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2003 World Women's Handball Championship

The 2003 World Women's Handball Championship, the 16th handball world championship for women, was played in Croatia between 2 and 14 December 2003.

France won their first ever title, beating Hungary in the final.

Qualification

The following nations were qualified:

Preliminary round

Group A in Split

  • Tuesday, 2 December:
  • 41 - 18
  • 32 - 25
  • 28 - 25
  • Wednesday, 3 December:
  • 33 - 27
  • 12 - 38
  • 15 - 33
  • Thursday, 4 December:
  • 27 - 25
  • 28 - 24
  • 33 - 13
  • Saturday, 6 December:
  • 12 - 36
  • 20 - 28
  • 44 - 41
  • Sunday, 7 December:
  • 30 - 19
  • 28 - 29
  • 27 - 25

Group B in Poreč

  • Tuesday, 2 December:
  • 28 - 27
  • 46 - 16
  • 29 - 19
  • Wednesday, 3 December:
  • 31 - 18
  • 22 - 26
  • 20 - 47
  • Thursday, 4 December:
  • 27 - 21
  • 22 - 29
  • 38 - 15
  • Saturday, 6 December:
  • 24 - 18
  • 26 - 30
  • 12 - 41
  • Sunday, 7 December:
  • 31 - 16
  • 34 - 39
  • 39 - 14

Group C in Karlovac

  • Tuesday, 2 December:
  • 30 - 24
  • 29 - 30
  • 43 - 13
  • Wednesday, 3 December:
  • 28 - 28
  • 25 - 27
  • 16 - 24
  • Thursday, 4 December:
  • 33 - 15
  • 45 - 13
  • 41 - 30
  • Saturday, 6 December:
  • 14 - 28
  • 19 - 33
  • 25 - 23
  • Sunday, 7 December:
  • 30 - 39
  • 29 - 21
  • 31 - 18

Group D in Čakovec

  • Tuesday, 2 December:
  • 43 - 25
  • 34 - 26
  • 20 - 20
  • Wednesday, 3 December:
  • 28 - 32
  • 30 - 27
  • 20 - 29
  • Thursday, 4 December:
  • 38 - 25
  • 30 - 28
  • 24 - 21
  • Saturday, 6 December:
  • 17 - 36
  • 34 - 30
  • 29 - 21
  • Sunday, 7 December:
  • 31 - 26
  • 29 - 28
  • 19 - 29

Main Round

Top two teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals. The third placed teams from each group competed in the 5th/6th placement match.

Group I

  • Tuesday, 9 December:
  • 27 - 26
  • 31 - 27
  • 25 - 27
  • Wednesday, 10 December:
  • 25 - 25
  • 25 - 28
  • 33 - 35
  • Thursday, 11 December:
  • 27 - 38
  • 29 - 32
  • 20 - 19

Group II in Rijeka

  • Tuesday, 9 December:
  • 31 - 30
  • 27 - 30
  • 26 - 25
  • Wednesday, 10 December:
  • 24 - 24
  • 23 - 25
  • 30 - 28
  • Thursday, 11 December:
  • 31 - 23
  • 29 - 28
  • 23 - 35

Final round

In Zagreb

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

All Star Team

  • Goalkeeper:
  • Left wing:
  • Left back:
  • Pivot:
  • Centre back:
  • Right back:
  • Right wing:

Top Goalkeepers

Top goalscorers

Statistics

The total average number of shots and throws taken in the preliminary round was 51.79 with a shot efficacy of 52.46%. The greatest efficacy was acquired by shots at the goal line (70%). Teams won on average 4.58 penalty (7m) throws. The winning teams took on average 3.55 shots more that the defeated teams. Defeated teams were also 17.98% less efficient than the winning ones, not only in goal-scoring but also in number and efficacy of the fast breaks and assists.

Medalists

Literature

References