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 ...
took place in
Germany
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30 November – 14 December 1997. It was the first tournament with 24 teams. Denmark won its first title. Denmark's only defeat in the championship was by Macedonia.
Host Cities
The matches were held in the cities of
Berlin
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Hanover
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Hamburg
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Sindelfingen
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Neubrandenburg
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Rotenburg an der Fulda
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Location
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. The semi-finals and finals were held in the
Berlin
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in the
Max-Schmeling-Halle
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Squads
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
For places 1-4
For places 5-8
Finals
Final standings
World champions
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Lene Rantala
Lene Rantala (born 10 August 1968 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. Rantala is currently assistant coach for Vipers Kristiansand in the Norwegian REMA 1000-ligaen.
She debuted ...
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Anne Dorthe Tanderup
Anne Dorthe Tanderup (born April 24, 1972) is a former Danish team handball player, Olympic champion and World Champion.
Career
Tanderup's career as a handball player commenced when joining Brabrand IF's youth team. Shortly after being draft ...
Camilla Andersen
Camilla Røseler Andersen (born 5 July 1973) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Lone Mathiesen
Lone Mathiesen (born 28 January 1972) is a former Danish
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Janne Kolling
Janne Kolling (born 12 July 1968) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Anja Andersen
Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense, Denmark) is a former Danish team handball player and current coach. She is an Olympic champion, World champion and two times European champion. In 1997, she was named IHF World Player of the Yea ...
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Gitte Sunesen
Gitte Sunesen (born 11 December 1971) is a former Danish team handball player, Olympic champion and World champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital ...
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Gitte Madsen
Gitte Madsen (born 24 March 1969 in Herning, Midtjylland) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
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Tonje Kjaergaard
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Karina Jespersen
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Trainer:
Ulrik Wilbek
Ulrik Wilbek (born 13 April 1958, in Tunis, Tunisia) is a former Danish team handball coach and current politician, and mayor of Viborg. He is the most successful Danish team handball coach ever, having won 2 European championships with the men a ...
Han Sun-hee
Han Sun-Hee (born June 9, 1973) is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She played for the Korean team and received a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.Franziska Heinz
Franziska Heinz (born 21 November 1972) is a former East German and German female handball player. She was a member of the Germany women's national handball team. She was part of the team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing 4 matches. On club ...
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Camilla Andersen
Camilla Røseler Andersen (born 5 July 1973) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Tonje Sagstuen
Tonje Sagstuen (born 17 November 1971 in Lørenskog) is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received silver medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.Natalia Malakhova
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 ...