World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship
Editions
| Year |
Host City |
Country |
Held |
Events |
Competitors |
Countries |
| 1938 |
various |
 GER |
7 – 10 July 1938 |
1 |
49 |
3 |
| 1948 |
various |
 FRA |
3 – 6 June 1948 |
1 |
35 |
3 |
| 1952 |
various |
 SUI |
8 – 15 June 1952 |
1 |
41 |
3 |
| 1955 |
various |
GER |
29 June – 10 July 1955 |
1 |
47 |
3 |
| 1959 |
various |
 AUT |
13 – 21 June 1959 |
1 |
48 |
3 |
| 1963 |
various |
SUI |
3 – 9 June 1963 |
1 |
47 |
3 |
| 1966 |
various |
AUT |
25 June – 3 July 1966 |
1 |
47 |
3 |
Medal table
| Pos |
Country |
🥇 Gold |
🥈 Silver |
🥉 Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
Germany |
GER |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| 2 |
Sweden |
 SWE |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 3 |
East Germany |
 GDR |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 4 |
Switzerland |
SUI |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| 5 |
Denmark |
 DEN |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| = |
Romania |
 ROU |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 7 |
Austria |
AUT |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Czechoslovakia |
 TCH |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Hungary |
 HUN |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |