IHF Women's Junior World Championship

The IHF Women's Junior World Championship is the official competition for women's national handball teams under-20, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. It takes place every two years in even years.

IHF Women's Junior (U-20) World Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
2020 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
SportHandball
Founded1977
FounderInternational Handball Federation
Inaugural season1977
No. of teams24
Continents5
Most recent
champion(s)
 Hungary (1st title)
Most titles Soviet Union (7 titles)

Tournaments

Year Host Country Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1977
Details

Romania

Yugoslavia
16–13
OT

Soviet Union

Romania
16–15
3OT

East Germany
1979
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Yugoslavia

Soviet Union
No playoffs
East Germany

Yugoslavia
No playoffs
Hungary
1981
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Canada

Soviet Union
No playoffs
Yugoslavia

West Germany
No playoffs
South Korea
1983
Details

France

Soviet Union
22–17
East Germany

South Korea
26–23
Yugoslavia
1985
Details

South Korea

Soviet Union
27–24
South Korea

Poland
30–29
2OT

East Germany
1987
Details

Denmark

Soviet Union
24–15
Denmark

East Germany
27–23
South Korea
1989
Details

Nigeria

Soviet Union
26–23
South Korea

Bulgaria
27–18
Yugoslavia
1991
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France

Soviet Union
26–25
South Korea

Denmark
25–18
Sweden
1993
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Bulgaria

Russia
24–17
Bulgaria

South Korea
28–27
Denmark
1995
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Brazil

Romania
28–24
Denmark

Norway
26–24
South Korea
1997
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Ivory Coast

Denmark
29–26
Russia

Romania
27–26
Norway
1999
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China

Romania
25–20
Lithuania

Denmark
25–20
Hungary
2001
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Hungary

Russia
29–27
Hungary

Germany
26–22
Spain
2003
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Macedonia

Russia
26–24
Hungary

Norway
35–30
Croatia
2005
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Czech Republic

Russia
30–25
Norway

South Korea
28–23
Hungary
2008
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Macedonia

Germany
23–22
Denmark

South Korea
29–22
Spain
2010
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South Korea

Norway
30–21
Russia

Montenegro
24–23
South Korea
2012
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Czech Republic

Sweden
29–22
France

Hungary
26–24
Serbia
2014
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Croatia

South Korea
34–27
Russia

Denmark
21–20
Germany
2016
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Russia

Denmark
32–28
OT

Russia

Romania
26–25
Germany
2018
Details

Hungary

Hungary
28–22
Norway

South Korea
29–27
Russia
2020
Details

Romania
2022
Details

Slovenia
2024
Details

North Macedonia

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union7108
2 Russia4408
3 Denmark2338
4 Romania2035
5 South Korea1359
6 Norway1225
7 Hungary1214
8 Yugoslavia1113
9 Germany1012
10 Sweden1001
11 East Germany0213
12 Bulgaria0112
13 France0101
 Lithuania0101
15 Montenegro0011
 Poland0011
 West Germany0011
Totals (17 nations)21212163

Participating nations

Nation
1977

1979

1981

1983

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024
Years
 Algeria 12th16th19th16th4
 Angola 13th17th17th15th15th11th14th19th21st14th19thQ11
 Argentina 17th16th20th12th15th20th20th16th9
 Australia 20th22ndQ2
 Austria 14th11th14th14th14th11th11th19thQ8
 Belarus 6th1
 Brazil 15th13th13th12th12th13th15th9th9th12th12th15th11th11thQ15
 Bulgaria 5th3rd8th2nd9th5
 Canada 8thDQ20th3
 Chile 22nd20thQ3
 China 6th13th6th7th6th10th15th17th14th10th17th16th13th17th22nd19th18th21stQ18
 Chinese Taipei 11th16th19th17th4
 Congo 12th15th14th16th4
 Congo DR 23rd24th2
 Croatia 13th10th4th7th6th11th10th10th8th9thQ10
 Czech Republic 11th12th16th15th11th5
 Czechoslovakia 8th6th7th3
 Denmark 10th5th5th10th11th2nd7th3rd4th2nd1st3rd7th7th5th2nd9th3rd1st6thQ20
 Egypt 20th23rd2
 East Germany 4th2nd2nd4th3rd5
 France 13th6th7th8th10th9th12th5th9th17th7th13th2nd5th13th7thQ16
 Germany 6th10th7th3rd5th1st7th4th4th13thQ10
 Greenland 21st1
 Guinea Q1
 Hong Kong 24th1
 Hungary 6th4th10th4th2nd2nd4th5th5th3rd7th10th1stQ13
 Iceland 18th13th10th3
 Italy 13th10th16th3
 Ivory Coast 14th16thWD3
 Japan 10th15th12th15th10th13th12th12th8th19th20th17th10th14th16th21st17th15th14thQ19
 Kazakhstan 19th24th23rd23rd4
 Lebanon Q1
 Lithuania 2nd14th2
 Macedonia 17th8th18thQ3
 Mexico 18thQ2
 Montenegro 8th3rd17th16th4
 Netherlands 9th8th9th11th13th10th13th18th6th17th8th9th5thQ13
 Nigeria 14th9th2
 North Korea 14th1
 Norway 7th7th9th5th8th3rd4th7th6th3rd2nd1st8th9th5th2ndQ16
 Paraguay 22ndQ2
 Poland 5th7th3rd13th8th13th8th7th8
 Portugal 6th10th16th18th4
 Romania 3rd7th5th5th1st3rd1st5th11th10th13th6th3rd8thQ14
 Russia 1st8th2nd5th1st1st1st2nd5th2nd2nd4thQ12
 Serbia 9th4th12th3
 Serbia and Montenegro 18th6th2
 Slovakia 13th7th14th3
 Slovenia 13th15th14th15thQ4
 South Korea 4th3rd2nd4th2nd2nd3rd4th5th9th9th9th3rd3rd4th6th1st7th3rdQ19
 Soviet Union 2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st8
 Spain 15th11th8th6th4th11th4th10th14th12th17thQ11
 Sweden 6th10th5th4th9th8th6th18th8th1st13th6th12th13
  Switzerland 13th15th2
 Thailand 20th1
 Tunisia 14th19th19th23rd22nd21stQ6
 Turkey 15th11th11th11th4
 Ukraine 7th6th12th3
 United States 12th11th2
 Uruguay 17th20th18th18th4
 Uzbekistan 24th1
 West Germany 11th9th3rd12th9th12th11th7
 Yugoslavia 1st3rd2nd4th8th5th4th9th8th12th10
Total (62)141311161515151616201720202020202424242423242424

See also

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