IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship explained

Sport:	Field handball
Founded:	1938
Founder:	International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF)
Inaugural:	1938
Teams:	6
Continent:	International (IHF)
Champion:	(3rd title)
Most Champs:	(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

Year	Host Country	width=1% rowspan=9 bgcolor=ffffff		Gold medal game			width=1% rowspan=9 bgcolor=ffffff		Bronze medal game
width=15%	Gold	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Silver	width=15%	Bronze	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
1938^[1] Details	Germany		23–0			10–2
1948^[2] Details	France		11–4			21–4
1952^[3] Details	Switzerland		19–8			12–10
1955^[4] Details	West Germany		25–13			13–10
1959^[5] Details	Austria	^1	14–11			18–9
1963^[6] Details	Switzerland		14–7			10–6
1966^[7] Details	Austria		Round-robin (15–15)			Round-robin (19–15)

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

National team appearances in the IHF World Championship

See main article: National team appearances in the World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Source: IHF official site.^[8]

See also

• IHF World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship
• IHF World Men's Handball Championship

References

1. Web site: 1938 Men Outdoor. Mosch. T.. 20 November 2003. International Handball Federation. PDF; 89 KB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020074744/http://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/ger_out38.pdf. 20 October 2019. 20 October 2019.
2. Web site: 1948 Men Outdoor. Mosch. T.. 20 November 2003. International Handball Federation. PDF; 78 KB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020074853/http://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/fra_out48.pdf. 20 October 2019. 20 October 2019.
3. Web site: 1952 Men Outdoor. Mosch. T.. 20 November 2003. International Handball Federation. PDF; 92 KB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020074944/http://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/swi_out52.pdf. 20 October 2019. 20 October 2019.
4. Web site: 1955 Men Outdoor. Mosch. T.. 20 November 2003. International Handball Federation. PDF; 91 KB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020075055/http://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/frg_out55.pdf. 20 October 2019. 20 October 2019.
5. Web site: 1959 Men Outdoor. Mosch. T.. 20 November 2003. International Handball Federation. PDF; 91 KB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020075145/http://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/aus_out59.pdf. 20 October 2019. 20 October 2019.
6. Web site: 1963 Men Outdoor. Mosch. T.. 20 November 2003. International Handball Federation. PDF; 75 KB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020075234/http://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/swi_out63.pdf. 20 October 2019. 20 October 2019.
7. Web site: 1966 Men Outdoor. Mosch. T.. 20 November 2003. International Handball Federation. PDF; 87 KB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020075453/http://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/aus_out66.pdf. 20 October 2019. 20 October 2019.
8. Web site: Medals Table - Ranking at Men’s World Championships. 20 October 2010. International Handball Federation. 17. PDF; 941 KB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200329155322/http://archive.ihf.info/upload/statistics/MWC_Stats.pdf#page=17. 29 March 2020. 21 September 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Web site: Men Outdoor Handball World Championship Archive . todor66.com . 23 March 2020.