1957 World Women's Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Yugoslavia |
| Dates | July 13 – July 20 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Hungary |
| Third place | Yugoslavia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 232 (11.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pavla Bartáková (11 goals)[1] |
The 1957 World Women's Handball Championship was the first Women's world Championship.[2] It took place in Virovitica, PR Croatia and Belgrade, PR Serbia within FPR Yugoslavia in 1957.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 4 |
 Austria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 2 |
 Romania |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| 13 July 1957 | Austria | 3–1 | Romania | |
| 14 July 1957 | Denmark | 6–1 | Romania | |
| 15 July 1957 | Denmark | 9–4 | Austria |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 4 |
| Hungary |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 2 |
 Sweden |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 |
| 13 July 1957 | Hungary | 9–2 | Sweden | |
| 14 July 1957 | Czechoslovakia | 5–4 | Sweden | |
| 15 July 1957 | Czechoslovakia | 8–4 | Hungary |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 4 |
 West Germany |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 2 |
 Poland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 0 |
| 13 July 1957 | Yugoslavia | 11–3 | Poland | |
| 14 July 1957 | West Germany | 7–4 | Poland | |
| 15 July 1957 | Yugoslavia | 7–6 | West Germany |
Main round
| Team will compete for Places 1–2 | |
| Team will compete for Places 3–4 |
Group I
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 2 |
| Denmark |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 1 |
| 17 July 1957 | Hungary | 10–4 | Yugoslavia | |
| 18 July 1957 | Hungary | 5–5 | Denmark | |
| 19 July 1957 | Yugoslavia | 10–7 | Denmark |
Group II
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 4 |
| West Germany |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 2 |
| Austria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 0 |
| 17 July 1957 | Czechoslovakia | 12–3 | Austria | |
| 18 July 1957 | West Germany | 10–8 | Austria | |
| 19 July 1957 | Czechoslovakia | 10–4 | West Germany |
