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1993 World Women's Handball Championship

1993 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship

Field	Value
country	Norway
dates	24 November – 5 December 1993
num_teams	16
confederations	4
cities	Oslo, Trondheim, Stavanger, Bodø, Sandefjord, Stange
champion_other
count	1
second_other
third_other
matches	54
goals	2364
top_scorer	KOR Hong Jeong-ho (58 goals)
previous	1990 World Women's Handball Championship
next	1995 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 22–21.

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

Main article: 1993 World Women's Handball Championship squads

Preliminary round

	Team advanced to the Knockout stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main Round

	Team advanced to the bronze match

Group 1

Group 2

Classification round

Losers of preliminary round plays for places 13–16.

Finals

11th place match

9th place match

7th place match

5th place match

Bronze final

Final

Final standings

Pos	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9	*
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

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

1993 Women's World Champions

Top scorers

5	Anja Andersen 40

References

"Weltmeister Frauen (Kleinfeld / Halle)". [[Handball-Bundesliga]].
Jan Skjødt Østergaard Pedersen. (23 November 2020). "Dagens fødselarer". Europamester.dk.
(5 December 2015). "Dengang det blev sjovt at se kvindehåndbold". [[Danmarks Radio]].

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