1999 World Women's Handball Championship

1999 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	Denmark Norway
Dates	November 29 – December 12
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (1st title)
Runner-up	France
Third place	Austria
Fourth place	Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches	80
Goals scored	3980 (49.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Grit Jurack (GER) Carmen Amariei (ROM)
Best player	Ausra Fridrikas (AUT)
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The 1999 World Women's Handball Championship, the 14th of its kind, was held between November 29 and December 12, 1999, and was jointly hosted by Denmark and Norway, with the finals being played in Lilehammer, Norway.

Group stage

	Team advanced to the Knockout stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Netherlands	5	4	0	1	124	101	+23	8
Norway	5	4	0	1	137	88	+49	8
Poland	5	3	1	1	126	114	+12	7
Belarus	5	2	1	2	127	123	+ 4	5
Czech Republic	5	1	0	4	124	121	+ 3	2
Australia	5	0	0	5	75	166	-91	0

29 November 16:30	Poland	29 - 19	Australia	Oslo, Norway Attendance: 600 Referees: Chung, Lim (KOR)
		(16 - 9)

29 November 18:00	Norway	29 - 13	Belarus	Oslo, Norway Attendance: 6400 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(13 - 9)

29 November 21:00	Netherlands	25 - 21	Czech Republic	Oslo, Norway Attendance: 793 Referees: Kalin, Koric (SLO)
		(15 - 11)

30 November 17:00	Belarus	29 - 29	Poland	Gjøvik, Norway Referees: Kalin, Koric (SLO)
		(15 - 14)

30 November 19:00	Czech Republic	21 - 30	Norway	Gjøvik, Norway Attendance: 2700 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
		(10 - 13)

30 November 21:00	Australia	16 - 26	Netherlands	Gjøvik, Norway Attendance: 300 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(9 - 14)

2 December 17:00	Belarus	24 - 22	Czech Republic	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 800 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(13 - 7)

2 December 19:00	Norway	38 - 11	Australia	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 3220 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
		(17 - 5)

2 December 21:00	Poland	22 - 20	Netherlands	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 500 Referees: Chong, Lim (KOR)
		(8 - 11)

4 December 13:00	Australia	14 - 37	Belarus	Stavanger, Norway Attendance: 500 Referees: Chong, Lim (KOR)
		(7 - 19)

4 December 16:00	Poland	27 - 24	Czech Republic	Stavanger, Norway Attendance: 1250 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
		(13 - 13)

4 December 17:00	Netherlands	24 - 18	Norway	Stavanger, Norway Attendance: 4000 Referees: Kalin, Koric (SLO)
		(12 - 9)

5 December 14:00	Czech Republic	36 - 15	Australia	Stavanger, Norway Attendance: 650 Referees: Besses, Benmila (ALG)
		(18 - 7)

5 December 15:00	Netherlands	29 - 24	Belarus	Stavanger, Norway Attendance: 2160 Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
		(13 - 13)

4 December 18:00	Norway	22 - 19	Poland	Stavanger, Norway Attendance: 4682 Referees: Galllego, Lamas (ESP)
		(12 - 9)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Austria	5	4	1	144	125	+19	8
France	5	4	1	124	98	+26	8
Ukraine	5	3	2	138	109	+29	6
Romania	5	3	2	146	110	+36	6
Ivory Coast	5	1	4	110	142	-32	2
Cuba	5	0	5	103	181	-78	0

30 November 13:30	Austria	26 - 25	Ukraine	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 520 Referees: Klucso, Lekrinzki (HUN)
		(11 - 12)

30 November 15:15	Romania	37 - 19	Cuba	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 510 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
		(19 - 7)

30 November 17:00	France	31 - 19	Ivory Coast	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 740 Referees: Malik de Tchara, Al Lail (ARG)
		(14 - 10)

1 December 14:30	Ivory Coast	15 - 33	Romania	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 688 Referees: Klucso, Lekrinzki (HUN)
		(5 - 18)

1 December 16:15	Cuba	27 - 37	Austria	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 724 Referees: Maric, Gardinovacki (SRB)
		(13 - 15)

1 December 18:00	Ukraine	16 - 18	France	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 890 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
		(7 - 11)

2 December 13:30	Austria	32 - 24	Ivory Coast	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 905 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
		(19 - 8)

2 December 15:15	Ukraine	41 - 19	Cuba	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 916 Referees: Malik de Tchara, Al Lail (ARG)
		(21 - 12)

2 December 17:00	France	22 - 20	Romania	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 940 Referees: Maric, Gardinovacki (SRB)
		(10 - 12)

4 December 12:00	Ivory Coast	20 - 29	Ukraine	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 467 Referees: Malik de Tchara, Al Lail (ARG)
		(8 - 14)

4 December 13:45	France	34 - 21	Cuba	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 612 Referees: Klucso, Lekrinszki (HUN)
		(14 - 14)

4 December 15:30	Romania	30 - 27	Austria	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 6724 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
		(18 - 15)

5 December 14:00	Cuba	17 - 32	Ivory Coast	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 407 Referees: Maric, Gardinovacki (SRB)
		(6 - 13)

5 December 16:00	Romania	26 - 27	Ukraine	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 523 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
		(11 - 17)

5 December 18:00	Austria	22 - 19	France	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 434 Referees: Klucso, Lekrinszki (HUN)
		(10 - 10)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Denmark	5	5	0	0	159	84	+75	10
Germany	5	3	1	1	137	100	+37	7
Macedonia	5	3	0	2	136	107	+29	6
Angola	5	1	2	2	113	120	- 7	4
Japan	5	1	1	3	118	124	- 6	3
Argentina	5	0	0	5	52	180	-128	0

30 November 16:30	Macedonia	27 - 25	Japan	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
		(15 - 10)

30 November 19:30	Germany	33 - 9	Argentina	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 650 Referees: Silva, Righeto (BRA)
		(15 - 5)

30 November 20:40	Denmark	31 - 12	Angola	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 2500 Referees: Goulao, Macau (POR)
		(15 - 7)

1 December 16:30	Argentina	10 - 33	Macedonia	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 600 Referees: Goulao, Macau (POR)
		(3 - 10)

1 December 18:30	Angola	20 - 20	Germany	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 1500 Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
		(10 - 10)

1 December 20:40	Japan	15 - 28	Denmark	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 3000 Referees: Silva, Righeto (BRA)
		(8 - 13)

2 December 16:30	Germany	23 - 18	Macedonia	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
		(12 - 8)

2 December 18:30	Angola	22 - 22	Japan	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 800 Referees: Goulao, Macau (POR)
		(8 - 10)

2 December 20:40	Denmark	42 - 5	Argentina	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 3000 Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
		(18 - 3)

4 December 16:30	Germany	32 - 22	Japan	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 500 Referees: Silva, Righeto (BRA)
		(12 - 10)

4 December 18:30	Argentina	13 - 37	Angola	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 1300 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
		(4 - 19)

4 December 20:40	Macedonia	24 - 27	Denmark	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 3000 Referees: Goulao, Macau (POR)
		(11 - 11)

5 December 14:00	Japan	34 - 15	Argentina	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 500 Referees: Silva, Righeto (BRA)
		(17 - 6)

5 December 16:00	Macedonia	34 - 22	Angola	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 2000 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
		(17 - 11)

5 December 18:00	Denmark	31 - 28	Germany	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 3000 Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
		(13 - 13)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Hungary	5	5	0	0	162	109	+53	10
South Korea	5	4	0	1	151	115	+36	8
Russia	5	3	0	2	159	122	+37	6
Brazil	5	1	1	3	104	123	-19	3
China	5	1	1	3	120	140	-20	3
Congo	5	0	0	5	91	178	-87	0

30 November 13:30	South Korea	29 - 19	China	Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 1636 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
		(15 - 8)

30 November 15:30	Hungary	22 - 13	Brazil	Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 430 Referees: Nilsson, Hagen (SWE)
		(10 - 5)

30 November 17:30	Russia	42 - 20	Congo	Lillehammer, Norway Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
		(19 - 14)

1 December 14:00	Brazil	20 - 27	South Korea	Gjøvik, Norway Attendance: 412 Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
		(10 - 14)

1 December 16:00	Congo	17 - 39	Hungary	Gjøvik, Norway Attendance: 476 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
		(10 - 17)

1 December 18:00	China	21 - 38	Russia	Gjøvik, Norway Attendance: 697 Referees: Benmila, Besses (ALG)
		(10 - 17)

2 December 13:30	Brazil	30 - 20	Congo	Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 650 Referees: Nilsso, Hagen (SWE)
		(16 - 8)

2 December 15:30	South Korea	30 - 24	Russia	Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 1570 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
		(16 - 10)

2 December 17:30	Hungary	34 - 25	China	Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 560 Referees: Besses, Benmila (ALG)
		(15 - 10)

4 December 11:00	South Korea	36 - 19	Congo	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 700 Referees: Nilsson, Hagen (SWE)
		(20 - 10)

4 December 13:30	China	24 - 24	Brazil	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 250 Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
		(12 - 10)

4 December 15:00	Russia	25 - 34	Hungary	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 250 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(8 - 22)

5 December 14:00	Congo	15 - 31	China	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 200 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
		(11 - 11)

5 December 16:00	Russia	30 - 17	Brazil	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 150 Referees: Nilsson, Hagen (SWE)
		(15 - 8)

5 December 18:00	Hungary	33 - 29	South Korea	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 250 Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
		(17 - 16)

Knockout stage

Brackets

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Austria

Belarus

Austria

Russia

Germany

Germany

Austria

Ukraine

Norway

Hungary

Hungary

Angola

Norway (OT)

Macedonia

France

South Korea

Macedonia

Netherlands

Romania

Romania

Poland

France

France (OT)

Third place

Denmark

Denmark

Austria (OT)

Brazil

Romania

Round of 16

7 December 12:30	Netherlands	16-26	Romania	Gjøvik, Norway Attendance: 180 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
		(3 - 9)

7 December 15:00	Austria	28 - 27	Belarus	Bergen, Norway Attendance: 1752 Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
		(15 - 17)

7 December 15:00	Hungary	38-18	Angola	Gjøvik, Norway Attendance: 350 Referees: Chung, Lim (KOR)
		(16 - 9)

7 December 16:30	Macedonia	28 – 27	South Korea	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 2040 Referees: Klucso, Lekrinszki (HUN)
		(15 - 12)

7 December 17:30	Poland	21 - 28	France	Bergen, Norway Attendance: 1762 Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
		(9 - 14)

7 December 17:30	Russia	19 - 22	Germany	Gjøvik, Norway Attendance: 431 Referees: Kalin, Koric (SLO)
		(7 - 8)

7 December 19:00	Ukraine	19 - 24	Norway	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 3120 Referees: Maric, Gardinovacki (SRB)
		(11 - 12)

7 December 20:40	Denmark	30 - 23	Brazil	Kolding, Denmark Attendance: 3000 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
		(15 - 14)

Quarter-Finals

9 December 15:30	Romania	33 - 21	Macedonia	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 100 Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
		(21 - 9)

9 December 18:00	Germany	13 - 24	Austria	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 500 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(3 - 15)

9 December 19:00	Norway	24 - 21	Hungary	Trondheim, Norway Attendance: 4038 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
		(15 - 11)

9 December 20:40	Denmark	17 - 19	France	Hamar, Norway Attendance: 1000 Referees: Kalin, Koric (SLO)
		(7 - 9 / 13 - 13)

Final round

Semi-Finals

11 December 16:30	Romania	17 - 18	France	Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 6000 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
		(8 - 9)

11 December 19:00	Austria	18 - 30	Norway	Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 8200 Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
		(6 - 12)

Placement Matches

11 December 11:30	Hungary	39 - 25	Germany	Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 700 Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
		(21 - 10)

11 December 14:00	Denmark	30 - 25	Macedonia	Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 2300 Referees: Maric, Gardinovacki (SRB)
		(16 - 13)

7th/8th

12 December 10:30	Macedonia	26 - 37	Germany	Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 500 Referees: Klucso, Lekrinszki (HUN)
		(15 - 19)

5th/6th

12 December 13:00	Denmark	27 - 35	Hungary	Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 4100 Referees: Malik de Tchara, Al Lail (ARG)
		(13 - 20)

Bronze Match

12 December 15:30	Romania	28 - 31	Austria	Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 7900 Referees: Maric, Gardinovacki (SRB)
		(14 - 14 / 26 - 26)

Final

12 December 18:00	France	24 - 25	Norway	Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway Attendance: 11200 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(10 - 8 / 18 - 18 / 21 - 21)

Rankings and Statistics

Classification
	Norway
	France
	Austria
4	Romania
5	Hungary
6	Denmark
7	Germany
8	Macedonia
9	South Korea
10	Netherlands
11	Poland
12	Russia
13	Ukraine
14	Belarus
15	Angola
16	Brazil
17	Japan
18	China
19	Czech Republic
20	Ivory Coast
21	Cuba
22	Congo
23	Australia
24	Argentina

1999 Women's World Champions

Norway
First Title

Team Roster

Cecilie Leganger, Heidi Tjugum, Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim, Else-Marthe Sørlie, Kjersti Grini, Trine Haltvik, Tonje Larsen, Elisabeth Hilmo, Kristine Duvholt, Mette Davidsen, Jeanette Nilsen, Ann Cathrin Eriksen, Mia Hundvin, Sahra Hausmann, Birgitte Sættem and Marianne Rokne.
Head Coach: Marit Breivik.

All Star Team

Left wing:	Dóra Lőwy (HUN)
Pivot:	Tonje Kjærgaard (DEN)
Right wing:	Kristine Duvholt (NOR)
Left back:	Ausra Fridrikas (AUT)
Playmaker:	Nodjialem Myaro (FRA)
Right back:	Indira Kastratovic (MKD)
Goalkeeper:	Cecilie Leganger (NOR)

Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info

Top Goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	Save %
1	Cecilie Leganger	Norway	49%
2	Heidi Tjugum	Norway	43%
3	Gitte Sunesen	Denmark	47%
4	Luminita Hutupan	Romania	46%
5	Valérie Nicolas	France	44%
6	Jokelyn Tienstra	Netherlands	43%
7	Andrea Farkas	Hungary	41%
8	Tanja Dshandshgava	Austria	40%

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Grit Jurack	Germany	67
1	Carmen Amariei	Romania	67
3	Ausra Fridrikas	Austria	66
4	Indira Kastratovic	Macedonia	62
5	Kjersti Grini	Norway	59
6	Tanja Logvin	Austria	49
7	Svetlana Minevskaia	Belarus	46
8	Rita Deli	Hungary	45
9	Marina Abramova	Macedonia	40
9	Steluţa Luca	Romania	40

External links

International Handball Federation

World Handball Championships

Men's

Tournaments	Germany 1938 Sweden 1954 East Germany 1958 West Germany 1961 Czechoslovakia 1964 Sweden 1967 France 1970 East Germany 1974 Denmark 1978 West Germany 1982 Switzerland 1986 Czechoslovakia 1990 Sweden 1993 Iceland 1995 Japan 1997 Egypt 1999 France 2001 Portugal 2003 Tunisia 2005 Germany 2007 Croatia 2009 Sweden 2011 Spain 2013 Qatar 2015 France 2017 Denmark/Germany 2019 Egypt 2021 Poland/Sweden 2023

Squads	1938 1954 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Women's

Tournaments	Yugoslavia 1957 Romania 1962 West Germany 1965 Netherlands 1971 Yugoslavia 1973 Soviet Union 1975 Czechoslovakia 1978 Hungary 1982 Netherlands 1986 South Korea 1990 Norway 1993 Austria/Hungary 1995 Germany 1997 Denmark/Norway 1999 Italy 2001 Croatia 2003 Russia 2005 France 2007 China 2009 Brazil 2011 Serbia 2013 Denmark 2015 Germany 2017 Japan 2019 2021 2023

Squads	1957 1962 1965 1971 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1990 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Links to related articles

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Europe	European Championship Men Women Men's U-20 Women's U-19 Men's U-18 Women's U-17 Beach European Open

Oceania	Oceania Championship Nations Junior Youth Beach Pacific Cup

International	World Championships Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Youth Olympics Men Women Emerging Nations Universiade Men Women IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

Sport in Hamar

Clubs	Briskebyen FL • FL Fart • Hamar AIL • Hamar IL • HamKam • Storhamar IL (Handball • Dragons) • Vang FL

Venues	Ankerskogen svømmehall • Briskeby Arena • Fartbana • Hamar stadion (closed) • CC Amfi • Prestrudhallen • Storhamar Ishall • Vikingskipet

Events	1938 Cup Final • 1994 Winter Olympics (Speed skating • Short track speed skating • Figure skating) • 1994 Winter Paralympics • Idrettsgallaen • 2016 Winter Youth Olympics (Speed skating • Figure skating)

World championships	Speed skating (Allround : 1895 (men) • 1952 (men) • 1980 (women) • 1985 (men) • 1991 (women) • 1993 (men) • 1999 • 2004 • 2009 • 2013 • 2017 — Sprint : 1997 • 2002 • 2007 — Single distance : 1996 • Bandy (1993) • Ice hockey (1999) • Women's handball (1999) • Ice Sledge hockey (2012)

Sport in Lillehammer

Clubs	Faaberg IL Lillehammer FK Lillehammer IF Lillehammer IK Lillehammer Skiklub Lillehammer Skøiteklubb Søre Ål IL

Venues	Balbergbakken (closed) Håkons Hall Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena Kristins Hall Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track Lillehammer Stadium (closed) Lysgårdsbakken Stampesletta

Events	World All-Round Speed Skating Championships for Women 1953 World Ice Hockey Championships 1989 (Group B) 1999 World Women's Handball Championship 1993 1999 1994 Winter Olympics 1994 Winter Paralympics 2008 European Men's Handball Championship 2010 European Women's Handball Championship 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Sport in Trondheim

Clubs	SK Brage • Byåsen IL (football • handball) • Byaasen SK • Charlottenlund SK • SK Falken • SK Freidig • Heimdal IF • Kattem IL • FK Kvik • Leinstrand IL • Nardo FK• Nidaros Futsal • Nidelv IL • NTNUI • Ranheim IL (Fotball) • Revolve NTNU • Rosenborg BK • Rosenborg IHK • Selsbakk IF • SK Nationalkameratene • Strindheim IL • Sverresborg IF • Tiller IL • Trondheim Black Panthers • Trondheim Friidrett • SK Trondheims-Ørn • Trondhjems IF • Trondhjems Skiklubb • Trondhjems Skøiteklub • Trondhjems SL • Trondhjems TF • Utleira IL

Venues	DNB Arena • Granåsen • Lade Anlegget • Leangen Ishall • Leangen Kunstisbane • Leangen Travbane • Lerkendal Stadion • Øya stadion • Trondheim Spektrum

World championships	Allround speed skating (1907 (men) • 1911 (men) • 1926 (men) • 1933 (men) • 1966 (women)) • Sprint Speed Skating (1984) • Nordic skiing (1997) • Women's handball (1993 • 1999)

Events	Norwegian Football Cup Final (1916 • 1924 • 1934) • 2008 European Men's Handball Championship • 2016 UEFA Super Cup • 2018 Winter Olympics bid

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