The 1990
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 ...
was the 10th edition of the tournament. It took place in
South Korea
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between 24 November to 4 December 1990. It was the first World Championship not played in a
Europe
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an country. The championship was held after the
German reunification
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, although
East
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Etymology
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and
West Germany
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participated separately.
Qualification
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1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...
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;Qualified from the
1989 World Championship B
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;Qualified from the
1989 Asian Women's Handball Championship
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;Qualified from the
1989 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
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;Qualified from the
1989 African Women's Handball Championship
The 1989 African Women's Handball Championship was the eighth edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Algeria from 17 to 27 July 1989. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1990 World Women's Handball Champio ...
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Main round
Group 1
Results
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Group 2
Results
* Results carried over from Preliminary Round
Finals
Final standings
References
Source
International Handball Federation
External links
Official report
{{World Handball Championship
1990
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World Women's Handball Championship, 1990
World Women's Handball Championship, 1990
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Women's handball in South Korea
November 1990 sports events in Asia
December 1990 sports events in Asia