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:
Preliminary round [edit]
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Team advanced to the Main Round |
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Team is eliminated from the tournament |
Group A [edit]
Group B [edit]
Group C [edit]
| Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Ukraine |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
158 |
116 |
+42 |
9 |
Norway |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
163 |
108 |
+55 |
8 |
Romania |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
158 |
123 |
+35 |
7 |
Japan |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
133 |
153 |
−20 |
4 |
Tunisia |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
118 |
133 |
−15 |
2 |
Argentina |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
74 |
171 |
−97 |
0 |
Group D [edit]
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.
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Team advanced to the Semifinals |
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Team will compete in placement matches |
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Team is eliminated from the tournament |
Group I [edit]
Group II [edit]
Final round [edit]
Ranking and Statistics [edit]
Final ranking [edit]
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| 2003 Women's World Champions

France
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.
Head Coach: Olivier Krumbholz.
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All Star Team [edit]
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Top goalscorers [edit]
References [edit]