World Women's Handball Championship

Sport Handball
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1957—2023
Editions 26
Competitors 876
Countries 17

Editions

Year Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1957 various YUG 13 – 20 July 1957 1 38 3
1962 various ROU 7 – 15 July 1962 1 47 3
1965 various GER 7 – 13 November 1965 1 43 3
1971 various NED 11 – 19 December 1971 1 46 3
1973 various YUG 7 – 15 December 1973 1 48 3
1975 various URS 2 – 13 December 1975 1 46 3
1978 various TCH 30 November – 10 December 1978 1 48 3
1982 various HUN 2 – 12 December 1982 1 48 3
1986 various NED 4 – 14 December 1986 1 43 3
1990 various KOR 24 November – 4 December 1990 1 48 3
1993 various NOR 24 November – 5 December 1993 1 47 3
1995 various No flag MUL 5 – 17 December 1995 1 48 3
1997 various GER 30 November – 14 December 1997 1 46 3
1999 various NOR 29 November – 12 December 1999 1 47 3
2001 various ITA 4 – 16 December 2001 1 47 3
2003 various CRO 2 – 14 December 2003 1 48 3
2005 various RUS 5 – 18 December 2005 1 48 3
2007 various FRA 2 – 16 December 2007 1 49 3
2009 various CHN 5 – 20 December 2009 1 49 3
2011 various BRA 2 – 18 December 2011 1 50 3
2013 various SRB 6 – 22 December 2013 1 51 3
2015 various DEN 5 – 20 December 2015 1 48 3
2017 various GER 1 – 17 December 2017 1 48 3
2019 various JPN 30 November – 15 December 2019 1 50 3
2021 various ESP 1 – 19 December 2021 1 56 3
2023 various No flag MUL 29 November – 17 December 2023 0 0 0

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Norway NOR 4 4 3 11
2 Russia RUS 4 0 1 5
3 Soviet Union URS 3 2 1 6
4 East Germany GDR 3 0 1 4
5 France FRA 2 4 0 6
6 Hungary HUN 1 4 4 9
7 Yugoslavia YUG 1 3 3 7
8 Denmark DEN 1 2 3 6
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