1962 World Women's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Romania |
| Dates | 7 July – 15 July |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Romania (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Denmark |
| Third place | Czechoslovakia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 316 (15.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marie Mateju Ana Starck (14 goals) |
The 1962 World Women's Handball Championship was the second Women's Handball World Championship. It took place in Romania in 1962.
As five years earlier, the competition was played with only seven players on the field, outdoor, on clay, in broad daylight and in two 20-minutes half-times. For the first time a non-European team, namely Japan, entered the competition.