# 1983 Men's Junior World Handball Championship

The 1983 Men's Junior World Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the IHF Men's Junior World Championship, held in Finland from 3 to 12 December 1983.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 50 | +47 | 6 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 2 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 57 | +33 | 4 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 2 | 9–16th place classification |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 95 | −55 | 0 | 9–16th place classification |
| 1983 | Soviet Union | 39–13 | Italy |
| 1983 | | (21–8) | |
| 1983 | East Germany | 32–19 | Egypt |
| 1983 | | (20–6) | |
| 1983 | Soviet Union | 33–17 | Egypt |
| 1983 | | (16–9) | |
| 1983 | East Germany | 38–13 | Italy |
| 1983 | | (13–6) | |
| 1983 | Soviet Union | 25–20 | East Germany |
| 1983 | | (14–12) | |
| 1983 | Egypt | 18–14 | Italy |
| 1983 | | (8–6) | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 60 | +18 | 6 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 3 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 3 | 9–16th place classification |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 92 | −43 | 0 | 9–16th place classification |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 20–20 | Spain |
| 1983 | | (10–14) | |
| 1983 | Denmark | 32–16 | Kuwait |
| 1983 | | (14–6) | |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 30–17 | Kuwait |
| 1983 | | (14–8) | |
| 1983 | Denmark | 20–19 | Spain |
| 1983 | | (10–10) | |
| 1983 | Spain | 30–16 | Kuwait |
| 1983 | | (12–9) | |
| 1983 | Denmark | 26–25 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1983 | | (14–13) | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 6 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 2 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 2 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 2 | 9–16th place classification |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 2 | 9–16th place classification |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | 25–17 | Switzerland |
| 1983 | | (11–8) | |
| 1983 | West Germany | 25–17 | Poland |
| 1983 | | (11–9) | |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | 24–23 | Poland |
| 1983 | | (13–11) | |
| 1983 | Switzerland | 18–17 | West Germany |
| 1983 | | (10–8) | |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | 19–17 | West Germany |
| 1983 | | (7–8) | |
| 1983 | Poland | 20–19 | Switzerland |
| 1983 | | (8–9) | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 6 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 2 | Finland (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 4 | 1st–8th place classification |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 64 | −2 | 2 | 9–16th place classification |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 80 | −25 | 0 | 9–16th place classification |
| 1983 | Finland | 28–23 | France |
| 1983 | | (11–10) | |
| 1983 | Sweden | 37–22 | Austria |
| 1983 | | (17–14) | |
| 1983 | Sweden | 22–20 | Finland |
| 1983 | | (9–9) | |
| 1983 | France | 19–14 | Austria |
| 1983 | | (7–6) | |
| 1983 | Finland | 24–19 | Austria |
| 1983 | | (12–8) | |
| 1983 | Sweden | 22–20 | France |
| 1983 | | (10–7) | |

## Main round

All points and goals against the team from the same preliminary round were carried over.

### 9–16th place classification
#### Group III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 48 | +36 | 6 | Ninth place game |
| 2 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 67 | −10 | 3 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 2 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 1 | 15th place game |
| 1983 | Spain | 26–16 | Italy |
| 1983 | | (11–9) | |
| 1983 | Kuwait | 19–15 | Egypt |
| 1983 | | (9–7) | |
| 1983 | Kuwait | 22–22 | Italy |
| 1983 | | (9–12) | |
| 1983 | Spain | 28–16 | Egypt |
| 1983 | | (13–4) | |

#### Group IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 6 | Ninth place game |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 2 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 0 | 15th place game |
| 1983 | Poland | 23–18 | Austria |
| 1983 | | (14–7) | |
| 1983 | Switzerland | 21–17 | France |
| 1983 | | (10–9) | |
| 1983 | Poland | 21–17 | France |
| 1983 | | (12–8) | |
| 1983 | Switzerland | 25–19 | Austria |
| 1983 | | (13–10) | |

### 1st–8th place classification
#### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 4 | Third place game |
| 3 | East Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 75 | −3 | 0 | Seventh place game |
| 1983 | Soviet Union | 24–23 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1983 | | (14–9) | |
| 1983 | Denmark | 24–21 | East Germany |
| 1983 | | (9–9) | |
| 1983 | Soviet Union | 24–20 | Denmark |
| 1983 | | (9–10) | |
| 1983 | East Germany | 25–24 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1983 | | (14–10) | |

#### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 4 | Final |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 74 | +2 | 4 | Third place game |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 4 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Finland (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 0 | Seventh place game |
| 1983 | West Germany | 29–16 | Sweden |
| 1983 | | (13–9) | |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | 30–20 | Finland |
| 1983 | | (15–8) | |
| 1983 | West Germany | 19–13 | Finland |
| 1983 | | (8–9) | |
| 1983 | Sweden | 28–15 | Yugoslavia |
| 1983 | | (14–13) | |

## Placement games
### 15th place game

| 1983 | Austria | 21–18 | Italy |
| 1983 | | (10–8) | |

### 13th place game

| 1983 | Egypt | 20–17 | France |
| 1983 | | (10–8) | |

### Eleventh place game

| 1983 | Switzerland | 26–22 | Kuwait |
| 1983 | | (12–12) | |

### Ninth place game

| 1983 | Spain | 21–20 (ET) | Poland |
| 1983 | | (9–13) | |

### Seventh place game

| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | 23–19 | Finland |
| 1983 | | (12–9) | |

### Fifth place game

| 1983 | Yugoslavia | 18–17 | East Germany |
| 1983 | | (11–9) | |

### Third place game

| 1983 | Denmark | 31–28 | Sweden |
| 1983 | | (12–14) | |

### Final

| 12 December 1983 | Soviet Union | 32–17 | West Germany |
| 12 December 1983 | | (12–9) | |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | West Germany |
| | Denmark |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Yugoslavia |
| 6 | East Germany |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia |
| 8 | Finland |
| 9 | Spain |
| 10 | Poland |
| 11 | Switzerland |
| 12 | Kuwait |
| 13 | Egypt |
| 14 | France |
| 15 | Austria |
| 16 | Italy |