The 1995

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 12th edition of the World Championship. It took place in

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and

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5–17 December 1995. It was the only to have 20 teams and the first to have multiple hosts. South Korea won its first title in Vienna.

Squads

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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Cross matches

The 4th and 5th place from A met 5th and 4th from B and the same for group C and D. The winner of each match got a place in the round of 16.

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Placement 5–12

Losers from round of 16 played for placements from 9 to 12. Losers from quarterfinals played for places 5 to 8. There was no play for lower rankings.

9–12

5–8

Final standings

All Star Team

* Goalkeeper:

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* Left Wing: Anette Hoffmann * Left Back: Lim O-kyeong * Center Back: Mariana Tîrcă * Pivot: Natalia Deriougina * Right Back: Sorina Lefter * Right Wing: Katalin Szilágyi

References

External links

* Source
International Handball Federation
* Full Data on the Hungarian Wiki: 1995-ös női kézilabda-világbajnokság {{World Handball Championship

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