1978 World Women's Handball Championship Explained

Country:	Czechoslovakia
Dates:	30 November–10 December
Num Teams:	12
Confederations:	4
Venues:	4
Cities:	4
Count:	3
Matches:	33
Goals:	1007
Previous:	1975 World Women's Handball Championship
Next:	1982 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1978 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Czechoslovakia from between 30 November-10 December 1978. East Germany won the tournament ahead of Soviet Union and Hungary.^{[1] [2]}

Qualification

Host nation

Qualified from the 1976 Summer Olympics

Qualified from the 1977 World Championship B

Qualified from the 1978 All-African Games

Qualified from Asia

Qualified from the Americas

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Final round

Group 7-9

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Final Group

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Final standings

	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
align=center rowspan=3	10-12

Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics

References

Source: International Handball Federation

Notes and References

1. Book: Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. 1987. Guinness Superlatives. 0-85112-492-5. registration.
2. Web site: Women Handball World Championship 1978. Todor 66.