The 2003
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 ...
, the 16th
handball
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world championship
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for
women
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, was played in
Croatia
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between 2 and 14 December 2003.
Qualification
The following nations were qualified:
Preliminary round
Group A in
Split
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Arts, enterta ...
*''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
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*''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
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Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb- Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagre ...
*''Tuesday, 2 December:''
** 30 - 24
** 29 - 30
** 43 - 13
*''Wednesday, 3 December:''
** 28 - 28
** 25 - 27
** 16 - 24
*''Thursday, 4 December:''
** 33 - 15
** 45 - 13
** 41 - 30
*''Saturday, 6 December:''
** 14 - 28
** 19 - 33
** 25 - 23
*''Sunday, 7 December:''
** 30 - 39
** 29 - 21
** 31 - 18
Group D in
Čakovec
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*''Tuesday, 2 December:''
** 43 - 25
** 34 - 26
** 20 - 20
*''Wednesday, 3 December:''
** 28 - 32
** 30 - 27
** 20 - 29
*''Thursday, 4 December:''
** 38 - 25
** 30 - 28
** 24 - 21
*''Saturday, 6 December:''
** 17 - 36
** 34 - 30
** 29 - 21
*''Sunday, 7 December:''
** 31 - 26
** 29 - 28
** 19 - 29
Main Round
Top two teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals. The third placed teams from each group competed in the 5th/6th placement match.
Group I
*''Tuesday, 9 December:''
** 27 - 26
** 31 - 27
** 25 - 27
*''Wednesday, 10 December:''
** 25 - 25
** 25 - 28
** 33 - 35
*''Thursday, 11 December:''
** 27 - 38
** 29 - 32
** 20 - 19
Group II in
Rijeka
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*''Tuesday, 9 December:''
** 31 - 30
** 27 - 30
** 26 - 25
*''Wednesday, 10 December:''
** 24 - 24
** 23 - 25
** 30 - 28
*''Thursday, 11 December:''
** 31 - 23
** 29 - 28
** 23 - 35
Final round
In
Zagreb
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Ranking and Statistics
Final ranking
All Star Team
*Goalkeeper:
*Left wing:
*Left back:
*Pivot:
*Centre back:
*Right back:
*Right wing:
Top Goalkeepers
Top goalscorers
Medalists
References
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Women's handball in Croatia
World Women's Handball Championship
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December 2003 sports events in Europe
Sports competitions in Zagreb
2000s in Zagreb
Sports competitions in Split, Croatia
Sport in Karlovac
Sport in Čakovec
Sport in Rijeka
Sport in Poreč
History of Čakovec
21st century in Split, Croatia