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2003 World Women's Handball Championship

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2003 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBERJAYA Croatia
Dates2 December – 14 December
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsBERJAYA France (1st title)
Runners-upBERJAYA Hungary
Third placeBERJAYA South Korea
Fourth placeBERJAYA Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Top scorerBERJAYA Bojana Radulović (HUN) (97 goals)
Awards
Best playerBERJAYA 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.[1]

France won their first ever title, beating Hungary in the final.

Qualification

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The following nations were qualified:

Group A Group B Group C Group D
BERJAYA AustraliaBERJAYA AngolaBERJAYA ArgentinaBERJAYA China
BERJAYA BrazilBERJAYA AustriaBERJAYA JapanBERJAYA Ivory Coast
BERJAYA CroatiaBERJAYA Czech RepublicBERJAYA NorwayBERJAYA Denmark
BERJAYA SpainBERJAYA South KoreaBERJAYA RomaniaBERJAYA Germany
BERJAYA FranceBERJAYA RussiaBERJAYA TunisiaBERJAYA Hungary
BERJAYA Serbia and MontenegroBERJAYA UruguayBERJAYA UkraineBERJAYA Slovenia

Preliminary round

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Group A in Split

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

Group B in Poreč

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

Group C in Karlovac

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

Group D in Čakovec

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

Main Round

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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

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

Group II in Rijeka

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

Final round

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In Zagreb

 
SemifinalFinal
 
      
 
 13 December - 16:00
 
 
 BERJAYA France 28
 
 14 December - 19:15
 
 BERJAYA Ukraine 26
 
 BERJAYA France (ET) 32
 
 13 December - 19:15
 
 BERJAYA Hungary 29
 
 BERJAYA Hungary 40
 
 
 BERJAYA South Korea 38
 
Bronze Match
 
 
 14 December - 16:00
 
 
 BERJAYA Ukraine 29
 
 
 BERJAYA South Korea 31
5th/6th place
   
1 BERJAYA Spain 27
2 BERJAYA Norway 26

Ranking and statistics

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Top Goalkeepers

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Rank Name Team % Saves Shots
1 Joanne Dudziak BERJAYA France 47% 57122
2 Heidi Tjugum BERJAYA Norway 46% 66145
3 Cecilie Leganger BERJAYA Norway 43% 89207
Lene Rantala BERJAYA Denmark 2149
5 Katalin Pálinger BERJAYA Hungary 42% 141336
6 Tatiana Alizar BERJAYA Russia 41% 58141
7 Ildiko Barbu BERJAYA Romania 40% 3484
Irina Sirina BERJAYA Hungary 3075
9 Luminita Dinu BERJAYA Romania 39% 93239
Valérie Nicolas BERJAYA France 103262

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Team Goals Shots %
1 Bojana Radulović BERJAYA Hungary 9717057%
2 Olena Tsyhytsia BERJAYA Ukraine 6612055%
3 Bojana Petrović BERJAYA Serbia and Montenegro 5810456%
4 Susana Fraile Celaya BERJAYA Spain 5011643%
5 Zsuzsanna Lovasz BERJAYA Hungary 486871%
6 Montserrat Puche Díaz BERJAYA Spain 478456%
7 Grit Jurack BERJAYA Germany 469051%
8 Woo Sun-Hee BERJAYA South Korea 457560%
9 Ausra Fridrikas BERJAYA Austria 458255%
10 Elodie Mambo BERJAYA Ivory Coast 438650%

Statistics

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The total average number of shots and throws taken in the preliminary round was 51.79 with a shot efficacy of 52.46%.[2] The greatest efficacy was acquired by shots at the goal line (70%). Teams won on average 4.58 penalty (7m) throws.[2] The winning teams took on average 3.55 shots more that the defeated teams.[2] 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.[2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
BERJAYA France
 BERJAYA Hungary
 BERJAYA South Korea

Literature

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  • 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

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  1. ↑ "2003 Women CRO" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ohnjec et al. 2008, p. 72.
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