| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Yugoslavia |
| Dates | July 13 – July 20 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Hungary |
| Third place | Yugoslavia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 232 (11.05 per match) |
| Next → | |
The 1957 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Virovitica, PR Croatia and Belgrade, PR Serbia within FPR Yugoslavia in 1957. It was the first ever World Women's Handball Championship.
Preliminary round
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
|
Classification round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
| Sweden
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Romania
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| 17 July 1957 | Poland |
4–1 | Sweden
| |
| 18 July 1957 | Sweden |
2–1 | Romania
| |
| 20 July 1957 | Poland |
3–0 | Romania
|
Finals
| 5th/6th places | 20 July 1957 | Denmark |
10–6 | Austria
| |
| 3rd/4th places | 20 July 1957 | Yugoslavia |
9–6 | West Germany
| |
| 1st/2nd places | 20 July 1957 | Czechoslovakia |
7–1 | Hungary
|
Final standings
Final ranking
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References
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| Defunct | ||
- World Women's Handball Championship
- 1957 in women's handball
- 1957 in Yugoslav sport
- International handball competitions hosted by Yugoslavia
- International handball competitions hosted by Croatia
- International handball competitions hosted by Serbia
- Women's handball in Croatia
- Women's handball in Serbia
- July 1957 sports events in Europe