The 1977 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the first edition of the
Women's Junior World Handball Championship
The IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 20, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. I ...
with the tournament taking place in
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
from 30 September to 7 October 1977.
Fourteen teams competed in the competition with almost all of the teams bar
Congo coming from the European continent. After finishing top of the second round groups,
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
, flag_p ...
became the first nation to win the title as they defeated the
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
16-13 in the final.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
came in third place after they defeated
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
by a single goal in the third-place playoff.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Placement round
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
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Group IV
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Placement matches
Thirteenth place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Ranking
References
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External links
{{Junior World Handball Championship
International handball competitions hosted by Romania
Women's Junior World Handball Championship, 2010
1977
Events January
* January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
Women's Junior World Handball Championship
The IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 20, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. I ...
Women's Junior World Handball Championship
The IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 20, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. I ...
Women's handball in Romania