1990 World Women's Handball Championship

1990 World Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
Dates	24 November – 4 December
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (3rd title)
Runner-up	Yugoslavia
Third place	East Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	54
Goals scored	2,357 (43.65 per match)

The 1990 World Women's Handball Championship took place in South Korea between 24 November to 4 December 1990. It was the first World Championship not played in a European country. The championship was held after the German reunification, although East and West Germany participated separately.

Qualification

Host nation

• South Korea

Qualified from the 1988 Summer Olympics

• Norway
• Soviet Union
• Yugoslavia

Qualified from the 1989 World Championship B

• Austria
• Bulgaria
• Denmark
• East Germany
• France
• Poland
• Romania
• Sweden
• West Germany

Qualified from the 1989 Asian Women's Handball Championship

• China

Qualified from the 1989 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

• Canada

Qualified from the 1989 African Women's Handball Championship

• Angola

Main round

	Team will compete for Places 1–2
	Team will compete for Places 3–4

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Yugoslavia	5	4	0	1	124	102	+22	8
West Germany	5	3	0	2	109	100	+9	6
Austria	5	3	0	2	101	111	−10	6
China	5	3	0	2	108	119	−11	6
Poland	5	2	0	3	117	103	+14	4
South Korea	5	0	0	5	101	135	−34	0

Source:

Results

	Yugoslavia	19–18*	Poland

	Austria	19–18*	South Korea

	West Germany	21–18*	Poland

	China	28–22*	South Korea

	Yugoslavia	21–18*	West Germany

	China	22–21*	Austria

	Yugoslavia	28–24	South Korea

	Austria	24–20	West Germany

	Poland	31–17	China

	Poland	29–14	South Korea

	West Germany	19–14	China

	Yugoslavia	30–15	Austria

	Austria	22–21	Poland

	West Germany	31–23	South Korea

	China	27–26	Yugoslavia

• * Results carried over from Preliminary Round

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Soviet Union	5	5	0	0	126	106	+20	10
East Germany	5	3	1	1	111	90	+21	7
Norway	5	3	0	2	89	90	−1	6
Romania	5	1	1	3	90	100	−10	3
Denmark	5	1	0	4	97	103	−6	2
Bulgaria	5	1	0	4	99	123	−24	2

Source:

Results

East Germany	23 : 19*	Denmark
Norway	22 : 18*	Bulgaria
Soviet Union	21 : 17*	Denmark
Romania	18 : 17*	Bulgaria
Soviet Union	21 : 20*	East Germany
Norway	13 : 12*	Romania
Soviet Union	33 : 23	Bulgaria
East Germany	15 : 15	Romania
Norway	20 : 16	Denmark
Bulgaria	20 : 19	Denmark
East Germany	22 : 14	Norway
Soviet Union	29 : 26	Romania
East Germany	31 : 21	Bulgaria
Denmark	26 : 19	Romania
Soviet Union	22 : 20	Norway

• Results carried over from Preliminary Round

Finals

3/4	East Germany	25 : 19	West Germany
1/2	Soviet Union	24 : 22	Yugoslavia

Final standings

#	Team
	Soviet Union
	Yugoslavia
	East Germany
4.	West Germany
5.	Austria
6.	Norway
7.	Romania
8.	China
9.	Poland
10.	Denmark
11.	South Korea
12.	Bulgaria
13.	Sweden
14.	France
15.	Canada
16.	Angola

References

Source: International Handball Federation

External links

• Official report