The 1991
Korfball World Championship
The IKF World Korfball Championship is an international korfball competition contested by the national teams of the members of International Korfball Federation (IKF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded roughly eve ...
was the 4th edition of the major international
korfball
Korfball ( nl, korfbal) is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless bask ...
competition. It was held in
Belgium
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on April 2–6, in the cities of
Antwerp
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Berchem
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,
Brussels
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,
Ghent
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and
Turnhout
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. In a very close final,
Belgium
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defeated the
Netherlands
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by 11–10, making this the only time the world championship was not won by the Netherlands.
Pool matches
Legend
* Portugal was awarded third place because it lost a match after extra-time. USA ranked above Australia on korf difference.
Final round
11th–12th places
9th–10th places
7th–8th places
5th–6th places
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings
See also
*
Korfball World Championship
The IKF World Korfball Championship is an international korfball competition contested by the national teams of the members of International Korfball Federation (IKF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded roughly eve ...
*
International Korfball Federation
The International Korfball Federation (IKF) is the governing body of korfball. IKF is responsible for the organisation of korfball's major international tournaments, notably the IKF World Korfball Championship.
The IKF was founded on 11 June 1933 ...
External links
International Korfball Federation
References
History of the IKF and the IKF World Championship
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Korfball World Championship
The IKF World Korfball Championship is an international korfball competition contested by the national teams of the members of International Korfball Federation (IKF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded roughly eve ...
Korfball World Championship
The IKF World Korfball Championship is an international korfball competition contested by the national teams of the members of International Korfball Federation (IKF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded roughly eve ...
IKF World Korfball Championship
International sports competitions hosted by Belgium
Korfball in Belgium