This article lists the performances of each of the 10 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the IHF World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship finals.[1]
Debut of teams edit
Each successive World Women's Handball Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by IHF.
| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Austria France Hungary Czechoslovakia
|
4 |
| 1956 |  West Germany Romania Yugoslavia
|
3 |
| 1960 |  Denmark Netherlands Poland
|
3 |
Participation details edit
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- 5th – Fifth place
- 6th – Sixth place
- • — Did not qualify
- × — Did not enter
- — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 1949 (4) |
1956 (6) |
1960 (6) |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria |
2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark |
× | × | 5th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France |
4th | 6th | × | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany (including West Germany) |
× | 2nd | 3rd | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary |
1st | 3rd | × | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
× | • | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland |
× | • | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania |
× | 1st | 1st | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia |
3rd | × | × | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
× | 5th | × | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results of host nations edit
| Year | Host Nation | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Hungary
|
Champions |
| 1956 | West Germany
|
Runners-up |
| 1960 | Romania
|
Champions |
Results of defending champions edit
| Year | Defending champions | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | — | — |
| 1956 |  Hungary
|
Third Place |
| 1960 | Romania
|
Champions |
References edit
- ^ "Medals Table - Classification at Women's World Championships" (PDF). International Handball Federation (PDF; 383 KB). 20 September 2010. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.