IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship

IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship
Upcoming season or competition:; 2024 IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	2005
Founder	International Handball Federation
First season	2006
No. of teams	24
Continents	5
Most recent; champion(s)	Spain (1st title)
Most titles	Russia (3 titles)

Last updated July 30, 2025

The IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Women's Youth World Championship) is the official competition for women's national handball teams under age 18. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2006. It takes place every two years in even years.

Tournaments

Year	Host country	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
Year	Host country	Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2006 Details	Canada	Denmark	36–33	South Korea	Romania	30–28	France
2008 Details	Slovakia	Russia	27–22	Serbia	Denmark	24–21	France
2010 Details	Dominican Republic	Sweden	34–29	Norway	Netherlands	27–26	France
2012 Details	Montenegro	Denmark	27–26	Russia	Norway	36–30	Romania
2014 Details	Macedonia	Romania	32–21	Germany	Denmark	20–19	Montenegro
2016 Details	Slovakia	Russia	30–22	Denmark	South Korea	32–30	Norway
2018 Details	Poland	Russia	29–27	Hungary	South Korea	34–27	Sweden
2020 Details	Croatia	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ^[1]			Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	North Macedonia	South Korea	31–28	Denmark	Hungary	27–26	Netherlands
2024 Details	China	Spain	23–22	Denmark	Hungary	25–24	France
2026 Details

Medal table

Participating nations

Nation	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	2026	Years
Algeria								32nd			1
Angola		8th	10th	15th	20th	10th	21st		26th		7
Argentina	6th	11th	17th		12th	18th	20th	25th	18th		8
Austria							15th	23rd	20th		3
Brazil	9th	10th	13th	12th	7th	12th		15th	11th		8
Canada	10th								31st		2
Chile						22nd	18th		29th		3
China					22nd	20th	22nd		15th	Q	5
Chinese Taipei									22nd		1
Croatia				14th	10th	8th	12th	11th	7th		6
Czech Republic				13th				22nd	9th		3
Denmark	1st	3rd	6th	1st	3rd	2nd	6th	2nd	2nd		9
Dominican Republic			8th								1
DR Congo			18th	18th	23rd	23rd					4
Egypt						9th	23rd	7th	21st		4
Faroe Islands								19th			1
France	4th	4th	4th	7th	16th	6th	10th	5th	4th		9
Germany			14th		2nd	11th	5th	10th	5th		6
Greenland									32nd		1
Guinea								29th	30th		2
Hong Kong		15th									1
Hungary			11th	5th	15th	5th	2nd	3rd	3rd		7
Iceland								8th	25th		2
India								30th	28th		2
Iran								16th			1
Japan	7th	13th	15th	8th	14th	17th	14th		8th	Q	9
Kazakhstan			16th	16th	21st	19th	24th	27th	27th	Q	8
Kosovo									23rd		1
Montenegro				11th	4th		17th	18th	12th		5
Netherlands		9th	3rd	10th	6th		7th	4th	16th		7
Nigeria									24th		1
North Macedonia					17th			12th			2
Norway			2nd	3rd	13th	4th	11th	9th	10th		7
Paraguay				20th	19th	21st					3
Poland							13th				1
Portugal				19th	11th			13th			3
Puerto Rico		14th									1
Qatar		16th									1
Romania	3rd			4th	1st	14th	9th	14th	17th		7
Russia		1st	7th	2nd	8th	1st	1st	DQ			6
Senegal								28th			1
Serbia		2nd							6th		2
Slovakia		7th				13th	19th	26th			4
Slovenia	5th					16th		20th			3
South Korea	2nd	6th	9th	9th	5th	3rd	3rd	1st	19th	Q	10
Spain		5th	5th			15th	8th	17th	1st		6
Sweden			1st	6th	9th	7th	4th	6th	13th		7
Switzerland								21st	14th		2
Thailand	8th		19th								2
Tunisia	11th	12th			18th		16th				4
Uruguay			12th	17th				31st			3
Uzbekistan					24th	24th		24th			3
Total	11	16	19	20	24	24	24	32	32	32

References

↑ "Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting". ihf.info. 22 February 2021.

External links

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[1] "Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting". ihf.info. 22 February 2021.

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v t e Youth World Handball Championship (men's U19 and women's U18)
Men's U19	Qatar 2005 Bahrain 2007 Tunisia 2009 Argentina 2011 Hungary 2013 Russia 2015 Georgia 2017 North Macedonia 2019 ~~Greece 2021~~ Croatia 2023 Egypt 2025
Women's U18	Canada 2006 Slovakia 2008 Dominican Republic 2010 Montenegro 2012 Macedonia 2014 Slovakia 2016 Poland 2018 ~~Croatia 2020~~ North Macedonia 2022 China 2024

v t e International women's youth handball
IHF Youth Olympic Games Summer Universiade Under-20 World Championship Under-18 World Championship IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
Africa	CAHB Under-19 Under-17
North America & Caribbean	NACHC None (IHF Trophies for Under-20 and Under-18)
South & Central America	SCAHC Under-19 Under-17
Asia	AHF Under-19 Under-17
Europe	EHF Under-19 Under-17
Oceania	OCHF Under-19 Under-18
Discontinued	PATHF Under-20 Under-18 Under-16 South America Under-20 Under-18 Under-16 Under-14

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 U-21 Women's U-20 Men's U-19 Women's U-18 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 (Junior) Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games
South & Central America	South & Central American Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Pan American Games (Junior) 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