HOME
*



picture info

2025 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2025 IHF World Women's Handball Championship will be 27th edition of the championship to be jointly hosted by Germany and the Netherlands under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF) from 27 November to 14 December 2025. It will be fourth time in history that the championship is jointly hosted. ''Catch the Dream'' will be the official motto of the competition. France are the defending world champions, having won the 2023 edition. Bidding process Only Germany/Netherlands entered a bid for hosting the tournament. The tournament was awarded in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt, on 28 February 2020. Qualification 1. To bear in mind the 2028 Summer Olympics, the IHF Council awarded the United States wild cards for the 2025 and 2027 World Championships. 2. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finish within the top 5, they will qualify for the World Championships. If either finishes sixth or lower, the place wo ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

IHF World Women's Handball Championship
The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside Europe and 2013 where Brazil won as the first American team. The biggest winners are Russia and Norway with four titles each. Nine teams participated in the first championship, this number has grown in steps to 32 (from 2021). 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 based on continental confederations in 1993. 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). The first five tournaments were held in the summer or early fall whereas the rest has been held in Nove ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




2003 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2003 World Women's Handball Championship, the 16th handball world championship for women, was played in Croatia between 2 and 14 December 2003. Qualification The following nations were qualified: Preliminary round Group A in Split *''Tuesday, 2 December:'' ** 41 - 18 ** 32 - 25 ** 28 - 25 *''Wednesday, 3 December:'' ** 33 - 27 ** 12 - 38 ** 15 - 33 *''Thursday, 4 December:'' ** 27 - 25 ** 28 - 24 ** 33 - 13 *''Saturday, 6 December:'' ** 12 - 36 ** 20 - 28 ** 44 - 41 *''Sunday, 7 December:'' ** 30 - 19 ** 28 - 29 ** 27 - 25 Group B in Poreč *''Tuesday, 2 December:'' ** 28 - 27 ** 46 - 16 ** 29 - 19 *''Wednesday, 3 December:'' ** 31 - 18 ** 22 - 26 ** 20 - 47 *''Thursday, 4 December:'' ** 27 - 21 ** 22 - 29 ** 38 - 15 *''Saturday, 6 December:'' ** 24 - 18 ** 26 - 30 ** 12 - 41 *''Sunday, 7 December:'' ** 31 - 16 ** 34 - 39 ** 39 - 14 Group C in Karlovac *''Tuesday, 2 December:'' ** 30 - 24 ** 29 - ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


1986 World Women's Handball Championship
The 1986 World Women's Handball Championship took place in the Netherlands between 4–14 December 1986. Qualification ;Host nation * ;Qualified from the 1984 Summer Olympics * * * ;Qualified from the 1985 World Championship B * * * * * * * * * ;Qualified from Asia * ;Qualified from the 1986 Pan American Women's Handball Championship * ;Qualified from the 1985 African Women's Handball Championship The 1985 African Women's Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Angola. Preliminary rounds Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Final round ''All times are loc ... * (later replaced by ) Preliminary Round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Main round Group E ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group F ---- ---- ---- ---- ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


1978 World Women's Handball Championship
The 1978 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Czechoslovakia from between 30 November-10 December 1978. East Germany won the tournament ahead of Soviet Union and Hungary. Qualification ;Host nation * ;Qualified from the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ... * * * ;Qualified from the 1977 World Championship B * * * * * ;Qualified from the 1978 All-African Games * ;Qualified from Asia * ;Qualified from the Americas * Preliminary Round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final Round Group 7-9 ---- ---- Final Group ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final standings References SourceInt ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


1973 World Women's Handball Championship
The 1973 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Yugoslavia between 7-15 December 1973. Preliminary Round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Main round Group E ---- ---- ---- Group F ---- ---- ---- Group G ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Placement Round Seventh Place playoff Fifth Place Playoff Third Place playoff Final Final standings References SourceInternational Handball Federation {{World Handball Championship World Handball Championship tournaments W W W Women's handball in Yugoslavia World Women's Handball Championship The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside Europe and 2013 where Brazil won ... December 1973 sports events in Europe ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




1971 World Women's Handball Championship
The 1971 World Women's Handball Championship took place in the Netherlands between 11-19 December 1971. After the 1968 edition was cancelled because of the intervention of Czechoslovakia from the Soviet Union, the 1971 edition would see East Germany take the title as they defeated Yugoslavia 11-8 in the final. Premlinary Round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Main round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Ranking Round ---- ---- Placement Round Fifth Place Playoff Third Place Playoff Final Final standings References International Handball Federation {{World Handball Championship W W World Handball Championship tournaments W Women's handball in the Netherlands World Women's Handball Championship The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

2021 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2021 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 25th event by the International Handball Federation, was held in Spain from 1 to 19 December 2021. On 18 October 2018, at a congress in Doha, Qatar, the IHF announced that the World Championship would be expanded from 24 teams to 32 teams from 2021 onwards. The Netherlands were the defending champions after winning for the first time in 2019. However, they finished third in their main round group and failed to qualify for the quarterfinals. Norway defeated France to win their fourth title. Denmark captured the bronze medal by winning against Spain. Bidding process Spain and Hungary bid for the right to organise the 2021 Women's World Handball Championship. The International Handball Federation decided that the voting process would take place during the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship. The Spanish bid included the following six host cities and venues: The President of the Royal Spanish Handball Federation confirmed ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

2019 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 24th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Japan from 30 November to 15 December 2019. The Netherlands won their first title after defeating Spain in the final. Venues Kumamoto region was entrusted with the organization of the World Championship. Additionally the Japanese Organizing Committee will have a venue in Tokyo in order to prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games. Kumamoto has had a lot of experience with handball tournaments, hosting the 1997 Men's World Championships. Qualification 1. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finished within the top 5, they qualified for the World Championships. If they placed sixth or lower, the place would have been transferred to the wild card spot. Qualified teams Draw The draw was held on 21 June 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Seeding The seeding was announced on 19 June 2019. As organizer, Jap ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

2017 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Germany from 1 to 17 December 2017. Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in 1965 and 1997. France won their second title after 2003, by defeating reigning champions Norway 23–21 in the final. Venues The tournament is being played in the following venues: Bietigheim-Bissingen, Magdeburg, Oldenburg, Leipzig, Trier and Hamburg as the final four venue. Qualification Qualified teams :1 Bold indicates champion for that year, ''Italics'' indicates host for that year. Draw The draw was held on 27 June 2017 at Hamburg, Germany. Seeding The seeding was announced on 26 June 2017. Referees 16 referee pairs were selected: Squads Preliminary round The schedule was announced on 30 June 2017 with the exact throw-off times confirmed on 10 July 2017. ''All times are local (UTC+1 UTC+01 ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


2015 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2015 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Denmark. The decision to select Denmark as the host was announced on 27 January 2011. In the final Norway won 31–23 against the Netherlands to gain their third title. Romania won bronze after they defeated Poland 31–22. Venues Venues for the tournament were announced on 7 June 2014. Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning hosted the final, both semi-finals, two quarter-finals, matches in the round of 16 and Denmark's group. SYDBANK Arena in Kolding was the venue of two quarter-finals, eighth-finals and neighbour Germany's group, while Arena Nord in Frederikshavn and the new venue in Næstved hosted one eighth-final and one group each. Qualification Final qualification tournament A final qualification tournament was held from 15 to 17 June 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan to determine the last participant. The schedule was revealed on 3 June 2015. Standings Result ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

2013 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, the 21st event hosted by the International Handball Federation (IHF), was held in Serbia from 6 to 22 December 2013.Spain and Serbia to stage 2013 World Championships
by , 2 October 2010
defeated

picture info

2011 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the international championship tournament in women's Team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). Brazil hosted the event from 2–18 December 2011. On 18 December 2011, Norway women's national handball team, Norway successfully contested France women's national handball team, France 32–24 in the World Women's Handball Championship#final, final. Norway was the second team to achieve a triple title cache all in the same tournament by winning the World Championship, European Championship and Olympic Games titles. Denmark women's national handball team, Denmark had made this achievement previously. France lost, its second consecutive World Championship final (2009), to Russia women's national handball team, Russia. Norway automatically qualified for the Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Handball tournament and 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, 2013 ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]