Women's handball world championship 1995

12th Women's Handball World Championship 1995
12th Women's Handball World Championship
Number of nations	20th
World Champion	South Korea (1st title)
venue	Austria Hungary
Opening game	05th December 1995
Endgame	December 17, 1995
Games	72
Gates	3,299   (∅: 45.82 per game)
spectator	65,750   (∅: 913 per game)
Top scorer	Natalija Derepasko (61 goals)
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The 12th women's handball world championship was held from December 5th to 17th, 1995 in Austria and Hungary . The organizer was the International Handball Federation (IHF). South Korea became world champions in 1995 after beating Hungary 25:20 in the final.

Attendees

The following teams qualified for participation in the tournament:

country	Continent (association)	Qualified as	Qualification date	Previous participation in world championships
Hungary	Europe (EHF)	host	0March 8 1994	10 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993)
Austria	Europe (EHF)	host	Oct 17, 1993	4 (1957, 1986, 1990, 1993)
Denmark	Europe (EHF)	European champion	0March 8 1994	10 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993)
Germany	Europe (EHF)	World Champion 1993	0Dec 5, 1993	10 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993)
Norway	Europe (EHF)	3rd European Championship 1994	Oct 19, 1993	7 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993)
Croatia	Europe (EHF)	5th European Championship 1994	Nov 14, 1993	0
Russia	Europe (EHF)	6th European Championship 1994	Dec 30, 1993	8 (1962, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993)
Sweden	Europe (EHF)	7th European Championship 1994	09 Mar 1994	3 (1957, 1990, 1993)
Czech Republic	Europe (EHF)	8th European Championship 1994	Oct 21, 1993	7 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1993)
Romania	Europe (EHF)	10th European Championship 1994	Nov 21, 1993	11 (1957, 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993)
Ukraine	Europe (EHF)	11th European Championship 1994	Oct 20, 1993	0
Slovakia	Europe (EHF)	12th European Championship 1994	Oct 10, 1993	0
Angola	Africa (CAHB)	African champion 1994	Nov 24, 1994	2 (1990, 1993)
Ivory Coast	Africa (CAHB)	2nd African Championship 1994	Nov 24, 1994	0
South Korea	Asia (AHF)	Asian champion 1995	0May 8, 1995	5 (1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993)
People's Republic of China	Asia (AHF)	2nd Asian Cup 1995	0May 8, 1995	3 (1986, 1990, 1993)
Japan	Asia (AHF)	3rd Asian Cup 1995	0May 8, 1995	6 (1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986)
United States	Pan America (PATHF)	Pan American champion 1995	24 Mar 1995	4 (1975, 1982, 1986, 1993)
Canada	Pan America (PATHF)	2nd Pan American Championship 1995	24 Mar 1995	2 (1978, 1990)
Brazil	Pan America (PATHF)	3rd Pan American Championship 1995	24 Mar 1995	0

Group draw

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Austria  Norway  Sweden  Ivory Coast  Japan	Romania  Denmark  Czech Republic  Slovakia  Canada	South Korea  Russia  Germany  People's Republic of China  Angola	Hungary  Croatia  Ukraine  United States  Brazil

Preliminary round

Group A

Group A games were played in Krems , Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten .

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Austria	4th	4th	0	0	109: 74	+35	8th
2.	Norway	4th	3	0	1	107: 64	+43	6th
3.	Sweden	4th	2	0	2	90:79	+11	4th
4th	Japan	4th	0	1	3	66: 103	−37	1
5.	Ivory Coast	4th	0	1	3	53: 105	−52	1

1st matchday: Tuesday 5 December 1995
Krems 6:00 p.m.	Norway	26:18 (12: 08)	Japan
Wiener Neustadt 7:30 p.m.	Austria	29: 13 (10: 08)	Ivory Coast
2nd matchday: Wednesday 6 December 1995
St. Pölten 6:00 p.m.	Japan	14:27 ( 05: 13)	Sweden
St. Pölten 8:00 p.m.	Ivory Coast	7:32 ( 04: 13)	Norway
3rd matchday: Thursday 7 December 1995
Wiener Neustadt 7:30 p.m.	Sweden	22:24 ( 09: 13)	Austria

Matchday 4: Friday 8 December 1995
Wiener Neustadt 5:30 p.m.	Japan	18:18 ( 08: 11)	Ivory Coast
Wiener Neustadt 7:30 p.m.	Norway	23:24 (13: 11)	Austria
Matchday 5: Saturday 9 December 1995
Krems 8:00 p.m.	Sweden	15:26 ( 07:15)	Norway
Matchday 6: Sunday 10 December 1995
Wiener Neustadt 1:00 p.m.	Ivory Coast	15:26 ( 06: 13)	Sweden
Wiener Neustadt 3:00 p.m.	Austria	32:16 (17: 04)	Japan

Group B

Group B games were played in Krems , Wiener Neustadt , Sankt Pölten and Stockerau .

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Romania	4th	4th	0	0	124: 81	+43	8th
2.	Denmark	4th	3	0	1	116: 78	+38	6th
3.	Slovakia	4th	1	1	2	92:95	- 03	3
4th	Czech Republic	4th	1	1	2	83:86	- 03	3
5.	Canada	4th	0	0	4th	61: 136	−75	0

1st matchday: Tuesday 5 December 1995
Wiener Neustadt 4:00 p.m.	Romania	27:22 (16: 08)	Slovakia
Wiener Neustadt 8:00 p.m.	Denmark	37:18 (19: 07)	Canada
2nd matchday: Wednesday 6 December 1995
Stockerau 6:00 p.m.	Canada	11:27 ( 03:15)	Czech Republic
Stockerau 8:00 p.m.	Slovakia	17:26 ( 06: 11)	Denmark
3rd matchday: Thursday 7 December 1995
Wiener Neustadt 5:30 p.m.	Czech Republic	18:25 (11: 12)	Romania

Matchday 4: Friday 8 December 1995
Sankt Pölten 5:00 p.m.	Canada	18:29 (12: 14)	Slovakia
Sankt Pölten 7:00 p.m.	Denmark	27:29 (14:16)	Romania
Matchday 5: Saturday 9 December 1995
Krems 6:00 p.m.	Czech Republic	14:26 ( 05: 11)	Denmark
Matchday 6: Sunday 10 December 1995
Stockerau 6:00 p.m.	Romania	43:14 (18: 08)	Canada
Stockerau 8:00 p.m.	Slovakia	24:24 (11: 11)	Czech Republic

Group C

The Group C games were played in Győr .

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	South Korea	4th	4th	0	0	114: 78	+36	8th
2.	Russia	4th	2	1	1	95:74	+21	5
3.	Germany	4th	2	1	1	97:84	+13	5
4th	People's Republic of China	4th	1	0	3	90: 112	−22	2
5.	Angola	4th	0	0	4th	76: 124	−48	0

1st matchday: Tuesday 5 December 1995
Győr 5:30 p.m.	Germany	30: 19 (17:10)	Angola
Győr 7:30 p.m.	South Korea	24:20 (12: 13)	Russia
2nd matchday: Wednesday 6 December 1995
Győr 5:00 p.m.	Germany	29:23 (14: 12)	China
Győr 3 p.m.	Russia	26:17 (17: 06)	Angola
3rd matchday: Thursday 7 December 1995
Győr 5:00 p.m.	South Korea	32:18 (13: 07)	China

Matchday 4: Friday 8 December 1995
Győr 5:00 p.m.	Russia	18:18 (10: 06)	Germany
Győr 3 p.m.	South Korea	34:20 (19: 07)	Angola
Matchday 5: Saturday 9 December 1995
Győr 5:00 p.m.	China	34:20 (15: 09)	Angola
Matchday 6: Sunday 10 December 1995
Győr 4:00 p.m.	Russia	31:15 (18: 07)	China
Győr 6:00 p.m.	South Korea	24:20 (11: 09)	Germany

Group D

Group D games were played in Budapest .

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
1.	Hungary	4th	4th	0	0	110: 69	+41	8th
2.	Croatia	4th	3	0	1	78:61	+17	6th
3.	Ukraine	4th	2	0	2	93:80	+13	4th
4th	United States	4th	1	0	3	72:97	−25	2
5.	Brazil	4th	0	0	4th	63: 109	−46	0

1st matchday: Tuesday 5 December 1995
Budapest 4:30 p.m.	Croatia	21:15 (10: 03)	United States
Budapest 7:30 p.m.	Hungary	30: 23 (12: 11)	Ukraine
2nd matchday: Wednesday 6 December 1995
Budapest 5:00 p.m.	Croatia	17:16 ( 08: 08)	Ukraine
Budapest 7:00 p.m.	Hungary	33: 14 (16: 07)	Brazil
3rd matchday: Thursday 7 December 1995
Budapest 5:00 p.m.	United States	24:19 (13: 07)	Brazil

Matchday 4: Friday 8 December 1995
Budapest 5:00 p.m.	Ukraine	27:16 (13: 06)	United States
Budapest 7:00 p.m.	Hungary	17:15 (11: 05)	Croatia
Matchday 5: Saturday 9 December 1995
Budapest 5:00 p.m.	Ukraine	27: 17 (12: 09)	Brazil
Matchday 6: Sunday 10 December 1995
Budapest 5:00 p.m.	Croatia	25: 13 (14: 05)	Brazil
Budapest 7:00 p.m.	Hungary	30: 17 (12: 07)	United States

Qualifiers for the round of 16

7th matchday: Monday 11 December 1995
Krems 6:00 p.m.	Japan	31:22 (19: 09)	Canada
Krems 8:00 p.m.	Czech Republic	24:14 (11: 09)	Ivory Coast
Győr 5:00 p.m.	China	30:16 (14: 07)	Brazil
Győr 7:00 p.m.	Angola	24:23 ( 08:12)	United States

Final round

Overview

Round of 16 December 12, 1995

Quarter finals December 14, 1995

Semifinals December 15, 1995

final December 17, 1995

A1

Austria

21st

B4

Czech Republic

16

A1

Austria

23

B2

Denmark

24

B2

Denmark

25th

A3

Sweden

20th

B2

Denmark

31

C1

South Korea

33

C1

South Korea

27

C5

Angola

14th

C1

South Korea

20th

C3

Germany

15th

D2

Croatia

24

C3

Germany

28

C1

South Korea

25th

D1

Hungary

20th

A2

Norway

32

B3

Slovakia

21st

A2

Norway

21st

B1

Romania

19th

B1

Romania

33

A4

Japan

17th

A2

Norway

21st

D1

Hungary

22nd

C2

Russia

23

D3

Ukraine

20th

C2

Russia

18th

3rd place match

D1

Hungary

23

D1

Hungary

21st

B2

Denmark

25th

C4

People's Republic of China

20th

A2

Norway

24

Round of 16

Tuesday, December 12, 1995, 5:30 p.m. in Wiener Neustadt
1	Norway	32: 21 (18: 11)	Slovakia
Tuesday, December 12, 1995, 7:30 p.m. in Wiener Neustadt
2	Austria	21: 16 (12: 05)	Czech Republic
Tuesday, December 12, 1995, 5:30 p.m. in Krems
3	Romania	33: 17 (15: 12)	Japan
Tuesday, December 12, 1995, 7:30 p.m. in Krems
4th	Denmark	25: 20 (10: 12)	Sweden
Tuesday, December 12, 1995, 6 p.m. in Győr
5	South Korea	27: 14 (15: 06)	Angola
Tuesday, December 12, 1995, 8:00 p.m. in Győr
6th	Russia	23: 20 (10: 07)	Ukraine
Tuesday, December 12, 1995, 5:00 p.m. in Budapest
7th	Hungary	21: 20 (13: 08)	China
Tuesday, December 12, 1995, 7:00 p.m. in Budapest
8th	Germany	28: 24 (11: 11)	Croatia

Quarter finals

Thursday, December 14, 1995, 6 p.m. in Wiener Neustadt
1	Norway	21: 19 (10: 12)	Romania
Thursday, December 14, 1995, 8:00 p.m. in Wiener Neustadt
2	Denmark	24: 23 (10: 11) | (19: 19)	Austria
Thursday, December 14, 1995, 5:00 p.m. in Budapest
3	South Korea	20:15 (9:10)	Germany
Thursday, December 14, 1995, 7:00 p.m. in Budapest
3	Hungary	23:18 (11:10)	Russia

Semifinals

Friday, December 15, 1995, 8:00 p.m. in Wiener Neustadt
1	South Korea	33: 31 (19: 14)	Denmark
Friday, December 15, 1995, 6:45 p.m. in Budapest
2	Hungary	22: 21 (13: 11)	Norway

3rd place match

Saturday, December 16, 1995, 8:00 p.m. in Győr
1	Denmark	25: 24 (11: 12)	Norway

final

Sun., December 17, 1995, 3 p.m. in Wiener Neustadt
1	South Korea	25: 20 (9: 11)	Hungary

Placement games

Play for 9th to 16th place

Thursday, December 14, 1995, 6:00 p.m. in Vienna
1	Sweden	20:18 (11:10)	Czech Republic
Thursday, December 14, 1995, 8:00 p.m. in Vienna
2	Slovakia	23: 21 (13: 12)	Japan
Thursday, December 14, 1995, 6:00 p.m. in Győr
3	Croatia	24: 23 (12: 12)	Angola
Thursday, December 14, 1995, 6:00 p.m. in Győr
4th	Ukraine	31: 30 (16:15)	China

Play for 9th to 12th place

Friday, December 15, 1995, 6:00 p.m. in Győr
1	Ukraine	24: 19 (16: 05)	Sweden
Friday, December 15, 1995, 4 p.m. in Wiener Neustadt
2	Croatia	30: 28 (12: 12) | (23:23)	Slovakia

Play for 5th to 8th place

Friday, December 15, 1995, 6:00 p.m. in Wiener Neustadt
1	Austria	16: 20 (10: 09)	Germany
Friday, December 15, 1995, 4:45 p.m. in Budapest
2	Russia	29: 28 (12: 13) | (25: 25)	Romania

Play for 11th place

Saturday, December 16, 1995, 2 p.m. in Győr
1	Sweden	26: 20 (12: 11)	Slovakia

Play for 9th place

Saturday, December 16, 1995, 4:00 p.m. in Győr
1	Ukraine	35: 32 (13: 12) | (26: 26) | (30: 30)	Croatia

Play for 7th place

Sun., December 17, 1995, 11:00 a.m. in Wiener Neustadt
1	Austria	27: 28 (13: 13)	Romania

Play for 5th place

Sun., December 17, 1995, 1 p.m. in Wiener Neustadt
1	Germany	26: 22 (14: 10)	Russia

Final placements

The placements were based on the following criteria:

• Places 1 to 4: Results in the final and in the game for 3rd place
• Places 5 to 8: Results of the placement games
• Places 9 to 16: Results of the placement games
• Places 17 to 20: (losers in qualifying matches for the round of 16) on points, then goal difference

rank	team	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Pt.
	South Korea a c	8th	8th	0	0	219: 158	+61	16
	Hungary c	8th	7th	0	1	196: 153	+43	14th
	Denmark c	8th	6th	0	2	221: 178	+43	12
04th	Norway c	8th	5	0	3	205: 151	+54	10
05.	Germany b	8th	5	1	2	186: 166	+20	11
06th	Russia	8th	4th	1	3	187: 171	+16	9
07th	Romania	8th	6th	0	2	232: 175	+57	12
08th.	Austria	8th	5	0	3	196: 162	+34	10
09.	Ukraine	8th	5	0	3	203: 184	+19	10
10.	Croatia	8th	5	0	3	188: 175	+13	10
11.	Sweden	8th	4th	0	4th	175: 166	+9	8th
12.	Slovakia	8th	2	1	5	184: 204	-20	5
13.	Czech Republic	7th	2	1	4th	141: 141	0	5
14th	People's Republic of China	7th	2	0	5	170: 180	-10	4th
15th	Japan	7th	1	1	5	135: 181	-46	3
16.	Angola	7th	1	0	6th	137: 198	-61	2
17th	United States	5	1	0	4th	95: 121	-26	2
18th	Ivory Coast	5	0	1	4th	67: 129	-62	1
19th	Brazil	5	0	0	5	79: 139	-60	0
20th	Canada	5	0	0	5	83: 167	-84	0

^aas reigning world champion qualified for the 1997 World Cup

^bqualified as host for the 1997 World Cup

^cqualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics

List of goalscorers

Pl.	player	team	Gates
01.	Natalia Derepasko	Ukraine	61
02.	Aušra Žiūkienė	Austria	57
03.	Steluţa Luca	Romania	52
04th	Shi how	People's Republic of China	51
05.	Mariana Târcă	Romania	51
06th	Zhai Chao	People's Republic of China	50
07th	Andrea Šalatová	Slovakia	47
08th.	Sorina Lefter	Austria	44
Source: ihf.info , as of November 1, 2013

Bids

Medalist

South Korea	Hungary	Denmark
Cho Soon-ja Gu Aeh-kycong Han Sun-hee Hong Jeong-ho Kim Eun-kyoung Kim Eun-mi Kim Mi-sim Kim Rang Kim Jeong-mi Lee Sang-eun Lim O-kyeong Moon Hyang-ja Oh Seong-ok Oh Yong-ran Pack Chong-sook Park Jeong-lim	Éva Erdős Andrea Farkas Ágnes Farkas Beáta Hoffmann Anikó Kántor Erzsébet Kocsis Beatrix Kökény Eszter Mátéfi Anikó Meksz Anikó Nagy Helga Németh Ildikó Pádár Beáta Siti Anna Szántó Katalin Sziláthi Beatrix Tóthi	Lene Rantala Gitte Sunesen Susanne Munk Lauritsen Anne Dorthe Tanderup Helle Simonsen Camilla Andersen Tina Bøttzau Anette Hoffmann Lotte Kiærskou Janne Kolling Anja Andersen Gitte Madsen Rikke Solberg Tonje Kjærgaard Lone Mathiesen Maybrit Nielsen
Chung Hyung-kyun (trainer)	László Laurencz (coach)	Ulrik Wilbek (trainer)

Web links

• IHF - Women's Handball World Championship Austria / Hungary 1995 (PDF; 117 kB)
• Results and game days of the 1995 Women's Handball World Championship

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Top Scorers (PDF; 117 kB)