1959 World Men's Handball Championship

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Denmark_national_handball_team
gptkb:Danish_National_Handball_Team
gptkbp:attendance 50000
gptkbp:awards gptkb:3
Championship Trophy
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:Czechoslovak_Television
gptkbp:defense Vladimir Koval
gptkbp:duration March 1959
gptkbp:final_score 24-22
gptkbp:finale_date gptkb:Prague
March 15, 1959
gptkbp:format Knockout and group stage
gptkbp:goal gptkb:2000
35.71
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era
gptkbp:hosts gptkb:Monarch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1959 World Men's Handball Championship
gptkbp:involved_countries 2
16 nations
gptkbp:is_a_venue_for gptkb:4
gptkbp:legacy Increased popularity of handball in Eastern Europe
gptkbp:match_type Round-robin and knockout
gptkbp:next_edition gptkb:1961_World_Men's_Handball_Championship
gptkb:1958_World_Men's_Handball_Championship
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Milan_Jovanović
gptkb:Bohumil_Doležal
Vladimir Koval
Kurt Ramm
Václav Pícha
gptkbp:notable_winners Soviet Union vs Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:number_of_matches 56
60 minutes
gptkbp:number_of_teams gptkb:16
16 teams
gptkbp:official_website http://www.ihf.info
gptkbp:opening_ceremony March 15, 1959
March 1, 1959
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:International_Handball_Federation
gptkbp:referee gptkb:12
gptkbp:runner_up gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:significance First championship held in Czechoslovakia
gptkbp:sponsor Various local sponsors
gptkbp:third_place gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:top_scorer gptkb:45
120
Vladimir Koval
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:year gptkb:1959