Finals played in Kopenhagen Game date team 1 score team 2 HT Final 05.02 West Germany 20-19 Soviet Union 11-11 West Germany: Hofmann (Niemeyer); Deckarm 6, Spengler 4, Rosendahl, Waltke 3, Ehret 3, Kluehspies 2, Brand 1, Wunderlich 1, Meffle, Freisler. Soviet Union: Ischenko (Tomin); Gassi 5, Chernishev 4, Illin 4, Schuk 3, Maximov 2, Kidyayev 1, Kravtsov, Anpilogov, Riezanov, Krushniryuk. 3-4 04.02 East Germany 19-15 Denmark 9-7 Dreibrodt 7, Bohme 7, Gruner 3, Gerlacht 2, Hoft Berg 5, Sorensen 2, Pazyj 2, Christensen 2, Bock 1 5-6 04.02 Yugoslavia 21-19 Poland 8-10 Radjenovic 6, Pavicevic 5, Jovovic 4, Krivikapic 4, Makaric , Delechmetovic Klempel 8, Hissinger 4, Przyhysz 4, Kalurinski 2, Brzozowski 7-8 05.02 Romania 25-17 Sweden 13-7 Formula Final ranking P w d l gf ga 1. West Germany 10 4 2 0 105: 86 2. Soviet Union 9 4 1 1 123: 100 3. East Germany 8 3 2 1 105: 88 4. Denmark 9 4 1 1 114: 101 5. Yugoslavia 9 4 1 1 108: 96 6. Poland 6 3 0 3 134: 124 7. Romania 7 3 1 2 132: 107 8. Sweden 4 2 0 4 121: 125 Group 9-12 9. Hungary 9 4 1 1 137: 117 10.Spain 6 3 0 3 121: 124 11.Czechoslovakia 4 1 2 3 122: 110 12.Japan 3 1 1 4 130: 151 elinminated in First Groups Round 13.Iceland 0 0 0 3 54: 68 14.Bulgaria 0 0 0 3 58: 82 15.Canada 0 0 0 3 31: 73 16.France 0 0 0 3 54: 97 France replaced the African team. Second Groups Round Group E FRG GDR YUG ROU Group F URS DEN POL SWE Group 9-12 HUN ESP TCH JPN First Groups Round Group A FRG YUG TCH CAN Group B HUN GDR ROU FRA Group C URS DEN ESP ISL Group D POL SWE JPN BUL Qualification Europe 13 Olympic Men 1976 6 Men B 1977 6 Denmark Host Asia Men WQ 1977 1 America Men WQ 1978 1 Africa 1 Goalscorers: 1. Jerzy Klempel (POL) 47 1. Peter Kovács (HUN) 47 Second Gropus Round. First to Final. Rest to classification games. Group E p w d l gf ga 1. West Germany 4 1 2 0 49: 44 2. East Germany 4 1 2 0 48: 46 3. Yugoslavia 3 1 1 1 46: 50 4. Romania 1 0 1 2 49: 52 Team FRG GDR Yugo Roma West Germany ---- 14:14 18:13 17:17 East Germany ---- 16:16 18:16 Yugoslavia ---- 17:16 Romania ---- date time venue team 1 score team 2 HT 31.01 19:30 Brondby West Germany 14-14 East Germany 7-9 31.01 19:30 Odense Yugoslavia 17-16 Romania 9-10 02.02 19:30 Helsingor West Germany 17-17 Romania 8-6 02.02 19:30 Kalundborg East Germany 16-16 Yugoslavia 9-11 Group F p w d l gf ga 1. Soviet Union 5 2 1 0 58: 50 2. Denmark 5 2 1 0 59: 53 3. Poland 2 1 0 2 61: 60 4. Sweden 0 0 0 3 49: 64 Team Sovi Denm Pola Swed Soviet Union ---- 16:16 18:16 24:18 Denmark ---- 25:23 18:14 Poland ---- 22:17 Sweden ---- date time venue team 1 score team 2 HT 31.01 19:30 Vejle Soviet Union 24-18 Sweden 10-5 31.01 19:30 Randers Denmark 25-23 Poland 14-12 02.02 19:30 Aarhus Soviet Union 18-16 Poland 7-9 02.02 19:30 Herning Denmark 18-14 Sweden 10-9 Group 9-12 p w d l gf ga 9. Hungary 5 2 1 0 71: 63 10.Spain 4 2 0 1 69: 59 11.Czechoslovakia 2 0 2 1 64: 67 12.Japan 1 0 1 2 66: 81 Team Hung Spai Czec Japa Hungary ---- 23:19 18:18 30:26 Spain ---- 24:21 26:15 Czechoslovakia ---- 25:25 Japan ---- date time venue team 1 score team 2 HT 31.01 19:30 Frederikssund Hungary 18-18 Czechoslovakia 31.01 19:30 Ronnede Spain 26-15 Japan 14-10 02.02 19:30 Nikobyng Hungary 30-26 Japan 15-16 02.02 19:30 Nikobyng Spain 24-21 Czechoslovakia 12-12 04.02 Tarup Hungary 23-19 Spain 11-8 04.02 16:00 Bornholm Czechoslovakia 25-25 Japan 12-14 First Grouos Round. First 2 to Second Groups Round. 3rd to Group 9-12. 4th eliminated. Scores are transfered. Group A p w d l gf ga 1. West Germany 6 3 0 0 54: 36 2. Yugoslavia 4 2 0 1 54: 45 3. Czechoslovakia 2 1 0 2 58: 43 4. Canada 0 0 0 3 31: 73 Team FRG Yugo Czec Cana West Germany ---- 18:13 16:13 20:10 Yugoslavia ---- 17:16 24:11 Czechoslovakia ---- 29:10 Canada ---- date time venue team 1 score team 2 HT 26.01 19:00 Odense Yugoslavia 24-11 Canada 13-4 26.01 20:30 Odense West Germany 16-13 Czechoslovakia 8-5 28.01 15:00 Ringe West Germany 20-10 Canada 7-3 28.01 15:00 Vejle Yugoslavia 17-16 Czechoslovakia 9-7 29.01 14:00 Odense West Germany 18-13 Yugoslavia 9-5 transferred to Group E 29.01 14:00 Fredericia Czechoslovakia 29-10 Canada 15-5 28.01 Group A Yugoslavia 17-16 Czechoslovakia 9-7 7m - 3(5)-3(4) Prodanic 5, Pavicevic 4(3), Radjenovic 4, Krivokapic 2, Horvat, Bognovic ; pen. Radjenovic 2x2', Grubic 2' Salivar 5(2), Bapic 3, Straka 3, Katusak 2(1), Liska 2, Kratochvil ; pen. Liska 2', Straka 2' Group B p w d l gf ga 1. Romania 4 2 0 1 74: 56 2. East Germany 4 2 0 1 56: 43 3. Hungary 4 2 0 1 66: 54 4. France 0 0 0 3 54: 97 Team Roma GDR Hung Fran Romania ---- 22:21 36:17 East Germany 18:16 ---- 28:15 Hungary 12:10 ---- 33:22 France ---- date time venue team 1 score team 2 HT 26.01 19:00 Herning Hungary 33-22 France 17-9 26.01 20:30 Herning East Germany 18-16 Romania 6-7 transferred to Group E 28.01 15:00 Esberg Hungary 12-10 East Germany 7-6 28.01 15:00 Abenra Romania 36-17 France 18-9 29.01 14:00 Herning Romania 22-21 Hungary 9-10 29.01 14:00 Ribe East Germany 28-15 France 14-6 Group C p w d l gf ga 1. Soviet Union 5 2 1 0 62: 46 2. Denmark 5 2 1 0 56: 45 3. Spain 2 1 0 2 52: 65 4. Iceland 0 0 0 3 54: 68 Team Sovi Denm Spai Icel Soviet Union ---- 16:16 24:12 22:18 Denmark ---- 19:15 21:14 Spain ---- 25:22 Iceland ---- date time venue team 1 score team 2 HT 26.01 19:00 Aarhus Denmark 19-15 Spain 11-9 26.01 20:30 Aarhus Soviet Union 22-18 Iceland 14-9 28.01 15:00 Aalborg Soviet Union 24-12 Spain 10-5 28.01 17:00 Randers Denmark 21-14 Iceland 10-8 29.01 16:00 Thisted Spain 25-22 Iceland 15-10 29.01 14:00 Aarhus Soviet Union 16-16 Denmark 9-8 transferred to Group F Group D p w d l gf ga 1. Poland 6 3 0 0 76: 60 2. Sweden 4 2 0 1 72: 58 3. Japan 2 1 0 2 64: 70 4. Bulgaria 0 0 0 3 58: 82 Team Pola Swed Japa Bulg Poland ---- 22:17 26:21 28:22 Sweden ---- 24:20 31:16 Japan ---- 23:20 Bulgaria ---- date time venue team 1 score team 2 HT 26.01 19:00 Brondby Sweden 31-16 Bulgaria 14-10 26.01 20:30 Brondby Poland 26-21 Japan 13-13 28.01 15:00 Koge Sweden 24-20 Japan 10-10 28.01 15:00 Kalundborg Poland 28-22 Bulgaria 20-7 29.01 14:00 Helsingor Poland 22-17 Sweden 14-9 transferred to Group F 29.01 14:00 Naestved Japan 23-20 Bulgaria 11-11 Teams Composition. West Germany 1978 Team 1. West Germany 1. Manfred Hoffmann 16.Rainer Niemeyer 2. Arnulf Meffle 5. Dieter Waltke 6. Manfred Freisler 7. Gerd Rosendahl 8. Horst Spengler capt 9. Erhard Wunderlich 11.Joachim Deckarm 13.Arno Ehret 14.Heiner Brand 15.Kurt Klühspies Richard Boczkowski Klaus Frey Claus Hormel Manfred Hofmann Coach: Vlado Stenzel 2. Soviet Union 1. Michail Istchenko gk 12.Nikolay Tomin gk 3. Vladimir Maksimov 4. Sergey Kushniryuk 5. Vasiliy Ilyin 6. Vladimir Kravtsov 8. Valeriy Gassiy 9. Alexander Anpilogov 10.Yevgeniy Tchernyshev 11.Zhuk 13.Yuriy Kidyayev 14.Alexander Rezhanov Anatoliy Fyedukin Yuriy Klimov Valeriy Belov Coach: Anatoli Evtuschenko 3. East Germany 1. Siegfried Voigt 12.Wieland Schmidt 16.Hans-Jorg Paulick 2. Günter Dreibrodt 3. Jürgen Hildebrand 4. Frank-Michael Wahl 5. Wolfgang Böhme 6. Dietmar Schmidt 7. Hartmut Krüger 8. Ernst Gerlach 9. Klaus Gruner 10.Reinhard Schütte 11.Ingolf Wiegert 13.Hans Engel 14.Helmut Wilk 15.Walter Smuch Rainer Höft 4. Denmark 1. Kay Jorgensen 12.Mogens Jepesen 16.Jorgen Hertzsprung 2. Michael Berg 3. Anders Dahl Nielsen 4. Heine Sorensen 5. Thomas Pazyj 6. Soren Andersen 7. Morten Stig Christensen 8. Bent Larsen 9. Palle Jensen 10.Eric Buc Petersen 11.Thor Munkager 13.Jesper Petersen 14.Henrik Jacobsgaard 15.Lars Bock 5. Yugoslavia 1. Adnan Dizdar 12.Zdenko Zorko 16.Zeljko Nims 2. Vlado Bojovic 3. Nedjeljko Prodanic 4. Drago Jojovic 5. Radisav Pavicevic 6. Retpit Fojzula 7. Hrvoje Horvat 8. Dragutin Makaric 9. Radivoj Krivokapic 10.Gaslav Grubic 11.Zdravko Miljak 12.Zeljko Vidakovic 14.Zdravko Radjenovic 15.Rusmir Delahmetovic 6. Poland 1. Mieclaw Wojczak 12.Henryk Rozmiarek 16.Andrzej Szymcak 2. Alfred Kaluzinski 3. Jerzy Kuleczka 4. Jerzy Klempel 5. Andrzej Sokolowski 6. Jan Gmyrek 7. Janus Przybysz 8. Piotr Ciesla 9. Janus Brzozowski 10.Daniel Waszkiewics 11.Wladislaw Smagacs 12.Bogdan Faleta 14.Jerzy Garpiel 15.Jan Koziel 7. Romania Cornel Penu Nicolae Munteanu Radu Voina Gabriel Kicsid Stefan Birtalan Cezar Draganita Vasile Stinga Cornel Durau Werner Stockl Mircea Grabovschi Alexandru Folker Mihai Mironiuc Mircea Bedivan Stefan Deacu Coach: Nicolae Nedef 8. Sweden Dan Eriksson Goran Gustafsson Lars Goran Johnsson Thomas Augustsson Bengt Hakansson Ingemar Andersson Bo Andersson 9. Hungary Molnar Peter Kovacs Kenyeres Suvoltos Gubanyi Kocsis Janovsky Kontra Szilagy Suvoltos 10.Spain Uria Novoa Cascallana Hernandez Alonso Manrique Suarez M. Lopez B. Lopez P. Lopez Cinca Pérramón gk Rosoll gk Novoa Novales Cecilio Uria De la Puénte Mario Albizu Manrique De Andrés López Balsells 11.Czechoslovakia Salivar Babic Straka Katusak Liska Kratochvil Bruna Canda Dobrotka Kreipindl Papiernik 12.Japan Gamo Hanawa Sato Hozumi Nakai Saito Tsugawa Yanagawa 13.Iceland Kristján Sigmundsson, Vikingur Gunnar Einarsson, Haukar Ólafur Benediktsson, Olympia (SWE) Jon H. Karlsson, Valur Geir Hallsteinsson, FH Björgvin Björgvinsson, Vikingur Ólafur Einarsson, Vikingur Thorbergur Adalsteinsson, Vikingur Viggó Sigurðsson, Vikingur Thorbjörn Gudmundsson, Valur Bjarni Gudmundsson, Valur Janus Gudlaugsson, FH Einar Magnússon, Hannover (GER) Gunnar Einarsson, Göppingen (GER) Axel Axelsson, Dankersen (GER) Coach: Janusz Czerwinsky (POL) Coach: Birgir Björnsson 14.Bulgaria Aladzhov Bodenski Asparuhov Doichinov Nachev Hubchev Gueorguiev Zanev Dzhenev Blazhev 15.Canada De Roussan Lambert Viens Thorset Blankenau Belainsky Gauthier 16.France Geoffroy Rey Giraud Graze Reindin Marunet Balzer Donnet Roussell Visioli Grandjean Final att.7000 West Germany Deckarm 6 Spengler 4 Ehret 3 Waltke 3 Kluhspiels 2 Wunderlich 1 Brand 1 Soviet Union Gassij 5 Yilin 4 Chernishev 3 Zachuk 3 Maksimov 2 Kuschniryuk 1 Kikyayev 1

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