International handball competition
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  France |
| Dates | August 23–September 1 |
| Teams | 17 (from 4 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (7th title) |
| Runner-up |  South Korea |
| Third place |  Denmark |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
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The 1991 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the eighth edition of the tournament which took place in France from 23 August to 1 September 1991. Seventeen teams competed in the competition from four continents with Brazil and Chinese Taipei making there first appearance in a tournament.
After 62 matches, the Soviet Union took home their seventh gold medal and their fifth in a row after defeating South Korea by a single goal in the gold-medal match. Denmark finished in third place overall after they defeated Sweden in the bronze medal playoff.
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 52 | +27 | 6 |
| Denmark
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 4 |
 Romania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 2 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 97 | −41 | 0 |
| August | South Korea
|
20–16 | Romania
|
France |
| August | Denmark
|
32–25 | Japan
|
France |
| August | South Korea
|
36–18 | Japan
|
France |
| August | Denmark
|
19–18 | Romania
|
France |
| August | South Korea
|
23–18 | Denmark
|
France |
| August | Romania
|
29–13 | Japan
|
France |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 66 | +13 | 4 |
 Bulgaria
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 73 | +8 | 4 |
 China
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 71 | +6 | 4 |
 Austria
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 90 | −27 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| August | France
|
25–21 | China
|
France |
| August | Bulgaria
|
32–21 | Austria
|
France |
| August | China
|
27–21 | Austria
|
France |
| August | Bulgaria
|
24–23 | France
|
France |
| August | France
|
31–21 | Austria
|
France |
| August | China
|
29–25 | Bulgaria
|
France |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 6 |
 Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 4 |
 Yugoslavia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 2 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 0 |
| August | Yugoslavia
|
23–20 | Chinese Taipei
|
France |
| August | Czechoslovakia
|
24–20 | Canada
|
France |
| August | Canada
|
23–19 | Yugoslavia
|
France |
| August | Czechoslovakia
|
25–19 | Chinese Taipei
|
France |
| August | Czechoslovakia
|
22–20 | Yugoslavia
|
France |
| August | Canada
|
25–10 | Chinese Taipei
|
France |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 6 |
| Sweden
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 4 |
 Germany
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 2 |
 Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 86 | −53 | 0 |
| August | Soviet Union
|
25–15 | Germany
|
France |
| August | Sweden
|
25–11 | Brazil
|
France |
| August | Soviet Union
|
26–6 | Brazil
|
France |
| August | Sweden
|
22–15 | Germany
|
France |
| August | Soviet Union
|
24–11 | Sweden
|
France |
| August | Germany
|
35–16 | Brazil
|
France |
Second round
Group I
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 91 | +44 | 9 |
| Denmark
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 96 | +22 | 8 |
| Romania
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 97 | +14 | 5 |
| Bulgaria
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 119 | 137 | −18 | 3 |
| China
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 103 | 133 | −30 | 3 |
| France
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 127 | −32 | 2 |
| August 1991 | South Korea
|
29–29 | Bulgaria
|
France |
| August 1991 | Denmark
|
30–18 | China
|
France |
| August 1991 | Romania
|
26–16 | France
|
France |
| August 1991 | South Korea
|
31–13 | China
|
France |
| August 1991 | Denmark
|
24–16 | France
|
France |
| August 1991 | Romania
|
29–20 | Bulgaria
|
France |
| August 1991 | Romania
|
22–22 | China
|
France |
| August 1991 | Denmark
|
27–21 | Bulgaria
|
France |
| August 1991 | South Korea
|
32–15 | France
|
France |
Group II
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 84 | +44 | 10 |
| Sweden
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 96 | +4 | 6 |
| Germany
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 104 | −10 | 6 |
| Czechoslovakia
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 99 | +3 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 114 | −7 | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 126 | −34 | 0 |
| August 1991 | Germany
|
20–19 | Czechoslovakia
|
France |
| August 1991 | Yugoslavia
|
25–23 | Sweden
|
France |
| August 1991 | Soviet Union
|
24–14 | Chinese Taipei
|
France |
| August 1991 | Sweden
|
14–12 | Czechoslovakia
|
France |
| August 1991 | Soviet Union
|
29–20 | Czechoslovakia
|
France |
| August 1991 | Germany
|
24–19 | Sweden
|
France |
| August 1991 | Sweden
|
30–20 | Chinese Taipei
|
France |
| August 1991 | Germany
|
20–19 | Yugoslavia
|
France |
| August 1991 | Soviet Union
|
26–24 | Czechoslovakia
|
France |
Thirteenth place
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 68 | +5 | 3 |
| Austria
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 76 | +7 | 5 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 83 | −38 | 0 |
 Nigeria
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 2 |
| Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 6 |
- Canada and Nigeria both withdrew from the competition
| August 1991 | Canada
|
25–19 | Nigeria
|
France |
| August 1991 | Japan
|
34–22 | Brazil
|
France |
| August 1991 | Austria
|
24–21 | Nigeria
|
France |
| August 1991 | Nigeria
|
26–19 | Japan
|
France |
| August 1991 | Canada
|
22–19 | Austria
|
France |
| August 1991 | Austria
|
20–13 | Brazil
|
France |
| August 1991 | Canada
|
29–10 | Brazil
|
France |
| August 1991 | Japan
|
20–20 | Austria
|
France |
Placement matches
Eleventh-place game
| 1 September 1991 | Chinese Taipei
|
25–21 | France
|
France |
Ninth-place game
| 1 September 1991 | Yugoslavia
|
25–22 | China
|
France |
Seventh-place game
| 1 September 1991 | Czechoslovakia
|
23–21 | Bulgaria
|
France |
Fifth-place game
| 1 September 1991 | Romania
|
21–16 | Germany
|
France |
Third-place game
| 1 September 1991 | Denmark
|
25–18 | Sweden
|
France |
Final
| 1 September 1991 | Soviet Union
|
26–25 | South Korea
|
France |
Ranking
The final rankings from the 1991 edition:
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Soviet Union
|
|
South Korea
|
|
Denmark
|
| 4 | Sweden
|
| 5 | Romania
|
| 6 | Germany
|
| 7 | Czechoslovakia
|
| 8 | Bulgaria
|
| 9 | Yugoslavia
|
| 10 | China
|
| 11 | Chinese Taipei
|
| 12 | France
|
| 13 | Japan
|
| 14 | Austria
|
| 15 | Brazil
|
| – | Nigeria
|
| – | Canada
|
References
- "Junior Women Handball World Championships Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- "WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS / JUNIOR" (PDF). ihf.info. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2018-05-04.