| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  France |
| Dates | August 23–September 1 |
| Teams | 17 (from 4 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (7th title) |
| Runner-up |  South Korea |
| Third place |  Denmark |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
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
(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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
- ↑ "Junior Women Handball World Championships Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ↑ "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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