1983 Men's Junior World Handball Championship

1983 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
Tournament details
Dates3–12 December
Teams16 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (3rd title)
Runners-up West Germany
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored2,113 (44.02 per match)

The 1983 Men's Junior World Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the IHF Men's Junior World Championship, held in Finland from 3 to 12 December 1983.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 97 50 +47 6 1st–8th place classification
2  East Germany 3 2 0 1 90 57 +33 4
3  Egypt 3 1 0 2 54 79 −25 2 9–16th place classification
4  Italy 3 0 0 3 40 95 −55 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
1983 Soviet Union  39–13  Italy
(21–8)
1983 East Germany  32–19  Egypt
(20–6)
1983 Soviet Union  33–17  Egypt
(16–9)
1983 East Germany  38–13  Italy
(13–6)
1983 Soviet Union  25–20  East Germany
(14–12)
1983 Egypt  18–14  Italy
(8–6)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 78 60 +18 6 1st–8th place classification
2  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 75 63 +12 3
3  Spain 3 1 1 1 69 56 +13 3 9–16th place classification
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 49 92 −43 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
1983 Czechoslovakia  20–20  Spain
(10–14)
1983 Denmark  32–16  Kuwait
(14–6)
1983 Czechoslovakia  30–17  Kuwait
(14–8)
1983 Denmark  20–19  Spain
(10–10)
1983 Spain  30–16  Kuwait
(12–9)
1983 Denmark  26–25  Czechoslovakia
(14–13)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 68 57 +11 6 1st–8th place classification
2  West Germany 3 1 0 2 59 54 +5 2
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 60 68 −8 2 9–16th place classification
4   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 54 62 −8 2
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
1983 Yugoslavia  25–17   Switzerland
(11–8)
1983 West Germany  25–17  Poland
(11–9)
1983 Yugoslavia  24–23  Poland
(13–11)
1983 Switzerland  18–17  West Germany
(10–8)
1983 Yugoslavia  19–17  West Germany
(7–8)
1983 Poland  20–19   Switzerland
(8–9)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 81 62 +19 6 1st–8th place classification
2  Finland (H) 3 2 0 1 72 64 +8 4
3  France 3 1 0 2 62 64 −2 2 9–16th place classification
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 55 80 −25 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
1983 Finland  28–23  France
(11–10)
1983 Sweden  37–22  Austria
(17–14)
1983 Sweden  22–20  Finland
(9–9)
1983 France  19–14  Austria
(7–6)
1983 Finland  24–19  Austria
(12–8)
1983 Sweden  22–20  France
(10–7)

Main round

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

9–16th place classification

Group III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 84 48 +36 6 Ninth place game
2  Kuwait 3 1 1 1 57 67 −10 3 Eleventh place game
3  Egypt 3 1 0 2 49 61 −12 2 13th place game
4  Italy 3 0 1 2 52 66 −14 1 15th place game
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
1983 Spain  26–16  Italy
(11–9)
1983 Kuwait  19–15  Egypt
(9–7)
1983 Kuwait  22–22  Italy
(9–12)
1983 Spain  28–16  Egypt
(13–4)

Group IV

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 0 64 54 +10 6 Ninth place game
2   Switzerland 3 2 0 1 65 56 +9 4 Eleventh place game
3  France 3 1 0 2 53 56 −3 2 13th place game
4  Austria 3 0 0 3 51 67 −16 0 15th place game
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
1983 Poland  23–18  Austria
(14–7)
1983 Switzerland  21–17  France
(10–9)
1983 Poland  21–17  France
(12–8)
1983 Switzerland  25–19  Austria
(13–10)

1st–8th place classification

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 73 63 +10 6 Final
2  Denmark 3 2 0 1 70 70 0 4 Third place game
3  East Germany 3 1 0 2 66 73 −7 2 Fifth place game
4  Czechoslovakia 3 0 0 3 72 75 −3 0 Seventh place game
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
1983 Soviet Union  24–23  Czechoslovakia
(14–9)
1983 Denmark  24–21  East Germany
(9–9)
1983 Soviet Union  24–20  Denmark
(9–10)
1983 East Germany  25–24  Czechoslovakia
(14–10)

Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 0 1 65 58 +7 4 Final
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 76 74 +2 4 Third place game
3  Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 74 65 +9 4 Fifth place game
4  Finland (H) 3 0 0 3 53 71 −18 0 Seventh place game
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
1983 West Germany  29–16  Sweden
(13–9)
1983 Yugoslavia  30–20  Finland
(15–8)
1983 West Germany  19–13  Finland
(8–9)
1983 Sweden  28–15  Yugoslavia
(14–13)

Placement games

15th place game

1983 Austria  21–18  Italy
(10–8)

13th place game

1983 Egypt  20–17  France
(10–8)

Eleventh place game

1983 Switzerland  26–22  Kuwait
(12–12)

Ninth place game

1983 Spain  21–20 (ET)  Poland
(9–13)

FT: 18–18 ET: 3–2

Seventh place game

1983 Czechoslovakia  23–19  Finland
(12–9)

Fifth place game

1983 Yugoslavia  18–17  East Germany
(11–9)

Third place game

1983 Denmark  31–28  Sweden
(12–14)

Final

12 December 1983 Soviet Union  32–17  West Germany
(12–9)

Final ranking

Rank Team
 Soviet Union
 West Germany
 Denmark
4  Sweden
5  Yugoslavia
6  East Germany
7  Czechoslovakia
8  Finland
9  Spain
10  Poland
11   Switzerland
12  Kuwait
13  Egypt
14  France
15  Austria
16  Italy
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