2001 World Women's Handball Championship

2001 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Venues	4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	4–16 December
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runners-up	Norway
Third place	Yugoslavia
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	80
Goals scored	4,154 (51.93 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ausra Fridrikas; (87 goals)
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Host country

Italy

Venues4 (in 4 host cities)

Dates4–16 December

Teams24 (from 1 confederation)

The 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, the 15th of its kind, was held from 4 to 16 December 2001, and was hosted by Italy, with the final being played in Merano.

Russia won their first title, beating Norway in the final.^[2]

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Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation			1	Italy
1999 World Championship	29 November – 12 December 1999	Denmark Norway	1	Norway
2000 African Championship	23 April – 1 May 2000	Algeria	3	Angola Congo Tunisia
2000 Asian Handball Championship	10–17 August 2000	Shanghai	3	South Korea Japan China
2000 Pan American Championship	31 October – 5 November 2000	Aracaju	3	Brazil Uruguay Greenland
2000 European Championship	8–17 December 2000	Romania	5	Hungary Ukraine Russia Romania France
European qualification	25 November 2000 – 26 May 2001	Various	8	Austria Denmark Macedonia Netherlands Slovenia Spain Sweden Yugoslavia

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	5	5	0	0	141	98	+43	10	Round of 16
2	France	5	4	0	1	135	102	+33	8
3	China	5	3	0	2	130	142	−12	6
4	Netherlands	5	1	1	3	117	121	−4	3
5	Ukraine	5	0	2	3	120	145	−25	2
6	Macedonia	5	0	1	4	110	145	−35	1

4 December 2001 16:30	Ukraine	28–28	Netherlands	Bolzano
		(12–15)

4 December 2001 18:30	France	31–17	Macedonia	Bolzano Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
		(14–11)

4 December 2001 20:30	Denmark	36–24	China	Bolzano Attendance: 100 Referees: Pleşa, Pripas (ROU)
	Kiærskou 8	(19–12)
		Report (dk)

2001 World Women's Handball Championship

Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout round

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

All Star team

Medalists

References

External links

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5 December 2001 16:30	Netherlands	21–22	France	Bolzano Referees: Forbord, Jørstad (NOR)
		(10–8)

5 December 2001 18:30	China	32–29	Ukraine	Bolzano Referees: Bardella, Rubinetti (ITA)
		(18–16)

5 December 2001 20:30	Macedonia	22–31	Denmark	Bolzano Attendance: 500
		(11–14)	Roslyng, Touray 6
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6 December 2001 16:30	Netherlands	23–24	China	Bolzano
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6 December 2001 18:30	Ukraine	22–22	Macedonia	Bolzano
		(10–12)

6 December 2001 20:30	France	20–21	Denmark	Bolzano Attendance: 800
		(10–10)	Vestergaard 6
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8 December 2001 16:30	Macedonia	24–29	Netherlands	Bolzano
		(9–16)

8 December 2001 20:30	Denmark	30–16	Ukraine	Bolzano Attendance: 400
	three players 6	(17–7)
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9 December 2001 16:30	China	32–25	Macedonia	Bolzano
		(15–15)

8 December 2001 18:30	Ukraine	25–33	France	Bolzano
		(13–17)

4 December 2001 16:30	Hungary	24–23	Angola	Meranarena, Merano Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
		(12–12)

4 December 2001 18:30	Romania	25–29	Spain	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 150 Referees: Brunn, Nielsen (DEN)
	Dobrin, Gâscă 6	(10–16)	Morskova 17
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5 December 2001 16:30	Angola	28–27	Romania	Meranarena, Merano Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (FRY)
		(15–12)

5 December 2001 20:30	Spain	24–27	Sweden	Meranarena, Merano Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
	Morskova 12	(13–13)	Eriksson 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

9 December 2001 20:30	Denmark	23–16	Netherlands	Bolzano Attendance: 400
	Andersen 7	(10–7)
		Report (dk)

4 December 2001 20:30	Sweden	29–21	Congo	Meranarena, Merano
		(13–9)

5 December 2001 18:30	Congo	15–35	Hungary	Meranarena, Merano
		(9–21)

6 December 2001 16:30	Angola	27–13	Congo	Meranarena, Merano
		(15–6)

6 December 2001 18:30	Romania	22–26	Sweden	Meranarena, Merano
		(13–16)

6 December 2001 20:30	Hungary	27–23	Spain	Meranarena, Merano Attendance: 400 Referees: Khudoerko, Litvinov (RUS)
	Balogh, Radulović 5	(11–14)	Morskova 12
	3× 5×	Report	2× 3×

8 December 2001 16:30	Sweden	30–29	Hungary	Meranarena, Merano
		(15–17)

8 December 2001 18:30	Romania	29–25	Congo	Meranarena, Merano
		(15–17)

8 December 2001 20:30	Spain	29–28	Angola	Meranarena, Merano Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
	Morskova 10	(13–16)	Bengue 8
	3× 3×	Report	4× 3×

9 December 2001 16:30	Hungary	27–26	Romania	Meranarena, Merano
		(12–15)

9 December 2001 18:30	Congo	21–31	Spain	Meranarena, Merano Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (FRY)
	Ngayilolo 5	(9–18)	Morskova 7
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

9 December 2001 20:30	Sweden	23–20	Angola	Meranarena, Merano
		(13–10)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	5	0	0	142	107	+35	10	Round of 16
2	Yugoslavia	5	3	1	1	168	122	+46	7^[a]
3	Austria	5	3	1	1	146	129	+17	7^[a]
4	South Korea	5	2	0	3	146	133	+13	4
5	Japan	5	1	0	4	115	151	−36	2
6	Greenland	5	0	0	5	77	152	−75	0

4 December 2001 16:30	Russia	31–23	Japan	Meranarena, Merano Referees: Bardella, Rubinetti (ITA)
		(13–11)

4 December 2001 18:30	South Korea	29–31	Austria	Meranarena, Merano Referees: Forbord, Jørstad (NOR)
		(19–14)

4 December 2001 20:30	Yugoslavia	35–13	Greenland	Palsport, Bressanone Referees: Dittrich, Scharf (BRA)
	Knežević 10	(19–5)	Jensen 5
		Report (sr)

5 December 2001 16:30	Austria	20–27	Russia	Meranarena, Merano Referees: Fernández, Permuy (ESP)
		(13–13)

5 December 2001 18:30	Japan	18–35	Yugoslavia	Meranarena, Merano Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
		(8–14)

5 December 2001 20:30	Greenland	12–27	South Korea	Palsport, Bressanone Referees: Ehrmann, Künzig (GER)
	Jensen, Kyed 3	(5–15)	Choi 8
		Report (dk)

6 December 2001 16:30	Japan	22–30	Austria	Meranarena, Merano
		(9–13)