The 1995 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Austria and Hungary 5–17 December 1995. It was the only to have 20 teams and the first to have multiple hosts. South Korea won its first title in Vienna.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Austria Hungary |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Dates | 5–17 December 1995 |
| Teams | 20 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Hungary |
| Third place |  Denmark |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 3,299 (45.82 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Natalja Derepasko (61 goals) |
Squads edit
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 74 | +35 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 2 |  Norway
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 64 | +43 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Sweden
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 79 | +11 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Japan
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 103 | −37 | 1 | Cross matches |
| 5 |  Ivory Coast
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 105 | −52 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 5 December 1995 18:00 |
Norway
|
26–18 | Japan
|
Krems |
| (12–8) | ||||
| 5 December 1995 19:30 |
Austria
|
29–13 | Ivory Coast
|
Wiener Neustadt |
| (10–8) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 18:00 |
Sweden
|
27–14 | Japan
|
Sankt Pölten |
| (13–5) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 20:00 |
Norway
|
32–7 | Ivory Coast
|
Sankt Pölten |
| (13–4) | ||||
| 7 December 1995 19:30 |
Austria
|
24–22 | Sweden
|
Wiener Neustadt |
| (13–9) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 17:30 |
Japan
|
18–18 | Ivory Coast
|
Wiener Neustadt |
| (11–8) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 19:30 |
Austria
|
24–23 | Norway
|
Wiener Neustadt |
| (11–13) | ||||
| 9 December 1995 20:00 |
Norway
|
26–15 | Sweden
|
Krems |
| (15–7) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 13:00 |
Sweden
|
26–15 | Ivory Coast
|
Wiener Neustadt |
| (13–6) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 15:00 |
Austria
|
32–16 | Japan
|
Wiener Neustadt |
| (17–4) | ||||
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romania
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 81 | +43 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Denmark
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 78 | +38 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 95 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Czech Republic
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 86 | −3 | 3 | Cross matches |
| 5 |  Canada
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 136 | −75 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 5 December 1995 16:30 |
Romania
|
27–22 | Slovakia
|
Wiener Neustadt |
| (16–8) | ||||
| 5 December 1995 20:00 |
Denmark
|
37–18 | Canada
|
Krems |
| (19–7) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 18:00 |
Czech Republic
|
27–11 | Canada
|
Stockerau |
| (15–3) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 20:00 |
Denmark
|
26–17 | Slovakia
|
Stockerau |
| (11–6) | ||||
| 7 December 1995 17:30 |
Romania
|
25–18 | Czech Republic
|
Wiener Neustadt |
| (12–11) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 19:00 |
Romania
|
29–27 | Denmark
|
Sankt Pölten |
| (16–14) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 17:00 |
Slovakia
|
29–18 | Canada
|
Sankt Pölten |
| (14–12) | ||||
| 9 December 1995 18:00 |
Denmark
|
26–14 | Czech Republic
|
Krems |
| (11–5) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 18:00 |
Romania
|
43–14 | Canada
|
Stockerau |
| (18–8) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 20:00 |
Slovakia
|
24–24 | Czech Republic
|
Stockerau |
| (11–11) | ||||
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 78 | +36 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 2 |  Russia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 74 | +21 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Germany
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 84 | +13 | 5 | |
| 4 |  China
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 112 | −22 | 2 | Cross matches |
| 5 |  Angola
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 124 | −48 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 5 December 1995 17:30 |
Germany
|
30–19 | Angola
|
Győr |
| (17–10) | ||||
| 5 December 1995 19:30 |
South Korea
|
24–20 | Russia
|
Győr |
| (12–13) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 17:00 |
Germany
|
29–23 | China
|
Győr |
| (14–12) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 15:00 |
Russia
|
26–17 | Angola
|
Győr |
| (17–6) | ||||
| 7 December 1995 17:00 |
South Korea
|
32–18 | China
|
Győr |
| (13–7) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 15:00 |
South Korea
|
34–20 | Angola
|
Győr |
| (19–7) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 17:00 |
Russia
|
18–18 | Germany
|
Győr |
| (10–6) | ||||
| 9 December 1995 17:00 |
China
|
34–20 | Angola
|
Győr |
| (15–9) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 16:00 |
Russia
|
31–15 | China
|
Győr |
| (18–7) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 18:00 |
South Korea
|
24–20 | Germany
|
Győr |
| (11–9) | ||||
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 69 | +41 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 2 |  Croatia
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 61 | +17 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ukraine
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 80 | +13 | 4 | |
| 4 |  United States
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 97 | −25 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Brazil
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 109 | −46 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 5 December 1995 16:30 |
Croatia
|
21–15 | United States
|
Budapest |
| (10–3) | ||||
| 5 December 1995 19:30 |
Hungary
|
30–23 | Ukraine
|
Budapest |
| (12–11) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 17:00 |
Croatia
|
17–16 | Ukraine
|
Budapest |
| (8–8) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 19:00 |
Hungary
|
33–14 | Brazil
|
Budapest |
| (16–7) | ||||
| 7 December 1995 17:00 |
United States
|
24–19 | Brazil
|
Budapest |
| (13–7) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 17:00 |
Ukraine
|
27–16 | United States
|
Budapest |
| (13–6) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 19:00 |
Hungary
|
17–15 | Croatia
|
Budapest |
| (11–5) | ||||
| 9 December 1995 17:00 |
Ukraine
|
27–17 | Brazil
|
Budapest |
| (12–9) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 17:00 |
Croatia
|
25–13 | Brazil
|
Budapest |
| (14–5) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 19:00 |
Hungary
|
30–17 | United States
|
Budapest |
| (12–7) | ||||
Cross matches edit
The 4th and 5th place from A met 5th and 4th from B and the same for group C and D. The winner of each match got a place in the round of 16.
| Date ?? December Time ?? |
Japan
|
31–22 | Canada
|
Place ?? |
| (15–9) | ||||
| Date ?? December Time ?? |
Czech Republic
|
24–14 | Ivory Coast
|
Place ?? |
| (11–9) | ||||
| Date ?? December Time ?? |
China
|
30–16 | Brazil
|
Place ?? |
| (14–7) | ||||
| Date ?? December Time ?? |
United States
|
23–24 | Angola
|
Place ?? |
| (8–12) | ||||
Knockout stage edit
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 14 December | ||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Austria | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Sweden | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 15 December | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | 31 | |||||||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 33 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 27 | |||||||||||||
| 14 December | ||||||||||||||
| Angola | 14 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 17 December | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 24 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 25 | |||||||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 14 December | ||||||||||||||
| Norway | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Norway | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||||||
| Romania | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Romania | 33 | |||||||||||||
| 15 December | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary | 22 | |||||||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||||||
| Norway | 21 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 14 December | 17 December | |||||||||||||
| Russia | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Russia | 18 | Norway | 24 | |||||||||||
| 12 December | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 23 | Denmark | 25 | |||||||||||
| Hungary | 21 | |||||||||||||
| China | 20 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16 edit
| 12 December 1995 17:30 |
Norway
|
32–21 | Slovakia
|
Wiener Neustadt |
| (18–11) | ||||
Placement 5–12 edit
Losers from round of 16 played for placements from 9 to 12. Losers from quarterfinals played for places 5 to 8. There was no play for lower rankings.
9–12 edit
| 1st round | Second round | Placements | ||||||||
| ?? December | ||||||||||
| Slovakia | 23 | |||||||||
| ?? December | ||||||||||
| Japan | 21 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | 28 | |||||||||
| ?? December | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 30 | |||||||||
| Angola | 23 | |||||||||
| 17 December | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 24 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 32 | |||||||||
| ?? December | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 35 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | 18 | |||||||||
| ?? December | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 20 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 19 | |||||||||
| ?? December | ||||||||||
| Ukraine | 24 | 11th | ||||||||
| Ukraine | 31 | |||||||||
| 17 December | ||||||||||
| China | 30 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 26 | |||||||||
| Slovakia | 20 | |||||||||
5–8 edit
| 1st round | Placements | |||||
| ?? December | ||||||
| Romania | 28 | |||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Russia | 29 | |||||
| Russia | 22 | |||||
| ?? December | ||||||
| Germany | 26 | |||||
| Germany | 20 | |||||
| Austria | 16 | |||||
| 7th | ||||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Austria | 27 | |||||
| Romania | 28 | |||||
Final standings edit
| # | Team |
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South Korea
|
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Hungary
|
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Denmark
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4.
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Norway
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5.
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Germany
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6.
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Russia
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7.
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Romania
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8.
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Austria
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9.
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Ukraine
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10.
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Croatia
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11.
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Sweden
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12.
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Slovakia
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| 13. | Czech Republic
|
| China
| |
| Japan
| |
| Angola
| |
| 17. | United States
|
| Ivory Coast
| |
| Brazil
| |
| Canada
|
All Star Team edit
- Goalkeeper: Cecilie Leganger
Norway - Left Wing: Anette Hoffmann
Denmark - Left Back: Lim O-kyeong
South Korea - Center Back: Mariana Tîrcă
Romania - Pivot: Natalia Deriougina
Russia - Right Back: Sorina Lefter
Austria - Right Wing: Katalin Szilágyi
Hungary
References edit
- Source: International Handball Federation
- Full Data on the Hungarian Wiki: 1995-ös női kézilabda-világbajnokság