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1983 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

The 1983 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament which took place in France from 14 to 22 October 1983.

1983 Junior World Championship
Tournament details
Host country France
DatesOctober 14–22
Teams16 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (3rd title)
Runner-up East Germany
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored1,959 (40.81 per match)
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Sixteen teams competed in the competition from three continents with three nations debuting in the competition. The gold medal went to the Soviet Union who claimed their third title after defeating East Germany by five goals in the final. South Korea finished in third after defeating Yugoslavia.[1][2]

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Poland 3 2 0 1 60 52 +8 4
  Sweden 3 2 0 1 59 53 +6 4
  Denmark 3 2 0 1 53 53 0 4
  West Germany 3 0 0 3 36 50 −14 0
Source: Official IHF report
October 14 Poland   16–11   West Germany France
(8–4)
October 14 Denmark   19–18   Sweden France
(12–10)
October 15 Sweden   21–16   West Germany France
(9–9)
October 15 Poland   26–21   Denmark France
(14–10)
October 16 Denmark   13–9   West Germany France
(9–5)
October 16 Sweden   20–18   Poland France
(10–7)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 76 55 +21 4
  East Germany 3 2 0 1 71 56 +15 4
  China 3 1 1 1 66 72 −6 3
  Japan 3 0 1 2 64 94 −30 1
Source: Official IHF report
October 14 East Germany   14–13   South Korea France
(9–8)
October 14 China   23–23   Japan France
(10–14)
October 15 South Korea   39–25   Japan France
(23–12)
October 15 China   27–25   East Germany France
(14–11)
October 16 South Korea   24–16   China France
(15–8)
October 16 East Germany   32–16   Japan France
(16–8)

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 89 35 +54 6
  France 3 2 0 1 50 42 +8 4
  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 48 69 −21 2
  Italy 3 0 0 3 33 74 −41 0
Source: Official IHF report
October 14 Soviet Union   31–9   Italy France
(14–4)
October 14 France   20–9   Ivory Coast France
(10–1)
October 15 Soviet Union   35–15   Ivory Coast France
(16–7)
October 15 France   19–10   Italy France
(9–6)
October 16 Ivory Coast   24–14   Italy France
(13–8)
October 16 Soviet Union   23–11   France France
(10–6)

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 83 55 +28 6
  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 65 66 −1 3
  Norway 3 1 0 2 50 65 −15 2
  Netherlands 3 0 1 2 55 67 −12 1
Source: Official IHF report
October 14 Yugoslavia   29–15   Norway France
(16–6)
October 14 Bulgaria   22–22   Netherlands France
(9–8)
October 15 Yugoslavia   27–22   Bulgaria France
(14–7)
October 15 Norway   18–15   Netherlands France
(10–7)
October 16 Yugoslavia   27–18   Netherlands France
(15–11)
October 16 Bulgaria   21–17   Norway France
(12–8)

Second round edit

Group I edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  East Germany 3 3 0 0 65 49 +16 6
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 64 57 +7 4
  Sweden 3 1 0 2 57 70 −13 2
  Poland 3 0 0 3 60 70 −10 0
Source: Official IHF report
October 18 East Germany   23–20   Poland France
(9–7)
October 18 South Korea   24–21   Sweden France
(14–9)
October 19 South Korea   27–22   Poland France
(13–11)
October 19 East Germany   28–16   Sweden France
(12–6)

Group II edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 59 37 +22 6
  Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 69 60 +9 4
  Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 52 59 −7 2
  France 3 0 0 3 45 69 −24 0
Source: Official IHF report
October 18 Soviet Union   19–11   Bulgaria France
(10–6)
October 18 Yugoslavia   27–21   France France
(14–9)
October 19 Soviet Union   17–15   Yugoslavia France
(7–5)
October 19 Bulgaria   19–13   France France
(10–7)

Placement round edit

Group III edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Denmark 3 3 0 0 60 47 +13 6
  West Germany 3 1 1 1 58 55 +3 3
  China 3 0 2 1 70 74 −4 2
  Japan 3 0 1 2 56 68 −12 1
Source: Official IHF report
October 18 Denmark   23–18   Japan France
(12–7)
October 18 West Germany   27–27   China France
(16–11)
October 19 Denmark   24–20   China France
(13–11)
October 19 West Germany   22–15   Japan France
(13–6)

Group IV edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Norway 3 3 0 0 80 42 +38 6
  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 49 47 +2 4
  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 52 61 −9 2
  Italy 3 0 0 3 42 73 −31 0
Source: Official IHF report
October 18 Netherlands   21–17   Ivory Coast France
(11–10)
October 18 Norway   36–16   Italy France
(16–10)
October 19 Norway   26–11   Ivory Coast France
(13–5)
October 19 Netherlands   13–12   Italy France
(5–7)

Placement matches edit

Fifteen place game edit

October 21 Japan   34–14   Italy France
(19–6)

Thirteenth place game edit

October 1983 China   26–23   Ivory Coast France
(13–11)

Eleventh place game edit

October 1983 Netherlands   15–14   West Germany France
(6–5)

Ninth place game edit

October 1983 Norway   21–17   Denmark France
(12–9)

Seventh place game edit

October 1983 Poland   24–20   France France
(13–9)

Fifth place game edit

October 1983 Bulgaria   29–15   Sweden France
(14–8)

Third place game edit

October 1983 South Korea   26–23   Yugoslavia France
(15–9)

Final edit

October 22 Soviet Union   22–17   East Germany France
(10–11)

Ranking edit

The final rankings from the 1983 edition:[3]

Rank Team
    Soviet Union
    East Germany
    South Korea
4   Yugoslavia
5   Bulgaria
6   Sweden
7   Poland
8   France
9   Norway
10   Denmark
11   Netherlands
12   West Germany
13   China
14   Ivory Coast
15   Japan
16   Italy

References edit

  1. ^ "Junior Women Handball World Championships Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Championnat du monde espoirs féminin" (in French). French Handball Federation. November–December 1983. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Women's World Championships" (PDF). International Handball Federation. p. 90. Retrieved 2020-06-03.

External links edit

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