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International handball competition
1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Denmark
 Sweden
Dates23 October – 2 November
Teams24 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runner-up Yugoslavia
Third place Sweden
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played88
Goals scored3,766 (42.8 per match)
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The 1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship was the second edition of the IHF Men's Junior World Championship, held in Denmark and Sweden from 23 October to 2 November 1979.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 5 5 0 0 141 71 +70 10 1st–8th place classification
2  East Germany 5 4 0 1 144 86 +58 8
3  Poland 5 3 0 2 132 101 +31 6 9–16th place classification
4  Norway 5 2 0 3 111 110 +1 4
5  Italy 5 1 0 4 102 109 −7 2 17th–23rd place classification
6  Chinese Taipei 5 0 0 5 77 230 −153 0
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
23 October 1979 Yugoslavia  25–13  Norway
23 October 1979 Poland  50–18  Chinese Taipei
1979 East Germany  25–16  Italy
1979 East Germany  52–13  Chinese Taipei
1979 Poland  20–17  Norway
1979 Yugoslavia  26–11  Italy
1979 Norway  20–16  Italy
1979 East Germany  21–20  Poland
1979 Yugoslavia  44–14  Chinese Taipei
1979 Poland  24–20  Italy
1979 Norway  45–18  Chinese Taipei
1979 Yugoslavia  21–15  East Germany
1979 Italy  39–14  Chinese Taipei
1979 East Germany  31–16  Norway
1979 Yugoslavia  25–18  Poland

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark (H) 5 5 0 0 135 69 +66 10 1st–8th place classification
2  Hungary 5 4 0 1 134 93 +41 8
3  France 5 3 0 2 120 101 +19 6 9–16th place classification
4  Finland 5 2 0 3 107 117 −10 4
5  Japan 5 1 0 4 95 146 −51 2 17th–23rd place classification
6  Luxembourg 5 0 0 5 79 144 −65 0
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
1979 Hungary  27–22  Japan
23 October 1979 Denmark  20–13  Finland
23 October 1979 France  23–11  Luxembourg
1979 Hungary  37–15  Luxembourg
1979 Denmark  37–13  Japan
1979 France  32–16  Finland
1979 Hungary  23–17  Finland
1979 Denmark  29–21  France
1979 Japan  22–19  Luxembourg
1979 Hungary  26–20  France
1979 Luxembourg  30–11   Switzerland
1979 Finland  29–19  Japan
1979 Denmark  19–11  Hungary
1979 France  24–19  Japan
1979 Finland  32–23  Luxembourg

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 5 5 0 0 145 77 +68 10 1st–8th place classification
2  Iceland 5 4 0 1 121 88 +33 8
3  West Germany 5 3 0 2 102 71 +31 6 9–16th place classification
4  Netherlands 5 2 0 3 73 103 −30 4
5  Portugal 5 1 0 4 76 123 −47 2 17th–23rd place classification
6  Saudi Arabia 5 0 0 5 62 117 −55 0
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
23 October 1979 West Germany  25–8  Saudi Arabia
1979 Iceland  25–19  Portugal
1979 Soviet Union  29–13  Netherlands
1979 West Germany  20–9  Netherlands
1979 Portugal  17–16  Saudi Arabia
1979 Soviet Union  25–20  Iceland
1979 West Germany  25–10  Portugal
1979 Iceland  25–17  Netherlands
1979 Soviet Union  23–9  Saudi Arabia
1979 Iceland  16–14  West Germany
1979 Netherlands  17–16  Saudi Arabia
1979 Soviet Union  40–17  Portugal
1979 Iceland  35–13  Saudi Arabia
1979 Netherlands  17–13  Portugal
1979 Soviet Union  28–18  West Germany

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 4 4 0 0 96 66 +30 8 1st–8th place classification
2  Czechoslovakia 4 3 0 1 104 63 +41 6
3   Switzerland 4 2 0 2 66 76 −10 4 9–16th place classification
4  Israel 4 1 0 3 75 101 −26 2
5  Belgium 4 0 0 4 54 89 −35 0 17th–23rd place classification
6  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
23 October 1979 Czechoslovakia  32–16  Israel
23 October 1979 Switzerland  21–10  Belgium
(10–4)
1979 Czechoslovakia  22–13  Belgium
1979 Sweden  29–19  Israel
1979 Israel  24–19  Belgium
1979 Sweden  21–14   Switzerland
1979 Czechoslovakia  29–10   Switzerland
1979 Sweden  22–12  Belgium
1979 Sweden  24–21  Czechoslovakia
1979 Switzerland  21–16  Israel

Main round

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

17th–23rd place classification

Group V

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 2 1 1 0 54 29 +25 3 17th place game
2  Belgium 2 1 1 0 51 34 +17 3 19th place game
3  Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 33 75 −42 0 21st place game
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
1979 Belgium  36–19  Chinese Taipei
1979 Italy  15–15  Belgium

Group VI

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 66 58 +8 6 17th place game
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 65 64 +1 4 19th place game
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 56 56 0 2 21st place game
4  Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 57 66 −9 0
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
1979 Portugal  22–20  Luxembourg
1979 Saudi Arabia  22–18  Luxembourg
1979 Portugal  27–22  Japan
1979 Japan  21–18  Saudi Arabia

9–16th place classification

Group III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 2 1 0 66 59 +7 5 Ninth place game
2   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 58 66 −8 3 Eleventh place game
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 65 56 +9 2 13th place game
4  Israel 3 1 0 2 57 65 −8 2 15th place game
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
1979 Poland  25–21  Israel
1979 Norway  29–16   Switzerland
1979 Israel  20–19  Norway
1979 Poland  21–21   Switzerland

Group IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 0 78 54 +24 6 Ninth place game
2  West Germany 3 2 0 1 71 49 +22 4 Eleventh place game
3  Netherlands 3 0 1 2 44 61 −17 1 13th place game
4  Finland 3 0 1 2 51 80 −29 1 15th place game
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
1979 France  22–16  Netherlands
1979 West Germany  29–16  Finland
1979 Netherlands  19–19  Finland
1979 France  24–22  West Germany

1st–8th place classification

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 61 47 +14 6 Final
2  Sweden (H) 3 2 0 1 59 61 −2 4 Third place game
3  Czechoslovakia 3 0 1 2 58 63 −5 1 Fifth place game
4  East Germany 3 0 1 2 54 61 −7 1 Seventh place game
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
1979 Yugoslavia  17–15  Czechoslovakia
1979 Sweden  18–17  East Germany
1979 Yugoslavia  23–17  Sweden
1979 Czechoslovakia  22–22  East Germany

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 78 58 +20 6 Final
2  Denmark (H) 3 2 0 1 62 57 +5 4 Third place game
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 45 59 −14 2 Fifth place game
4  Iceland 3 0 0 3 53 64 −11 0 Seventh place game
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
1979 Denmark  22–19  Iceland
1979 Soviet Union  26–17  Hungary
1979 Soviet Union  27–21  Denmark
1979 Hungary  17–14  Iceland

Placement games

21st place game

1979 Chinese Taipei  23–22  Saudi Arabia

19th place game

1979 Japan  20–19  Belgium

17th place game

1979 Italy  26–20  Portugal

15th place game

1979 Israel  30–27  Finland

173th place game

1979 Norway  22–20  Netherlands

Eleventh place game

1979 West Germany  20–18   Switzerland

Ninth place game

1979 France  27–23  Poland

Seventh place game

1979 Iceland  27–24  East Germany

Fifth place game

1979 Czechoslovakia  20–19  Hungary

Third place game

1979 Sweden  25–20  Denmark

Final

1979 Soviet Union  30–25  Yugoslavia

Final ranking

Rank Team
 Soviet Union
 Yugoslavia
 Sweden
4  Denmark
5  Czechoslovakia
6  Hungary
7  Iceland
8  East Germany
9  France
10  Poland
11  West Germany
12   Switzerland
13  Norway
14  Netherlands
15  Israel
16  Finland
17  Italy
18  Portugal
19  Japan
20  Belgium
21  Chinese Taipei
22  Saudi Arabia
23  Luxembourg
WD  United States

External links

Junior World Handball Championship (men's U21 and women's U20)
Men's U21
Women's U20
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