2003 World Women's Handball Championship

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2003 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Dates2 December – 14 December
Teams24
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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The 2003 World Women's Handball Championship, the 16th handball world championship for women, was played in Croatia between 2 and 14 December 2003.

Qualification[edit]

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[edit]

Group A in Split[edit]

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]

Group B in Poreč[edit]

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]

Group C in Karlovac[edit]

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]

Group D in Čakovec[edit]

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]

Main Round[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Group II in Rijeka[edit]

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]

Final round[edit]

In Zagreb

 
SemifinalFinal
 
      
 
 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[edit]


Top Goalkeepers[edit]

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[edit]

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%

Statistics[edit]

The total average number of shots and throws taken in the preliminary round was 51.79 with a shot efficacy of 52.46%.[1] The greatest efficacy was acquired by shots at the goal line (70%). Teams won on average 4.58 penalty (7m) throws.[1] The winning teams took on average 3.55 shots more that the defeated teams.[1] Defeated teams were also 17.98% less efficient than the winning ones, not only in goal-scoring but also in number and efficacy of the fast breaks and assists.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
 France
  Hungary
  South Korea

Literature[edit]

  • Ohnjec, Katarina; Vuleta, Dinko; Milanović, Dragan; Gruić, Igor (2008). "Performance indicators of teams at the 2003 World handball championship for women in Croatia" (PDF). Kinesiology. 40 (1): 69-79. ISSN 1331-1441.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Ohnjec et al. 2008, p. 72.
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