1979 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

The 1979 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 2nd edition of the tournament and took place from 13 to 23 October in the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo in Yugoslavia.

1979 Junior World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Yugoslavia
DatesOctober 13–23
Teams13 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
Runner-up East Germany
Third place Yugoslavia
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored1,365 (29.67 per match)
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The title was won by the Soviet Union who finished on top after winning four of their five games with East Germany finishing in second place.[1]

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 62 34 +28 6
  Hungary 3 2 0 1 50 42 +8 4
  West Germany 3 1 0 2 35 46 −11 2
  Japan 3 0 0 3 34 59 −25 0
Source: [citation needed]
1979 Hungary   20–13   Japan SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Soviet Union   19–10   West Germany SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Soviet Union   25–13   Japan SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Hungary   19–11   West Germany SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 West Germany   14–8   Japan SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Soviet Union   18–11   Hungary SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Yugoslavia 4 4 0 0 102 35 +67 8
  France 4 3 0 1 55 54 +1 6
  Norway 4 2 0 2 61 42 +19 4
  Austria 4 1 0 3 31 56 −25 2
  Italy 4 0 0 4 34 96 −62 0
Source: FFHB
13-10-1979 Yugoslavia   18–5   Austria Gjilan
13-10-1979 France   21–12   Italy Gjilan
(9-6)

14-10-1979 Norway   17–3   Austria Gjakova
14-10-1979 Yugoslavia   41–7   Italy Gjakova

15-10-1979 Austria   14–8   Italy Mitrovica
15-10-1979 France   12–10   Norway Mitrovica
(4-5)

16-10-1979 Norway   20–7   Italy Prizren
16-10-1979 Yugoslavia   23–9   France Prizren
(12-3)

17-10-1979 Yugoslavia   20–14   Norway Uroševac
17-10-1979 France   13–9 (5-5)   Austria Uroševac

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  East Germany 3 3 0 0 68 29 +39 6
  Denmark 3 2 0 1 60 34 +26 4
  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 46 44 +2 2
  United States 3 0 0 3 23 90 −67 0
Source: [citation needed]
1979 Netherlands   26–6   United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 East Germany   18–8   Denmark SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Denmark   18–9   Netherlands SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 East Germany   30–10   United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 East Germany   20–11   Netherlands SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Denmark   34–7   United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

Final round

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Group 7-12

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 5 4 0 1 73 48 +25 8
  Norway 5 4 0 1 83 53 +30 8
  West Germany 5 3 0 2 72 42 +30 6
  Japan 5 3 0 2 96 77 +19 6
  Austria 5 1 0 4 36 76 −40 2
  United States 5 0 0 5 55 119 −64 0
Source: [citation needed]
1979 Japan   21–15   Netherlands SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 West Germany   19–4   Austria SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Norway   24–14   United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Netherlands   11–6   Norway SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Japan   17–9   Austria SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 West Germany   23–7   United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Norway   11–6   West Germany SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Japan   31–14   United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Netherlands   9–5   Austria SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Netherlands   12–10   West Germany SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Austria   15–14   United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Norway   25–19   Japan SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

Group 1-6

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Soviet Union 5 4 0 1 91 61 +30 8
  East Germany 5 3 1 1 87 59 +28 7
  Yugoslavia 5 3 1 1 84 65 +19 7
  Hungary 5 3 0 2 78 71 +7 6
  Denmark 5 1 0 4 65 81 −16 2
  France 5 0 0 5 45 113 −68 0
Source: IHF, FFHB
1979 Soviet Union   24–9   France SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
(14-3)
1979 Hungary   17–13   East Germany SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
1979 Yugoslavia   17–12   Denmark SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Hungary   17–16   Denmark SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
1979 East Germany   29–9 or 28–9   France SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
(12-2)
1979 Soviet Union   18–15   Yugoslavia SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Hungary   20−8 or 28–9   France SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
(12-2)
1979 Soviet Union   19–12   Denmark SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
1979 East Germany   13–13   Yugoslavia SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

23-10-1979 Denmark   17–10   France SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
(7-4)
23-10-1979 East Germany   14–12   Soviet Union SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
23-10-1979 Yugoslavia   16–13   Hungary SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

Ranking

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The final rankings from the 1979 edition:[2][3]

Rank Team
    Soviet Union
    East Germany
    Yugoslavia
4   Hungary
5   Denmark
6   France
7   Netherlands
8   Norway
9   West Germany
10   Japan
11   Austria
12   United States
13   Italy

References

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  1. ^ "Junior Women Handball World Championships Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  2. ^ "WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS / JUNIOR" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. ^ "Championnats du monde Juniors féminins 1979". Hand-ball: Bulletin fédéral (in French) (155). Fédération française de handball: 12 à 14. January 1980. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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