2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place in Slovakia from 19 to 31 July 2016.
Russia won their second title after defeating Denmark 30–22 in the final.
Teams
;Africa;Asia
;Europe
Venues
Matches will be played in Bratislava.- Ondrej Nepela Arena
- Aegon Arena
Referees
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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President's Cup
21st place bracket
21–24th place semifinals
----23rd place game
21st place game
17th place bracket
17–20th place semifinals
----19th place game
17th place game
9–16th placement games
The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4.Ranking
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
;5th place bracketRound of 16
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Quarterfinals
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5–8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
----Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
| Team qualified for the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship |
Awards
- MVP : Karina Sabirova
- Top Goalscorer : Bernadett Hornyák
- Best defender : Guro Nestaker
All-Star Team
- Goalkeeper : Lærke Sørensen
- Right wing : Mariia Dudina
- Right back : Antonina Skorobogatchenko
- Centre back : Gim A-yeong
- Left back : Song Jin-mi
- Left wing : Emma Friis
- Pivot : Ida-Marie Dahl