1999 World Women's Handball Championship

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1999 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
DatesNovember 29 – December 12
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Norway.svg  Norway (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of France.svg  France
Third placeFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
Fourth placeFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played80
Goals scored3,980 (49.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Germany.svg Grit Jurack
Flag of Romania.svg Carmen Amariei-Lungu
Best player Flag of Austria.svg Ausra Fridrikas
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The 1999 World Women's Handball Championship , the 14th of its kind, was held between November 29 and December 12, 1999, and was jointly hosted by Denmark and Norway, with the finals being played in Lillehammer, Norway.

Contents

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5401124101+238 Round of 16
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 540113788+498
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5311126114+127
4Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 5212127123+45
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5104124121+32
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 500575166910
Source: [ citation needed ]
29 November
16:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg29–19Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 600
Referees: Chung, Lim (KOR)
(16–9)

29 November
18:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg29–13Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 6400
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(13–9)

29 November
21:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg25–21Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 793
Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO)
(15–11)

30 November
17:00
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg29–29Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Gjøvik, Norway
Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO)
(15–14)

30 November
19:00
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg21–30Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Gjøvik, Norway
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
(10–13)

30 November
21:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg16–26Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gjøvik, Norway
Attendance: 300
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(9–14)

2 December
17:00
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg24–22Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 800
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(13–7)

2 December
19:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg38–11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 3,220
Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
(17–5)

2 December
21:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg22–20Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 500
Referees: Chong, Lim (KOR)
(8–11)

4 December
13:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg14–37Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Stavanger, Norway
Attendance: 500
Referees: Chong, Lim (KOR)
(7–19)

4 December
16:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg27–24Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Stavanger, Norway
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
(13–13)

4 December
17:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg24–18Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Stavanger, Norway
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO)
(12–9)

5 December
14:00
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg36–15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Stavanger, Norway
Attendance: 650
Referees: Besses, Benmila (ALG)
(18–7)

5 December
15:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg29–24Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Stavanger, Norway
Attendance: 2,160
Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
(13–13)

4 December
18:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg22–19Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Stavanger, Norway
Attendance: 4,682
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(12–9)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 5401144125+198 Round of 16
2Flag of France.svg  France 540112498+268
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5302138109+296
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5302146110+366
5Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 5104110142322
6Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 5005103181780
Source: [ citation needed ]


30 November
13:30
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg26–25Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 520
Referees: Klucso, Lekrinzki (HUN)
(11–12)

30 November
15:15
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg37–19Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 510
Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
(19–7)

30 November
17:00
France  Flag of France.svg31–19Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 740
Referees: Malik de Tchara, Al Lail (ARG)
(14–10)

1 December
14:30
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg15–33Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 688
Referees: Klucso, Lekrinzki (HUN)
(5–18)

1 December
16:15
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg27–37Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 724
Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (SRB)
(13–15)

1 December
18:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg16–18Flag of France.svg  France Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 890
Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
(7–11)

2 December
13:30
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg32–24Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 905
Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
(19–8)

2 December
15:15
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg41–19Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 916
Referees: Malik de Tchara, Al Lail (ARG)
(21–12)

2 December
17:00
France  Flag of France.svg22–20Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 940
Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (SRB)
(10–12)

4 December
12:00
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg20–29Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 467
Referees: Malik de Tchara, Al Lail (ARG)
(8–14)

4 December
13:45
France  Flag of France.svg34–21Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 612
Referees: Klucso, Lekrinszki (HUN)
(14–14)

4 December
15:30
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg30–27Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 6,724
Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
(18–15)

5 December
14:00
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg17–32Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 407
Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (SRB)
(6–13)

5 December
16:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg26–27Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 523
Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
(11–17)

5 December
18:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg22–19Flag of France.svg  France Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 434
Referees: Klucso, Lekrinszki (HUN)
(10–10)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 550015984+7510 Round of 16
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5311137100+377
3Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 5302136107+296
4Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 512211312074
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 511311812463
6Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5005521801280
Source: [ citation needed ]


30 November
16:30
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg27–25Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 500
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(15–10)

30 November
19:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg33–9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 650
Referees: Silva, Righeto (BRA)
(15–5)

30 November
20:40
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg31–12Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Goulao, Macau (POR)
(15–7)

1 December
16:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg10–33Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 600
Referees: Goulao, Macau (POR)
(3–10)

1 December
18:30
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg20–20Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
(10–10)

1 December
20:40
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg15–28Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Silva, Righeto (BRA)
(8–13)

2 December
16:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg23–18Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 500
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(12–8)

2 December
18:30
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg22–22Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 800
Referees: Goulao, Macau (POR)
(8–10)

2 December
20:40
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg42–5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
(18–3)

4 December
16:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg32–22Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 500
Referees: Silva, Righeto (BRA)
(12–10)

4 December
18:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg13–37Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(4–19)

4 December
20:40
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg24–27Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Goulao, Macau (POR)
(11–11)

5 December
14:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg34–15Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 500
Referees: Silva, Righeto (BRA)
(17–6)

5 December
16:00
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg34–22Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(17–11)

5 December
18:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg31–28Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
(13–13)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5500162109+5310 Round of 16
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5401151115+368
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5302159122+376
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5113104123193
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 5113120140203
6Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 500591178870
Source: [ citation needed ]


30 November
13:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg29–19Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 1,636
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
(15–9)

30 November
15:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg22–13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 430
Referees: Nilsson, Hagen (SWE)
(10–5)

30 November
17:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg42–20Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Lillehammer, Norway
Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
(19–14)

1 December
14:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg20–27Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Gjøvik, Norway
Attendance: 412
Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
(10–14)

1 December
16:00
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg17–39Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gjøvik, Norway
Attendance: 476
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
(10–17)

1 December
18:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg21–38Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Gjøvik, Norway
Attendance: 697
Referees: Benmila, Besses (ALG)
(10–17)

2 December
13:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg30–20Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 650
Referees: Nilsso, Hagen (SWE)
(16–8)

2 December
15:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg30–24Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 1,570
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
(16–10)

2 December
17:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg34–25Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 560
Referees: Besses, Benmila (ALG)
(15–10)

4 December
11:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg36–19Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 700
Referees: Nilsson, Hagen (SWE)
(20–10)

4 December
13:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg24–24Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 250
Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
(12–10)

4 December
15:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg25–34Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 250
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(8–22)

5 December
14:00
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg15–31Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 200
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
(11–11)

5 December
16:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg30–17Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 150
Referees: Nilsson, Hagen (SWE)
(15–8)

5 December
18:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg33–29Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 250
Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
(17–16)

Knockout stage

Brackets

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
B1 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 28
A4 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 27 B1 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 24
D3 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 19 C2 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13
C2 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22B1 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 18
B3 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 19 A2 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 30
A2 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 24A2 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 24
D1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 38D1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21
C4 Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 18 A2 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (OT)25
C3 Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 28B2 Flag of France.svg  France 24
D2 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 27 C3 Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 21
A1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16 B4 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 33
B4 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 26B4 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 17 Third place
A3 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 21 B2 Flag of France.svg  France 18
B2 Flag of France.svg  France 28B2 Flag of France.svg  France (OT)19B1 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (OT)31
C1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 30C1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 17 B4 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 28
D4 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 23

Round of 16

7 December
12:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg16-26Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Gjøvik, Norway
Attendance: 180
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
(3–9)

7 December
15:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg28–27Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Bergen, Norway
Attendance: 1,752
Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
(15–17)

7 December
15:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg38–18Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Gjøvik, Norway
Attendance: 350
Referees: Chung, Lim (KOR)
(16–9)

7 December
16:30
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg28–27Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 2,040
Referees: Klucso, Lekrinszki (HUN)
(15–12)

7 December
17:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg21–28Flag of France.svg  France Bergen, Norway
Attendance: 1,762
Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
(9–14)

7 December
17:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg19–22Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gjøvik, Norway
Attendance: 431
Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO)
(7–8)

7 December
19:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg19–24Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 3,120
Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (SRB)
(11–12)

7 December
20:40
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg30–23Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Kolding, Denmark
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(15–14)

Quarter-finals

9 December
15:30
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg33–21Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 100
Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
(21–9)

9 December
18:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg13–24Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 500
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(3–15)

9 December
19:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg24–21Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Trondheim, Norway
Attendance: 4,038
Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
(15–11)

9 December
20:40
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg17–19Flag of France.svg  France Hamar, Norway
Attendance: 1000
Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO)
(7–9, 13–13)

Final round

Semi-finals

11 December
16:30
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg17–18Flag of France.svg  France Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD)
(8–9)

11 December
19:00
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg18–30Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Kohout, Dolejs (CZE)
(6–12)

Placement matches

11 December
11:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg39–25Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 700
Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR)
(21–10)

11 December
14:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg30–25Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Maric, Gardinovacki (SRB)
(16–13)

7th/8th

12 December
10:30
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg26–37Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 500
Referees: Klucso, Lekrinszki (HUN)
(15–19)

5th/6th

12 December
13:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg27–35Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Malik de Tchara, Al Lail (ARG)
(13–20)

Bronze Match

12 December
15:30
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg28–31Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 7,900
Referees: Maric, Gardinovacki (SRB)
(14–14, 26–26)

Final

12 December
18:00
France  Flag of France.svg24–25Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Håkons Hall, Lillehammer, Norway
Attendance: 11,200
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(10–8, 18–18, 21–21)

Rankings and statistics

Classification
Med 1.png Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Med 2.png Flag of France.svg  France
Med 3.png Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
9Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
13Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
14Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
15Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
16Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
17Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
18Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
19Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
20Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
21Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
22Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
23Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
24Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
1999 Women's World Champions

Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
First Title

Team roster

Cecilie Leganger, Heidi Tjugum, Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim, Else-Marthe Sørlie, Kjersti Grini, Trine Haltvik, Tonje Larsen, Elisabeth Hilmo, Kristine Duvholt, Mette Davidsen, Jeanette Nilsen, Ann Cathrin Eriksen, Mia Hundvin, Sahra Hausmann, Birgitte Sættem and Marianne Rokne.
Head coach: Marit Breivik.

All Star Team

Left wing:Flag of Hungary.svg  Dóra Lőwy  (HUN)
Pivot:Flag of Denmark.svg  Tonje Kjærgaard  (DEN)
Right wing:Flag of Norway.svg  Kristine Duvholt  (NOR)
Left back:Flag of Austria.svg  Ausra Fridrikas  (AUT)
Playmaker:Flag of France.svg  Nodjialem Myaro  (FRA)
Right back:Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Indira Kastratovic  (MKD)
Goalkeeper:Flag of Norway.svg  Cecilie Leganger  (NOR)

Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info

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The 2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held at Thessaloniki, Greece from July 17–31, 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norway at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Norway competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's twenty-fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics; Norway did not take part in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support for the United States boycott. The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports sent a total of 66 athletes to the Games, 34 men and 32 women, to compete in 14 sports. Women's handball was the only team-based sport in which Norway was represented in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in badminton, mountain biking, diving, equestrian dressage, fencing and wrestling.

The qualification for the 2012 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament is held from December 2010 to May 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Montenegro at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Montenegro competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's second appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 World Women's Handball Championship</span> 2017 edition of the World Womens Handball Championship

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament</span>

The women's handball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 11 August. The preliminaries and quarter-finals were held at the Copper Box and the semi-finals and final took place at the Basketball Arena.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship</span>

The 2013 IHF Men's Youth World Championship was the 5th edition of the tournament and was held at Hungary from 10 – 23 August 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Handball tournaments at the 2021 Summer Olympics

The handball tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 8 August 2021 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo.

The qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament was held from December 2014 to March 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the World champion, four continental champions and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively.

<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.