1997 World Women's Handball Championship

1997 World Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (1st title)
Runner-up	Norway
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Russia
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The 1997 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Germany 30.11. - 14.12.1997. It was the first tournament with 24 teams. Denmark won its first title.

Preliminary Round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	DF	Points
Germany	5	5	0	0	153	92	+61	10
Poland	5	4	0	1	129	114	+15	8
Austria	5	3	0	2	132	115	+17	6
Angola	5	1	1	3	126	143	–17	3
Japan	5	1	1	3	105	130	–25	3
Brazil	5	0	0	5	104	155	–51	0

GER : JPN 32:17 (16:7) 
AUT : BRA 36:23 (18:12)  
POL : ANG 29:24 (15:10) 
JPN : AUT 16:24 ( 8:13) 
BRA : POL 19:32 ( 7:15)  
ANG : GER 20:32 (11:12)
JPN : BRA 25:21 (10:9)   
GER : POL 29:19 (14:9) 
AUT : ANG 29:22 (13:9) 
GER : BRA 32:18 (17:6) 
ANG : JPN 30:30 (15:16) 
POL : AUT 26:25 (14:11)  
BRA : ANG 23:30 (12:17)  
POL : JPN 23:17 (12:10) 
AUT : GER 18:28 (10:14)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	DF	Points
Croatia	5	5	0	0	146	90	+56	10
Norway	5	4	0	1	155	93	+52	8
France	5	3	0	2	140	95	+45	6
Belarus	5	2	0	3	122	125	–3	3
Canada	5	0	1	4	77	139	–62	1
Uzbekistan	5	0	1	4	83	181	–98	1

CRO : CAN 27:14 (16:6) 
NOR : BLR 34:21 (14:12)
FRA : UZB 39:17 (17:8) 
UZB : CRO 15:45 (10:19) 
CAN : NOR 15:32 (7:17)
BLR : FRA 17:30 (10:15) 
CAN : BLR 13:30 (7:10)
NOR : UZB 44:13 (20:5) 
CRO : FRA 21:20 (7:13) 
CRO : BLR 28:19 (12:9) 
UZB : CAN 18:18 (10:8) 
FRA : NOR 19:23 (10:9)
BLR : UZB 35:20 (14:9)
FRA : CAN 32:17 (18:7) 
NOR : CRO 22:25 (11:13)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	DF	Points
South Korea	5	5	0	0	160	101	+59	10
Hungary	5	4	0	1	156	102	+54	8
Romania	5	3	0	2	153	124	+29	6
Ivory Coast	5	2	0	3	121	129	–8	4
Algeria	5	1	0	4	101	146	–45	2
Uruguay	5	0	0	5	74	163	–89	0

ROM : ALG 44:23 (25:9)  
HUN : URU 36:12 (19:7)  
KOR : CIV 30:24 (18:12)  
URU : ROM 15:34 (9:14)  
CIV : HUN 21:33 (6:17)  
ALG : KOR 16:35 (5:18) 
ROM : HUN 26:30 (14:19) 
ALG : CIV 20:21 (9:12) 
KOR : URU 35:11 (15:4) 
ROM : CIV 28:26 (12:10) 
URU : ALG 18:29 (5:15)  
HUN : KOR 29:30 (17:16) 
CIV : URU 29:18 (15:6) 
HUN : ALG 28:13 (16:5)  
KOR : ROM 30:21 (13:12)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	DF	Points
Russia	5	4	1	0	128	111	+17	9
Macedonia	5	3	1	1	124	115	+9	7
Denmark	5	3	1	1	161	114	+47	7
Czech Republic	5	2	1	2	136	145	–9	4
Slovenia	5	0	1	4	136	158	–12	1
China	5	0	0	5	118	160	–42	0

MKD : SLO 26:22 (11:11)
RUS : CZE 27:24 (10:12)
DEN : CHN 38:16 (17:9)
SLO : RUS 27:30 (11:15)
CHN : MKD 24:30 (11:19)
CZE : DEN 27:41 (12:23) 
RUS : MKD 22:19 ( 9:8) 
CZE : CHN 30:25 (14:13) 
DEN : SLO 37:24 (22:09)  
SLO : CZE 28:31 (10:18)
RUS : CHN 27:19 (16:7) 
MKD : DEN 25:23 (15:8)
CHN : SLO 34:35 (19:17) 
MKD : CZE 24:24 ( 9:12) 
DEN : RUS 22:22 (12:12)

Final round

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

B1

Croatia

30

A4

Angola

22

B1

Croatia

21

D3

Denmark

30

D3

Denmark

25

C2

Hungary

25

D3

Denmark

32

B3

France

20

D1

Russia

22

A2

Poland

30

A2

Poland

19

D1

Russia

28

D1

Russia

24

C4

Ivory Coast

20

D3

Denmark

33

C3

Romania

33

B2

Norway

20

D2

Macedonia

37

D2

Macedonia

19

A1

Germany

33

A1

Germany

24

B4

Belarus

23

A1

Germany

23

A3

Austria

18

B2

Norway

25

B2

Norway

24

B2

Norway

27

Third place

C1

South Korea

29

C1

South Korea

21

D1

Russia

25

D4

Czech Republic

26

A1

Germany

27

Eighth finals

FRA : POL 20:30 (11:16) 
GER : BLR 33:23 (16:8) 
AUT : NOR 18:24 (12:6) 
CRO : ANG 30:22 (14:8) 
KOR : CZE 29:26 (16:10) 
DEN : HUN 30:25 (19:12) 
ROM : MKD 33:37 (33:37 - 27:27 - 29:29 - 15:13) 
RUS : CIV 28:20 (11:11) 

Quarter finals

GER : MKD 24:19 (13:7) 
POL : RUS 19:24 ( 8:13) 
DEN : CRO 25:21 (14:7) 
KOR : NOR 21:27 (12:15) 

Semi-finals

For places 1-4
GER : NOR 23:25 ( 9:11) 
DEN : RUS 32:22 (19:12) 

For places 5-8
KOR : MKD 34:26 (22:12) 
POL : CRO 19:20 ( 8:9) 

Finals

Place 1-2 NOR : DEN 20:33 (11:14) 
Place 3-4 GER : RUS 27:25 (16:12) 
Place 5-6 KOR : CRO 33:32 (28:28 - 14:15) 
Place 7-8 MKD : POL 36:34 (30:30 - 18:12)

Final standings

1 Denmark

2 Norway

3 Germany

4 Russia

5 South Korea

6 Croatia

7 Macedonia

8 Poland

9 Hungary

10 France

11 Austria

12 Romania

13 Czech Republic

14 Ivory Coast

15 Angola

16 Belarus

17 Japan

18 Slovenia

19 Algeria

20 Canada

21 Uzbekistan

22 China

23 Brazil

24 Uruguay

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 
Maybrit Nielsen
Karina Jespersen 

Trainer: Ulrik Wilbek

Top scorers

1. Indira Kastratovic (MKD) 71/23 
2. Sun-Lee Man (KOR) 63/10 
3. Tonje Sagstuen (NOR) 59/8 
4. Roxana Stanisor (ROM) 57/35 
5. Aleksandra Pawelska (POL) 55714 
6. Grit Jurack (GER) 54/16 
7. Valentina Radulovic (MKD) 52/10, Klaudija Subalo (CRO) 52/15 
9. Anja Andersen (DEN) 51/11 
10. Monika Ludmilova (CZE) 50/22 

Source: International Handball Federation