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1997 World Women's Handball Championship

1997 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Dates30 November - 14 December 1996
Teams24
Final positions
Champions Denmark (1st title)
Runner-up Norway
Third place Germany
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Matches played80
Goals scored4,083 (51.04 per match)
Top scorer(s)North MacedoniaIndira Kastratović 71 goals[1]
Awards
Best playerGermanyFranziska Heinz[2]
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The 1997 IHF World Women's Handball Championship took place in Germany 30 November – 14 December 1997.[3] It was the first tournament with 24 teams. Denmark won its first World Championship title.[4] Denmark's only defeat in the championship was by Macedonia.

The tournament was also remembered for a tragic incident in the stands during one match of the semi-final matches, between Denmark and Russia (32-22), when a fight broke out between a Danish and a German spectator. The fight developed into the German taking out a knife and stabbing the Dane. Another Danish spectator tried to intervene, but was stabbed himself. Both Danes soon died, and the German was soon arrested by the police. He admitted to the stabbing during the police interrogation, and said that he committed it while under the influence of alcohol.[5]

Host Cities

The matches were held in the cities of Berlin, Hanover, Saarbrücken, Hamburg, Sindelfingen, Neubrandenburg and Rotenburg an der Fulda. The semi-finals and finals were held in the Berlin in the Max-Schmeling-Halle.

Squads

Main article: 1997 World Women's Handball Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 5 5 0 0 153 92 +61 10 Round of 16
2  Poland 5 4 0 1 129 114 +15 8
3  Austria 5 3 0 2 132 115 +17 6
4  Angola 5 1 1 3 126 143 −17 3
5  Japan 5 1 1 3 105 130 −25 3
6  Brazil 5 0 0 5 104 155 −51 0
Source: [citation needed]
Germany  32–17  Japan
(16–7)
Austria  36–23  Brazil
(18–12)
Poland  29–24  Angola
(15–10)
Japan  16–24  Austria
(8–13)
Brazil  19–32  Poland
(7–15)
Angola  20–32  Germany
(11–12)
Japan  25–21  Brazil
(10–9)
Germany  29–19  Poland
(14–9)
Austria  29–22  Angola
(13–9)
Germany  32–18  Brazil
(17–6)
Angola  30–30  Japan
(15–16)
Poland  26–25  Austria
(14–11)
Brazil  23–30  Angola
(12–17)
Poland  23–17  Japan
(12–10)
Austria  18–28  Germany
(10–14)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 5 0 0 146 90 +56 10 Round of 16
2  Norway 5 4 0 1 155 93 +62 8
3  France 5 3 0 2 140 95 +45 6
4  Belarus 5 2 0 3 122 125 −3 4
5  Canada 5 0 1 4 77 139 −62 1
6  Uzbekistan 5 0 1 4 83 181 −98 1
Source: [citation needed]
Croatia  27–14  Canada
(16–6)
Norway  34–21  Belarus
(14–12)
France  39–17  Uzbekistan
(17–8)
Uzbekistan  15–45  Croatia
(10–19)
Canada  15–32  Norway
(7–17)
Belarus  17–30  France
(10–15)
Canada  13–30  Belarus
(7–10)
Norway  44–13  Uzbekistan
(20–5)
Croatia  21–20  France
(7–13)
Croatia  28–19  Belarus
(12–9)
Uzbekistan  18–18  Canada
(10–8)
France  19–23  Norway
(10–9)
Belarus  35–20  Uzbekistan
(14–9)
France  32–17  Canada
(18–7)
Norway  22–25  Croatia
(11–13)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 5 5 0 0 160 101 +59 10 Round of 16
2  Hungary 5 4 0 1 156 102 +54 8
3  Romania 5 3 0 2 153 124 +29 6
4  Ivory Coast 5 2 0 3 121 129 −8 4
5  Algeria 5 1 0 4 101 146 −45 2
6  Uruguay 5 0 0 5 74 163 −89 0
Source: [citation needed]
Romania  44–23  Algeria
(25–9)
Hungary  36–12  Uruguay
(19–7)
South Korea  30–24  Ivory Coast
(18–12)
Uruguay  15–34  Romania
(9–14)
Ivory Coast  21–33  Hungary
(6–17)
Algeria  16–35  South Korea
(5–18)
Romania  26–30  Hungary
(14–19)
Algeria  20–21  Ivory Coast
(9–12)
South Korea  35–11  Uruguay
(15–4)
Romania  28–26  Ivory Coast
(12–10)
Uruguay  18–29  Algeria
(5–15)
Hungary  29–30  South Korea
(17–16)
Ivory Coast  29–18  Uruguay
(15–6)
Hungary  28–13  Algeria
(16–5)
South Korea  30–21  Romania
(13–12)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 5 4 1 0 128 111 +17 9 Round of 16
2  Macedonia 5 3 1 1 124 115 +9 7
3  Denmark 5 3 1 1 161 114 +47 7
4  Czech Republic 5 2 1 2 136 145 −9 5
5  Slovenia 5 1 0 4 136 158 −22 2
6  China 5 0 0 5 118 160 −42 0
Source: [citation needed]
Macedonia  26–22  Slovenia
(11–11)
Russia  27–24  Czech Republic
(10–12)
Denmark  38–16  China
(17–9)
Slovenia  27–30  Russia
(11–15)
China  24–30  Macedonia
(11–19)
Czech Republic  27–41  Denmark
(12–23)
Russia  22–19  Macedonia
(9–8)
Czech Republic  30–25  China
(14–13)
Denmark  37–24  Slovenia
(22–09)
Slovenia  28–31  Czech Republic
(10–18)
Russia  27–19  China
(16–7)
Macedonia  25–23  Denmark
(15–8)
China  34–35  Slovenia
(19–17)
Macedonia  24–24  Czech Republic
(9–12)
Denmark  22–22  Russia
(12–12)

Final round

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
B1  Croatia 30
A4  Angola 22 B1  Croatia 21
D3  Denmark 30 D3  Denmark 25
C2  Hungary 25 D3  Denmark 32
B3  France 20 D1  Russia 22
A2  Poland 30 A2  Poland 19
D1  Russia 28 D1  Russia 24
C4  Ivory Coast 20 D3  Denmark 33
C3  Romania 33 B2  Norway 20
D2  Macedonia 37 D2  Macedonia 19
A1  Germany 33 A1  Germany 24
B4  Belarus 23 A1  Germany 23 Third place
A3  Austria 18 B2  Norway 25
B2  Norway 24 B2  Norway 27 D1  Russia 25
C1  South Korea 29 C1  South Korea 21 A1  Germany 27
D4  Czech Republic 26

Round of 16

France  20–30  Poland
(11–16)
Germany  33–23  Belarus
(16–8)
Austria  18–24  Norway
(12–6)
Croatia  30–22  Angola
(14–8)
South Korea  29–26  Czech Republic
(16–10)
Denmark  30–25  Hungary
(19–12)
Romania  33–37  Macedonia
(33–37 - 27–27 - 29–29 - 15–13)
Russia  28–20  Ivory Coast
(11–11)

Quarterfinals

Germany  24–19  Macedonia
(13–7)
Poland  19–24  Russia
(8–13)
Denmark  25–21  Croatia
(14–7)
South Korea  21–27  Norway
(12–15)

Semifinals

For places 1-4

Germany  23–25  Norway
(9–11)
Denmark  32–22  Russia
(19–12)

For places 5-8

South Korea  34–26  Macedonia
(22–12)
Poland  19–20  Croatia
(8–9)

Finals

Norway  20–33  Denmark
(11–14)
Germany  27–25  Russia
(16–12)
South Korea  33–32  Croatia
(28–28 - 14–15)
Macedonia  36–34  Poland
(30–30 - 18–12)

Final standings

1  Denmark
2  Norway
3  Germany
4  Russia
5  South Korea
6  Croatia
7  Macedonia
8  Poland
9  Hungary
10  France
11  Austria
12  Romania
13  Czech Republic
14  Ivory Coast
15  Angola
16  Belarus
17  Japan
18  Slovenia
19  Algeria
20  Canada
21  Uzbekistan
22  China
23  Brazil
24  Uruguay

World champions

Trainer: Ulrik Wilbek

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Indira Kastratović  Macedonia 71
2 Han Sun-hee  South Korea 63
3 Tonje Sagstuen  Norway 59
4 Roxana Stănișor  Romania 57
5 Aleksandra Pawelska  Poland 55
6 Grit Jurack  Germany 54
7 Valentina Radulović  Macedonia 52
Klaudija Bubalo  Croatia
9 Anja Andersen  Denmark 51
10 Monika Ludmilová  Czech Republic 50

All Star Team

References

  1. ^ "Weltmeister Frauen (Kleinfeld / Halle)". bundesligainfo.de (in German). Handball-Bundesliga. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  2. ^ "Stimmen zur FernUni - Franziska Heinz" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-01-05.
  3. ^ "1997 World Women's Handball Championship" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  4. ^ Christiansen, Casper Helweg; Top, Morten (5 December 2015). "Dengang det blev sjovt at se kvindehåndbold" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. ^ Bech Josefsen, Kristian (13 December 2012). "Dyster 1997-tragedie ulmer under dansk skæbneopgør" [Dark 1997 tragedy looms behind crucial Danish match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Women%27s_Handball_Championship_1997