2019 World Women's Handball Championship

2019 World Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)5 (in 3 host cities)
Dates30 November – 15 December
Teams24 (from 6 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Russia
Fourth place Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played96
Goals scored5,179 (53.95 per match)
Attendance315,748 (3,289 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Lois Abbingh
(71 goals)
Best playerNetherlands Estavana Polman
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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.[1]

The Netherlands won their first title after defeating Spain in the final.[2]

  1. ^ "Japan and Denmark/Germany are the hosts of the 2019 World Championships". 28 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Netherlands take first world title with last-second penalty". ihf.info. 15 December 2019.

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