1993 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1993 World Women's Handball Championship was the 11th World Championship in women's handball took place in Norway from 24 November to 5 December 1993 and was played between 16 nations. In the final it would be Germany would take home their first title as a unified nation as they defeated Denmark in extra-time 22Ã¢ÂÂ21.

Despite finishing 2nd, the World Championship marked the beginning of the Danish Golden generation known as the 'Iron Ladies'.

Qualification

Host nation

Qualified from the 1990 World Championship

Qualified from the 1992 World Championship B

Qualified from the 1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

Qualified from the 1992 African Women's Handball Championship

Qualified from the 1993 Asian Women's Handball Championship

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main Round

Group 1

Group 2

Classification round

Losers of preliminary round plays for places 13Ã¢ÂÂ16.

Finals

11th place match

9th place match

7th place match

5th place match

Bronze final

Final

Final standings

*Even though Czechoslovakia had split into the Czech republic and Slovakia, the countries still competed with a unified team.