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1979 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

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1979 Junior World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Yugoslavia
DatesOctober 13–23
Teams13 (from 3 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
Runner-up East Germany
Third place Yugoslavia
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored1,365 (29.67 per match)
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The 1979 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 2nd edition of the tournament and took place from 13 to 23 October in the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo in Yugoslavia.

The title was won by the Soviet Union who finished on top after winning four of their five games with East Germany finishing in second place.[1]

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 62 34 +28 6
 Hungary 3 2 0 1 50 42 +8 4
 West Germany 3 1 0 2 35 46 −11 2
 Japan 3 0 0 3 34 59 −25 0
Source: [citation needed]
1979 Hungary  20–13  Japan SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Soviet Union  19–10  West Germany SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Soviet Union  25–13  Japan SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Hungary  19–11  West Germany SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 West Germany  14–8  Japan SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Soviet Union  18–11  Hungary SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 4 4 0 0 102 35 +67 8
 France 4 3 0 1 55 54 +1 6
 Norway 4 2 0 2 61 42 +19 4
 Austria 4 1 0 3 31 56 −25 2
 Italy 4 0 0 4 34 96 −62 0
Source: FFHB
13-10-1979 Yugoslavia  18–5  Austria Gjilan
13-10-1979 France  21–12  Italy Gjilan
(9-6)

14-10-1979 Norway  17–3  Austria Gjakova
14-10-1979 Yugoslavia  41–7  Italy Gjakova

15-10-1979 Austria  14–8  Italy Mitrovica
15-10-1979 France  12–10  Norway Mitrovica
(4-5)

16-10-1979 Norway  20–7  Italy Prizren
16-10-1979 Yugoslavia  23–9  France Prizren
(12-3)

17-10-1979 Yugoslavia  20–14  Norway Uroševac
17-10-1979 France  13–9 (5-5)  Austria Uroševac

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 3 0 0 68 29 +39 6
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 60 34 +26 4
 Netherlands 3 1 0 2 46 44 +2 2
 United States 3 0 0 3 23 90 −67 0
Source: [citation needed]
1979 Netherlands  26–6  United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 East Germany  18–8  Denmark SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Denmark  18–9  Netherlands SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 East Germany  30–10  United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 East Germany  20–11  Netherlands SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Denmark  34–7  United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

Final round

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Group 7-12

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 5 4 0 1 73 48 +25 8
 Norway 5 4 0 1 83 53 +30 8
 West Germany 5 3 0 2 72 42 +30 6
 Japan 5 3 0 2 96 77 +19 6
 Austria 5 1 0 4 36 76 −40 2
 United States 5 0 0 5 55 119 −64 0
Source: [citation needed]
1979 Japan  21–15  Netherlands SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 West Germany  19–4  Austria SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Norway  24–14  United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Netherlands  11–6  Norway SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Japan  17–9  Austria SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 West Germany  23–7  United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Norway  11–6  West Germany SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Japan  31–14  United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Netherlands  9–5  Austria SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Netherlands  12–10  West Germany SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Austria  15–14  United States SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Norway  25–19  Japan SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

Group 1-6

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 5 4 0 1 91 61 +30 8
 East Germany 5 3 1 1 87 59 +28 7
 Yugoslavia 5 3 1 1 84 65 +19 7
 Hungary 5 3 0 2 78 71 +7 6
 Denmark 5 1 0 4 65 81 −16 2
 France 5 0 0 5 45 113 −68 0
Source: IHF, FFHB
1979 Soviet Union  24–9  France SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
(14-3)
1979 Hungary  17–13  East Germany SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
1979 Yugoslavia  17–12  Denmark SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Hungary  17–16  Denmark SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
1979 East Germany  29–9 or 28–9  France SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
(12-2)
1979 Soviet Union  18–15  Yugoslavia SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

1979 Hungary  20−8 or 28–9  France SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
(12-2)
1979 Soviet Union  19–12  Denmark SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
1979 East Germany  13–13  Yugoslavia SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

23-10-1979 Denmark  17–10  France SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
(7-4)
23-10-1979 East Germany  14–12  Soviet Union SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia
23-10-1979 Yugoslavia  16–13  Hungary SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia

Ranking

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The final rankings from the 1979 edition:[2][3]

Rank Team
 Soviet Union
 East Germany
 Yugoslavia
4  Hungary
5  Denmark
6  France
7  Netherlands
8  Norway
9  West Germany
10  Japan
11  Austria
12  United States
13  Italy

References

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  1. ^ "Junior Women Handball World Championships Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  2. ^ "WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS / JUNIOR" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. ^ "Championnats du monde Juniors féminins 1979". Hand-ball: Bulletin fédéral (in French) (155). Fédération française de handball: 12 à 14. January 1980. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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