The 2016
Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Youth World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 18. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006. ...
was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place in
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
from 19 to 31 July 2016.
Russia won their second title after defeating Denmark 30–22 in the final.
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Venues
Matches will be played in
Bratislava
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* Ondrej Duda (born 1994), Slovak football player
* Ondrej Otčenáš (born 1987), Slovak ice hockey player
* Ondrej Nepela (1951–1989), Slovak figure ...
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Aegon Arena
Peugeot Arena (formerly known as AXA Aréna NTC, Sibamac Arena and Aegon Arena for sponsorship reasons) is a multi-purpose tennisstadium part of the Slovak National Tennis Centre (NTC) in Bratislava, Slovakia. It has a capacity of 4,500 people.
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(4,000)
Referees
16 referee pairs were selected.
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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President's Cup
21st place bracket
21–24th place semifinals
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23rd place game
21st place game
17th place bracket
17–20th place semifinals
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19th place game
17th place game
9–16th placement games
The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4.
Ranking
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
;5th place bracket
Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Awards
* MVP :
Karina Sabirova
Karina Ibragimovna Sabirova (; born 23 March 1998) is a Russian-Kazakh handballer for CSKA Moscow and the Russian national team.
Achievements
*Russian Super League:
**''Winner'': 2016
Individual awards
* All-Star Left Back of the European U- ...
* Top Goalscorer :
Bernadett Hornyák (78 goals)
* Best defender :
Guro Nestaker
All-Star Team
* Goalkeeper :
Lærke Sørensen
Lærke Sørensen (born 6 February 1998) is a Danish handballer for Swedish club Skara HF.
She also represented Denmark in the 2015 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship in Macedonia, leading to the trophy.
Achievements
* Youth World ...
* Right wing :
Mariia Dudina
* Right back :
Antonina Skorobogatchenko
Antonina Vitalyevna Skorobogatchenko ( rus, Антонина Витальевна Скоробогатченко, , ɐntɐˈnʲinə skərəbɐˈɡatɕːɪnkə; born 14 February 1999) is a Russian handballer for HBC CSKA Moscow and the Russian ...
* Centre back :
Gim A-yeong
* Left back :
Song Jin-mi
* Left wing :
Emma Friis
* Pivot :
Ida-Marie Dahl
Ida-Marie Moesgaard Dahl (born 19 March 1998) is a Danish handball player who plays as a pivot for SønderjyskE Damehåndbold and the Danish national team.
Career
She started her senior career at Ajax København, before moving to Viborg HK in 2 ...
References
External links
Official websiteIHF website
{{Youth World Handball Championship
2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place in Slovakia from 19 to 31 July 2016.
Russia won their second title after defeating Denmark 30–22 in the final.
Teams
;Africa
*
*
*
;Asia ...
Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Youth World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 18. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006. ...
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
Sports competitions in Bratislava
Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Youth World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 18. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006. ...
Women's handball in Slovakia
Youth World Handball Championship