The 2016

Women's Junior World Handball Championship The IHF Women's Junior World Championship is the official competition for women's national handball teams under-20, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. It takes place every two years in even years. Tournaments ...

was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place in

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from 2 to 15 July 2016. Denmark won their second title after defeating Russia 32–28 in the final.

Teams

;Africa * * * ;Asia * * * * * ;Europe * (Substitute for Oceania) * * * * * * * * * * (Host) * * ;Pan-America * * *

Venues

Matches will be played in

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Krylatskoye Sports Palace Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye (russian: Дворец спорта «Динамо» в Крылатском) is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located in Krylatskoye District, Moscow, Russia. The arena has mainly been used to ho ...

(5,000) *

Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA, also known as USH CSKA, and formerly known as CSKA Palace of Sports, is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena that is located in Moscow, Russia. It is a part of the CSKA Sports Complex. The arena ...

(5,500)

Referees

The following 16 referee pairs were selected.

Preliminary round

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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

21st–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 :

Yaroslava Frolova Yaroslava Vladimirovna Frolova (russian: Ярослава Владимировна Фролова; born 18 May 1997) is a Russian handballer for Rostov-Don and the Russian national team. Achievements *Russian Super League: **''Winner'': 2014 * ...

* Top Goalscorer :

Song Ji-eun Song Ji-eun, (born May 5, 1990), better known mononymously as Jieun, is a South Korean singer and actress best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Secret. Aside from her group's activities, she has released several solo songs and ...

(85 goals)

All-Star Team

* Goalkeeper :

Althea Reinhardt Althea Rebecca Reinhardt (born 1 September 1996) is a Danish handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team. She signed for Odense in 2016, after starting the career at Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub Nykøbing Falster Hån ...

* Right wing : Mathilde Rivas Toft * 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 na ...

* Centre back :

Cristina Laslo Cristina Laslo (born 10 April 1996) is a Romanian professional handballer who plays as a centre back for Gloria Bistrița and the Romanian national team. International honours * IHF Youth World Championship: **''Gold Medalist'': 2014 * IHF Ju ...

* Left back : Yulia Golikova * Left wing : Lærke Nolsøe * Pivot : Annika Ingenpaß

References

External links

Official website
{{Junior World Handball Championship 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

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