World Womens Handball Championship
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Poster
Established
1938 (87 years old)
First Recorded Event
2021-03-19
Current Season
2025
Sport
HandballLocation
Worldwide
Gender
Female
TV Rights
Upcoming
Description
The IHF World Women's Handball Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside Europe and 2013 where Brazil won as the first American team. The biggest winner is Russia with four titles.
Nine teams participated in the first championship, this number has grown in steps to 32 (from 2021). In 1977 a B-tournament was introduced and later in 1986 a C-tournament which served as qualification for the real championship or A-tournament. The B- and C-tournament qualifications were replaced by the present qualification system based on continental confederations in 1993.
From 1993 it has been held every other year. Between 1978 and 1990 it was held every fourth alternating with the Olympic tournament (introduced for women handball in 1976). The first five tournaments were held in the summer or early fall whereas the rest has been held in November or December.
Seasons
 2023 |  2022-2023 |  2021 |
Teams
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Last 5 winners
France Handball Women (2023)
Norway Handball Women (2021)
Netherlands Handball Women (2019) France Handball Women (2017) Norway Handball Women (2015)Fanart
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