1975 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1975 World Women's Handball Championship took place in the Soviet Union between 2-13 December 1975. It was the sixth edition of the World Women's Handball Championship and the first to be held in the Soviet Union.

East Germany won their second title after they finished top of the final group ahead of the Soviet Union and Hungary.

Qualification

Host nation

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Defending champions

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Qualified from the 1974 African Championship

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Qualified from Asia

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Qualified from the Americas

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Qualified from European play-offs

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Preliminary round

Group A

3 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	24–18	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(12–8)
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3 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	21–12	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(11-6)
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4 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	13–10	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(6–3)
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4 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	21–13	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(10–3)
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5 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	20–6	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(9–2)
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5 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	16–8	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(9–5)
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Group B

3 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	17–9	Template:Hbw	Rostov-on-Don
		(7–6)
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3 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	41–3	Template:Hbw	Rostov-on-Don
		(20–2)
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4 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	28–6	Template:Hbw	Rostov-on-Don
		(14–3)
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4 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	16–9	Template:Hbw	Rostov-on-Don
		(7–5)
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5 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	11–8	Template:Hbw	Rostov-on-Don
		(7–6)
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5 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	25–8	Template:Hbw	Rostov-on-Don
		(13–4)
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Group C

3 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	24–6	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(9–4)
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3 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	33–4	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(11–2)
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4 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	21–6	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(10–3)
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4 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	10–10	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(6–6)
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5 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	29–8	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(15–3)
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5 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	15–8	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(9–3)
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Final round

Group 10-12

7 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	17–10	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(6–5)
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8 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	14–13	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(9–8)
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9 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	26–10	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(14–3)
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Group 7-9

7 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	14–11	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(9–5)
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8 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	16–9	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(9–5)
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9 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	12–10	Template:Hbw	Vilnius
		(8–4)
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Final Group

7 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	10–9	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(6–6)
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7 December 1975 16:15	Template:Hbw-rt	17–16	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(13–8)
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7 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	13–13	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(7–4)
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9 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	13–12	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(7–6)
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9 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	16–8	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(12–2)
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9 December 1975 18:15	Template:Hbw-rt	11–10	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(9–6)
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11 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	17–12	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(7–6)
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11 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	12–5	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(6–1)
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11 December 1975 18:15	Template:Hbw-rt	10–7	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(5–4)
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13 December 1975 14:30	Template:Hbw-rt	12–11	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(6–6)
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13 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	17–11	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(7–7)
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13 December 1975	Template:Hbw-rt	12–10	Template:Hbw	Kyiv
		(6–5)
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Final standings

#	Team
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References

• International Handball Federation