IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship
International women's youth team handball tournament
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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.
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 |  Spain (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Russia (3 titles) |
Tournaments
| Year | Host country | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Romania[2] |
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Medal table
Participating nations
| Nation | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 32nd | 1 | ||||||||||
 Angola | 8th | 10th | 15th | 20th | 10th | 21st | 26th | Q | 8 | |||
 Argentina | 6th | 11th | 17th | 12th | 18th | 20th | 25th | 18th | Q | 9 | ||
 Austria | 15th | 23rd | 20th | 3 | ||||||||
 Brazil | 9th | 10th | 13th | 12th | 7th | 12th | 15th | 11th | Q | 9 | ||
 Canada | 10th | 31st | Q | 3 | ||||||||
 Chile | 22nd | 18th | 29th | 3 | ||||||||
 China | 22nd | 20th | 22nd | 15th | Q | 5 | ||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 22nd | 1 | ||||||||||
 Croatia | 14th | 10th | 8th | 12th | 11th | 7th | Q | 7 | ||||
 Czech Republic | 13th | 22nd | 9th | Q | 4 | |||||||
 Denmark | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | Q | 10 | |
 Dominican Republic | 8th | 1 | ||||||||||
 DR Congo | 18th | 18th | 23rd | 23rd | 4 | |||||||
 Egypt | 9th | 23rd | 7th | 21st | Q | 5 | ||||||
 Faroe Islands | 19th | 1 | ||||||||||
 Fiji | Q | 1 | ||||||||||
 France | 4th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 16th | 6th | 10th | 5th | 4th | Q | 10 | |
 Germany | 14th | 2nd | 11th | 5th | 10th | 5th | Q | 7 | ||||
 Greenland | 32nd | 1 | ||||||||||
 Guinea | 29th | 30th | Q | 3 | ||||||||
 Hong Kong | 15th | 1 | ||||||||||
 Hungary | 11th | 5th | 15th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | Q | 8 | |||
 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 | ||||||||||
 Mexico | Q | 1 | ||||||||||
 Montenegro | 11th | 4th | 17th | 18th | 12th | Q | 6 | |||||
 Netherlands | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 16th | Q | 8 | |||
 Nigeria | 24th | 1 | ||||||||||
 North Macedonia | 17th | 12th | 2 | |||||||||
 Norway | 2nd | 3rd | 13th | 4th | 11th | 9th | 10th | 7 | ||||
 Paraguay | 20th | 19th | 21st | Q | 4 | |||||||
 Poland | 13th | 1 | ||||||||||
 Portugal | 19th | 11th | 13th | 3 | ||||||||
 Puerto Rico | 14th | 1 | ||||||||||
 Qatar | 16th | 1 | ||||||||||
 Romania | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 14th | 9th | 14th | 17th | Q | 8 | |||
 Russia | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 8th | 1st | 1st | DQ | 6 | ||||
 Senegal | 28th | 1 | ||||||||||
 Serbia | 2nd | 6th | Q | 3 | ||||||||
 Slovakia | 7th | 13th | 19th | 26th | Q | 5 | ||||||
 Slovenia | 5th | 16th | 20th | Q | 4 | |||||||
 South Korea | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 19th | Q | 10 | |
 Spain | 5th | 5th | 15th | 8th | 17th | 1st | Q | 7 | ||||
 Sweden | 1st | 6th | 9th | 7th | 4th | 6th | 13th | Q | 8 | |||
 Switzerland | 21st | 14th | Q | 3 | ||||||||
 Thailand | 8th | 19th | 2 | |||||||||
 Tunisia | 11th | 12th | 18th | 16th | Q | 5 | ||||||
 Uruguay | 12th | 17th | 31st | Q | 4 | |||||||
 Uzbekistan | 24th | 24th | 24th | Q | 4 | |||||||
| Total | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 |