1938 World Men's Handball Championship

The 1938 World Men's Handball Championship was the first ever team handball World Championship. It was played in Germany on 5 and 6 February 1938. Contested by just 4 national teams, the tournament was won by hosts Germany.

1938 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Dates5–6 February 1938
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Germany
Runner-up Austria
Third place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches6
Goals scored53 (8.83 per match)
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Results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany (H, C) 3 3 0 0 23 9 +14 6 — 5–4 7–2 11–3
 Austria 3 2 0 1 16 11 +5 4 — — 5–4 7–2
 Sweden 3 1 0 2 8 13 −5 2 — — — 2–1
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 6 20 −14 0 — — — —
Source: IHF
(C) Champion; (H) Host.

Medallist Squads
Gold Silver Bronze
Germany Austria Sweden
Karl Herbolzheimer
Herbert Scmidt
Gerard Brüntgens
Walter Homke
Hans Keiter
Kurt Lubenow
Kurt Mahnkopf
Hans Obermark
Günther Ortmann
Gerd Schauer
Will Steininger
Hans Theilig
Adolar Woczinski
Philipp Zimmermann		 Franz Axmann
Otto Cerny
Hans Houschka
Zdenko Kucera
Robert Leu
Otto Licha
Ferdinand Mantler
Anton Perwein
Alfred Schmalzer
Alois Schnabel
Rudolf Tauscher
Jaroslav Volak
Leopold Woh		 Sven Åblad
Torsten Andersson
Erik Floberg
Åke Forslund
Stig Hjortsberg
Sture Hultberg
Åke Kallerdahl
Yngve Lamberg
Roland Nilsson
Allan Rollander
Sigfrid Schonning
Tage Sjöberg
Gustaf Adolf Thoren

Source: International Handball Federation

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