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IHF World Men's Field Handball Championship

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IHF World Men's Field Handball Championship was the world championship of field handball and was organized by the International Handball Federation (IHF) in the period 19481966. The first edition was organized by the International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF) the predecessor of the IHF. In total, seven editions were held. West Germany and East Germany did not participate in the 1948 championship due to the end of World War II.

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1: Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.

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National team appearances in the IHF World Championship

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Source: IHF official site.[8]

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • 5-10th – Fifth to tenth place
  • IR – Intermediary round
  • PR – Preliminary round
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •    — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter
  •    — Hosts
  •  flag  — Part of corresponding country.

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team Germany
1938
(10)
France
1948
(12)
Switzerland
1952
(10)
West Germany
1955
(17)
Austria
1959
(7)
Switzerland
1963
(8)
Austria
1966
(6)
Total
 AustriaGermanyIR4th7th4th5th3rd6
 Belgium×PRPR××2
 Czechoslovakia6th××3rd×××2
 Denmark8th2nd5thPR6th××5
 Finland×PR×PR×××2
 France×4thPR8th××3
Germany/Germany (West) Germany1st×1st1st1st2nd1st6
 East GermanyGermany×××Germany1st2nd2
 Hungary3rdPR×PR7th××4
 Israel×××××7th×1
 Luxembourg10thPRPR×××3
 Netherlands9thIR6thPR×6th6th5
 Norway××PR×××1
 Poland7thIR××4th4th4
 Portugal×IRPR×××2
 Romania5th×××2nd××2
 SaarGermanyFrancePR6thGermanyWest Germany2
 Spain××PRPR••××2
 Sweden4th1st2nd4th3rd××5
  Switzerland2nd3rd3rd2nd5th3rd5th7
 United States×××××8th×1
 Yugoslavia××5th××1
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