The 2008
Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament and took place in
Macedonia
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* North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity
* Macedonia (Greece), a former administr ...
from 21 July to 3 August 2008.
Germany won the gold-medal match by defeating Denmark 25-23 while South Korea got the bronze medal.
Hosting rights and draw
Macedonia won the rights to host the 2008 edition at an IHF congress in April 2007. The draw for the 2008 edition was held on May 18, 2008 at
SRC Kale
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in
Skopje
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with the twenty teams being drawn in four groups of five. Three weeks before the championship began,
Uruguay
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withdrew from the competition and were replaced by Chile.
Preliminary 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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Main round
Group I
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Group II
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Placement round
Group I
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Group II
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Placement matches
19th/20th
17th/18th
15th/16th
13th/14th
11th/12th
9th/10th
7th/8th
5th/6th
Final round
Semi-finals
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Third-place game
Final
Ranking and awards
Final ranking
All Star Team
*Goalkeeper:
*Left wing:
*Left back:
*Pivot:
*Centre back:
*Right back:
*Right wing:
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts
Other awards
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Most Valuable Player
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*Top Goalscorer: 65 goals
References
External links
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{{Junior World Handball Championship
International handball competitions hosted by North Macedonia
Women's Junior World Handball Championship, 2008
2008
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Women's handball in North Macedonia
Junior World Handball Championship
World Junior
World Junior
Junior Handball