The 1991 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the eighth edition of the
tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
which took place in
France
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from 23 August to 1 September 1991. Seventeen teams competed in the competition from four continents with
Brazil
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and
Chinese Taipei
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Due to the One China principle stipulated by the ...
making there first appearance in a tournament.
After 62 matches, the
Soviet Union
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took home their seventh gold medal and their fifth in a row after defeating
South Korea
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by a single goal in the gold-medal match.
Denmark
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finished in third place overall after they defeated
Sweden
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in the bronze medal playoff.
First round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
Group I
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Group II
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Thirteenth place
*Canada and Nigeria both withdrew from the competition
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Placement matches
Eleventh-place game
Ninth-place game
Seventh-place game
Fifth-place game
Third-place game
Final
Ranking
The final rankings from the 1991 edition:
References
External links
{{Junior World Handball Championship
Women's Junior World Handball
1991
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Junior Handball
Junior Handball
Women's handball in France