1957 World Women's Handball Championship Explained
| Country: | Yugoslavia |
| Dates: | July 13 – July 20 |
| Num Teams: | 9 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 21 |
| Goals: | 232 |
| Next: | 1962 World Women's Handball Championship |
The 1957 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Virovitica, PR Croatia and Belgrade, PR Serbia within FPR Yugoslavia in 1957. It was the first ever World Women's Handball Championship.
Preliminary round
Group A
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| 13 July 1957 | | 3–1 | |
| 14 July 1957 | | 6–1 | |
| 15 July 1957 | | 9–4 | | |
Group B
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| 13 July 1957 | | 9–2 | |
| 14 July 1957 | | 5–4 | |
| 15 July 1957 | | 8–4 | | |
Group C
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| 13 July 1957 | | 11–3 | |
| 14 July 1957 | | 7–4 | |
| 15 July 1957 | | 7–6 | | |
Main round
| | Team will compete for Places 1–2 |
| | Team will compete for Places 3–4 | |
Group I
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| 17 July 1957 | | 10–4 | |
| 18 July 1957 | | 5–5 | |
| 19 July 1957 | | 10–7 | | |
Group II
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| 17 July 1957 | | 12–3 | |
| 18 July 1957 | | 10–8 | |
| 19 July 1957 | | 10–4 | | |
Classification round
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| 17 July 1957 | | 4–1 | |
| 18 July 1957 | | 2–1 | |
| 20 July 1957 | | 3–0 | | |
Finals
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| 5th/6th places | 20 July 1957 | | 10–6 | |
| 3rd/4th places | 20 July 1957 | | 9–6 | |
| 1st/2nd places | 20 July 1957 | | 7–1 | | |
Final standings
Final ranking
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| 9 | | |
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