The 1993 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the ninth edition of the

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which took place in

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and

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from 3 to 12 September 1993. Sixteen teams competed in the competition from four continents with

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and

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making there first appearance in a tournament. After 54 matches, Russia took home their first gold medal defeating

by seven goals in the gold medal match.

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finished in third place overall after they defeated

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in the bronze medal playoff.

Second Round

Group I

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Group II

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Thirteenth place

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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 1993 edition:

References

External links

{{Junior World Handball Championship Women's Junior World Handball Women's Junior World Handball Championship, 1993

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