2003 World Women's Handball Championship

2003 World Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
Dates	2 December – 14 December
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	France (1st title)
Runner-up	Hungary
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Bojana Radulović (HUN)
Best player	Valérie Nicolas (FRA)
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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

The following nations were qualified:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Australia	Angola	Argentina	China
Brazil	Austria	Japan	Ivory Coast
Croatia	Czech Republic	Norway	Denmark
Spain	South Korea	Romania	Germany
France	Russia	Tunisia	Hungary
Serbia and Montenegro	Uruguay	Ukraine	Slovenia

Preliminary round

	Team advanced to the Main Round
	Team is eliminated from the tournament

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	5	5	0	0	149	98	+51	10
Spain	5	4	0	1	150	120	+30	8
Serbia and Montenegro	5	3	0	2	165	143	+22	6
Croatia	5	2	0	3	142	122	+20	4
Brazil	5	1	0	4	136	155	−19	2
Australia	5	0	0	5	74	178	−104	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Russia	5	5	0	0	153	106	+47	10
South Korea	5	4	0	1	165	113	+52	8
Austria	5	3	0	2	165	130	+35	6
Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	126	125	+1	4
Angola	5	1	0	4	119	120	−1	2
Uruguay	5	0	0	5	77	211	−134	0

Group C

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	5	4	0	1	171	129	+42	8
Slovenia	5	4	0	1	149	141	+8	8
Germany	5	3	1	1	144	121	+23	7
Denmark	5	2	1	2	113	119	−6	5
China	5	1	0	4	135	153	−18	2
Ivory Coast	5	0	0	5	117	166	−49	0

Main Round

Top two teams from each group advanced to the Semifinals. The third placed teams from each group competed in the 5th/6th placement match.

	Team advanced to the Semifinals
	Team will compete in placement matches
	Team is eliminated from the tournament

Group I

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	5	4	0	1	128	121	+7	8
South Korea	5	3	0	2	158	151	+7	6
Spain	5	2	1	2	139	138	+1	5
Russia	5	2	1	2	129	129	0	5
Serbia and Montenegro	5	2	0	3	145	158	−13	4
Austria	5	1	0	4	149	151	−2	2

Group II

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	5	3	1	1	154	129	+25	7
Ukraine	5	3	1	1	132	140	−8	7
Norway	5	3	1	1	142	133	+9	7
Slovenia	5	2	0	3	137	149	−12	4
Romania	5	1	1	3	135	140	−5	3
Germany	5	1	0	4	134	143	−9	2

Final round

	Semifinal				Final
	France	28
	Ukraine	26
					France	32
					Hungary	29
					Bronze Match
	Hungary	40		Ukraine	29
	South Korea	38			South Korea	31

	5th/6th place
	1	Spain	27
	2	Norway	26

Ranking and Statistics

Final ranking

	France
	Hungary
	South Korea
4	Ukraine
5	Spain
6	Norway
7	Russia
8	Slovenia
9	Serbia and Montenegro
10	Romania
11	Austria
12	Germany
13	Denmark
14	Croatia
15	Czech Republic
16	Japan
17	Angola
18	Tunisia
19	China
20	Brazil
21	Ivory Coast
22	Argentina
23	Australia
24	Uruguay

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.

All Star Team

• Goalkeeper: Valérie Nicolas (FRA)
• Left wing: Tanja Oder (SLO)
• Left back: Olena Tsygitsa (UKR)
• Pivot: Isabelle Wendling (FRA)
• Centre back: Anita Görbicz (HUN)
• Right back: Bojana Radulović (HUN)
• Right wing: Woo Sun-Hee (KOR)

Top Goalkeepers Rank Name Team % Saves Shots 1 Joanne Dudziak France 47% 57 122 2 Heidi Tjugum Norway 46% 66 145 3 Cecilie Leganger Norway 43% 89 207 Lene Rantala Denmark 21 49 5 Katalin Pálinger Hungary 42% 141 336 6 Tatiana Alizar Russia 41% 58 141 7 Ildiko Barbu Romania 40% 34 84 Irina Sirina Hungary 30 75 9 Luminita Dinu Romania 39% 93 239 Valérie Nicolas France 103 262

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Bojana Radulović	Hungary	97	170	57%
2	Olena Tsygitsa	Ukraine	66	120	55%
3	Bojana Petrović	Serbia and Montenegro	58	104	56%
4	Susana Fraile Celaya	Spain	50	116	43%
5	Zsuzsanna Lovasz	Hungary	48	68	71%
6	Montserrat Puche Díaz	Spain	47	84	56%
7	Grit Jurack	Germany	46	90	51%
8	Woo Sun-Hee	South Korea	45	75	60%
9	Ausra Fridrikas	Austria	45	82	55%
10	Elodie Mambo	Ivory Coast	43	86	50%