IHF Women's Junior World Championship

The IHF Women's Junior World Championship is the official competition for women's national handball teams under-20, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. It takes place every two years in even years.

IHF Women's Junior (U-20) World Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2020 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	1977
Founder	International Handball Federation
Inaugural season	1977
No. of teams	24
Continents	5
Most recent champion(s)	Hungary (1st title)
Most titles	Soviet Union (7 titles)

Tournaments

Year	Host Country		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1977 Details	Romania		Yugoslavia	16–13 OT	Soviet Union		Romania	16–15 3OT	East Germany
1979 Details	Yugoslavia		Soviet Union	No playoffs	East Germany		Yugoslavia	No playoffs	Hungary
1981 Details	Canada		Soviet Union	No playoffs	Yugoslavia		West Germany	No playoffs	South Korea
1983 Details	France		Soviet Union	22–17	East Germany		South Korea	26–23	Yugoslavia
1985 Details	South Korea		Soviet Union	27–24	South Korea		Poland	30–29 2OT	East Germany
1987 Details	Denmark		Soviet Union	24–15	Denmark		East Germany	27–23	South Korea
1989 Details	Nigeria		Soviet Union	26–23	South Korea		Bulgaria	27–18	Yugoslavia
1991 Details	France		Soviet Union	26–25	South Korea		Denmark	25–18	Sweden
1993 Details	Bulgaria		Russia	24–17	Bulgaria		South Korea	28–27	Denmark
1995 Details	Brazil		Romania	28–24	Denmark		Norway	26–24	South Korea
1997 Details	Ivory Coast		Denmark	29–26	Russia		Romania	27–26	Norway
1999 Details	China		Romania	25–20	Lithuania		Denmark	25–20	Hungary
2001 Details	Hungary		Russia	29–27	Hungary		Germany	26–22	Spain
2003 Details	Macedonia		Russia	26–24	Hungary		Norway	35–30	Croatia
2005 Details	Czech Republic		Russia	30–25	Norway		South Korea	28–23	Hungary
2008 Details	Macedonia		Germany	23–22	Denmark		South Korea	29–22	Spain
2010 Details	South Korea		Norway	30–21	Russia		Montenegro	24–23	South Korea
2012 Details	Czech Republic		Sweden	29–22	France		Hungary	26–24	Serbia
2014 Details	Croatia		South Korea	34–27	Russia		Denmark	21–20	Germany
2016 Details	Russia		Denmark	32–28 OT	Russia		Romania	26–25	Germany
2018 Details	Hungary		Hungary	28–22	Norway		South Korea	29–27	Russia
2020 Details	Romania
2022 Details	Slovenia
2024 Details	North Macedonia

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	7	1	0	8
2	Russia	4	4	0	8
3	Denmark	2	3	3	8
4	Romania	2	0	3	5
5	South Korea	1	3	5	9
6	Norway	1	2	2	5
7	Hungary	1	2	1	4
8	Yugoslavia	1	1	1	3
9	Germany	1	0	1	2
10	Sweden	1	0	0	1
11	East Germany	0	2	1	3
12	Bulgaria	0	1	1	2
13	France	0	1	0	1
	Lithuania	0	1	0	1
15	Montenegro	0	0	1	1
	Poland	0	0	1	1
	West Germany	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 nations)		21	21	21	63

Participating nations

Nation	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	Years
Algeria							12th		16th					19th		16th									4
Angola										13th	17th	17th	15th		15th	11th	14th	19th	21st	14th	19th	Q			11
Argentina										17th			16th		20th	12th	15th	20th	20th	16th		Q			9
Australia																20th	22nd					Q			2
Austria	14th	11th			14th		14th	14th	11th									11th		19th		Q			8
Belarus									6th																1
Brazil								15th	13th	13th	12th	12th	13th	15th	9th	9th	12th	12th	15th	11th	11th	Q			15
Bulgaria				5th			3rd	8th	2nd	9th															5
Canada			8th					DQ				20th													3
Chile																				22nd	20th	Q			3
China			6th	13th	6th	7th	6th	10th	15th	17th	14th	10th	17th	16th	13th		17th	22nd	19th	18th	21st	Q			18
Chinese Taipei								11th				16th	19th			17th									4
Congo	12th											15th		14th				16th							4
Congo DR																	23rd		24th						2
Croatia										13th			10th	4th	7th	6th	11th	10th	10th	8th	9th	Q			10
Czech Republic										11th				12th	16th			15th	11th						5
Czechoslovakia	8th					6th		7th																	3
Denmark	10th	5th	5th	10th	11th	2nd	7th	3rd	4th	2nd	1st	3rd	7th	7th	5th	2nd		9th	3rd	1st	6th	Q			20
Egypt																				20th	23rd				2
East Germany	4th	2nd		2nd	4th	3rd																			5
France	13th	6th	7th	8th	10th	9th		12th		5th	9th				17th	7th	13th	2nd	5th	13th	7th	Q			16
Germany								6th	10th	7th			3rd	5th		1st	7th		4th	4th	13th	Q			10
Greenland																	21st								1
Guinea																						Q			1
Hong Kong																	24th								1
Hungary	6th	4th									10th	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	5th	5th	3rd	7th	10th	1st	Q			13
Iceland												18th				13th					10th				3
Italy		13th	10th	16th																					3
Ivory Coast				14th							16th										WD				3
Japan		10th		15th	12th	15th	10th	13th	12th	12th	8th	19th	20th	17th	10th	14th	16th	21st	17th	15th	14th	Q			19
Kazakhstan																19th		24th	23rd	23rd					4
Lebanon																						Q			1
Lithuania												2nd			14th										2
Macedonia										17th				8th		18th								Q	3
Mexico																	18th					Q			2
Montenegro																8th	3rd			17th	16th				4
Netherlands	9th	8th	9th	11th	13th					10th		13th	18th				6th	17th	8th	9th	5th	Q			13
Nigeria						14th	9th																		2
North Korea									14th																1
Norway	7th	7th		9th	5th	8th				3rd	4th	7th	6th	3rd	2nd		1st	8th	9th	5th	2nd	Q			16
Paraguay																					22nd				1
Poland	5th			7th	3rd	13th			8th					13th	8th			7th							8
Portugal											6th			10th					16th		18th				4
Romania	3rd				7th			5th	5th	1st	3rd	1st	5th	11th		10th		13th	6th	3rd	8th	Q			14
Russia									1st	8th	2nd	5th	1st	1st	1st		2nd	5th	2nd	2nd	4th	Q			12
Serbia																	9th	4th	12th						3
Serbia and Montenegro														18th	6th										2
Slovakia										13th	7th	14th													3
Slovenia											13th					15th			14th		15th		Q		4
South Korea			4th	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	9th	9th	9th	3rd	3rd	4th	6th	1st	7th	3rd	Q			19
Soviet Union	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st																	8
Spain					15th	11th	8th					6th	4th		11th	4th	10th	14th		12th	17th	Q			11
Sweden				6th		10th	5th	4th	9th				8th	6th	18th		8th	1st	13th	6th	12th				13
Switzerland							13th				15th														2
Thailand																	20th								1
Tunisia													14th		19th		19th	23rd	22nd	21st		Q			6
Turkey							15th				11th	11th	11th												4
Ukraine									7th	6th					12th										3
United States		12th	11th																						2
Uruguay										17th				20th				18th	18th						4
Uzbekistan																				24th					1
West Germany	11th	9th	3rd	12th	9th	12th	11th																		7
Yugoslavia	1st	3rd	2nd	4th	8th	5th	4th	9th				8th	12th												10
Total (62)	14	13	11	16	15	15	15	16	16	20	17	20	20	20	20	20	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24

See also

• Youth European Championship
• Youth World Championship
• Junior European Championship

External links

• Women's Junior WC at IHF