2008 Women's Youth World Handball Championship

The 2008 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the 2nd edition of the tournament and took place in the Bratislava, Slovakia, from 11 to 20 July 2008.

2008 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Slovakia
CityBratislava
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–20 July 2008
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runner-up Serbia
Third place Denmark
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
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The Russian Federation won the final against Serbia by 27–22.

Draw

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Group A Group B Group C Group D
  Netherlands   Slovakia   Spain   France
  Puerto Rico   Tunisia   Serbia   Angola
  Denmark   South Korea   Japan   Brazil
  Russia   Qatar   Argentina   Hong Kong

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Russia 3 3 0 0 110 68 +42 6
  Denmark 3 2 0 1 102 73 +29 4
  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 81 78 +3 2
  Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 53 127 −74 0
Source: [citation needed]

11 July 2008
14:00
  Netherlands 35-17   Puerto Rico Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(19-8)
11 July 2008
16:00
  Russia 33-26   Denmark Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(17-12)

12 July 2008
14:00
  Denmark 28-23   Netherlands Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(14-14)
12 July 2008
16:00
  Puerto Rico 19-44   Russia Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(13-14)

13 July 2008
14:00
  Netherlands 23-33   Russia Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(11-17)
13 July 2008
16:00
  Puerto Rico 17-48   Denmark Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(13-20)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 3 0 0 136 61 +75 6
  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 105 63 +42 4
  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 108 90 +18 2
  Qatar 3 0 0 3 33 168 −135 0
Source: [citation needed]

11 July 2008
18:00
  Slovakia 32-23   Tunisia Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(16-13)
11 July 2008
20:00
  South Korea 57-14   Qatar Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(26-5)

12 July 2008
18:00
  Qatar 7-56   Slovakia Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(3-25)
12 July 2008
20:00
  Tunisia 30-46   South Korea Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(12-26)

13 July 2008
18:00
  South Korea 33-17   Slovakia Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(23-9)
13 July 2008
20:00
  Qatar 12-55   Tunisia Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(5-25)

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Serbia 3 3 0 0 93 67 +26 6
  Spain 3 2 0 1 73 72 +1 4
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 72 80 −8 2
  Japan 3 0 0 3 68 87 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]

11 July 2008
18:00
  Spain 22-33   Serbia Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(14-12)
11 July 2008
20:00
  Japan 26-30   Argentina Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(15-14)

12 July 2008
18:00
  Argentina 20-28   Spain Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(10-14)
12 July 2008
20:00
  Serbia 34-23   Japan Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(17-12)

13 July 2008
18:00
  Spain 23-19   Japan Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(11-8)
13 July 2008
20:00
  Serbia 26-22   Argentina Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(15-11)

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 110 34 +76 6
  Angola 3 2 0 1 64 59 +5 4
  Brazil 3 1 0 2 86 68 +18 2
  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 19 118 −99 0
Source: [citation needed]

11 July 2008
14:00
  France 27-11   Angola Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(12-6)
11 July 2008
16:00
  Brazil 43-7   Hong Kong Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(20-2)

12 July 2008
14:00
  Hong Kong 3-48   France Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(1-23)
12 July 2008
16:00
  Angola 26-23   Brazil Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(9-9)

13 July 2008
14:00
  France 35-20   Brazil Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(15-9)
13 July 2008
16:00
  Angola 27-9   Hong Kong Sports Hall Pasienky, Bratislava
(11-5)

Main round

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Group M I

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Russia 2 2 0 0 52 45 +7 4
  Denmark 2 2 0 0 55 51 +4 4
  South Korea 2 0 0 2 51 59 −8 0
  Slovakia 2 0 0 2 37 48 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]

Date Match Score
15 July 2008   Russia
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23-20
15 July 2008   South Korea
-
  Denmark
26-30
16 July 2008   Denmark
-
  Slovakia
25-17
16 July 2008   Russia
-
29-25

Group M II

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Serbia 2 2 0 0 63 41 +22 4
  France 2 1 0 1 37 45 −8 2
  Spain 2 1 0 1 40 37 +3 2
  Angola 2 0 0 2 41 58 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]

Date Match Score
15 July 2008   Serbia
-
  Angola
32-21
15 July 2008   France
-
  Spain
17-14
16 July 2008   Spain
-
  Angola
26-20
16 July 2008   Serbia
-
  France
31-20

Placement round

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Group P I

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Netherlands 2 2 0 0 94 33 +61 4
  Tunisia 2 1 0 1 57 67 −10 2
  Puerto Rico 2 1 0 1 27 39 −12 2
  Qatar 2 0 0 2 15 99 −84 0
Source: [citation needed]

Date Match Score
15 July 2008   Netherlands
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  Qatar
53-6
15 July 2008   Tunisia
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30-26
16 July 2008   Puerto Rico
-
  Qatar
46-9
16 July 2008   Netherlands
-
  Tunisia
41-27

Group P II

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 2 2 0 0 62 43 +19 4
  Argentina 2 1 0 1 61 41 +20 2
  Japan 2 1 0 1 62 41 +21 2
  Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 20 80 −60 0
Source: [citation needed]

Date Match Score
15 July 2008   Argentina
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42-10
15 July 2008   Brazil
-
  Japan
31-24
16 July 2008   Japan
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38-10
16 July 2008   Argentina
-
  Brazil
19-31

Placement matches

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15/16-place match

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19 July 2008
10:00
Qatar   18-34   Hong Kong SH Pasienky, Bratislava

13/14-place match

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19 July 2008
12:30
Puerto Rico   22-44   Japan SH Pasienky, Bratislava

11/12-place match

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19 July 2008
15:00
Tunisia   33-39   Argentina SH Pasienky, Bratislava

9/10-place match

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19 July 2008
20:00
Netherlands   31-26   Brazil SH Pasienky, Bratislava

7/8-place match

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19 July 2008
17:30
Slovakia   27-18   Angola SH Pasienky, Bratislava

5/6-place match

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20 July 2008
12:00
South Korea   28-31   Spain SH Pasienky, Bratislava

Semifinals / knockout stage

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Semifinal matches

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18 July 2008
17:30
Russia   28-25   France Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(13-12)
18 July 2008
20:00
Serbia   28-17   Denmark Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
(15-5)

Bronze-medal match

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20 July 2008
14:30
France   21-24   Denmark Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
Referees: J. Ondogrecula, M. Badura (SVK)
C. Blard 12 (10-12) L. Grigel 9
  5×    2× 

Gold-medal match

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20 July 2008
17:00
Russia   27-22   Serbia Sibamac Arena, Bratislava
Referees: S. Lenci, J. Grillo (ARG)
S. Makhneva 8 (12-16) J. Zivkovic & J. Trifunovic 6
  4×    4× 

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Russia
    Serbia
    Denmark
4   France
5   Spain
6   South Korea
7   Slovakia
8   Angola
9   Netherlands
10   Brazil
11   Argentina
12   Tunisia
13   Japan
14   Puerto Rico
15   Hong Kong
16   Qatar

Awards

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2008 Women's Youth World Champions

 
  Russia
1st title

Team roster

Players - Tatiana Khmyrova, Ksenia Milova, Snezhana Makhneva, Irina Nikitina, Olga Luzinova, Anna Sen, Ksenia Makeeva, Nadezda Potapenko, Elena Konova, Irina Astashova, Ekaterina Yatsenko, Daria Mochalova, Polina Dikalo, Valentina Goncharova
Officials: A - Viacheslav Kirilenko B - Robert Minabutdinov C - Boris Krasnov D - Andrey Kalnoy

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