1989 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

The 1989 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament which took place in Nigeria from 22 September to 1 October 1989. Fifteen teams competed in the competition from three continents with Algeria, Switzerland and Turkey making their first appearance in a tournament.

1989 Junior World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Nigeria
DatesSeptember 22–October 1
Teams15 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (6th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Bulgaria
Fourth place Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches48
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In the final, the Soviet Union took home their sixth gold medal and their fourth in a row after defeating South Korea by three goals. Bulgaria claimed their first junior medal after defeating Yugoslavia for third.[1]

First round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 68 41 +27 4
 Japan 2 1 0 1 44 48 −4 2
 West Germany 2 0 0 2 37 60 −23 0
Source:
September 1989 Japan  23–17  West Germany Nigeria
September 1989 Soviet Union  31–21  Japan Nigeria
September 1989 Soviet Union  37–20  West Germany Nigeria

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 3 3 0 0 79 58 +21 6
 Sweden 3 2 0 1 69 62 +7 4
 Denmark 3 1 0 2 73 53 +20 2
 Turkey 3 0 0 3 47 95 −48 0
Source:
September 1989 Sweden  27–18  Turkey Nigeria
September 1989 Bulgaria  22–18  Denmark Nigeria
September 1989 Denmark  35–10  Turkey Nigeria
September 1989 Bulgaria  24–21  Sweden Nigeria
24 September Bulgaria  33–19  Turkey Nigeria
24 September Sweden  21–20  Denmark Nigeria

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 3 0 0 106 67 +39 6
 China 3 2 0 1 84 57 +27 4
 Algeria 3 1 0 2 48 82 −34 2
 Austria 3 0 0 3 52 84 −32 0
Source:
September 1989 China  30–13  Algeria Nigeria
September 1989 South Korea  37–25  Austria Nigeria
September 1989 South Korea  37–16  Algeria Nigeria
September 1989 China  28–12  Austria Nigeria
September 1989 Algeria  19–15  Austria Nigeria
September 1989 South Korea  32–26  China Nigeria

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 79 57 +22 6
 Spain 3 2 0 1 63 61 +2 4
 Nigeria 3 1 0 2 69 59 +10 2
  Switzerland 3 0 0 3 55 89 −34 0
Source:
22 September Spain  26–17   Switzerland Nigeria
22 September Yugoslavia  23–18  Nigeria Nigeria
23 September Spain  20–19  Nigeria Nigeria
23 September Yugoslavia  31–22   Switzerland Nigeria
24 September Nigeria  32–16   Switzerland Nigeria
24 September Yugoslavia  25–17  Spain Nigeria

Second round

Group I
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 5 5 0 0 158 95 +63 10
 Bulgaria 5 4 0 1 113 105 +8 8
 Sweden 5 3 0 2 113 110 +3 6
 Denmark 5 2 0 3 103 113 −10 4
 Japan 5 1 0 4 100 119 −19 2
 West Germany 5 0 0 5 93 138 −45 0
Source:
September 1989 Sweden  26–20  Japan Nigeria
September 1989 Soviet Union  34–19  Denmark Nigeria
September 1989 Bulgaria  28–23  West Germany Nigeria
September 1989 Soviet Union  29–19  Sweden Nigeria
September 1989 Denmark  24–16  West Germany Nigeria
September 1989 Bulgaria  23–16  Japan Nigeria
September 1989 Soviet Union  27–16  Bulgaria Nigeria
September 1989 Sweden  26–17  West Germany Nigeria
September 1989 Denmark  22–20  Japan Nigeria

Group II
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 5 5 0 0 174 113 +61 10
 Yugoslavia 5 4 0 1 118 106 +12 8
 China 5 3 0 2 132 104 +28 6
 Spain 5 2 0 3 98 122 −24 4
 Nigeria 5 1 0 4 114 123 −9 2
 Algeria 5 0 0 5 77 145 −68 0
Source:
September 1989 China  27–13  Spain Nigeria
September 1989 South Korea  35–25  Nigeria Nigeria
September 1989 Yugoslavia  22–17  Austria Nigeria
September 1989 South Korea  35–20  Spain Nigeria
September 1989 Nigeria  28–15  Algeria Nigeria
September 1989 Yugoslavia  22–19  China Nigeria
September 1989 South Korea  35–26  Yugoslavia Nigeria
September 1989 Spain  28–16  Algeria Nigeria
September 1989 China  30–24  Nigeria Nigeria

Thirteenth place
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 2 2 0 0 47 42 +5 4
 Austria 2 1 0 1 53 47 +6 2
 Turkey 2 0 0 2 40 51 −11 0
Source:
26 September Switzerland   21–19  Turkey Nigeria
September 1989 Austria  30–21  Turkey Nigeria
29 September Switzerland   26–23  Austria Nigeria

Placement matches

Eleventh place game
1 October 1989 West Germany  24–10  Algeria Nigeria

Ninth place game
1 October 1989 Nigeria  34–22  Japan Nigeria

Seventh place game
1 October 1989 Denmark  30–19  Spain Nigeria

Fifth place game
1 October 1989 Sweden  27–26  China Nigeria

Third place game
1 October 1989 Bulgaria  27–18  Yugoslavia Nigeria

Final
1 October 1989 Soviet Union  26–23  South Korea Nigeria

Ranking

The final rankings from the 1989 edition:[2]

RankTeam
 Soviet Union
 South Korea
 Bulgaria
4  Yugoslavia
5  Sweden
6  China
7  Denmark
8  Spain
9  Nigeria
10  Japan
11  West Germany
12  Algeria
13   Switzerland
14  Austria
15  Turkey
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References
  1. "Junior Women Handball World Championships Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS / JUNIOR" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
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