IHF_World_Men's_Outdoor_Handball_Championship Knowpia

IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship
Sport	Field handball
Founded	1938
Founder	International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF)
First season	1938
No. of teams	6
Continent	International (IHF)
Most recent; champion(s)	West Germany (3rd title)
Most titles	West Germany (3 titles)

IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship was the world championship of field handball and was organized by the International Handball Federation (IHF) in the period 1948–1966. 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.

Tournament edit

Year	Host Country	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
Year	Host Country	Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1938^[1] Details	Germany	Germany	23–0	Switzerland	Hungary	10–2	Sweden
1948^[2] Details	France	Sweden	11–4	Denmark	Switzerland	21–4	France
1952^[3] Details	Switzerland	West Germany	19–8	Sweden	Switzerland	12–10	Austria
1955^[4] Details	West Germany	West Germany	25–13	Switzerland	Czechoslovakia	13–10	Sweden
1959^[5] Details	Austria	Germany¹	14–11	Romania	Sweden	18–9	Austria
1963^[6] Details	Switzerland	East Germany	14–7	West Germany	Switzerland	10–6	Poland
1966^[7] Details	Austria	West Germany	Round-robin (15–15)	East Germany	Austria	Round-robin (19–15)	Poland

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


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	West Germany	3	1	0	4
2	Germany	2	0	0	2
3	Sweden	1	1	1	3
4	East Germany	1	1	0	2
5	Switzerland	0	2	3	5
6	Denmark	0	1	0	1
6	Romania	0	1	0	1
8	Austria	0	0	1	1
	Czechoslovakia	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		7	7	7	21

Best result of participants from Europe, with Israel

Best result for discontinued states

USA

Best result for discontinued states (Germany)

Source: IHF official site.^[8]

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

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