# 1982 World Men's Handball Championship

The 1982 World Men's Handball Championship was the 10th team handball World Championship. It was held in West Germany between 23 February-7 March 1982. Soviet Union won the championship.

## Teams

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Czechoslovakia | Algeria | East Germany | Cuba |
| Kuwait | Hungary | Japan | Denmark |
| Soviet Union | Spain | Poland | Romania |
| West Germany | Sweden | Switzerland | Yugoslavia |

## Preliminary round

* Advanced to second round

### Group A

| Date | Venue | Game | Res. | Half |
| 23.02.1982 | Essen | Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia | 31-17 | (16-7) |
| 23.02.1982 | Essen | West Germany - Kuwait | 24-10 | (7-4) |
| 24.02.1982 | Duisburg | Soviet Union - Kuwait | 44-19 | (22-7) |
| 24.02.1982 | Dortmund | West Germany - Czechoslovakia | 19-18 | (7-7) |
| 26.02.1982 | Dortmund | Czechoslovakia - Kuwait | 33-12 | (17-4) |
| 26.02.1982 | Dortmund | Soviet Union - West Germany | 24-16 | (10-7) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 52 | +47 | 6 |
| West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 52 | +7 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 62 | +6 | 2 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 101 | −60 | 0 |

### Group B

| Date | Venue | Game | Res. | Half |
| 23.02.1982 | Homburg | Spain - Algeria | 19-15 | (11-6) |
| 23.02.1982 | Homburg | Hungary - Sweden | 20-20 | (10-5) |
| 24.02.1982 | Eppelheim | Hungary - Algeria | 30-20 | (15-10) |
| 24.02.1982 | West Berlin | Spain - Sweden | 23-20 | (14-7) |
| 26.02.1982 | Ludwigshafen | Sweden - Algeria | 31-15 | (11-5) |
| 26.02.1982 | Ludwigshafen | Spain - Hungary | 20-20 | (11-10) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 5 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 4 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 3 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 80 | −30 | 0 |

### Group C

| Date | Venue | Game | Res. | Half |
| 23.02.1982 | Hamburg | Poland - Switzerland | 16-15 | (7-7) |
| 23.02.1982 | Hamburg | East Germany - Japan | 28-18 | (15-11) |
| 24.02.1982 | Bremen | Poland - Japan | 28-19 | (16-9) |
| 24.02.1982 | Bremen | East Germany - Switzerland | 16-14 | (7-6) |
| 26.02.1982 | Kiel | Switzerland vs. Japan | 18-15 | (9-7) |
| 26.02.1982 | Kiel | East Germany vs. Poland | 19-19 | (10-9) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 5 |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 74 | −22 | 0 |

### Group D

| Date | Venue | Game | Res. | Half |
| 23.02.1982 | Göppingen | Yugoslavia - Cuba | 38-21 | (23-12) |
| 23.02.1982 | Göppingen | Romania - Denmark | 20-18 | (11-8) |
| 24.02.1982 | Eppelheim | Romania - Cuba | 34-26 | (20-8) |
| 24.02.1982 | West Berlin | Denmark - Yugoslavia | 19-18 | (8-11) |
| 26.02.1982 | Sindelfingen | Denmark - Cuba | 28-21 | (10-9) |
| 26.02.1982 | Sindelfingen | Yugoslavia - Romania | 22-21 | (12-12) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 61 | +17 | 4 |
| Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 4 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 100 | −32 | 0 |

## Second round

* Advanced to final
* Advanced to bronze match

### Group 1

| Date | Venue | Game | Res. | Half |
| 28.02.1982 | Hannover | Soviet Union - Switzerland | 23-14 | (10-7) |
| 28.02.1982 | Dortmund | West Germany - Poland | 18-17 | (9-9) |
| 28.02.1982 | Bremerhaven | Czechoslovakia - East Germany | 24-21 | (13-11) |
| 02.03.1982 | Dortmund | Soviet Union - Poland | 27-21 | (13-13) |
| 02.03.1982 | Dortmund | East Germany - West Germany | 19-16 | (9-8) |
| 02.03.1982 | Lübbecke | Switzerland - Czechoslovakia | 17-17 | (10-8) |
| 04.03.1982 | Dortmund | Soviet Union - East Germany | 25-17 | (14-9) |
| 04.03.1982 | Düsseldorf | Poland - Czechoslovakia | 24-23 | (15-9) |
| 04.03.1982 | Dortmund | West Germany - Switzerland | 16-16 | (8-9) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 85 | +45 | 10 |
| Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 102 | −5 | 5 |
| East Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 98 | −6 | 5 |
| West Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 94 | −9 | 5 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 99 | 112 | −13 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 88 | −12 | 2 |

### Group 2

| Date | Venue | Game | Res. | Half |
| 28.02.1982 | Munich | Denmark - Spain | 23-22 | (14-14) |
| 28.02.1982 | Munich | Romania - Sweden | 31-24 | (13-11) |
| 28.02.1982 | Offenburg | Hungary - Yugoslavia | 20-20 | (12-12) |
| 02.03.1982 | Böblingen | Yugoslavia - Spain | 28-25 | (11-12) |
| 02.03.1982 | Böblingen | Romania - Hungary | 24-19 | (12-11) |
| 02.03.1982 | Günzburg | Denmark - Sweden | 21-20 | (11-9) |
| 04.03.1982 | Frankfurt | Spain - Romania | 22-20 | (10-7) |
| 04.03.1982 | Frankfurt | Hungary - Denmark | 19-19 | (9-8) |
| 04.03.1982 | Elsenfeld | Yugoslavia - Sweden | 30-19 | (15-9) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 104 | +14 | 7 |
| Denmark | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 99 | +1 | 7 |
| Romania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 105 | +11 | 6 |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 112 | 111 | +1 | 5 |
| Hungary | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 103 | −5 | 4 |
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 103 | 125 | −22 | 1 |

## 13th to 16th place

| Date | Venue | Game | Res. | Half |
| 28.02.1982 | Gütersloh | Kuwait - Algeria | 22-20 | (8-9) |
| 28.02.1982 | Osnabrück | Cuba - Japan | 25-20 | (12-10) |
| 02.03.1982 | Haltern | Japan - Kuwait | 31-20 | (13-10) |
| 02.03.1982 | Brake | Algeria - Cuba | 21-21 | (12-13) |
| 03.03.1982 | Halle | Cuba - Kuwait | 34-30 | (16-12) |
| 03.03.1982 | Unna | Japan - Algeria | 22-21 | (11-12) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 4 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 85 | −13 | 2 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 1 |

## 11th / 12th place

| Date | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Score | Half |
| 07.03.1982 | Sweden | - | Switzerland | 25–17 | (10–5) |
* ($^1$) - In Minden

## 9th / 10th place

| Date | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Score | Half |
| 06.03.1982 | Hungary | - | Czechoslovakia | 24–18 | (16–7) |
* ($^1$) - In Minden

## 7th / 8th place

| Date | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Score | Half |
| 07.03.1982 | West Germany | - | Spain | 19–15 | (8–9) |
* ($^1$) - In Dortmund

## 5th / 6th place

| Date | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Score | Half |
| 06.03.1982 | Romania | - | East Germany | 24–21 | (12–10) |
* ($^1$) - In Dortmund

## 3rd / 4th place

| Date | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Score | Half |
| 06.03.1982 | Poland | - | Denmark | 23–22 | (12–13) |
* ($^1$) - In Dortmund

## Final

| Date | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Match$^1$ | Score | Half |
| 07.03.1982 | Soviet Union | - | Yugoslavia | 30–27 | (12–13) 23–23 (24–23 after extra time) |
* ($^1$) - In Dortmund

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Yugoslavia |
| | Poland |
| 4 | Denmark |
| 5 | Romania |
| 6 | East Germany |
| 7 | West Germany |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Hungary |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia |
| 11 | Sweden |
| 12 | Switzerland |
| 13 | Cuba |
| 14 | Japan |
| 15 | Kuwait |
| 16 | Algeria |
* Winner and qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics
* Qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics
* Qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics after the boycott
* 1982 Men's World Champions
* Soviet Union First title