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1982 World Men's Handball Championship
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Field Value country West Germany dates 23 February to 7 March num_teams 16 champion_other second_other third_other fourth_other matches 54 goals 2344 top_scorer Vasile Stîngă (65 goals) previous 1978 World Men's Handball Championship next 1986 World Men's Handball Championship
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
Group A Group B Group C Group D
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)
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)
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)
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)
Second round
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)
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)
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)
11th / 12th place
Date Match1 Score Half 07.03.1982
9th / 10th place
Date Match1 Score Half 06.03.1982
7th / 8th place
Date Match1 Score Half 07.03.1982
5th / 6th place
Date Match1 Score Half 06.03.1982
3rd / 4th place
Date Match1 Score Half 06.03.1982
Final
Date Match1 Score Half 07.03.1982
Final standings
Rank Team [[File:gold medal icon.svg]] [[File:silver medal icon.svg]] [[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
**1982 Men's World Champions**
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