Women's Handball World Championship 2003

16th Women's Handball World Championship 2003
16th Women's Handball World Championship
Number of nations	24
World Champion	France (1st title)
venue	Croatia
Opening game	0December 2, 2003
Endgame	December 14, 2003
Top scorer	Bojana Radulovics (97 goals)
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The 16th women's handball world championship was held from December 2nd to 14th, 2003 in Croatia . A total of 24 teams competed against each other in groups in the preliminary round and the main round. This was followed by the final round with a group phase, followed by the semi-finals and finals as well as the placement games for the remaining places.

The world championship was held in a total of six cities. While the preliminary round was held in Split , Poreč , Karlovac and Čakovec , the knockout games took place in Zagreb and Rijeka .

The French team became world champions with a 32:29 victory in the final against Hungary.

Preliminary round

Group A

Group A games took place in Split .

Pl.	country	Gates	Points
1	France	149: 98	10-0
2	Spain	150: 120	8: 2
3	Serbia and Montenegro	165: 143	6: 4
4th	Croatia	142: 122	4: 6
5	Brazil	136: 155	2: 8
6th	Australia	74: 178	0:10

December 2, 2003	SiCG	- Australia	41:18 (24: 6)
December 2, 2003	Croatia	- Brazil	32:25 (11:12)
December 2, 2003	France	- Spain	28:25 (11:10)
December 3, 2003	Spain	- SiCG	33:27 (13:12)
December 3, 2003	Australia	- Croatia	12:38 (5:16)
December 3, 2003	Brazil	- France	15:33 (4:15)
December 4, 2003	Spain	- Brazil	27:25 (13:12)
December 4, 2003	SiCG	- Croatia	28:24 (15:14)
December 4, 2003	France	- Australia	33:13 (18: 9)
December 6, 2003	Australia	- Spain	12:36 (7:15)
December 6, 2003	Croatia	- France	20:28 (10:13)
December 6, 2003	SiCG	- Brazil	44:41 (19:23)
December 7, 2003	Brazil	- Australia	30:19 (12:12)
December 7, 2003	Croatia	- Spain	28:29 (12:13)
December 7, 2003	France	- SiCG	27:25 (12:13)

Group B

Group B games took place in Poreč .

Pl.	country	Gates	Points
1	Russia	153: 106	10-0
2	South Korea	165: 113	8: 2
3	Austria	165: 130	6: 4
4th	Czech Republic	126: 125	4: 6
5	Angola	119: 120	2: 8
6th	Uruguay	77: 211	0:10

December 2, 2003	Russia	- South Korea	28:27 (11:15)
December 2, 2003	Czech Republic	- Uruguay	46:16 (22: 6)
December 2, 2003	Austria	- Angola	29:19 (19: 6)
December 3, 2003	South Korea	- Czech Republic	31:18 (18: 7)
December 3, 2003	Angola	- Russia	22:26 (11:13)
December 3, 2003	Uruguay	- Austria	20:47 (9:22)
December 4, 2003	South Korea	- Angola	27:21 (18: 7)
December 4, 2003	Czech Republic	- Austria	22:29 (11:16)
December 4, 2003	Russia	- Uruguay	38:15 (14: 9)
December 6, 2003	Czech Republic	- Angola	24:18 (10: 8)
December 6, 2003	Austria	- Russia	26:30 (15:16)
December 6, 2003	Uruguay	- South Korea	12:41 (8:19)
December 7, 2003	Russia	- Czech Republic	31:16 (15:10)
December 7, 2003	Austria	- South Korea	34:39 (16:17)
December 7, 2003	Angola	- Uruguay	39:14 (19: 5)

Group C

Group C games took place in Karlovac .

Pl.	country	Gates	Points
1	Ukraine	158: 116	9: 1
2	Norway	163: 108	8: 2
3	Romania	158: 123	7: 3
4th	Japan	133: 153	4: 6
5	Tunisia	118: 133	2: 8
6th	Argentina	74: 171	0:10

December 2, 2003	Japan	- Tunisia	30:24 (15:12)
December 2, 2003	Norway	- Ukraine	29:30 (12:15)
December 2, 2003	Romania	- Argentina	43:13 (21: 6)
December 3, 2003	Ukraine	- Romania	28:28 (14:11)
December 3, 2003	Tunisia	- Norway	25:27 (12:14)
December 3, 2003	Argentina	- Japan	16:24 (7:13)
December 4, 2003	Ukraine	- Tunisia	33:15 (15: 7)
December 4, 2003	Norway	- Argentina	45:13 (19: 8)
December 4, 2003	Romania	- Japan	41:30 (19:14)
December 6, 2003	Argentina	- Ukraine	14:28 (5:16)
December 6, 2003	Japan	- Norway	19:33 (13:18)
December 6, 2003	Romania	- Tunisia	25:23 (10:10)
December 7, 2003	Japan	- Ukraine	30:39 (19:18)
December 7, 2003	Norway	- Romania	29:21 (13: 9)
December 7, 2003	Tunisia	- Argentina	31:18 (12:10)

Group D

Group D games took place in Čakovec .

Pl.	country	Gates	Points
1	Hungary	171: 129	8: 2
2	Slovenia	149: 141	8: 2
3	Germany	144: 121	7: 3
4th	Denmark	113: 119	5: 5
5	China	135: 153	2: 8
6th	Ivory Coast	117: 166	0:10

December 2, 2003	Hungary	- Ivory Coast	43:25 (19:13)
December 2, 2003	Slovenia	- China	34:26 (18:13)
December 2, 2003	Denmark	- Germany	20:20 (8:11)
December 3, 2003	Ivory Coast	- Slovenia	28:32 (15:12)
December 3, 2003	Germany	- Hungary	30:27 (14:17)
December 3, 2003	China	- Denmark	20:29 (8:16)
December 4, 2003	Hungary	- Slovenia	38:25 (20:17)
December 4, 2003	Germany	- China	30:28 (15:17)
December 4, 2003	Denmark	- Ivory Coast	24:21 (10:11)
December 6, 2003	Ivory Coast	- Germany	17:36 (8:16)
December 6, 2003	Hungary	- China	34:30 (14:14)
December 6, 2003	Slovenia	- Denmark	29:21 (15: 7)
December 7, 2003	China	- Ivory Coast	31:26 (11:13)
December 7, 2003	Slovenia	- Germany	29:28 (13:13)
December 7, 2003	Denmark	- Hungary	19:29 (8:14)

Main round

Group I.

Group I games took place in Zagreb .

Pl.	country	Gates	Points
1	France	128: 121	8: 2
2	South Korea	158: 151	6: 4
3	Spain	139: 138	5: 5
4th	Russia	129: 129	5: 5
5	Serbia and Montenegro	145: 158	4: 6
6th	Austria	149: 151	2: 8

0December 9, 2003	Spain	- Austria	27:26 (19:14)
0December 9, 2003	SiCG	- Russia	31:27 (16:14)
0December 9, 2003	France	- South Korea	25:27 (10:15)
0December 10, 2003	Russia	- Spain	25:25 (13:13)
0December 10, 2003	Austria	- France	25:28 (15:14)
0December 10, 2003	South Korea	- SiCG	33:35 (19:17)
0December 11, 2003	SiCG	- Austria	27:38 (14:22)
0December 11, 2003	Spain	- South Korea	29:32 (13:15)
0December 11, 2003	France	- Russia	20:19 (7: 8)

Group II

Group II games took place in Rijeka .

Pl.	country	Gates	Points
1	Hungary	154: 129	7: 3
2	Ukraine	132: 140	7: 3
3	Norway	142: 133	7: 3
4th	Slovenia	137: 149	4: 6
5	Romania	135: 140	3: 7
6th	Germany	134: 143	2: 8

0December 9, 2003	Norway	- Germany	31:30 (18:18)
0December 9, 2003	Romania	- Hungary	27:30 (16:16)
0December 9, 2003	Ukraine	- Slovenia	26:25 (12:13)
0December 10, 2003	Hungary	- Norway	24:24 (14:11)
0December 10, 2003	Germany	- Ukraine	23:25 (12:12)
0December 10, 2003	Slovenia	- Romania	30:28 (15:12)
0December 11, 2003	Romania	- Germany	31:23 (18:11)
0December 11, 2003	Norway	- Slovenia	29:28 (13:14)
0December 11, 2003	Ukraine	- Hungary	23:35 (10:18)

Final round

	Play for 5th place
	December 13, 2003, Zagreb
	Spain	27
	Norway	26th

	Semifinals				final
	December 13, 2003, Zagreb n.V.
	France	28
	Ukraine	26th
					December 14, 2003, Zagreb n.V.
					France	32
					Hungary	29
					3rd place match
	December 13, 2003, Zagreb				December 14, 2003, Zagreb
	Hungary	40			South Korea	31
	South Korea	38			Ukraine	29

Placements

rank	country
1	France
2	Hungary
3	South Korea
4th	Ukraine
5	Spain
6th	Norway
7th	Russia
8th	Slovenia
9	Serbia & Montenegro
10	Romania
11	Austria
12	Germany
13	Denmark
14th	Croatia
15th	Czech Republic
16	Japan
17th	Angola
18th	Tunisia
19th	China
20th	Brazil
21st	Ivory Coast
22nd	Argentina
23	Australia
24	Uruguay

Web links

• www.ihf.info - Women's World Cup 2003 (PDF file; 27 kB)