1983 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

The 1983 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament which took place in France from 14 to 22 October 1983.

1983 Junior World Championship
Tournament details
Host country France
DatesOctober 14–22
Teams16 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (3rd title)
Runner-up East Germany
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches48
Goals scored1959 (40.81 per match)
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Sixteen teams competed in the competition from three continents with three nations debuting in the competition. The gold medal went to the Soviet Union who claimed their third title after defeating East Germany by five goals in the final. South Korea finished in third after defeating Yugoslavia.[1][2]

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 3 2 0 1 60 52 +8 4
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 59 53 +6 4
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 53 53 0 4
 West Germany 3 0 0 3 36 50 −14 0
Source: Official IHF report
October 14 Poland  16–11  West Germany France
(8–4)
October 14 Denmark  19–18  Sweden France
(12–10)
October 15 Sweden  21–16  West Germany France
(9–9)
October 15 Poland  26–21  Denmark France
(14–10)
October 16 Denmark  13–9  West Germany France
(9–5)
October 16 Sweden  20–18  Poland France
(10–7)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 76 55 +21 4
 East Germany 3 2 0 1 71 56 +15 4
 China 3 1 1 1 66 72 −6 3
 Japan 3 0 1 2 64 94 −30 1
Source: Official IHF report
October 14 East Germany  14–13  South Korea France
(9–8)
October 14 China  23–23  Japan France
(10–14)
October 15 South Korea  39–25  Japan France
(23–12)
October 15 China  27–25  East Germany France
(14–11)
October 16 South Korea  24–16  China France
(15–8)
October 16 East Germany  32–16  Japan France
(16–8)

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 89 35 +54 6
 France 3 2 0 1 50 42 +8 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 48 69 −21 2
 Italy 3 0 0 3 33 74 −41 0
Source: Official IHF report
October 14 Soviet Union  31–9  Italy France
(14–4)
October 14 France  20–9  Ivory Coast France
(10–1)
October 15 Soviet Union  35–15  Ivory Coast France
(16–7)
October 15 France  19–10  Italy France
(9–6)
October 16 Ivory Coast  24–14  Italy France
(13–8)
October 16 Soviet Union  23–11  France France
(10–6)

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 83 55 +28 6
 Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 65 66 −1 3
 Norway 3 1 0 2 50 65 −15 2
 Netherlands 3 0 1 2 55 67 −12 1
Source: Official IHF report
October 14 Yugoslavia  29–15  Norway France
(16–6)
October 14 Bulgaria  22–22  Netherlands France
(9–8)
October 15 Yugoslavia  27–22  Bulgaria France
(14–7)
October 15 Norway  18–15  Netherlands France
(10–7)
October 16 Yugoslavia  27–18  Netherlands France
(15–11)
October 16 Bulgaria  21–17  Norway France
(12–8)

Second round

Group I
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 3 0 0 65 49 +16 6
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 64 57 +7 4
 Sweden 3 1 0 2 57 70 −13 2
 Poland 3 0 0 3 60 70 −10 0
Source: Official IHF report
October 18 East Germany  23–20  Poland France
(9–7)
October 18 South Korea  24–21  Sweden France
(14–9)
October 19 South Korea  27–22  Poland France
(13–11)
October 19 East Germany  28–16  Sweden France
(12–6)

Group II
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 59 37 +22 6
 Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 69 60 +9 4
 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 52 59 −7 2
 France 3 0 0 3 45 69 −24 0
Source: Official IHF report
October 18 Soviet Union  19–11  Bulgaria France
(10–6)
October 18 Yugoslavia  27–21  France France
(14–9)
October 19 Soviet Union  17–15  Yugoslavia France
(7–5)
October 19 Bulgaria  19–13  France France
(10–7)

Placement round

Group III
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 3 0 0 60 47 +13 6
 West Germany 3 1 1 1 58 55 +3 3
 China 3 0 2 1 70 74 −4 2
 Japan 3 0 1 2 56 68 −12 1
Source: Official IHF report
October 18 Denmark  23–18  Japan France
(12–7)
October 18 West Germany  27–27  China France
(16–11)
October 19 Denmark  24–20  China France
(13–11)
October 19 West Germany  22–15  Japan France
(13–6)

Group IV
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Norway 3 3 0 0 80 42 +38 6
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 49 47 +2 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 52 61 −9 2
 Italy 3 0 0 3 42 73 −31 0
Source: Official IHF report
October 18 Netherlands  21–17  Ivory Coast France
(11–10)
October 18 Norway  36–16  Italy France
(16–10)
October 19 Norway  26–11  Ivory Coast France
(13–5)
October 19 Netherlands  13–12  Italy France
(5–7)

Placement matches

Fifteen place game
October 21 Japan  34–14  Italy France
(19–6)

Thirteenth place game
October 1983 China  26–23  Ivory Coast France
(13–11)

Eleventh place game
October 1983 Netherlands  15–14  West Germany France
(6–5)

Ninth place game
October 1983 Norway  21–17  Denmark France
(12–9)

Seventh place game
October 1983 Poland  24–20  France France
(13–9)

Fifth place game
October 1983 Bulgaria  29–15  Sweden France
(14–8)

Third place game
October 1983 South Korea  26–23  Yugoslavia France
(15–9)

Final
October 22 Soviet Union  22–17  East Germany France
(10–11)

Ranking

The final rankings from the 1983 edition:[3]

RankTeam
 Soviet Union
 East Germany
 South Korea
4  Yugoslavia
5  Bulgaria
6  Sweden
7  Poland
8  France
9  Norway
10  Denmark
11  Netherlands
12  West Germany
13  China
14  Ivory Coast
15  Japan
16  Italy

References
  1. "Junior Women Handball World Championships Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. "Championnat du monde espoirs féminin" (in French). French Handball Federation. November–December 1983. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "Women's World Championships" (PDF). International Handball Federation. p. 90. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
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