The 1965 World Women's Handball Championship took place in West Germany in 1965.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  West Germany |
| Dates | November 7 – November 13 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Hungary (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Third place | West Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 247 (15.44 per match) |
| Team will compete for Places 1-2 | |
| Team will compete for Places 3-4 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 6 |
| West Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 0 |
| 1965 | Yugoslavia | 11–6 | Denmark | West Germany |
| 1965 | West Germany | 15–7 | Japan | West Germany |
| 1965 | Denmark | 10–9 | Japan | West Germany |
| 1965 | Yugoslavia | 8–4 | West Germany | West Germany |
| 1965 | West Germany | 7–5 | Denmark | West Germany |
| 1965 | Yugoslavia | 9–5 | Japan | West Germany |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 6 |
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 3 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 2 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 1 |
| 1965 | Romania | 4–4 | Poland | West Germany |
| 1965 | Hungary | 7–4 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany |
| 1965 | Hungary | 9–6 | Romania | West Germany |
| 1965 | Czechoslovakia | 15–7 | Poland | West Germany |
| 1965 | Romania | 8–8 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany |
| 1965 | Hungary | 15–5 | Poland | West Germany |
Seventh Place Playoff
| 1965 | Japan | 6–5 | Poland | West Germany |
| 1965 | Denmark | 10–9 | Romania | West Germany |
| 1965 | West Germany | 11–10 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany |
| 1965 | Hungary | 5–3 | Yugoslavia | West Germany |
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1965 Women's World Champions
Györgyné Gurics, Ágnes Babos, Erzsébet Bognár, Györgyné Csenki, Magdolna Jóna, Ágnes Hanus, Erzsébet Lengyel, Jenőné Schmidt, Anna Rothermel, Márta Balogh, Károlyné Hajek, Márta Giba, Ilona Ignácz and Józsefne Romhányi. |
