1997 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Teams | 24 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 80 |
Goals scored | 4083 (51.04 per match) |
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The 1997 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Germany 30 November – 14 December 1997. It was the first tournament with 24 teams. Denmark won its first title.
Host Cities[]
The matches were held in the cities of Berlin, Hanover, Saarbrücken, Hamburg, Sindelfingen, Neubrandenburg and Rotenburg an der Fulda. The semi-finals and finals were held in the Berlin in the Max-Schmeling-Halle.
Squads[]
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 92 | +61 | 10 | Round of 16 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 114 | +15 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 115 | +17 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 143 | −17 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 105 | 130 | −25 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 155 | −51 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Germany ![]() |
32–17 | ![]() |
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(16–7) | ||||
Austria ![]() |
36–23 | ![]() |
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(18–12) | ||||
Poland ![]() |
29–24 | ![]() |
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(15–10) | ||||
Japan ![]() |
16–24 | ![]() |
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(8–13) | ||||
Brazil ![]() |
19–32 | ![]() |
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(7–15) | ||||
Angola ![]() |
20–32 | ![]() |
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(11–12) | ||||
Japan ![]() |
25–21 | ![]() |
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(10–9) | ||||
Germany ![]() |
29–19 | ![]() |
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(14–9) | ||||
Austria ![]() |
29–22 | ![]() |
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(13–9) | ||||
Germany ![]() |
32–18 | ![]() |
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(17–6) | ||||
Angola ![]() |
30–30 | ![]() |
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(15–16) | ||||
Poland ![]() |
26–25 | ![]() |
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(14–11) | ||||
Brazil ![]() |
23–30 | ![]() |
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(12–17) | ||||
Poland ![]() |
23–17 | ![]() |
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(12–10) | ||||
Austria ![]() |
18–28 | ![]() |
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(10–14) | ||||
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 90 | +56 | 10 | Round of 16 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 93 | +62 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 95 | +45 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 125 | −3 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 77 | 139 | −62 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 181 | −98 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Croatia ![]() |
27–14 | ![]() |
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(16–6) | ||||
Norway ![]() |
34–21 | ![]() |
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(14–12) | ||||
France ![]() |
39–17 | ![]() |
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(17–8) | ||||
Uzbekistan ![]() |
15–45 | ![]() |
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(10–19) | ||||
Canada ![]() |
15–32 | ![]() |
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(7–17) | ||||
Belarus ![]() |
17–30 | ![]() |
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(10–15) | ||||
Canada ![]() |
13–30 | ![]() |
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(7–10) | ||||
Norway ![]() |
44–13 | ![]() |
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(20–5) | ||||
Croatia ![]() |
21–20 | ![]() |
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(7–13) | ||||
Croatia ![]() |
28–19 | ![]() |
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(12–9) | ||||
Uzbekistan ![]() |
18–18 | ![]() |
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(10–8) | ||||
France ![]() |
19–23 | ![]() |
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(10–9) | ||||
Belarus ![]() |
35–20 | ![]() |
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(14–9) | ||||
France ![]() |
32–17 | ![]() |
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(18–7) | ||||
Norway ![]() |
22–25 | ![]() |
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(11–13) | ||||
Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 101 | +59 | 10 | Round of 16 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 102 | +54 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 124 | +29 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 129 | −8 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 146 | −45 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 163 | −89 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Romania ![]() |
44–23 | ![]() |
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(25–9) | ||||
Hungary ![]() |
36–12 | ![]() |
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(19–7) | ||||
South Korea ![]() |
30–24 | ![]() |
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(18–12) | ||||
Uruguay ![]() |
15–34 | ![]() |
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(9–14) | ||||
Ivory Coast ![]() |
21–33 | ![]() |
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(6–17) | ||||
Algeria ![]() |
16–35 | ![]() |
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(5–18) | ||||
Romania ![]() |
26–30 | ![]() |
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(14–19) | ||||
Algeria ![]() |
20–21 | ![]() |
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(9–12) | ||||
South Korea ![]() |
35–11 | ![]() |
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(15–4) | ||||
Romania ![]() |
28–26 | ![]() |
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(12–10) | ||||
Uruguay ![]() |
18–29 | ![]() |
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(5–15) | ||||
Hungary ![]() |
29–30 | ![]() |
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(17–16) | ||||
Ivory Coast ![]() |
29–18 | ![]() |
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(15–6) | ||||
Hungary ![]() |
28–13 | ![]() |
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(16–5) | ||||
South Korea ![]() |
30–21 | ![]() |
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(13–12) | ||||
Group D[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 111 | +17 | 9 | Round of 16 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 115 | +9 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 114 | +47 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 145 | −9 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 136 | 158 | −22 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 118 | 160 | −42 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Macedonia ![]() |
26–22 | ![]() |
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(11–11) | ||||
Russia ![]() |
27–24 | ![]() |
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(10–12) | ||||
Denmark ![]() |
38–16 | ![]() |
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(17–9) | ||||
Slovenia ![]() |
27–30 | ![]() |
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(11–15) | ||||
China ![]() |
24–30 | ![]() |
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(11–19) | ||||
Czech Republic ![]() |
27–41 | ![]() |
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(12–23) | ||||
Russia ![]() |
22–19 | ![]() |
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(9–8) | ||||
Czech Republic ![]() |
30–25 | ![]() |
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(14–13) | ||||
Denmark ![]() |
37–24 | ![]() |
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(22–09) | ||||
Slovenia ![]() |
28–31 | ![]() |
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(10–18) | ||||
Russia ![]() |
27–19 | ![]() |
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(16–7) | ||||
Macedonia ![]() |
25–23 | ![]() |
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(15–8) | ||||
China ![]() |
34–35 | ![]() |
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(19–17) | ||||
Macedonia ![]() |
24–24 | ![]() |
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(9–12) | ||||
Denmark ![]() |
22–22 | ![]() |
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(12–12) | ||||
Final round[]
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
B1 | ![]() |
30 | |||||||||||||||
A4 | ![]() |
22 | B1 | ![]() |
21 | ||||||||||||
D3 | ![]() |
30 | D3 | ![]() |
25 | ||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() |
25 | D3 | ![]() |
32 | ||||||||||||
B3 | ![]() |
20 | D1 | ![]() |
22 | ||||||||||||
A2 | ![]() |
30 | A2 | ![]() |
19 | ||||||||||||
D1 | ![]() |
28 | D1 | ![]() |
24 | ||||||||||||
C4 | ![]() |
20 | D3 | ![]() |
33 | ||||||||||||
C3 | ![]() |
33 | B2 | ![]() |
20 | ||||||||||||
D2 | ![]() |
37 | D2 | ![]() |
19 | ||||||||||||
A1 | ![]() |
33 | A1 | ![]() |
24 | ||||||||||||
B4 | ![]() |
23 | A1 | ![]() |
23 | ||||||||||||
A3 | ![]() |
18 | B2 | ![]() |
25 | ||||||||||||
B2 | ![]() |
24 | B2 | ![]() |
27 | Third place | |||||||||||
C1 | ![]() |
29 | C1 | ![]() |
21 | D1 | ![]() |
25 | |||||||||
D4 | ![]() |
26 | A1 | ![]() |
27 |
Round of 16[]
France ![]() |
20–30 | ![]() |
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(11–16) | ||||
Germany ![]() |
33–23 | ![]() |
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(16–8) | ||||
Austria ![]() |
18–24 | ![]() |
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(12–6) | ||||
Croatia ![]() |
30–22 | ![]() |
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(14–8) | ||||
South Korea ![]() |
29–26 | ![]() |
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(16–10) | ||||
Denmark ![]() |
30–25 | ![]() |
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(19–12) | ||||
Romania ![]() |
33–37 | ![]() |
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(33–37 - 27–27 - 29–29 - 15–13) | ||||
Russia ![]() |
28–20 | ![]() |
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(11–11) | ||||
Quarterfinals[]
Germany ![]() |
24–19 | ![]() |
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(13–7) | ||||
Poland ![]() |
19–24 | ![]() |
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(8–13) | ||||
Denmark ![]() |
25–21 | ![]() |
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(14–7) | ||||
South Korea ![]() |
21–27 | ![]() |
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(12–15) | ||||
Semifinals[]
For places 1-4
Germany ![]() |
23–25 | ![]() |
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(9–11) | ||||
Denmark ![]() |
32–22 | ![]() |
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(19–12) | ||||
For places 5-8
South Korea ![]() |
34–26 | ![]() |
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(22–12) | ||||
Poland ![]() |
19–20 | ![]() |
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(8–9) | ||||
Finals[]
Norway ![]() |
20–33 | ![]() |
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(11–14) | ||||
Germany ![]() |
27–25 | ![]() |
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(16–12) | ||||
South Korea ![]() |
33–32 | ![]() |
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(28–28 - 14–15) | ||||
Macedonia ![]() |
36–34 | ![]() |
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(30–30 - 18–12) | ||||
Final standings[]
1 ![]() |
2 ![]() |
3 ![]() |
4 ![]() |
5 ![]() |
6 ![]() |
7 ![]() |
8 ![]() |
9 ![]() |
10 ![]() |
11 ![]() |
12 ![]() |
13 ![]() |
14 ![]() |
15 ![]() |
16 ![]() |
17 ![]() |
18 ![]() |
19 ![]() |
20 ![]() |
21 ![]() |
22 ![]() |
23 ![]() |
24 ![]() |
World champions[]
- Lene Rantala
- Anne Dorthe Tanderup
- Helle Simonsen
- Camilla Andersen
- Tina Bottzau
- Anette Hoffman
- Lone Mathiesen
- Janne Kolling
- Merete Moller
- Anja Andersen
- Gitte Sunesen
- Gitte Madsen
- Tonje Kjaergaard
- Susanne Munk Lauritsen
Trainer: Ulrik Wilbek
Top goalscorers[]
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Indira Kastratović | ![]() |
71 |
2 | Han Sun-hee | ![]() |
63 |
3 | Tonje Sagstuen | ![]() |
59 |
4 | ![]() |
57 | |
5 | ![]() |
55 | |
6 | Grit Jurack | ![]() |
54 |
7 | ![]() |
52 | |
Klaudija Bubalo | ![]() | ||
9 | Anja Andersen | ![]() |
51 |
10 | ![]() |
50 |
All Star Team[]
- Goalkeeper: Susanne Munk Wilbek
Denmark
- Left Wing: Han Sun-hee
South Korea
- Left Back: Franziska Heinz
Germany
- Center Back: Camilla Andersen
Denmark
- Pivot: Natalia Deriougina
Russia
- Right Back: Tonje Sagstuen
Norway
- Right Wing: Natalia Malakhova
Russia
References[]
Categories:
- World Handball Championship tournaments
- 1997 in German women's sport
- International sports competitions hosted by Germany
- Women's handball in Germany
- 1997 in women's handball
- November 1997 sports events in Europe
- December 1997 sports events in Europe