1991 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

1991 Junior World Championship
Tournament details
Host country France
DatesAugust 23–September 1
Teams17 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (7th title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played62

The 1991 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament which took place in France from 23 August to 1 September 1991. Seventeen teams competed in the competition from four continents with Brazil and Chinese Taipei making there first appearance in a tournament.

After 62 matches, the Soviet Union took home their seventh gold medal and their fifth in a row after defeating South Korea by a single goal in the gold-medal match. Denmark finished in third place overall after they defeated Sweden in the bronze medal playoff.[1]


First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 79 52 +27 6
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 69 66 +3 4
 Romania 3 1 0 2 63 52 +11 2
 Japan 3 0 0 3 56 97 −41 0
Source:
August South Korea  20–16  Romania France
August Denmark  32–25  Japan France
August South Korea  36–18  Japan France
August Denmark  19–18  Romania France
August South Korea  23–18  Denmark France
August Romania  29–13  Japan France

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France (H) 3 2 0 1 79 66 +13 4
 Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 81 73 +8 4
 China 3 2 0 1 77 71 +6 4
 Austria 3 0 0 3 63 90 −27 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
August France  25–21  China France
August Bulgaria  32–21  Austria France
August China  27–21  Austria France
August Bulgaria  24–23  France France
August France  31–21  Austria France
August China  29–25  Bulgaria France


Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 0 71 59 +12 6
 Canada 3 2 0 1 68 53 +15 4
 Yugoslavia 3 1 0 2 62 65 −3 2
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 49 73 −24 0
Source:
August Yugoslavia  23–20  Chinese Taipei France
August Czechoslovakia  24–20  Canada France
August Canada  23–19  Yugoslavia France
August Czechoslovakia  25–19  Chinese Taipei France
August Czechoslovakia  22–20  Yugoslavia France
August Canada  25–10  Chinese Taipei France

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 75 32 +43 6
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 58 50 +8 4
 Germany 3 1 0 2 65 63 +2 2
 Brazil 3 0 0 3 33 86 −53 0
Source:
August Soviet Union  25–15  Germany France
August Sweden  25–11  Brazil France
August Soviet Union  26–6  Brazil France
August Sweden  22–15  Germany France
August Soviet Union  24–11  Sweden France
August Germany  35–16  Brazil France

Second round

Group I

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 5 4 1 0 135 91 +44 9
 Denmark 5 4 0 1 118 96 +22 8
 Romania 5 2 1 2 111 97 +14 5
 Bulgaria 5 1 1 3 119 137 −18 3
 China 5 1 1 3 103 133 −30 3
 France 5 1 0 4 95 127 −32 2
Source:
August 1991 South Korea  29–29  Bulgaria France
August 1991 Denmark  30–18  China France
August 1991 Romania  26–16  France France
August 1991 South Korea  31–13  China France
August 1991 Denmark  24–16  France France
August 1991 Romania  29–20  Bulgaria France
August 1991 Romania  22–22  China France
August 1991 Denmark  27–21  Bulgaria France
August 1991 South Korea  32–15  France France

Group II

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 5 5 0 0 128 84 +44 10
 Sweden 5 3 0 2 100 96 +4 6
 Germany 5 3 0 2 94 104 −10 6
 Czechoslovakia 5 2 0 3 102 99 +3 4
 Yugoslavia 5 2 0 3 107 114 −7 4
 Chinese Taipei 5 0 0 5 92 126 −34 0
Source:
August 1991 Germany  20–19  Czechoslovakia France
August 1991 Yugoslavia  25–23  Sweden France
August 1991 Soviet Union  24–14  Chinese Taipei France
August 1991 Sweden  14–12  Czechoslovakia France
August 1991 Soviet Union  29–20  Czechoslovakia France
August 1991 Germany  24–19  Sweden France
August 1991 Sweden  30–20  Chinese Taipei France
August 1991 Germany  20–19  Yugoslavia France
August 1991 Soviet Union  26–24  Czechoslovakia France

Thirteenth place

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 1 1 1 73 68 +5 3
 Austria 4 2 1 1 83 76 +7 5
 Brazil 3 0 0 3 45 83 −38 0
 Nigeria 3 1 0 2 65 68 −3 2
 Canada 3 3 0 0 76 47 +29 6
Source:
  • Canada and Nigeria both withdrew from the competition
August 1991 Canada  25–19  Nigeria France
August 1991 Japan  34–22  Brazil France
August 1991 Austria  24–21  Nigeria France
August 1991 Nigeria  26–19  Japan France
August 1991 Canada  22–19  Austria France
August 1991 Austria  20–13  Brazil France
August 1991 Canada  29–10  Brazil France
August 1991 Japan  20–20  Austria France

Placement matches

Eleventh-place game

1 September 1991 Chinese Taipei  25–21  France France

Ninth-place game

1 September 1991 Yugoslavia  25–22  China France

Seventh-place game

1 September 1991 Czechoslovakia  23–21  Bulgaria France

Fifth-place game

1 September 1991 Romania  21–16  Germany France

Third-place game

1 September 1991 Denmark  25–18  Sweden France

Final

1 September 1991 Soviet Union  26–25  South Korea France

Ranking

The final rankings from the 1991 edition:[2]

Rank Team
 Soviet Union
 South Korea
 Denmark
4  Sweden
5  Romania
6  Germany
7  Czechoslovakia
8  Bulgaria
9  Yugoslavia
10  China
11  Chinese Taipei
12  France
13  Japan
14  Austria
15  Brazil
–  Nigeria
–  Canada

References

  1. ^ "Junior Women Handball World Championships Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS / JUNIOR" (PDF). ihf.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
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