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{{Infobox international handball competition
| other_titles   = 
| image          = 
| size           = 
| caption        = 
| country        = Denmark
| dates          = 26 January-5 February
| num_teams      = 16
| confederations = 
| venues         = 
| cities         = 
| champion_other = {{Hb|GER|name=West Germany}}
| count          = 
| second_other   = {{Hb|URS}}
| third_other    = {{Hb|GDR}}
| fourth_other   = {{Hb|DEN}}
| matches        = 42
| goals          = 1647
| attendance     = 
| top_scorer     = {{flagathlete|[[Péter Kovács (handballer)|Péter Kovács]]|HUN}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Jerzy Klempel]]|POL}}<br>(47 goals each)
| player         = 
| updated        =
| previous       = 1974 World Men's Handball Championship
| next           = 1982 World Men's Handball Championship
}}

The '''1978 [[World Men's Handball Championship]]''' was the ninth [[team handball]] World Championship. It was held in [[Denmark]] between 26 January-5 February 1978. [[Germany men's national handball team|West Germany]] won the championship.

== Teams ==
{| class="wikitable" 
|- bgcolor="lightsteelblue"
!Group A
!Group B
!Group C
!Group D
|- align=left 
|{{Hb|CAN}} 
|{{Hb|GDR}}
|{{Hb|DEN}}
|{{Hb|BUL}}
|- align=left 
|{{Hb|TCH}}
|{{Hb|FRA}}
|{{Hb|ISL}}
|{{Hb|JPN}}
|- align=left 
|{{Hb|GER|name=West Germany}}
|{{Hb|HUN}}
|{{Hb|URS}}
|{{Hb|POL}}
|- align=left 
|{{Hb|YUG}}
|{{Hb|ROM}}
|{{Hb|ESP}}
|{{Hb|SWE}}
|}

== Preliminary round ==
=== Group A ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 26.Jan
| [[Odense]]
| align="left"|Yugoslavia - Canada
| 24-11
| (13-4){{0}}
|-
| 26.Jan
| Odense
| align="left"|West Germany - Czechoslovakia
| 16-13
| (8-5)
|-
| 28.Jan
| [[Vejle]]
| align="left"| Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia 
| 17-16
| (9-7)
|-
| 28.Jan
| [[Ringe, Denmark|Ringe]]
| align="left"|West Germany - Canada
|  20-10
| (7-3)
|-
| 29.Jan
| Odense
| align="left"|West Germany - Yugoslavia 
| 18-13
| (9-5)
|-
| 29.Jan
| [[Fredericia]]
| align="left"|Czechoslovakia - Canada
| 29-10
| (15-5)
|}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2

|team1=FRG|name_FRG={{hb|GER|name=West Germany}}
|team2=YUG|name_YUG={{hb|YUG}}
|team3=TCH|name_TCH={{hb|TCH}}
|team4=CAN|name_CAN={{hb|CAN}}
|win_FRG=3|draw_FRG=0|loss_FRG=0|gf_FRG=54|ga_FRG=36
|win_YUG=2|draw_YUG=0|loss_YUG=1|gf_YUG=54|ga_YUG=45
|win_TCH=1|draw_TCH=0|loss_TCH=2|gf_TCH=58|ga_TCH=43
|win_CAN=0|draw_CAN=0|loss_CAN=3|gf_CAN=31|ga_CAN=73

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

=== Group B ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 26.Jan
| [[Herning]]
| align="left"|Hungary - France
| 33-22
| (17-9){{0}}
|-
| 26.Jan
| Herning
| align="left"|East Germany - Romania
| 18-16
| (8-7)
|-
| 28.Jan
| [[Esbjerg]]
| align="left"| Hungary - East Germany 
| 12-10
| (7-6)
|-
| 28.Jan
| [[Aabenraa]]
| align="left"|Romania - France
| 36-17
| (18-9)
|-
| 29.Jan
| Herning
| align="left"|Romania - Hungary
| 22-21
| (9-10)
|-
| 29.Jan
| [[Ribe]]
| align="left"|East Germany - France
| 28-15
| (14-6)
|}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2

|team1=ROM|name_ROM={{hb|ROM}}
|team2=GDR|name_GDR={{hb|GDR}}
|team3=HUN|name_HUN={{hb|HUN}}
|team4=FRA|name_FRA={{hb|FRA}}
|win_ROM=2|draw_ROM=0|loss_ROM=1|gf_ROM=74|ga_ROM=56
|win_GDR=2|draw_GDR=0|loss_GDR=1|gf_GDR=56|ga_GDR=43
|win_HUN=2|draw_HUN=0|loss_HUN=1|gf_HUN=66|ga_HUN=54
|win_FRA=0|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=3|gf_FRA=54|ga_FRA=97

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

=== Group C ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 26.Jan
| [[Århus]]
| align="left"|Denmark - Spain
| 19-15
| (11-9){{0}}
|-
| 26.Jan
| Århus
| align="left"|Soviet  Union - Iceland
| 22-18
| (14-9)
|-
| 28.Jan
| [[Aalborg]]
| align="left"| Soviet  Union - Spain
| 24-12
| (10-5)
|-
| 28.Jan
| [[Randers]]
| align="left"|Denmark - Iceland
| 21-14
| (10-8)
|-
| 29.Jan
| Århus
| align="left"|Soviet  Union - Denmark 
| 16-16
| (9-8)
|-
| 29.Jan
| [[Thisted]]
| align="left"|Spain - Iceland
| 25-22
| (15-10)
|}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2

|team1=URS|name_URS={{hb|URS}}
|team2=DEN|name_DEN={{hb|DEN}}
|team3=ESP|name_ESP={{hb|ESP}}
|team4=ISL|name_ISL={{hb|ISL}}
|win_URS=2|draw_URS=1|loss_URS=0|gf_URS=62|ga_URS=46
|win_DEN=2|draw_DEN=1|loss_DEN=0|gf_DEN=56|ga_DEN=45
|win_ESP=1|draw_ESP=0|loss_ESP=2|gf_ESP=52|ga_ESP=65
|win_ISL=0|draw_ISL=0|loss_ISL=3|gf_ISL=54|ga_ISL=68

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

=== Group D ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 26.Jan
| [[Brøndby]]
| align="left"|Poland - Japan
| 26-21
| (13-13)
|-
| 26.Jan
| Brøndby
| align="left"|Sweden - Bulgaria 
| 31-16
| (14-10)
|-
| 28.Jan
| [[Køge]]
| align="left"| Sweden - Japan
| 24-20
| (10-10)
|-
| 28.Jan
| [[Kalundborg]]
| align="left"|Poland - Bulgaria 
| 28-22
| (20-7)
|-
| 29.Jan
| [[Helsingør]]
| align="left"|Poland - Sweden
| 22-17
| (14-9)
|-
| 29.Jan
| [[Næstved]]
| align="left"|Japan - Bulgaria 
| 23-20
| (11-11)
|}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2

|team1=POL|name_POL={{hb|POL}}
|team2=SWE|name_SWE={{hb|SWE}}
|team3=JPN|name_JPN={{hb|JPN}}
|team4=BUL|name_BUL={{hb|BUL}}
|win_POL=3|draw_POL=0|loss_POL=0|gf_POL=76|ga_POL=60
|win_SWE=2|draw_SWE=0|loss_SWE=1|gf_SWE=72|ga_SWE=58
|win_JPN=1|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=2|gf_JPN=64|ga_JPN=70
|win_BUL=0|draw_BUL=0|loss_BUL=3|gf_BUL=58|ga_BUL=82

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

== Second round ==
=== Group 1 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 31.Jan
| Odense
| align="left"|Yugoslavia - Romania 
| 17-16
| (9-10)
|-
| 31.Jan
| Brøndby
| align="left"|East Germany - West Germany 
| 14-14
| (9-7)
|-
| 2.Feb
| Kalundborg
| align="left"| Yugoslavia - East Germany 
| 16-16
| (11-9)
|-
| 2.Feb
| Helsingør
| align="left"|Romania - West Germany 
| 17-17
| (6-8)
|}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2

|team1=FRG|name_FRG={{hb|GER|name=West Germany}}
|team2=GDR|name_GDR={{hb|GDR}}
|team3=YUG|name_YUG={{hb|YUG}}
|team4=ROM|name_ROM={{hb|ROM}}
|win_FRG=1|draw_FRG=2|loss_FRG=0|gf_FRG=49|ga_FRG=44
|win_GDR=1|draw_GDR=2|loss_GDR=0|gf_GDR=48|ga_GDR=46
|win_YUG=1|draw_YUG=1|loss_YUG=1|gf_YUG=46|ga_YUG=50
|win_ROM=0|draw_ROM=1|loss_ROM=2|gf_ROM=49|ga_ROM=52

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

=== Group 2 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 31.Jan
| Vejle
| align="left"|Soviet  Union - Sweden
| 24-18
| (10-5)
|-
| 31.Jan
| Randers
| align="left"|Denmark - Poland
| 25-23
| (14-12)
|-
| 2.Feb
| Århus
| align="left"| Soviet Union - Poland
| 18-16
| (7-9)
|-
| 2.Feb
| Herning
| align="left"|Denmark - Sweden
| 18-14
| (10-9)
|}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2

|team1=URS|name_URS={{hb|URS}}
|team2=DEN|name_DEN={{hb|DEN}}
|team3=POL|name_POL={{hb|POL}}
|team4=SWE|name_SWE={{hb|SWE}}
|win_URS=2|draw_URS=1|loss_URS=0|gf_URS=58|ga_URS=50
|win_DEN=2|draw_DEN=1|loss_DEN=0|gf_DEN=59|ga_DEN=53
|win_POL=1|draw_POL=0|loss_POL=2|gf_POL=61|ga_POL=60
|win_SWE=0|draw_SWE=0|loss_SWE=3|gf_SWE=49|ga_SWE=64

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

=== Placement matches --  9th to 12th ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 31.Jan
| [[Rønnede]]
| align="left"|Spain - Japan
| 26-15
| (14-10)
|-
| 31.Jan
| [[Frederikssund]]
| align="left"|Czechoslovakia - Hungary
| 18-18
| (11-12)
|-
| 2 Feb
| [[Roskilde]]
| align="left"| Spain - Czechoslovakia
| 24-21
| (12-12)
|-
| 2 Feb
| [[Nykøbing Falster]]
| align="left"|Hungary - Japan
| 30-26
| (15-16)
|-
| 4 Feb
| [[Taastrup]]
| align="left"|Hungary - Spain
| 23-19
| (11-8)
|-
| 4 Feb
| [[Aakirkeby]]
| align="left"|Japan - Czechoslovakia
| 25-25
| (14-12)
|}
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|winpoints=2

|team1=HUN|name_HUN={{hb|HUN}}
|team2=SPA|name_SPA={{hb|SPA}}
|team3=TCH|name_TCH={{hb|TCH}}
|team4=JAP|name_JAP={{hb|JAP}}
|win_HUN=2|draw_HUN=1|loss_HUN=0|gf_HUN=71|ga_HUN=63
|win_SPA=2|draw_SPA=0|loss_SPA=1|gf_SPA=69|ga_SPA=59
|win_TCH=0|draw_TCH=2|loss_TCH=1|gf_TCH=64|ga_TCH=67
|win_JAP=0|draw_JAP=1|loss_JAP=2|gf_JAP=66|ga_JAP=81

|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

== 7th / 8th place ==
{| width=750 class="wikitable"  
|- bgcolor="lightsteelblue"
!width=15%|Date
!width=60% colspan=3|Match<sup>1</sup>
!width=15%|Score
!Half
|- style=font-size:95% 
|align=center| 05.02.1978
|align=center| {{hb-rt|ROM}} ||{{center|'''-'''}}||{{center| {{hb|SWE}} }}
|align=center| 25-17
| (13-7)
|}
* (<sup>1</sup>) - <small> In Copenhagen</small>

== 5th / 6th place ==
{| width=750 class="wikitable"  
|- bgcolor="lightsteelblue"
!width=15%|Date
!width=60% colspan=3|Match<sup>1</sup>
!width=15%|Score
! Half
|- style=font-size:95% 
|align=center| 05.02.1978
|align=center| {{hb-rt|YUG}} ||{{center|'''-'''}}||{{center| {{hb|POL}} }}
|align=center| 21-19
|align=centet| (8-10)
|}
* (<sup>1</sup>) - <small> In Copenhagen</small>

== 3rd / 4th place ==
{| width=750 class="wikitable"  
|- bgcolor="lightsteelblue"
!width=15%|Date
!width=60% colspan=3|Match<sup>1</sup>
!width=15%|Score
!width=15%|Half 
|- style=font-size:95% 
|align=center| 05.02.1978
|align=center| {{hb-rt|GDR}} ||{{center|'''-'''}}||{{center| {{hb|DEN}} }}
|align=center| 19-15
|align=center| (9-7)
|}
* (<sup>1</sup>) - <small> In Copenhagen</small>

== Final ==
{| width=750 class="wikitable"  
|- bgcolor="lightsteelblue"
!width=15%|Date
!width=60% colspan=3|Match<sup>1</sup>
!width=15%|Score
!width=15%|Half
|- style=font-size:95% 
|align=center| 05.02.1978
|align=center| {{hb-rt|GER|name=West Germany}} ||{{center|'''-'''}}||{{center| {{hb|URS}} }}
|align=center| 20-19
|align=center| (11-11)
|}
* (<sup>1</sup>) - <small> In Copenhagen</small>

== Final standings ==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 40px;" | Rank
! style="width: 180px;" | Team
|-
|align=center|[[File:gold medal icon.svg]]|| {{Hb|GER|name=West Germany}}
|-
|align=center|[[File:silver medal icon.svg]]|| {{Hb|URS}}
|-
|align=center|[[File:bronze medal icon.svg]]|| {{Hb|GDR}}
|-
|align=center|4|| {{Hb|DEN}}
|-
|align=center|5|| {{Hb|YUG}}
|-
|align=center|6|| {{Hb|POL}}
|-
|align=center|7|| {{Hb|ROM}}
|-
|align=center|8|| {{Hb|SWE}}
|-
|align=center|9|| {{Hb|HUN}}
|-
|align=center|10|| {{Hb|ESP}}
|-
|align=center|11|| {{Hb|TCH}} 
|-
|align=center|12|| {{Hb|JPN}}
|-
|align=center|13|| {{Hb|ISL}}
|-
|align=center|14|| {{Hb|BUL}}
|-
|align=center|15|| {{Hb|CAN}}
|-
|align=center|16|| {{Hb|FRA}}
|-
|}
Source: [http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/MenWorldChampionships/tabid/4861/Default.aspx IHF]

==External links==
* [https://www.ihf.info IHF website]
* [https://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/den78.pdf IHF – Official results]
* [http://www.todor66.com/handball/World/Men_1978.html Men's Handball World Championship 1978]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080914212422/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BCK/HB/37030.shtml Medallists from previous World Championships]

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[[Category:1978 in handball|World Mens Handball Championship, 1978]]
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