Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Dates | 30 November–10 December |
Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 33 |
Goals scored | 1,007 (30.52 per match) |
The 1978 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Czechoslovakia from between 30 November-10 December 1978. East Germany won the tournament ahead of Soviet Union and Hungary.[1] [2]