| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | |
| Venues | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Dates | 5–17 December 1995 |
| Teams | 20 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 3,299 (45.82 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
The1995World Women's Handball Championship was the 12th edition of the World Championship. It took place inAustria andHungary 5–17 December 1995.[2] It was the only to have 20 teams and the first to have multiple hosts. South Korea won its first title in Vienna.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 74 | +35 | 8 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 64 | +43 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 79 | +11 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 103 | −37 | 1 | Cross matches | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 105 | −52 | 1 |
| 5 December 1995 18:00 | Norway | 26–18 | Krems | |
| (12–8) | ||||
| 5 December 1995 19:30 | Austria | 29–13 | Wiener Neustadt | |
| (10–8) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 18:00 | Sweden | 27–14 | Sankt Pölten | |
| (13–5) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 20:00 | Norway | 32–7 | Sankt Pölten | |
| (13–4) | ||||
| 7 December 1995 19:30 | Austria | 24–22 | Wiener Neustadt | |
| (13–9) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 17:30 | Japan | 18–18 | Wiener Neustadt | |
| (11–8) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 19:30 | Austria | 24–23 | Wiener Neustadt | |
| (11–13) | ||||
| 9 December 1995 20:00 | Norway | 26–15 | Krems | |
| (15–7) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 13:00 | Sweden | 26–15 | Wiener Neustadt | |
| (13–6) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 15:00 | Austria | 32–16 | Wiener Neustadt | |
| (17–4) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 81 | +43 | 8 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 78 | +38 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 95 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 86 | −3 | 3 | Cross matches | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 136 | −75 | 0 |
| 5 December 1995 16:30 | Romania | 27–22 | Wiener Neustadt | |
| (16–8) | ||||
| 5 December 1995 20:00 | Denmark | 37–18 | Krems | |
| (19–7) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 18:00 | Czech Republic | 27–11 | Stockerau | |
| (15–3) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 20:00 | Denmark | 26–17 | Stockerau | |
| (11–6) | ||||
| 7 December 1995 17:30 | Romania | 25–18 | Wiener Neustadt | |
| (12–11) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 19:00 | Romania | 29–27 | Sankt Pölten | |
| (16–14) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 17:00 | Slovakia | 29–18 | Sankt Pölten | |
| (14–12) | ||||
| 9 December 1995 18:00 | Denmark | 26–14 | Krems | |
| (11–5) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 18:00 | Romania | 43–14 | Stockerau | |
| (18–8) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 20:00 | Slovakia | 24–24 | Stockerau | |
| (11–11) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 78 | +36 | 8 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 74 | +21 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 84 | +13 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 112 | −22 | 2 | Cross matches | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 124 | −48 | 0 |
| 5 December 1995 17:30 | Germany | 30–19 | Győr | |
| (17–10) | ||||
| 5 December 1995 19:30 | South Korea | 24–20 | Győr | |
| (12–13) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 17:00 | Germany | 29–23 | Győr | |
| (14–12) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 15:00 | Russia | 26–17 | Győr | |
| (17–6) | ||||
| 7 December 1995 17:00 | South Korea | 32–18 | Győr | |
| (13–7) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 15:00 | South Korea | 34–20 | Győr | |
| (19–7) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 17:00 | Russia | 18–18 | Győr | |
| (10–6) | ||||
| 9 December 1995 17:00 | China | 34–20 | Győr | |
| (15–9) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 16:00 | Russia | 31–15 | Győr | |
| (18–7) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 18:00 | South Korea | 24–20 | Győr | |
| (11–9) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 69 | +41 | 8 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 61 | +17 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 80 | +13 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 97 | −25 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 109 | −46 | 0 |
| 5 December 1995 16:30 | Croatia | 21–15 | Budapest | |
| (10–3) | ||||
| 5 December 1995 19:30 | Hungary | 30–23 | Budapest | |
| (12–11) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 17:00 | Croatia | 17–16 | Budapest | |
| (8–8) | ||||
| 6 December 1995 19:00 | Hungary | 33–14 | Budapest | |
| (16–7) | ||||
| 7 December 1995 17:00 | United States | 24–19 | Budapest | |
| (13–7) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 17:00 | Ukraine | 27–16 | Budapest | |
| (13–6) | ||||
| 8 December 1995 19:00 | Hungary | 17–15 | Budapest | |
| (11–5) | ||||
| 9 December 1995 17:00 | Ukraine | 27–17 | Budapest | |
| (12–9) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 17:00 | Croatia | 25–13 | Budapest | |
| (14–5) | ||||
| 10 December 1995 19:00 | Hungary | 30–17 | Budapest | |
| (12–7) | ||||
The 4th and 5th place from A met 5th and 4th from B and the same for group C and D. The winner of each match got a place in the round of 16.
| Date ?? December Time ?? | Japan | 31–22 | Place ?? | |
| (15–9) | ||||
| Date ?? December Time ?? | Czech Republic | 24–14 | Place ?? | |
| (11–9) | ||||
| Date ?? December Time ?? | China | 30–16 | Place ?? | |
| (14–7) | ||||
| Date ?? December Time ?? | United States | 23–24 | Place ?? | |
| (8–12) | ||||
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
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| 12 December 1995 17:30 | Norway | 32–21 | Wiener Neustadt | |
| (18–11) | ||||
Losers from round of 16 played for placements from 9 to 12. Losers from quarterfinals played for places 5 to 8. There was no play for lower rankings.
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