IHF World Women's Handball Championship

IHF World Women's Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2017 World Women's Handball Championship
Sport Handball
Founded 1957
No. of teams 24
Continent International (IHF)
Most recent
champion(s)		  Norway (3rd title)
Most titles  Russia (4 titles)

The IHF World Women's Handball Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.

Championships

Only 4 teams participated in the first championship, this number grew to the present 24 which was introduced in 1997. In 1977 a B tournament was introduced and later in 1986 a C-tournament which served as qualification for the real championship or A-tournament. The B and C tournament qualifications were replaced by the present qualification system in 1993.[1] From 1993 it has been held every other year, between 1978 and 1990 it was held every fourth alternating with the Olympic tournament (introduced for women handball in 1976), and before that it was held more irregularly. The first five tournaments were held in the summer or early fall whereas the rest has been held in November or December.[1]

Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1957
Details		 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 7–1
Hungary
Yugoslavia		 9–6
West Germany		 9
1962
Details		 Romania
Romania
Romania		 8–5
Denmark
Czechoslovakia		 6–5
Yugoslavia		 9
1965
Details		 West Germany
West Germany
Hungary		 5–3
Yugoslavia
West Germany		 11–10
Czechoslovakia		 8
1971
Details		 Netherlands
Netherlands
East Germany		 11–8
Yugoslavia
Hungary		 12–11
Romania		 9
1973
Details		 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia		 16–11
Romania
Soviet Union		 20–12
Hungary		 12
1975
Details		 Soviet Union
Soviet Union
East Germany		 Round-robin
Soviet Union
Hungary		 Round-robin
Romania		 12
1978
Details		 Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
East Germany		 Round-robin
Soviet Union
Hungary		 Round-robin
Czechoslovakia		 12
1982
Details		 Hungary
Hungary
Soviet Union		 Round-robin
Hungary
Yugoslavia		 Round-robin
East Germany		 12
1986
Details		 Netherlands
Netherlands
Soviet Union		 30–22
Czechoslovakia
Norway		 23–19
East Germany		 16
1990
Details		 South Korea
South Korea
Soviet Union		 24–22
Yugoslavia
East Germany		 25–19
West Germany		 16
1993
Details		 Norway
Norway
Germany		 22–21 (ET)
Denmark
Norway		 20–19
Romania		 16
1995
Details		 Austria Hungary
Austria / Hungary
South Korea		 25–20
Hungary
Denmark		 25–24
Norway		 20
1997
Details		 Germany
Germany
Denmark		 33–20
Norway
Germany		 27–25
Russia		 24
1999
Details		 Denmark Norway
Denmark / Norway
Norway		 25–24 (2ET)
France
Austria		 31–28 (ET)
Romania		 24
2001
Details		 Italy
Italy
Russia		 30–25
Norway
Yugoslavia		 42–40
Denmark		 24
2003
Details		 Croatia
Croatia
France		 32–29 (ET)
Hungary
South Korea		 31–29
Ukraine		 24
2005
Details		 Russia
Russia
Russia		 28–23
Romania
Hungary		 27–24
Denmark		 24
2007
Details		 France
France
Russia		 29–24
Norway
Germany		 36–35 (ET)
Romania		 24
2009
Details		 China
China
Russia		 25–22
France
Norway		 31–26
Spain		 24
2011
Details		 Brazil
Brazil
Norway		 32–24
France
Spain		 24–18
Denmark		 24
2013
Details		 Serbia
Serbia
Brazil		 22–20
Serbia
Denmark		 30–26
Poland		 24
2015
Details		 Denmark
Denmark
Norway		 31–23
Netherlands
Romania		 31–22
Poland		 24
2017
Details		 Germany
Germany		 24
2019
Details		 Japan
Japan		 24
2021
Details		 Spain
Spain
2023
Details		 Denmark Norway Sweden
Denmark / Norway / Sweden

Medal count

IHF only includes medals won at the indoor championships.[2]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia 4 0 0 4
2  Norway 3 3 3 9
3  Soviet Union 3 2 1 6
4  East Germany 3 0 1 4
5  Hungary 1 4 4 9
6  Yugoslavia 1 3 2 6
7  France 1 3 0 4
8  Denmark 1 2 2 5
9  Romania 1 2 1 4
10  Czechoslovakia 1 1 1 3
11  Germany
(including West Germany) 		1 0 3 4
12  South Korea 1 0 1 2
13  Brazil 1 0 0 1
14  Serbia 0 1 0 1
 Netherlands 0 1 0 1
16  Austria 0 0 1 1
 Serbia and Montenegro 0 0 1 1
 Spain 0 0 1 1
Total 22 22 22 66

Participation history

Source: IHF official site.[2]

Team Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1957
(9)		 Romania
1962
(9)		 West Germany
1965
(8)		 Netherlands
1971
(9)		 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1973
(12)		 Soviet Union
1975
(12)		 Czechoslovakia
1978
(12)		 Hungary
1982
(12)		 Netherlands
1986
(16)		 South Korea
1990
(16)		 Norway
1993
(16)		 Austria
Hungary
1995
(20)		 Germany
1997
(24)		 Denmark
Norway
1999
(24)		 Italy
2001
(24)		 Croatia
2003
(24)		 Russia
2005
(24)		 France
2007
(24)		 China
2009
(24)		 Brazil
2011
(24)		 Serbia
2013
(24)		 Denmark
2015
(24)		 Germany
2017
(24)		 Total
 Algeria••••••10th•••••19th•••••••22nd•3
 Angola•••••••••16th16th13th15th15th13th17th16th7th11th8th16th16thQ14
 Argentina•••••••••••••24th•22nd20th20th19th23rd19th18thQ9
 Australia•••••••••••••23rd•23rd24th24th24th24th24th•7
 Austria6th•••••••12th5th8th8th11th3rd7th11th13th16th10th•••12
 BelarusPart of  Soviet Union••16th14th••••••••2
 Brazil•••••••••••17th23rd16th12th20th7th14th15th5th1st10thQ12
 Bulgaria•••••••10th•12th••••••••••••2
 Cameroon••••••••••••••••22nd•••••Q2
 Canada••••••10th••15th•17th20th•••••••••4
 Chile••••••••••••••••••23rd•••1
 China••••••••9th8th14th13th22nd18th11th19th17th21st12th21st18th17th14
 Congo•••••••12th•••••22nd22nd••17th20th•••5
 CroatiaPart of  Yugoslavia•10th6th••14th11th9th•7th••6
 Cuba•••••••••••••21st•••••22nd•23rd3
 Czech RepublicSee  Czechoslovakia13th13th19th•15th••••15th•Q6
 DR Congo••••••••••••••••••••20th24th2
 Denmark5th2nd5th6th7th9th•••10th2nd3rd1st6th4th13th4th•5th4th3rd6thQ19
 Dominican Republic•••••••••••••••••22nd••23rd•2
 France••••••••15th14th••10th2nd5th1st12th5th2nd2nd6th7thQ13
 Germany
(including West Germany)		4th8th3rd5th11th•8th9th7th4th1st5th3rd7th•12th6th3rd7th17th7th13thQ21
 Greenland••••••••••••••24th•••••••1
 Hungary2nd5th1st3rd4th3rd3rd2nd8th•7th2nd9th5th6th2nd3rd8th9th•8th11thQ21
 Iceland•••••••••••••••••••12th••1
 Italy••••••••••••••16th•••••••1
 Ivory Coast•••••••••••17th14th20th•21st21st•18th16th••7
 Japan•9th7th9th10th10th••14th••13th17th17th20th16th18th19th16th14th14th19thQ18
 KazakhstanPart of  Soviet Union•••••••18th22nd19th•22bd4
 LithuaniaPart of  Soviet Union13th•••••••••••1
 MacedoniaPart of  Yugoslavia••7th8th21st•15th12th••••5
 MontenegroPart of  YugoslaviaPart of  Serbia and Montenegro••10th11th8thQ4
 Netherlands•••8th12th•9th•10th••••10th14th•5th••15th13th2ndQ11
 Norway•••7th8th8th•7th3rd6th3rd4th2nd1st2nd6th9th2nd3rd1st5th1stQ19
 Paraguay•••••••••••••••••23rd••21st•Q3
 Poland7th7th8th•5th7th6th•13th9th10th•8th11th••19th11th••4th4thQ16
 Puerto Rico•••••••••••••••••••••20th1
 Romania9th1st6th4th2nd4th7th8th5th7th4th7th12th4th17th10th2nd4th8th13th10th3rdQ23
 RussiaSee  Soviet Union5th6th4th12th1st7th1st1st1st6th•5thQ12
 SerbiaPart of  YugoslaviaSee  Serbia and Montenegro•••2nd15thQ3
 SlovakiaPart of  Czechoslovakia12th••••••••••1
 SloveniaPart of  Yugoslavia••18th•9th8th14th•••••Q5
 South Korea••••••10th6th11th11th11th1st5th9th15th3rd8th6th6th11th12th14thQ17
 Spain••••••••••15th•••10th5th•10th4th3rd9th12thQ9
 Sweden8th••••••••13th6th11th••8th•••13th9th•9thQ9
 Thailand••••••••••••••••••21st•••1
 Tunisia•••••12th••••••••19th18th•15th14th18th17th21stQ9
 UkrainePart of  Soviet Union•9th•13th18th4th10th13th17th•••7
 United States•••••11th•11th16th•12th17th••••••••••5
 Uruguay••••••••••••24th•23rd24th23rd••20th••5
 UzbekistanPart of  Soviet Union••21st•••••••••1
Discontinued teams
 Czechoslovakia1st3rd4th•6th6th4th5th2nd•9thSee  Czech Republic9
 East Germany•••1st9th1st1st4th4th3rdSee  Germany7
 Serbia and MontenegroPart of  Yugoslavia••••3rd9th•See  Serbia2
 Soviet Union•6th••3rd2nd2nd1st1st1stSee  Russia7
 Yugoslavia3rd4th2nd2nd1st5th5th3rd6th2ndSee  Serbia10

Largest winning margin

Margin Winning team Score Opponent WC
48 Hungary  57–9  Australia 2005
45 Sweden  66–21  Australia 2009
41 Austria  52–11  Thailand 2009
40 Russia  48–8  Australia 2009
39 Angola  47–8  Australia 2005
38 Netherlands  53–15  Australia 2011
38 South Korea  50–12  Paraguay 2007
38 Yugoslavia  41–3  Tunisia 1975
37 Norway  48–11  Uruguay 2001
37 Norway  47–10  Australia 2005
37 Russia  45–8  Australia 2011
37 Russia  45–8  Thailand 2009
37 Denmark  42–5  Argentina 1999
35 Austria  45–10  Australia 2009
35 Croatia  44–9  Uruguay 2005
34 Romania  51–17  Chile 2009
34 Hungary  48–14  Chile 2009
34 South Korea  45–11  Australia 2011
34 China  45–11  Australia 2011
34 Poland  40–6  Paraguay 2013

Source: TV2Sporten.no

References

  1. 1 2 "Women's World Championships". IHF. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 IHF official site (ihf.info): Page 51: MEDALS TABLE

See also

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