2003 World Women's Handball Championship

The 2003 World Women's Handball Championship, the 16th handball world championship for women, was played in Croatia between 2 and 14 December 2003.

2003 World Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
Dates	2 December – 14 December
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	France (1st title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Bojana Radulović (HUN)
Best player	Valérie Nicolas (FRA)
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Qualification

The following nations were qualified:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Australia	Angola	Argentina	China
Brazil	Austria	Japan	Ivory Coast
Croatia	Czech Republic	Norway	Denmark
Spain	South Korea	Romania	Germany
France	Russia	Tunisia	Hungary
Serbia and Montenegro	Uruguay	Ukraine	Slovenia

Preliminary round

Group A in Split

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	5	5	0	0	149	98	+51	10	Main Round
2	Spain	5	4	0	1	150	120	+30	8
3	Serbia and Montenegro	5	3	0	2	165	143	+22	6
4	Croatia	5	2	0	3	142	122	+20	4
5	Brazil	5	1	0	4	136	155	−19	2
6	Australia	5	0	0	5	74	178	−104	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

• Tuesday, 2 December:
  •   Serbia and Montenegro 41 - 18   Australia
  •   Croatia 32 - 25   Brazil
  •   France 28 - 25   Spain
• Wednesday, 3 December:
  •   Spain 33 - 27   Serbia and Montenegro
  •   Australia 12 - 38   Croatia
  •   Brazil 15 - 33   France
• Thursday, 4 December:
  •   Spain 27 - 25   Brazil
  •   Serbia and Montenegro 28 - 24   Croatia
  •   France 33 - 13   Australia
• Saturday, 6 December:
  •   Australia 12 - 36   Spain
  •   Croatia 20 - 28   France
  •   Serbia and Montenegro 44 - 41   Brazil
• Sunday, 7 December:
  •   Brazil 30 - 19   Australia
  •   Croatia 28 - 29   Spain
  •   France 27 - 25   Serbia and Montenegro

Group B in Poreč

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	5	0	0	153	106	+47	10	Main Round
2	South Korea	5	4	0	1	165	113	+52	8
3	Austria	5	3	0	2	165	130	+35	6
4	Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	126	125	+1	4
5	Angola	5	1	0	4	119	120	−1	2
6	Uruguay	5	0	0	5	77	211	−134	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

• Tuesday, 2 December:
  •   Russia 28 - 27   South Korea
  •   Czech Republic 46 - 16   Uruguay
  •   Austria 29 - 19   Angola
• Wednesday, 3 December:
  •   South Korea 31 - 18   Czech Republic
  •   Angola 22 - 26   Russia
  •   Uruguay 20 - 47   Austria
• Thursday, 4 December:
  •   South Korea 27 - 21   Angola
  •   Czech Republic 22 - 29   Austria
  •   Russia 38 - 15   Uruguay
• Saturday, 6 December:
  •   Czech Republic 24 - 18   Angola
  •   Austria 26 - 30   Russia
  •   Uruguay 12 - 41   South Korea
• Sunday, 7 December:
  •   Russia 31 - 16   Czech Republic
  •   Austria 34 - 39   South Korea
  •   Angola 39 - 14   Uruguay

Group C in Karlovac

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	5	4	1	0	158	116	+42	9	Main Round
2	Norway	5	4	0	1	163	108	+55	8
3	Romania	5	3	1	1	158	123	+35	7
4	Japan	5	2	0	3	133	153	−20	4
5	Tunisia	5	1	0	4	118	133	−15	2
6	Argentina	5	0	0	5	74	171	−97	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

• Tuesday, 2 December:
  •   Japan 30 - 24   Tunisia
  •   Norway 29 - 30   Ukraine
  •   Romania 43 - 13   Argentina
• Wednesday, 3 December:
  •   Ukraine 28 - 28   Romania
  •   Tunisia 25 - 27   Norway
  •   Argentina 16 - 24   Japan
• Thursday, 4 December:
  •   Ukraine 33 - 15   Tunisia
  •   Norway 45 - 13   Argentina
  •   Romania 41 - 30   Japan
• Saturday, 6 December:
  •   Argentina 14 - 28   Ukraine
  •   Japan 19 - 33   Norway
  •   Romania 25 - 23   Tunisia
• Sunday, 7 December:
  •   Japan 30 - 39   Ukraine
  •   Norway 29 - 21   Romania
  •   Tunisia 31 - 18   Argentina

Group D in Čakovec

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	5	4	0	1	171	129	+42	8	Main Round
2	Slovenia	5	4	0	1	149	141	+8	8
3	Germany	5	3	1	1	144	121	+23	7
4	Denmark	5	2	1	2	113	119	−6	5
5	China	5	1	0	4	135	153	−18	2
6	Ivory Coast	5	0	0	5	117	166	−49	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

• Tuesday, 2 December:
  •   Hungary 43 - 25   Ivory Coast
  •   Slovenia 34 - 26   China
  •   Denmark 20 - 20   Germany
• Wednesday, 3 December:
  •   Ivory Coast 28 - 32   Slovenia
  •   Germany 30 - 27   Hungary
  •   China 20 - 29   Denmark
• Thursday, 4 December:
  •   Hungary 38 - 25   Slovenia
  •   Germany 30 - 28   China
  •   Denmark 24 - 21   Ivory Coast
• Saturday, 6 December:
  •   Ivory Coast 17 - 36   Germany
  •   Hungary 34 - 30   China
  •   Slovenia 29 - 21   Denmark
• Sunday, 7 December:
  •   China 31 - 26   Ivory Coast
  •   Slovenia 29 - 28   Germany
  •   Denmark 19 - 29   Hungary

Main Round

Top two teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals. The third placed teams from each group competed in the 5th/6th placement match.

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	5	4	0	1	128	121	+7	8	Semifinals
2	South Korea	5	3	0	2	158	151	+7	6
3	Spain	5	2	1	2	139	138	+1	5	Fifth place game
4	Russia	5	2	1	2	129	129	0	5
5	Serbia and Montenegro	5	2	0	3	145	158	−13	4
6	Austria	5	1	0	4	149	151	−2	2

Source:^{[citation needed]}

• Tuesday, 9 December:
  •   Spain 27 - 26   Austria
  •   Serbia and Montenegro 31 - 27   Russia
  •   France 25 - 27   South Korea
• Wednesday, 10 December:
  •   Russia 25 - 25   Spain
  •   Austria 25 - 28   France
  •   South Korea 33 - 35   Serbia and Montenegro
• Thursday, 11 December:
  •   Serbia and Montenegro 27 - 38   Austria
  •   Spain 29 - 32   South Korea
  •   France 20 - 19   Russia

Group II in Rijeka

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	5	3	1	1	154	129	+25	7	Semifinals
2	Ukraine	5	3	1	1	132	140	−8	7
3	Norway	5	3	1	1	142	133	+9	7	Fifth place game
4	Slovenia	5	2	0	3	137	149	−12	4
5	Romania	5	1	1	3	135	140	−5	3
6	Germany	5	1	0	4	134	143	−9	2

Source:^{[citation needed]}

• Tuesday, 9 December:
  •   Norway 31 - 30   Germany
  •   Romania 27 - 30   Hungary
  •   Ukraine 26 - 25   Slovenia
• Wednesday, 10 December:
  •   Hungary 24 - 24   Norway
  •   Germany 23 - 25   Ukraine
  •   Slovenia 30 - 28   Romania
• Thursday, 11 December:
  •   Romania 31 - 23   Germany
  •   Norway 29 - 28   Slovenia
  •   Ukraine 23 - 35   Hungary

Final round

In Zagreb

	Semifinal				Final
	13 December - 16:00
	France	28
					14 December - 19:15
	Ukraine	26
					France (ET)	32
	13 December - 19:15
					Hungary	29
	Hungary	40
	South Korea	38
					Bronze Match
					14 December - 16:00
					Ukraine	29
					South Korea	31

	5th/6th place
	1	Spain	27
	2	Norway	26

Ranking and Statistics

Final ranking     France     Hungary     South Korea 4   Ukraine 5   Spain 6   Norway 7   Russia 8   Slovenia 9   Serbia and Montenegro 10   Romania 11   Austria 12   Germany 13   Denmark 14   Croatia 15   Czech Republic 16   Japan 17   Angola 18   Tunisia 19   China 20   Brazil 21   Ivory Coast 22   Argentina 23   Australia 24   Uruguay

2003 Women's World Champions   France First Title Team Roster Stéphanie Cano, Joanne Dudziak, Myriame Said Mohamed, Isabelle Cendier Ajaguin, Sophie Herbrecht, Estelle Vogein, Leila Lejeune, Isabelle Wendling, Sandrine Delerce, Myriam Borg-Korfanty, Mélinda Jacques-Szabo, Stéphanie Ludwig, Nodjialem Myaro, Valérie Nicolas, Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland, Raphaëlle Tervel. Head Coach: Olivier Krumbholz. All Star Team Goalkeeper:   Valérie Nicolas (FRA) Left wing:   Tanja Oder (SLO) Left back:   Olena Tsyhytsia (UKR) Pivot:   Isabelle Wendling (FRA) Centre back:   Anita Görbicz (HUN) Right back:   Bojana Radulović (HUN) Right wing:   Woo Sun-Hee (KOR)

Top Goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves	Shots
1	Joanne Dudziak	France	47%	57	122
2	Heidi Tjugum	Norway	46%	66	145
3	Cecilie Leganger	Norway	43%	89	207
	Lene Rantala	Denmark		21	49
5	Katalin Pálinger	Hungary	42%	141	336
6	Tatiana Alizar	Russia	41%	58	141
7	Ildiko Barbu	Romania	40%	34	84
	Irina Sirina	Hungary		30	75
9	Luminita Dinu	Romania	39%	93	239
	Valérie Nicolas	France		103	262

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Bojana Radulović	Hungary	97	170	57%
2	Olena Tsyhytsia	Ukraine	66	120	55%
3	Bojana Petrović	Serbia and Montenegro	58	104	56%
4	Susana Fraile Celaya	Spain	50	116	43%
5	Zsuzsanna Lovasz	Hungary	48	68	71%
6	Montserrat Puche Díaz	Spain	47	84	56%
7	Grit Jurack	Germany	46	90	51%
8	Woo Sun-Hee	South Korea	45	75	60%
9	Ausra Fridrikas	Austria	45	82	55%
10	Elodie Mambo	Ivory Coast	43	86	50%

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
France Stéphanie Cano Joanne Dudziak Myriame Said Mohamed Isabelle Cendier Ajaguin Sophie Herbrecht Estelle Vogein Leila Lejeune Isabelle Wendling Sandrine Delerce Myriam Borg-Korfanty Mélinda Jacques-Szabo Stéphanie Ludwig Nodjialem Myaro Valérie Nicolas Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland Raphaëlle Tervel Head Coach : Mr. Olivier Krumbholz	Hungary Irina Sirina Bernadett Ferling Beáta Bohus Ibolya Mehlmann Erika Kirsner Hortenzia Szrnka Bojana Radulovics Krisztina Pigniczki Ágnes Farkas Tímea Sugár Anita Görbicz Eszter Siti Katalin Pálinger Tímea Tóth Zsuzsanna Lovász Anita Kulcsár Head Coach : Mr. Lajos Mocsai	South Korea Oh Yong-ran Woo Sun-hee Huh Soon-young Lee Gong-joo Jang So-hee Kim Cha-youn Oh Seong-ok Huh Young-sook Moon Kyeong-ha Lim O-kyeong Park Jung-hee Lee Sang-eun Lee Min-hee Myoung Bok-hee Choi Im-jeong Moon Pil-hee Head Coach : ?

References

• "2003 Women CRO" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 28 June 2009.