
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| Women's | | Tournaments | |
|---|
| Qualification | 2025 |
|---|
| Group B |
- 1977
- 1981
- 1983
- 1985
- 1987
- 1989
- 1992
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| Group C | |
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| Squads |
- 1957
- 1962
- 1965
- 1971
- 1973
- 1975
- 1978
- 1982
- 1986
- 1990
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997
- 1999
- 2001
- 2003
- 2005
- 2007
- 2009
- 2011
- 2013
- 2015
- 2017
- 2019
- 2021
- 2023
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- Team appearances (men's)
- Team appearances (women's)
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