World Women's Handball Championship

Sport Handball
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1957—2023
Editions 26
Competitors 893
Countries 17

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1957 World Women's Handball Championship various YUG 13 – 20 July 1957 1 38 3
1962 World Women's Handball Championship various ROU 7 – 15 July 1962 1 47 3
1965 World Women's Handball Championship various GER 7 – 13 November 1965 1 43 3
1971 World Women's Handball Championship various NED 11 – 19 December 1971 1 46 3
1973 World Women's Handball Championship various YUG 7 – 15 December 1973 1 48 3
1975 World Women's Handball Championship various URS 2 – 13 December 1975 1 46 3
1978 World Women's Handball Championship various TCH 30 November – 10 December 1978 1 48 3
1982 World Women's Handball Championship various HUN 2 – 12 December 1982 1 48 3
1986 World Women's Handball Championship various NED 4 – 14 December 1986 1 43 3
1990 World Women's Handball Championship various KOR 24 November – 4 December 1990 1 48 3
1993 World Women's Handball Championship various NOR 24 November – 5 December 1993 1 47 3
1995 World Women's Handball Championship various MUL 5 – 17 December 1995 1 48 3
1997 World Women's Handball Championship various GER 30 November – 14 December 1997 1 46 3
1999 World Women's Handball Championship various NOR 29 November – 12 December 1999 1 47 3
2001 World Women's Handball Championship various ITA 4 – 16 December 2001 1 47 3
2003 World Women's Handball Championship various CRO 2 – 14 December 2003 1 48 3
2005 World Women's Handball Championship various RUS 5 – 18 December 2005 1 48 3
2007 World Women's Handball Championship various FRA 2 – 16 December 2007 1 49 3
2009 World Women's Handball Championship various CHN 5 – 20 December 2009 1 49 3
2011 World Women's Handball Championship various BRA 2 – 18 December 2011 1 50 3
2013 World Women's Handball Championship various SRB 6 – 22 December 2013 1 51 3
2015 World Women's Handball Championship various DEN 5 – 20 December 2015 1 48 3
2017 World Women's Handball Championship various GER 1 – 17 December 2017 1 48 3
2019 World Women's Handball Championship various JPN 30 November – 15 December 2019 1 50 3
2021 World Women's Handball Championship various ESP 1 – 19 December 2021 1 56 3
2023 World Women's Handball Championship various MUL 29 November – 17 December 2023 1 55 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Norway NOR 4 5 3 12
2 Russia RUS 4 0 1 5
3 France FRA 3 4 0 7
4 Soviet Union URS 3 2 1 6
5 East Germany GDR 3 0 1 4
6 Hungary HUN 1 4 4 9
7 Yugoslavia YUG 1 3 3 7
8 Denmark DEN 1 2 4 7
9 Romania ROU 1 2 1 4
10 Czechoslovakia TCH 1 1 1 3
= Netherlands NED 1 1 1 3
12 Germany GER 1 0 3 4
13 South Korea KOR 1 0 1 2
14 Brazil BRA 1 0 0 1
15 Spain ESP 0 1 1 2
16 Serbia SRB 0 1 0 1
17 Austria AUT 0 0 1 1