IHF Women's Junior World Championship

IHF Women's Junior (U-20) World Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2022 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	1977
Founder	International Handball Federation
Inaugural season	1977
No. of teams	24
Continents	5
Most recent champion(s)	Hungary (1st title)
Most titles	(7 titles)

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[]

Year	Host Country	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
		Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1977 Details	Romania	Yugoslavia	16–13 OT		Romania	16–15 3OT
1979 Details	Yugoslavia		No playoffs		Yugoslavia	No playoffs	Hungary
1981 Details	Canada		No playoffs	Yugoslavia	West Germany	No playoffs	South Korea
1983 Details	France		22–17		South Korea	26–23	Yugoslavia
1985 Details	South Korea		27–24	South Korea		30–29 2OT
1987 Details	Denmark		24–15	Denmark		27–23	South Korea
1989 Details	Nigeria		26–23	South Korea		27–18	Yugoslavia
1991 Details	France		26–25	South Korea	Denmark	25–18	Sweden
1993	Bulgaria	Russia	24–17		South Korea	28–27	Denmark
1995	Brazil	Romania	28–24	Denmark	Norway	26–24	South Korea
1997	Ivory Coast	Denmark	29–26	Russia	Romania	27–26	Norway
1999	China	Romania	25–20		Denmark	25–20	Hungary
2001	Hungary	Russia	29–27	Hungary	Germany	26–22	Spain
2003	Macedonia	Russia	26–24	Hungary	Norway	35–30	Croatia
2005	Czech Republic	Russia	30–25	Norway	South Korea	28–23	Hungary
2008 Details	Macedonia	Germany	23–22	Denmark	South Korea	29–22	Spain
2010 Details	South Korea	Norway	30–21	Russia	Montenegro	24–23	South Korea
2012 Details	Czech Republic	Sweden	29–22	France	Hungary	26–24
2014 Details	Croatia	South Korea	34–27	Russia	Denmark	21–20	Germany
2016 Details	Russia	Denmark	32–28 OT	Russia	Romania	26–25	Germany
2018 Details	Hungary	Hungary	28–22	Norway	South Korea	29–27	Russia
2020 Details	Romania	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]			Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	Slovenia
2024 Details	North Macedonia

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		7	1	0	8
2	Russia	4	4	0	8
3	Denmark	2	3	3	8
4	Romania	2	0	3	5
5	South Korea	1	3	5	9
6	Norway	1	2	2	5
7	Hungary	1	2	1	4
8	Yugoslavia	1	1	1	3
9	Germany	1	0	1	2
10	Sweden	1	0	0	1
11		0	2	1	3
12		0	1	1	2
13	France	0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
15	Montenegro	0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
	West Germany	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 nations)		21	21	21	63

Participating nations[]

Nation	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991								2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	Years
							12th		16th					19th		16th									4
Angola										13th	17th	17th	15th		15th	11th	14th	19th	21st	14th	19th		Q		11
Argentina										17th			16th		20th	12th	15th	20th	20th	16th					9
Australia																20th	22nd								1
	14th	11th			14th		14th	14th	11th									11th		19th					7
									6th																1
Brazil								15th	13th	13th	12th	12th	13th	15th	9th	9th	12th	12th	15th	11th	11th				14
				5th			3rd	8th	2nd	9th															5
			8th					DQ				20th													3
																				22nd	20th				2
			6th	13th	6th	7th	6th	10th	15th	17th	14th	10th	17th	16th	13th		17th	22nd	19th	18th	21st				17
								11th				16th	19th			17th									4
	12th											15th		14th				16th							4
																	23rd		24th						2
Croatia										13th			10th	4th	7th	6th	11th	10th	10th	8th	9th		Q		10
										11th				12th	16th			15th	11th				Q		6
	8th					6th		7th																	3
Denmark	10th	5th	5th	10th	11th	2nd	7th	3rd	4th	2nd	1st	3rd	7th	7th	5th	2nd		9th	3rd	1st	6th		Q		21
																				20th	23rd		Q		3
	4th	2nd		2nd	4th	3rd																			5
France	13th	6th	7th	8th	10th	9th		12th		5th	9th				17th	7th	13th	2nd	5th	13th	7th		Q		17
Germany								6th	10th	7th			3rd	5th		1st	7th		4th	4th	13th		Q		11
																	21st								1
																							Q		1
																	24th								1
Hungary	6th	4th									10th	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	5th	5th	3rd	7th	10th	1st		Q		14
												18th				13th					10th				3
		13th	10th	16th																					3
				14th							16th										WD				3
Japan		10th		15th	12th	15th	10th	13th	12th	12th	8th	19th	20th	17th	10th	14th	16th	21st	17th	15th	14th				19
																19th		24th	23rd	23rd					4
												2nd			14th										2
										17th				8th		18th								Q	4
																	18th								1
Montenegro																8th	3rd			17th	16th				4
Netherlands	9th	8th	9th	11th	13th					10th		13th	18th				6th	17th	8th	9th	5th				13
						14th	9th																		2
									14th																1
Norway	7th	7th		9th	5th	8th				3rd	4th	7th	6th	3rd	2nd		1st	8th	9th	5th	2nd		Q		17
																					22nd				1
	5th			7th	3rd	13th			8th					13th	8th			7th					Q		9
											6th			10th					16th		18th				4
Romania	3rd				7th			5th	5th	1st	3rd	1st	5th	11th		10th		13th	6th	3rd	8th		Q		15
Russia									1st	8th	2nd	5th	1st	1st	1st		2nd	5th	2nd	2nd	4th		Q		13
																	9th	4th	12th						3
														18th	6th										2
										13th	7th	14th											Q		4
											13th					15th			14th		15th		Q		5
South Korea			4th	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	9th	9th	9th	3rd	3rd	4th	6th	1st	7th	3rd				19
	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st																	8
Spain					15th	11th	8th					6th	4th		11th	4th	10th	14th		12th	17th				11
Sweden				6th		10th	5th	4th	9th				8th	6th	18th		8th	1st	13th	6th	12th		Q		14
							13th				15th												Q		3
																	20th								1
Tunisia													14th		19th		19th	23rd	22nd	21st			Q		7
							15th				11th	11th	11th												4
									7th	6th					12th										3
		12th	11th																						2
										17th				20th				18th	18th						4
																				24th					1
West Germany	11th	9th	3rd	12th	9th	12th	11th																		7
Yugoslavia	1st	3rd	2nd	4th	8th	5th	4th	9th				8th	12th												10
Total (62)	14	13	11	16	15	15	15	16	16	20	17	20	20	20	20	20	24	24	24	24	23	24	32	32

See also[]

• Youth European Championship
• Youth World Championship
• Junior European Championship

References[]

External links[]

• Women's Junior WC at IHF