2003 World Women's Handball Championship
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 |
Preliminary round
Group A in Split">Split, Croatia">Split
- Tuesday, 2 December:
- * 41 - 18
- * 32 - 25
- * 28 - 25
- Wednesday, 3 December:
- * 33 - 27
- * 12 - 38
- * 15 - 33
- Thursday, 4 December:
- * 27 - 25
- * 28 - 24
- * 33 - 13
- Saturday, 6 December:
- * 12 - 36
- * 20 - 28
- * 44 - 41
- Sunday, 7 December:
- * 30 - 19
- * 28 - 29
- * 27 - 25
Group B in [Poreč]
- Tuesday, 2 December:
- * 28 - 27
- * 46 - 16
- * 29 - 19
- Wednesday, 3 December:
- * 31 - 18
- * 22 - 26
- * 20 - 47
- Thursday, 4 December:
- * 27 - 21
- * 22 - 29
- * 38 - 15
- Saturday, 6 December:
- * 24 - 18
- * 26 - 30
- * 12 - 41
- Sunday, 7 December:
- * 31 - 16
- * 34 - 39
- * 39 - 14
Group C in [Karlovac]
- Tuesday, 2 December:
- * 30 - 24
- * 29 - 30
- * 43 - 13
- Wednesday, 3 December:
- * 28 - 28
- * 25 - 27
- * 16 - 24
- Thursday, 4 December:
- * 33 - 15
- * 45 - 13
- * 41 - 30
- Saturday, 6 December:
- * 14 - 28
- * 19 - 33
- * 25 - 23
- Sunday, 7 December:
- * 30 - 39
- * 29 - 21
- * 31 - 18
Group D in [Čakovec]
- Tuesday, 2 December:
- * 43 - 25
- * 34 - 26
- * 20 - 20
- Wednesday, 3 December:
- * 28 - 32
- * 30 - 27
- * 20 - 29
- Thursday, 4 December:
- * 38 - 25
- * 30 - 28
- * 24 - 21
- Saturday, 6 December:
- * 17 - 36
- * 34 - 30
- * 29 - 21
- Sunday, 7 December:
- * 31 - 26
- * 29 - 28
- * 19 - 29
Main Round
Team advanced to the Semifinals | |
Team will compete in placement matches |
Group I
- Tuesday, 9 December:
- * 27 - 26
- * 31 - 27
- * 25 - 27
- Wednesday, 10 December:
- * 25 - 25
- * 25 - 28
- * 33 - 35
- Thursday, 11 December:
- * 27 - 38
- * 29 - 32
- * 20 - 19
Group II in [Rijeka]
- Tuesday, 9 December:
- * 31 - 30
- * 27 - 30
- * 26 - 25
- Wednesday, 10 December:
- * 24 - 24
- * 23 - 25
- * 30 - 28
- Thursday, 11 December:
- * 31 - 23
- * 29 - 28
- * 23 - 35
Final round
Ranking and Statistics
Final ranking
All Star Team
- Goalkeeper:
- Left wing:
- Left back:
- Pivot:
- Centre back:
- Right back:
- Right wing:
Top Goalkeepers