1993 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1993 World Women's Handball Championship was the 11th World Championship in women's handball took place in Norway from 24 November to 5 December 1993 and was played between 16 nations. In the final it would be Germany would take home their first title as a unified nation as they defeated Denmark in extra-time 22–21.

Despite finishing 2nd, the World Championship marked the beginning of the Danish Golden generation known as the 'Iron Ladies'.

Qualification

Host nation

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Qualified from the 1990 World Championship

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Qualified from the 1992 World Championship B

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Qualified from the 1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

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Qualified from the 1992 African Women's Handball Championship

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Qualified from the 1993 Asian Women's Handball Championship

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Preliminary round

Team advanced to the Knockout stage

Group A

24 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	20–19	Template:Hbw	Oslo
		(9–10)
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24 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	18–15	Template:Hbw	Oslo
		(6–9)
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26 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	25–25	Template:Hbw
		(13–12)
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26 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	16–20	Template:Hbw
		(6–12)
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27 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	23–16	Template:Hbw
		(12–8)
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27 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	22–13	Template:Hbw
		(9–9)
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Group B

24 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	25–23	Template:Hbw
		(13–12)
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24 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	28–25	Template:Hbw
		(14–12)
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26 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	19–26	Template:Hbw
		(11–13)
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26 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	25–29	Template:Hbw
		(13–15)
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27 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	26–24	Template:Hbw
		(17–11)
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27 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	21–24	Template:Hbw
		(10–12)
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Group C

24 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	26–16	Template:Hbw
		(10–6)
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24 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	17–15	Template:Hbw
		(7–8)
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26 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	20–17	Template:Hbw
		(11–12)
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26 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	8–30	Template:Hbw
		(3–17)
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27 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	21–24	Template:Hbw
		(9–11)
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27 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	26–19	Template:Hbw
		(14–8)
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Group D

24 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	26–27	Template:Hbw	Bergen
		(17–13)
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24 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	13–16	Template:Hbw	Bergen
		(6–7)
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26 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	11–27	Template:Hbw	Bergen
		(3–13)
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26 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	26–20	Template:Hbw	Bergen
		(13–10)
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27 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	23–21	Template:Hbw	Bergen
		(14–11)
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27 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	23–20	Template:Hbw	Bergen
		(10–9)
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Main Round

	Team advanced to the final
	Team advanced to the bronze match

Group 1

30 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	21–18	Template:Hbw
		(8–11)
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30 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	24–24	Template:Hbw
		(12–13)
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30 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	25–30	Template:Hbw
		(13–17)
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1 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	19–14	Template:Hbw
		(9–8)
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1 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	37–29	Template:Hbw
		(18–14)
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1 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	37–23	Template:Hbw
		(21–11)
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3 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	28–23	Template:Hbw
		(13–9)
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3 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	22–21	Template:Hbw
		(9–8)
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3 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	33–31	Template:Hbw
		(13–15)
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Group 2

28 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	15–16	Template:Hbw
		(9–9)
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28 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	30–11	Template:Hbw
		(17–3)
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28 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	22–21	Template:Hbw
		(13–10)
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30 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	12–24	Template:Hbw
		(5–13)
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30 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	21–25	Template:Hbw
		(11–10)
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30 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	17–11	Template:Hbw
		(9–4)
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1 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	25–10	Template:Hbw
		(9–4)
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1 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	30–15	Template:Hbw
		(17–5)
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1 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	19–18	Template:Hbw
		(10–8)
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Classification round

Losers of preliminary round plays for places 13–16.

30 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	21–15	Template:Hbw
		(8–8)
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30 November 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	34–21	Template:Hbw
		(18–9)
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1 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	19–26	Template:Hbw
		(9–12)
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1 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	36–24	Template:Hbw
		(17–11)
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3 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	19–28	Template:Hbw
		(7–14)
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3 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	26–35	Template:Hbw
		(15–17)
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Finals

11th place match

5 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	21–29	Template:Hbw	Oslo
		(9–16)
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9th place match

5 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	17–22	Template:Hbw	Oslo
		(10–10)
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7th place match

5 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	9–16	Template:Hbw	Oslo
		(3–7)
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5th place match

5 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	25–19	Template:Hbw	Oslo
		(13–12)
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Bronze final

5 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	19–20	Template:Hbw	Oslo
		(9–11)
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Final

5 December 1993	Template:Hbw-rt	21–22 (ET)	Template:Hbw	Oslo
		(8–8)
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	FT: 17–17 ET: 4–5

Final standings

Pos	Team
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*Even though Czechoslovakia had split into the Czech republic and Slovakia, the countries still competed with a unified team.

1993 Women's World Champions Germany Germany First title Team roster: Michaela Schanze, Bianca Urbanke, Sabine Adamik, Andrea Bölk, Eike Bram, Carola Ciszewski, Cordula David, Michaela Erler, Karen Heinrich, Gabriele Palme, Renate Zienkiewicz, Sybille Gruner, Heike Murrweiss, Birgit Wagner, Heike Axmann, Franziska Heinz Head coach Lothar Doering.

Top scorers

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References

• International Handball Federation
• WC93 at todor66