2005 World Women's Handball Championship

2005 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Dates	5–18 December
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (2nd title)
Runner-up	Romania
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	84
Goals scored	4,831 (57.51 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tatjana Logvin ; Nadine Krause ; (60 goals each)
Best player	Lyudmila Bodniyeva
	← Previous Next →

Last updated December 26, 2023

The 2005 World Women's Handball Championship , the 17th team handball world championship for women, was played in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 5 and 18 December 2005. Russia won their second title.

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation			1	Russia
2003 World Championship	2–14 December 2003	Croatia	1	France
2004 African Championship	9–18 April 2004	Cairo	3	Angola Cameroon Ivory Coast
2004 Asian Championship	23–25 July 2004	Hiroshima	4 3	Japan China South Korea ~~Chinese Taipei~~
2004 European Championship	9–19 December 2004	Hungary	3	Norway Denmark Hungary
2005 Oceania Championship	24–28 May 2005	Sydney	1	Australia
2005 Pan American Championship	25–29 May 2005	São Bernardo do Campo	3	Brazil Argentina Uruguay
European qualification^[1]	23 November 2004 – 18 June 2005	Various	8	Austria Croatia Macedonia Netherlands Poland Romania Slovenia Ukraine
Reallocation			1	Germany

Preliminary round

All times are local UTC+3.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia (H)	5	5	0	176	110	+66	10	Main round
2	Netherlands	5	4	1	145	123	+22	8
3	Croatia	5	3	2	165	126	+39	6
4	China	5	2	3	154	146	+8	4
5	Japan	5	1	4	152	155	−3	2
6	Uruguay	5	0	5	73	205	−132	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

5 December 2005 16:00	Netherlands	29–27	Croatia	Ice Palace Attendance: 500 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	van der Wissel 8	(17–11)	Pasičnik 6
		Report

5 December 2005 19:00	Russia	43–16	Uruguay	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Shipilova, Turey 7	(25–8)	Miranda 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

5 December 2005 21:00	Japan	27–33	China	Ice Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Tanaka 9	(18–14)	Li 11
		Report

6 December 2005 17:00	Uruguay	8–29	Netherlands	Ice Palace Attendance: 250 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Castro, Scavino 2	(4–17)	Roelofsen 6
		Report

6 December 2005 19:00	China	20–36	Russia	Ice Palace Attendance: 500 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	three players 4	(9–16)	Marennikova 7
	2× 5×	Report	3× 5×

6 December 2005 21:00	Croatia	31–30	Japan	Ice Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Golubić 10	(11–14)	Tanaka 8
		Report

7 December 2005 17:00	Japan	44–22	Uruguay	Ice Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT)
	three players 6	(24–10)	Castro 6
		Report

7 December 2005 19:00	Russia	34–22	Netherlands	Ice Palace Attendance: 500 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Bodniyeva 8	(16–10)	four players 4
	4× 8×	Report	2× 4×

7 December 2005 21:00	China	29–35	Croatia	Ice Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Li 10	(16–18)	Pasičnik 12
		Report

9 December 2005 17:00	Netherlands	35–27	Japan	Ice Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Souza, Pereira (BRA)
	van der Wissel 8	(19–13)	Kinjo, Tanaka 5
		Report

9 December 2005 19:00	Russia	29–28	Croatia	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Bodniyeva 8	(18–16)	Pasičnik 9
	3× 7×	Report	3× 7× 1×

9 December 2005 21:00	Uruguay	18–45	China	Ice Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Doumbia, Gbela (CIV)
	three players 4	(7–24)	Wang C. 8
		Report

10 December 2005 17:00	Netherlands	30–27	China	Ice Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Hilster 7	(14–16)	Li 10
		Report

10 December 2005 19:00	Japan	24–34	Russia	Ice Palace Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Karbaschi, Kohladouzan (IRI)
	Kinjo 7	(8–17)	Polenova 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 6×

10 December 2005 21:00	Croatia	44–9	Uruguay	Ice Palace Attendance: 400 Referees: Souza, Pereira (BRA)
	Pensa 9	(20–3)	Castro 4
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	5	4	1	0	180	113	+67	9	Main round
2	South Korea	5	3	0	2	173	155	+18	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Norway	5	3	0	2	155	112	+43	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Slovenia	5	2	1	2	159	132	+27	5
5	Angola	5	2	0	3	167	140	+27	4
6	Australia	5	0	0	5	54	236	−182	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1 2 South Korea 30–25 Norway

5 December 2005 17:00	Hungary	57–9	Australia	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Doumbia, Gbela (CIV)
	Kenyeres 13	(27–5)	Roy 5
		Report

5 December 2005 19:00	Slovenia	42–35	South Korea	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Derepasko 12	(20–18)	Kim C., Huh 7
		Report

5 December 2005 21:10	Norway	36–30	Angola	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Souza, Pereira (BRA)
	Johansen, Rokne 8	(19–16)	Bengue, Tavares 8
		Report

6 December 2005 17:00	Australia	13–41	Slovenia	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Souza, Pereira (BRA)
	Roy 5	(4–19)	Hrnjič 8
		Report

6 December 2005 19:00	Angola	30–34	Hungary	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Kiala 10	(17–14)	Görbicz 8
		Report

6 December 2005 21:00	South Korea	30–25	Norway	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 250 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Moon P. 7	(11–13)	Breivang, Rokne 6
		Report

7 December 2005 17:00	Hungary	27–27	Slovenia	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Görbicz 7	(11–14)	Derepasko, Oder 7
		Report

7 December 2005 19:00	Angola	32–35	South Korea	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Karbaschi, Kohladouzan (IRI)
	Kiala 12	(16–13)	Huh 11
		Report

7 December 2005 21:10	Norway	47–10	Australia	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
	Nøstvold 10	(22–4)	Roy 4
		Report

9 December 2005 17:00	Australia	8–47	Angola	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	three players 2	(5–26)	Almeida, Fernandes 7
		Report

9 December 2005 19:00	Hungary	42–29	South Korea	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 300 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Mehlmann 10	(22–13)	Kim C. 6
		Report

9 December 2005 21:10	Slovenia	22–29	Norway	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 300 Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Derepasko, Frešer 5	(10–16)	Aamodt, Rokne 5
		Report

10 December 2005 17:00	South Korea	44–14	Australia	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Doumbia, Gbela (CIV)
	three players 6	(21–7)	Boyd, Roy 3
		Report

10 December 2005 19:00	Slovenia	27–28	Angola	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 200 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
	Derepasko 7	(12–12)	Fernandes 6
		Report

10 December 2005 21:10	Norway	18–20	Hungary	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 500 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Johansen 4	(9–6)	Görbicz 7
		Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	5	4	1	168	139	+29	8^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Main round
2	Germany	5	4	1	165	123	+42	8^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Brazil	5	3	2	146	149	−3	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Austria	5	3	2	158	147	+11	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}
5	Poland	5	1	4	136	154	−18	2
6	Ivory Coast	5	0	5	118	179	−61	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1 2 Denmark 27–26 Germany
1 2 Austria 29–32 Brazil

5 December 2005 17:00	Austria	32–21	Ivory Coast	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 100 Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT)
	Logvin 12	(18–7)	Dosso, Koudou 5
		Report

5 December 2005 19:00	Poland	21–33	Germany	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 400 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Kowalska 6	(12–16)	Krause 8
		Report

5 December 2005 21:00	Denmark	31–22	Brazil	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 400 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
	Touray 7	(12–13)	Mesquita, dos Santos 6
		Report

6 December 2005 17:00	Brazil	34–31	Poland	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 300 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Mesquita 8	(17–13)	Milot, Włodek 6
		Report

6 December 2005 19:00	Germany	34–27	Austria	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 500 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Jurack 8	(17–14)	Logvin 10
		Report

6 December 2005 21:00	Ivory Coast	21–42	Denmark	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 400 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Mambo 8	(9–22)	Fruelund 7
		Report

7 December 2005 17:00	Poland	25–28	Austria	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 200 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Kudłacz, Milot 5	(14–13)	Rotiș 12
		Report

7 December 2005 19:00	Brazil	34–26	Ivory Coast	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 300 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Jacques 6	(17–14)	Mambo 10
		Report

7 December 2005 21:00	Denmark	27–26	Germany	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 600 Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Fruelund 7	(12–14)	Krause 9
		Report

9 December 2005 17:00	Poland	31–26	Ivory Coast	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 250 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
	Włodek 10	(13–17)	Mambo 8
		Report

9 December 2005 19:00	Germany	32–24	Brazil	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 400 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Krause, Wörz 6	(17–9)	Mesquita 8
		Report

9 December 2005 21:00	Austria	42–35	Denmark	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Logvin 15	(23–17)	Hørlykke 6
		Report

10 December 2005 17:00	Austria	29–32	Brazil	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 250 Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Logvin 15	(16–13)	do Nascimento 9
		Report

10 December 2005 19:00	Ivory Coast	24–40	Germany	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 350 Referees: Guseva, Vartanian (RUS)
	Dosso, Mambo 5	(10–19)	Althaus, Neukamp 7
		Report

10 December 2005 21:00	Denmark	33–28	Poland	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 500 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Mortensen 7	(16–11)	Włodek 7
		Report

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	5	5	0	0	168	109	+59	10	Main round
2	Ukraine	5	3	1	1	156	126	+30	7
3	France	5	3	0	2	144	110	+34	6
4	Macedonia	5	2	1	2	149	122	+27	5
5	Argentina	5	1	0	4	79	150	−71	2
6	Cameroon	5	0	0	5	103	182	−79	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

5 December 2005 16:30	Ukraine	34–23	Cameroon	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 200 Referees: Karbaschi, Kohladouzan (IRI)
	Reznir 10	(18–10)	Bissono 10
		Report

5 December 2005 18:30	Romania	31–15	Argentina	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 250 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Ardean-Elisei 7	(17–7)	Acosta, Decilio 4
		Report

5 December 2005 20:30	France	25–22	Macedonia	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 250 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Spincer 8	(9–13)	Radulović 10
		Report

6 December 2005 16:30	Cameroon	19–50	Romania	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 250 Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT)
	Lemnwie, Mbah 4	(8–26)	Gâlcă, Gogîrlă 7
		Report

6 December 2005 18:30	Macedonia	29–29	Ukraine	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 250 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	five players 5	(12–17)	Borodina 7
		Report

6 December 2005 20:30	Argentina	11–33	France	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 250 Referees: Doumbia, Gbela (CIV)
	Sanguinetti 3	(4–13)	Spincer 7
		Report

7 December 2005 16:30	Ukraine	27–30	Romania	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 300 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Borodina, Shutska 6	(10–17)	Luca, Gogîrlă 7
		Report

7 December 2005 18:30	Macedonia	32–15	Argentina	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 300 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Boeva 13	(16–9)	Decilio 6
		Report

7 December 2005 20:30	France	33–17	Cameroon	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 150 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Kamto 7	(14–9)	three players 3
		Report

9 December 2005 16:30	Cameroon	24–44	Macedonia	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 200 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Kouakam, Ndeh 5	(9–22)	Todorovska 21
		Report

9 December 2005 18:30	Ukraine	34–17	Argentina	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 100 Referees: Karbaschi, Kohladouzan (IRI)
	Lyapina, Reznir 5	(15–11)	Decilio 4
		Report

9 December 2005 20:30	Romania	28–26	France	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 150 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Várzaru 10	(16–11)	Herbrecht 6
		Report

10 December 2005 16:30	Argentina	21–20	Cameroon	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 150 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Ferrea 4	(10–10)	Bissono 5
		Report

10 December 2005 18:30	Romania	29–22	Macedonia	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 300 Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT)
	Várzaru 7	(18–8)	Bujanova, Portjanko 6
		Report

10 December 2005 20:30	France	27–32	Ukraine	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 300 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Spincer 13	(14–14)	Reznir 11
		Report

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia (H)	5	5	0	0	156	132	+24	10	Semifinals
2	Hungary	5	4	0	1	159	138	+21	8	Semifinals
3	Netherlands	5	2	1	2	140	154	−14	5	Fifth-place game
4	South Korea	5	2	0	3	150	162	−12	4	Seventh-place game
5	Norway	5	1	1	3	132	131	+1	3
6	Croatia	5	0	0	5	140	160	−20	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

12 December 2005 17:00	Croatia	26–27	Hungary	Ice Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Pasičnik, Tatari 6	(13–16)	Tóth 8
		Report

12 December 2005 19:00	Russia	32–27	South Korea	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Bliznova 7	(17–13)	Song 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

12 December 2005 21:10	Netherlands	30–30	Norway	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Lamein, van der Wissel 6	(16–12)	Lunde 11
		Report

13 December 2005 17:00	South Korea	38–34	Croatia	Ice Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Souza, Pereira (BRA)
	Huh 12	(20–19)	Pasičnik, Pušić 7
		Report

13 December 2005 19:00	Hungary	37–30	Netherlands	Ice Palace Attendance: 800 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Görbicz, Mehlmann 7	(21–16)	Mulder, van der Wissel 6
		Report

13 December 2005 21:10	Norway	22–26	Russia	Ice Palace Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Rokne 6	(11–12)	Bliznova 6
	3× 6×	Report	4× 6× 1×

15 December 2005 17:00	Netherlands	29–26	South Korea	Ice Palace Attendance: 800 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Lamein, Pusic 5	(16–14)	Choi 6
		Report

15 December 2005 19:00	Russia	35–33	Hungary	Ice Palace Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Polenova 11	(15–17)	Kovacsicz 9
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4× 1×

15 December 2005 21:10	Croatia	25–37	Norway	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Golubić, Pasičnik 6	(12–18)	Rokne 9
		Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	5	5	0	0	163	141	+22	10	Semifinals
2	Denmark	5	3	1	1	137	128	+9	7	Semifinals
3	Germany	5	3	0	2	145	140	+5	6	Fifth place game
4	Brazil	5	2	0	3	147	153	−6	4	Seventh place game
5	Ukraine	5	1	1	3	145	147	−2	3
6	France	5	0	0	5	121	149	−28	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

12 December 2005 17:00	Germany	32–26	France	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 200 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Krause 8	(18–13)	Herbrecht 7
		Report

12 December 2005 19:00	Brazil	33–35	Romania	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 250 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	do Nascimento, Piedade 6	(15–17)	Gogîrlă 11
		Report

12 December 2005 21:00	Denmark	28–28	Ukraine	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 250 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Fruelund 8	(13–17)	Borodina 9
		Report

13 December 2005 17:00	Romania	37–26	Germany	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 200 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Ardean-Elisei 12	(20–14)	Jurack, Wörz 6
		Report

13 December 2005 19:00	Ukraine	32–33	Brazil	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 250 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Reznir 12	(16–17)	Mesquita 8
		Report

13 December 2005 21:00	France	19–22	Denmark	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 350 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Herbrecht, Kamto 4	(10–11)	Fruelund 6
		Report

15 December 2005 17:00	Brazil	35–23	France	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 300 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	da Silva 8	(19–14)	Spincer 5
		Report

15 December 2005 19:00	Germany	29–26	Ukraine	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 400 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Jurack 7	(16–15)	Radchenko 7
		Report

15 December 2005 21:00	Denmark	29–33	Romania	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 500 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Sjøberg 6	(13–16)	Ardean-Elisei 8
		Report

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

17 December

Russia	31
		18 December
Denmark	24
		Russia	28
17 December
		Romania	23
Romania	26

Hungary	24
		Third place

		18 December

		Denmark	24

		Hungary	27

Semifinals

17 December 2005 15:30	Romania	26–24	Hungary	Ice Palace Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	three players 4	(15–14)	Mehlmann 6
	3× 6×	Report	4× 3×

17 December 2005 18:00	Russia	31–24	Denmark	Ice Palace Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Poltoratskaya 7	(16–9)	Hørlykke 5
	3× 8×	Report	3× 6×

Seventh-place game

17 December 2005 13:00	South Korea	28–29	Brazil	Ice Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Huh 7	(14–15)	do Nascimento 10
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5×

Fifth-place game

18 December 2005 12:00	Netherlands	28–26	Germany	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Lamein 7	(17–12)	Jurack 9
	3× 6×	Report	3× 3×

Bronze medal game

18 December 2005 14:30	Denmark	24–27	Hungary	Ice Palace Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Fruelund 7	(15–14)	Görbicz 7
	3× 2×	Report	2× 5×

Final

18 December 2005 17:00	Russia	28–23	Romania	Ice Palace Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Postnova 7	(17–12)	Ardean-Elisei 7
	3× 6×	Report	3× 5×

Final rankings

	Russia
	Romania
	Hungary
4	Denmark
5	Netherlands
6	Germany
7	Brazil
8	South Korea
9	Norway
10	Ukraine
11	Croatia
12	France
13	Austria
14	Slovenia
15	Macedonia
16	Angola
17	China
18	Japan
19	Poland
20	Argentina
21	Ivory Coast
22	Cameroon
23	Uruguay
24	Australia

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Nadine Krause	Germany	60	107	56
1	Tatjana Logvin	Austria	60	94	64
3	Anita Görbicz	Hungary	56	101	55
4	Grit Jurack	Germany	55	102	54
5	Katrine Fruelund	Denmark	54	98	55
6	Idalina Mesquita	Brazil	53	83	64
6	Woo Sun-hee	South Korea	53	83	64
8	Svitlana Pasičnik	Croatia	52	95	55
8	Olena Reznir	Ukraine	52	92	57
10	Valentina Ardean-Elisei	Romania	51	80	64

Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves	Shots
1	Laurence Maho	France	48	38	80
2	Tatiana Alizar	Russia	45	80	182
3	Luminița Dinu	Romania	43	117	275
3	Katrine Lunde	Norway	43	74	174
5	Katalin Pálinger	Hungary	40	131	324
6	Olga Kolesnik	Macedonia	39	58	148
7	Tereza Tamaș	Romania	39	37	96
8	Barbara Gorski	Slovenia	38	27	71
8	Justina Praça	Angola	38	17	45
10	Nataliya Rusnachenko	Austria	37	75	202

Source: IHF

All star team

Goalkeeper: Luminiţa Dinu (ROU)
Left wing: Valentina Ardean-Elisei (ROU)
Left back: Pearl van der Wissel (NED)
Centre back: Anita Görbicz (HUN)
Right back: Grit Jurack (GER)
Right wing: Woo Sun-hee (KOR)
Pivot: Lyudmila Bodniyeva (RUS)

Source: IHF

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Russia	Romania	Hungary

Related Research Articles

The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship was the 21st edition of the tournament that took place in Croatia from 16 January to 1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hosts which included the Czech Republic, Greece and Romania.

The 2007 World Women's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the international championship tournament in women's team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). France hosted the event from 2–16 December 2007. A total of 24 teams participated in the tournament. Russia successfully contested Norway in the final, regaining the title after having lost it at the 2005 final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 World Women's Handball Championship</span> 2009 edition of the World Womens Handball Championship

The 2009 World Women's Handball Championship was the 19th edition, second to take place outside Europe, of the international championship tournament in women's team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). China hosted the event from 5-20 December 2009. Russia successfully contested France in the final, their fourth title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 World Women's Handball Championship</span> 2015 edition of the World Womens Handball Championship

The 2015 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Denmark. The decision to select Denmark as the host was announced on 27 January 2011.

The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. The event was held in France from 11 to 29 January 2017.

The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Germany from 1 to 17 December 2017. Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in 1965 and 1997.

The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 24th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Japan from 30 November to 15 December 2019.

The 2015 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and held at Brazil from 19 July to 1 August 2015. The decision to select Brazil as the host was announced 1 August 2014. France won their first title by defeating Denmark 26–24 in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Men's Youth World Handball Championship</span> International handball tournament held in Russia

The 2015 Men's Youth World Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the IHF Men's Youth World Championship, held in Yekaterinburg, Russia from 7 to 20 August 2015. France won their first title by defeating Slovenia 33–26 in the final.

The 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Egypt from 13 to 31 January 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Men's Junior World Handball Championship</span>

The 2017 IHF Men's Junior World Championship was the 21st edition of the tournament, held in Algiers, Algeria from 18 to 30 July 2017. It was the first time that Algeria staged the competition, and the third time that it was held in Africa.

The 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place in Moscow, Russia from 2 to 15 July 2016. Denmark won their second title after defeating Russia 32–28 in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship</span>

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.

The 2021 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 25th event by the International Handball Federation, was held in Spain from 1 to 19 December 2021. On 18 October 2018, at a congress in Doha, Qatar, the IHF announced that the World Championship would be expanded from 24 teams to 32 teams from 2021 onwards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Men's Youth World Handball Championship</span> International handball tournament held in Georgia

The 2017 IHF Men's Youth World Championship was the seventh edition of the U-19 tournament and held in Tbilisi, Georgia from 8 to 20 August 2017. All matches were played in two halls at the Olympic Palace.

The 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament and took place in Kielce, Poland from 7 to 19 August 2018.

The 2023 IHF Men's Youth World Championship was the 10th edition of the championship, held from 2 to 13 August 2023 in Croatia under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the Croatian Handball Federation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Women's Youth World Handball Championship</span>

The 2022 IHF Women's Youth World Championship was the ninth edition of the IHF Women's Youth World Championship, held from 30 July to 10 August 2022 in Skopje, North Macedonia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF). Originally scheduled to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, it was moved to North Macedonia in April 2022 due to uncertainty because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the safety of the tournament held in Georgia.

The 2022 IHF Women's Junior World Championship was the 23rd edition of the IHF Women's Junior World Championship, held in Slovenia from 22 June to 3 July 2022 under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). For the first time, the championship was organised by the Handball Federation of Slovenia. The number of teams increased from 24 to 32.

The 2023 IHF World Women's Handball Championship was the 26th edition of the championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF) from 29 November to 17 December 2023 and jointly hosted by Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It was the third time in handball history that the championship is jointly hosted, the first in Sweden, and also the first to be played in three countries.

References

↑ "2005 Women's World Championship – WCh Play Off". EHF . Retrieved 4 August 2020.

External links

XVII Women's World Championship Russia 2005 – At the official International Handball Federation website

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[table_hth_KOR0.80416622981623-2] 1 2 South Korea 30–25 Norway

[table_hth_DEN0.32332264274513-3] 1 2 Denmark 27–26 Germany

[table_hth_BRA0.32332264274513-4] 1 2 Austria 29–32 Brazil

[1] "2005 Women's World Championship – WCh Play Off". EHF . Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[1]

[lower-alpha 1]

[lower-alpha 1]

[lower-alpha 2]

v t e International handball
IAHF IHF Olympic Games World Championships Men Women National teams Player of the Year Achievements by nation Beach handball World Championships World Games
International	World Championships Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth University Wheelchair Men's Field Handball Women's Field Handball Youth Olympics Summer Universiade Emerging Nations IHF Inter-Continental Trophy Arab Games Mediterranean Games
Africa	African Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth African Games
North America and Caribbean	North American and Caribbean Championship Men Women Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games
South & Central America	South & Central American Championships Men Women Pan American Games South American Games Bolivarian Games
Asia	Asian Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth Asian Games
Europe	European Championships Men Women Men's U-20 Women's U-19 Men's U-18 Women's U-17 Beach Men Beach Women Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament European Open
Oceania	Oceania Championships Senior Junior Youth Beach Pacific Cup French Pacific Championship
Defunct	Goodwill Games Intercontinental Cup Pan American Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth

2005 World Women's Handball Championship

Contents

Qualification

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Main round

Group I

Group II

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals

Seventh-place game

Fifth-place game

Bronze medal game

Final

Final rankings

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

All star team

Medalists

Related Research Articles

References

External links