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{{Short description|2003 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Infobox international handball competition
| other_titles   = 
| image          = 
| size           = 
| caption        = 
| country        = Croatia
| dates          = 2 December – 14 December
| num_teams      = 24
| confederations = 
| venues         = 
| cities         = 
| champion_other = {{hbw|France}}
| count          = 1
| second_other   = {{hbw|Hungary}}
| third_other    = {{hbw|South Korea}}
|fourth_other = {{hbw|Ukraine}}
| matches        = 
| goals          = 
| attendance     = 
| top_scorer     = {{flagathlete|[[Bojana Radulović]]|HUN}} (97 goals)
| player         = {{flagathlete|[[Valérie Nicolas]]|FRA}}
| updated        =
| previous       = 2001 World Women's Handball Championship
| next           = 2005 World Women's Handball Championship
}}
The '''2003 [[World Women's Handball Championship]]''', the 16th [[team handball|handball]] [[World Women's Handball Championship|world championship]] for [[women's sports|women]], was played in [[Croatia]] between 2 and 14 December 2003.

[[France women's national handball team|France]] won their first ever title, beating Hungary in the final.

==Qualification==
The following nations were qualified:

{| class="wikitable" width=70%
!width=25%|Group A 
!width=25%|Group B
!width=25%|Group C
!width=25%|Group D
|- align="left"
| {{hbw|AUS}} || {{hbw|ANG}} || {{hbw|ARG}} || {{hbw|CHN}}
|- align="left"
| {{hbw|BRA}} || {{hbw|AUT}} || {{hbw|JPN}} || {{hbw|CIV}}
|- align="left"
| {{hbw|CRO}} || {{hbw|CZE}} || {{hbw|NOR}} || {{hbw|DEN}}
|- align="left"
| {{hbw|ESP}} || {{hbw|KOR}} || {{hbw|ROU}} || {{hbw|GER}}
|- align="left"
| {{hbw|FRA}} || {{hbw|RUS}} || {{hbw|TUN}} || {{hbw|HUN}}
|- align="left"
| {{hbw|SCG}} || {{hbw|URU}} || {{hbw|UKR}} || {{hbw|SLO}}
|}

==Preliminary round==

===Group A in [[Split, Croatia|Split]]===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2

|team1=FRA|name_FRA={{hbw|FRA}}
|team2=ESP|name_ESP={{hbw|ESP}}
|team3=SCG|name_SCG={{hbw|SCG}}
|team4=CRO|name_CRO={{hbw|CRO}}
|team5=BRA|name_BRA={{hbw|BRA}}
|team6=AUS|name_AUS={{hbw|AUS}}
|win_FRA=5|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=0|gf_FRA=149|ga_FRA=98
|win_ESP=4|draw_ESP=0|loss_ESP=1|gf_ESP=150|ga_ESP=120
|win_SCG=3|draw_SCG=0|loss_SCG=2|gf_SCG=165|ga_SCG=143
|win_CRO=2|draw_CRO=0|loss_CRO=3|gf_CRO=142|ga_CRO=122
|win_BRA=1|draw_BRA=0|loss_BRA=4|gf_BRA=136|ga_BRA=155
|win_AUS=0|draw_AUS=0|loss_AUS=5|gf_AUS=74|ga_AUS=178

|col_A=green1|text_A=[[#Main Round|Main Round]]
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

*''Tuesday, 2 December:''
** {{hbw|SCG}} 41 - 18 {{hbw|AUS}}
** {{hbw|CRO}} 32 - 25 {{hbw|BRA}}
** {{hbw|FRA}} 28 - 25 {{hbw|ESP}}
*''Wednesday, 3 December:''
** {{hbw|ESP}} 33 - 27 {{hbw|SCG}}
** {{hbw|AUS}} 12 - 38 {{hbw|CRO}}
** {{hbw|BRA}} 15 - 33 {{hbw|FRA}} 
*''Thursday, 4 December:''
** {{hbw|ESP}} 27 - 25 {{hbw|BRA}}
** {{hbw|SCG}} 28 - 24 {{hbw|CRO}}
** {{hbw|FRA}} 33 - 13 {{hbw|AUS}}
*''Saturday, 6 December:''
** {{hbw|AUS}} 12 - 36 {{hbw|ESP}}
** {{hbw|CRO}} 20 - 28 {{hbw|FRA}} 
** {{hbw|SCG}} 44 - 41 {{hbw|BRA}}
*''Sunday, 7 December:''
** {{hbw|BRA}} 30 - 19 {{hbw|AUS}}
** {{hbw|CRO}} 28 - 29 {{hbw|ESP}}
** {{hbw|FRA}} 27 - 25 {{hbw|SCG}}

===Group B in [[Poreč]]===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2

|team1=RUS|name_RUS={{hbw|RUS}}
|team2=KOR|name_KOR={{hbw|KOR}}
|team3=AUT|name_AUT={{hbw|AUT}}
|team4=CZE|name_CZE={{hbw|CZE}}
|team5=ANG|name_ANG={{hbw|ANG}}
|team6=URU|name_URU={{hbw|URU}}
|win_RUS=5|draw_RUS=0|loss_RUS=0|gf_RUS=153|ga_RUS=106
|win_KOR=4|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=1|gf_KOR=165|ga_KOR=113
|win_AUT=3|draw_AUT=0|loss_AUT=2|gf_AUT=165|ga_AUT=130
|win_CZE=2|draw_CZE=0|loss_CZE=3|gf_CZE=126|ga_CZE=125
|win_ANG=1|draw_ANG=0|loss_ANG=4|gf_ANG=119|ga_ANG=120
|win_URU=0|draw_URU=0|loss_URU=5|gf_URU=77|ga_URU=211

|col_A=green1|text_A=[[#Main Round|Main Round]]
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

*''Tuesday, 2 December:''
** {{hbw|RUS}} 28 - 27 {{hbw|KOR}}
** {{hbw|CZE}} 46 - 16 {{hbw|URU}}
** {{hbw|AUT}} 29 - 19 {{hbw|ANG}}
*''Wednesday, 3 December:''
** {{hbw|KOR}} 31 - 18 {{hbw|CZE}} 
** {{hbw|ANG}} 22 - 26 {{hbw|RUS}} 
** {{hbw|URU}} 20 - 47 {{hbw|AUT}} 
*''Thursday, 4 December:''
** {{hbw|KOR}} 27 - 21 {{hbw|ANG}}
** {{hbw|CZE}} 22 - 29 {{hbw|AUT}} 
** {{hbw|RUS}} 38 - 15 {{hbw|URU}}
*''Saturday, 6 December:''
** {{hbw|CZE}} 24 - 18 {{hbw|ANG}}
** {{hbw|AUT}} 26 - 30 {{hbw|RUS}} 
** {{hbw|URU}} 12 - 41 {{hbw|KOR}}
*''Sunday, 7 December:''
** {{hbw|RUS}} 31 - 16 {{hbw|CZE}}
** {{hbw|AUT}} 34 - 39 {{hbw|KOR}}
** {{hbw|ANG}} 39 - 14 {{hbw|URU}}

===Group C in [[Karlovac]]===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2

|team1=UKR|name_UKR={{hbw|UKR}}
|team2=NOR|name_NOR={{hbw|NOR}}
|team3=ROU|name_ROU={{hbw|ROU}}
|team4=JPN|name_JPN={{hbw|JPN}}
|team5=TUN|name_TUN={{hbw|TUN}}
|team6=ARG|name_ARG={{hbw|ARG}}
|win_UKR=4|draw_UKR=1|loss_UKR=0|gf_UKR=158|ga_UKR=116
|win_NOR=4|draw_NOR=0|loss_NOR=1|gf_NOR=163|ga_NOR=108
|win_ROU=3|draw_ROU=1|loss_ROU=1|gf_ROU=158|ga_ROU=123
|win_JPN=2|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=3|gf_JPN=133|ga_JPN=153
|win_TUN=1|draw_TUN=0|loss_TUN=4|gf_TUN=118|ga_TUN=133
|win_ARG=0|draw_ARG=0|loss_ARG=5|gf_ARG=74|ga_ARG=171

|col_A=green1|text_A=[[#Main Round|Main Round]]
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

*''Tuesday, 2 December:''
** {{hbw|JPN}} 30 - 24 {{hbw|TUN}}
** {{hbw|NOR}} 29 - 30 {{hbw|UKR}}
** {{hbw|ROU}} 43 - 13 {{hbw|ARG}}
*''Wednesday, 3 December:''
** {{hbw|UKR}} 28 - 28 {{hbw|ROU}}
** {{hbw|TUN}} 25 - 27 {{hbw|NOR}}
** {{hbw|ARG}} 16 - 24 {{hbw|JPN}}
*''Thursday, 4 December:''
** {{hbw|UKR}} 33 - 15 {{hbw|TUN}}
** {{hbw|NOR}} 45 - 13 {{hbw|ARG}}
** {{hbw|ROU}} 41 - 30 {{hbw|JPN}}
*''Saturday, 6 December:''
** {{hbw|ARG}} 14 - 28 {{hbw|UKR}}
** {{hbw|JPN}} 19 - 33 {{hbw|NOR}} 
** {{hbw|ROU}} 25 - 23 {{hbw|TUN}}
*''Sunday, 7 December:''
** {{hbw|JPN}} 30 - 39 {{hbw|UKR}}
** {{hbw|NOR}} 29 - 21 {{hbw|ROU}}
** {{hbw|TUN}} 31 - 18 {{hbw|ARG}}

===Group D in [[Čakovec]]===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2

|team1=HUN|name_HUN={{hbw|HUN}}
|team2=SLO|name_SLO={{hbw|SLO}}
|team3=GER|name_GER={{hbw|GER}}
|team4=DEN|name_DEN={{hbw|DEN}}
|team5=CHN|name_CHN={{hbw|CHN}}
|team6=CIV|name_CIV={{hbw|CIV}}
|win_HUN=4|draw_HUN=0|loss_HUN=1|gf_HUN=171|ga_HUN=129
|win_SLO=4|draw_SLO=0|loss_SLO=1|gf_SLO=149|ga_SLO=141
|win_GER=3|draw_GER=1|loss_GER=1|gf_GER=144|ga_GER=121
|win_DEN=2|draw_DEN=1|loss_DEN=2|gf_DEN=113|ga_DEN=119
|win_CHN=1|draw_CHN=0|loss_CHN=4|gf_CHN=135|ga_CHN=153
|win_CIV=0|draw_CIV=0|loss_CIV=5|gf_CIV=117|ga_CIV=166

|col_A=green1|text_A=[[#Main Round|Main Round]]
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

*''Tuesday, 2 December:''
** {{hbw|HUN}} 43 - 25 {{hbw|CIV}}
** {{hbw|SLO}} 34 - 26 {{hbw|CHN}}
** {{hbw|DEN}} 20 - 20 {{hbw|GER}}
*''Wednesday, 3 December:''
** {{hbw|CIV}} 28 - 32 {{hbw|SLO}}
** {{hbw|GER}} 30 - 27 {{hbw|HUN}}
** {{hbw|CHN}} 20 - 29 {{hbw|DEN}}
*''Thursday, 4 December:''
** {{hbw|HUN}} 38 - 25 {{hbw|SLO}}
** {{hbw|GER}} 30 - 28 {{hbw|CHN}}
** {{hbw|DEN}} 24 - 21 {{hbw|CIV}}
*''Saturday, 6 December:''
** {{hbw|CIV}} 17 - 36 {{hbw|GER}}
** {{hbw|HUN}} 34 - 30 {{hbw|CHN}}
** {{hbw|SLO}} 29 - 21 {{hbw|DEN}}
*''Sunday, 7 December:''
** {{hbw|CHN}} 31 - 26 {{hbw|CIV}}
** {{hbw|SLO}} 29 - 28 {{hbw|GER}}
** {{hbw|DEN}} 19 - 29 {{hbw|HUN}}

==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===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2

|team1=FRA|name_FRA={{hbw|FRA}}
|team2=KOR|name_KOR={{hbw|KOR}}
|team3=ESP|name_ESP={{hbw|ESP}}
|team4=RUS|name_RUS={{hbw|RUS}}
|team5=SCG|name_SCG={{hbw|SCG}}
|team6=AUT|name_AUT={{hbw|AUT}}
|win_FRA=4|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=1|gf_FRA=128|ga_FRA=121
|win_KOR=3|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=2|gf_KOR=158|ga_KOR=151
|win_ESP=2|draw_ESP=1|loss_ESP=2|gf_ESP=139|ga_ESP=138
|win_RUS=2|draw_RUS=1|loss_RUS=2|gf_RUS=129|ga_RUS=129
|win_SCG=2|draw_SCG=0|loss_SCG=3|gf_SCG=145|ga_SCG=158
|win_AUT=1|draw_AUT=0|loss_AUT=4|gf_AUT=149|ga_AUT=151

|col_A=green1|text_A=[[#Final round|Semifinals]]
|result1=A|result2=A
|col_B=blue1|text_B=[[#Final round|Fifth place game]]
|result3=B
|update=complete|source=
}}

*''Tuesday, 9 December:''
** {{hbw|ESP}} 27 - 26 {{hbw|AUT}}
** {{hbw|SCG}} 31 - 27 {{hbw|RUS}}
** {{hbw|FRA}} 25 - 27 {{hbw|KOR}}
*''Wednesday, 10 December:''
** {{hbw|RUS}} 25 - 25 {{hbw|ESP}}
** {{hbw|AUT}} 25 - 28 {{hbw|FRA}}
** {{hbw|KOR}} 33 - 35 {{hbw|SCG}}
*''Thursday, 11 December:''
** {{hbw|SCG}} 27 - 38 {{hbw|AUT}}
** {{hbw|ESP}} 29 - 32 {{hbw|KOR}}
** {{hbw|FRA}} 20 - 19 {{hbw|RUS}}

===Group II in [[Rijeka]]===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2

|team1=HUN|name_HUN={{hbw|HUN}}
|team2=UKR|name_UKR={{hbw|UKR}}
|team3=NOR|name_NOR={{hbw|NOR}}
|team4=SLO|name_SLO={{hbw|SLO}}
|team5=ROU|name_ROU={{hbw|ROU}}
|team6=GER|name_GER={{hbw|GER}}
|win_HUN=3|draw_HUN=1|loss_HUN=1|gf_HUN=154|ga_HUN=129
|win_UKR=3|draw_UKR=1|loss_UKR=1|gf_UKR=132|ga_UKR=140
|win_NOR=3|draw_NOR=1|loss_NOR=1|gf_NOR=142|ga_NOR=133
|win_SLO=2|draw_SLO=0|loss_SLO=3|gf_SLO=137|ga_SLO=149
|win_ROU=1|draw_ROU=1|loss_ROU=3|gf_ROU=135|ga_ROU=140
|win_GER=1|draw_GER=0|loss_GER=4|gf_GER=134|ga_GER=143

|col_A=green1|text_A=[[#Final round|Semifinals]]
|result1=A|result2=A
|col_B=blue1|text_B=[[#Final round|Fifth place game]]
|result3=B
|update=complete|source=
}}

*''Tuesday, 9 December:''
** {{hbw|NOR}} 31 - 30 {{hbw|GER}}
** {{hbw|ROU}} 27 - 30 {{hbw|HUN}}
** {{hbw|UKR}} 26 - 25 {{hbw|SLO}}
*''Wednesday, 10 December:''
** {{hbw|HUN}} 24 - 24 {{hbw|NOR}}
** {{hbw|GER}} 23 - 25 {{hbw|UKR}}
** {{hbw|SLO}} 30 - 28 {{hbw|ROU}}
*''Thursday, 11 December:''
** {{hbw|ROU}} 31 - 23 {{hbw|GER}}
** {{hbw|NOR}} 29 - 28 {{hbw|SLO}}
** {{hbw|UKR}} 23 - 35 {{hbw|HUN}}

==Final round==
In [[Zagreb]]
{{Round4-with third
|RD1 = Semifinal
|RD2 = Final
|Consol = Bronze Match
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--Semifinal -->
| 13 December - 16:00 | '''{{hbw|FRA}}''' | '''28''' | {{hbw|UKR}} | 26
| 13 December - 19:15 | '''{{hbw|HUN}}''' | '''40''' | {{hbw|KOR}} | 38
<!--Final -->
| 14 December - 19:15 | '''{{hbw|FRA}}''' ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|ET]])| '''32''' | {{hbw|HUN}} | 29
<!--3rd/4th Place -->
| 14 December - 16:00 | {{hbw|UKR}} | 29 | '''{{hbw|KOR}}''' | '''31'''
}}

{{2TeamBracket
| RD1= 5th/6th place
| RD1-team1='''{{hbw|ESP}}'''
| RD1-score1= '''27'''
| RD1-team2={{hbw|NOR}}
| RD1-score2= 26
}}

==Ranking and statistics==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Final ranking===
{| class="wikitable" width="220px"
|-
| align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]|| {{hbw|France}}
|-
| align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.svg]]|| {{hbw|Hungary}}
|-
| align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.svg]]|| {{hbw|South Korea}}
|-
| align=center| 4 || {{hbw|Ukraine}} 
|-
| align=center| 5 || {{hbw|Spain}}
|-
| align=center| 6 || {{hbw|Norway}}
|-
| align=center| 7 || {{hbw|Russia}}
|-
| align=center| 8 || {{hbw|Slovenia}}
|-
| align=center| 9 || {{hbw|Serbia and Montenegro}}
|-
| align=center| 10 || {{hbw|Romania}}
|-
| align=center| 11 || {{hbw|Austria}}
|-
| align=center| 12 || {{hbw|Germany}}
|-
| align=center| 13 || {{hbw|Denmark}}
|-
| align=center| 14 || {{hbw|Croatia}}
|-
| align=center| 15 || {{hbw|Czech Republic}}
|-
| align=center| 16 || {{hbw|Japan}}
|-
| align=center| 17 || {{hbw|Angola}}
|-
| align=center| 18 || {{hbw|Tunisia}}
|-
| align=center| 19 || {{hbw|China}}
|-
| align=center| 20 || {{hbw|Brazil}}
|-
| align=center| 21 || {{hbw|Cote d'Ivoire}}
|-
| align=center| 22 || {{hbw|Argentina}}
|-
| align=center| 23 || {{hbw|Australia}}
|-
| align=center| 24 || {{hbw|Uruguay}}
|}
{{col-2}}
{| width=95%
|- align=center
|'''2003 Women's World Champions''' 
{{flagicon|France|size=150px}}<br/>'''[[France women's national handball team|France]]'''<br/>'''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]].<br> '''Head coach''': [[Olivier Krumbholz]].
|}

===All Star Team===
*'''Goalkeeper:''' {{flagathlete|[[Valérie Nicolas]]|FRA}}
*'''Left wing:''' {{flagathlete|[[Tanja Oder]]|SLO}}
*'''Left back:''' {{flagathlete|[[Olena Tsyhytsia]]|UKR}}
*'''Pivot:''' {{flagathlete|[[Isabelle Wendling]]|FRA}}
*'''Centre back:''' {{flagathlete|[[Anita Görbicz]]|HUN}}
*'''Right back:''' {{flagathlete|[[Bojana Radulović]]|HUN}}
*'''Right wing:''' {{flagathlete|[[Woo Sun-Hee]]|KOR}}
{{col-end}}


===Top Goalkeepers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!%
!Saves
!Shots
|-
| '''1'''
| align="left"| '''[[Joanne Dudziak]]'''
| align="left"| '''{{hbw|FRA}}'''
| '''47%'''
| '''57''' || '''122'''
|-
| 2
| align="left"| [[Heidi Tjugum]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|NOR}}
| 46%
| 66 || 145
|-
| rowspan=2| 3
| align="left"| [[Cecilie Leganger]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|NOR}}
| rowspan=2| 43%
| 89 || 207
|-
| align="left"| [[Lene Rantala]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|DEN}}
| 21 || 49
|-
| 5
| align="left"| [[Katalin Pálinger]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|HUN}}
| 42%
| 141 || 336
|-
| 6
| align="left"| [[Tatiana Alizar]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|RUS}}
| 41%
| 58 || 141
|-
| rowspan=2| 7
| align="left"| [[Ildiko Barbu]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|ROU}}
| rowspan=2| 40%
| 34 || 84
|-
| align="left"| [[Irina Sirina]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|HUN}}
| 30 || 75
|-
| rowspan=2| 9
| align="left"| [[Luminiţa Dinu-Huţupan|Luminita Dinu]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|ROU}}
| rowspan=2| 39%
| 93 || 239
|-
| align="left"| [[Valérie Nicolas]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|FRA}}
| 103 || 262
|}

===Top goalscorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!Goals
!Shots
!%
|-
| '''1'''
| align="left"| '''[[Bojana Radulović]]'''
| align="left"| '''{{hbw|HUN}}'''
| '''97''' || '''170''' || '''57%'''
|-
| 2
| align="left"| [[Olena Tsyhytsia]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|UKR}}
| 66 || 120 || 55%
|-
| 3
| align="left"| [[Bojana Popović|Bojana Petrović]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|SCG}}
| 58 || 104 || 56%
|-
| 4
| align="left"| [[Susana Fraile Celaya]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|ESP}}
| 50 || 116 || 43%
|-
| 5
| align="left"| [[Zsuzsanna Lovasz]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|HUN}}
| 48 || 68 || 71%
|-
| 6
| align="left"| [[Montserrat Puche Díaz]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|ESP}}
| 47 || 84 || 56%
|-
| 7
| align="left"| [[Grit Jurack]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|GER}}
| 46 || 90 || 51%
|-
| 8
| align="left"| [[Woo Sun-Hee]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|KOR}}
| 45 || 75 || 60%
|-
| 9
| align="left"| [[Ausra Fridrikas]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|AUT}}
| 45 || 82 || 55%
|-
| 10
| align="left"| [[Elodie Mambo]]
| align="left"| {{hbw|CIV}}
| 43 || 86 || 50%
|}

===Statistics===
The total average number of shots and throws taken in the preliminary round was 51.79 with a shot efficacy of 52.46%.{{sfn|Ohnjec et al.|2008|p=72}} The greatest efficacy was acquired by shots at the goal line (70%). Teams won on average 4.58 penalty (7m) throws.{{sfn|Ohnjec et al.|2008|p=72}} The winning teams took on average 3.55 shots more that the defeated teams.{{sfn|Ohnjec et al.|2008|p=72}} 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.{{sfn|Ohnjec et al.|2008|p=72}}

==Medalists==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%;"
|-
|style="width: 15em; background: gold"|'''Gold'''
|style="width: 15em; background: silver"|'''Silver''' 
|style="width: 15em; background: #CC9966"|'''Bronze''' 
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hbw|FRA}}<hr>
{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;|[[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]] }}
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hbw|HUN}}<hr>
{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;|[[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]] }}
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hbw|KOR}}<hr>{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;|[[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 Chung-hee (handballer)|Park Jung-hee]]|[[Lee Sang-eun]]|[[Lee Min-hee]]|[[Myoung Bok-hee]]|[[Choi Im-jeong]]|[[Moon Pil-hee]]
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'''Head coach''' : ? }}
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==Literature==
* {{Cite journal |ref={{harvid|Ohnjec et al.|2008}} |url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/14397687.pdf|last=Ohnjec|first=Katarina|last2=Vuleta|first2=Dinko|last3=Milanović|first3=Dragan|last4=Gruić|first4=Igor|journal=Kinesiology|title=Performance indicators of teams at the 2003 World handball championship for women in Croatia|volume=40|issue=1|year=2008|page=69-79|issn=1331-1441}}

==References==
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* {{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/WomenWorldCh/2003_Women_CRO.pdf|title=2003 Women CRO|publisher=[[International Handball Federation|IHF]]|access-date=28 June 2009}}
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