Who Won The 2023 World Women's Handball Championship?
The 26th IHF Women's World Championship ended today after more than two weeks of competition across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, concluding 2023's run of world championships in Olympic sports. Norway and Denmark previously co-hosted in 1999, after Norway had lone rights in 1993, and before Denmark's own edition in 2015. Sweden had never hosted before 2023.
Team Norway entered the 2023 edition as the defending champion from 2021. The other 31 national teams competing included co-hosts Denmark and Sweden, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, and Ukraine.
Proving Scandinavian expertise in the sport, the three co-hosts came close to sweeping the 2023 podium...Team France's semifinal victory over Team Sweden denying that opportunity. The Swedes would also fall, 27-28, to Team Denmark in the bronze medal match. The final between Teams France and Norway was the fifth championship meeting between the two.
And it was another classic between women's handball heavyweights; he French entered the championship as a double world champion and the defending Olympic champion from Tokyo 2020, with the Norwegians quadruple world champions and two-time Olympic gold medalists. Team France would prevail, 31-28.
The two finalists would dominate the tournament's all-star team, too, with four of seven nominations. Norwegian Henny Reistad was named Championship MVP.
Congratulations to all of the podium finishers and award winners! Complete results can be found online at ihf.info.
Team Norway entered the 2023 edition as the defending champion from 2021. The other 31 national teams competing included co-hosts Denmark and Sweden, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, China, Congo, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, and Ukraine.
Proving Scandinavian expertise in the sport, the three co-hosts came close to sweeping the 2023 podium...Team France's semifinal victory over Team Sweden denying that opportunity. The Swedes would also fall, 27-28, to Team Denmark in the bronze medal match. The final between Teams France and Norway was the fifth championship meeting between the two.
And it was another classic between women's handball heavyweights; he French entered the championship as a double world champion and the defending Olympic champion from Tokyo 2020, with the Norwegians quadruple world champions and two-time Olympic gold medalists. Team France would prevail, 31-28.
The two finalists would dominate the tournament's all-star team, too, with four of seven nominations. Norwegian Henny Reistad was named Championship MVP.
Congratulations to all of the podium finishers and award winners! Complete results can be found online at ihf.info.
2023 World Women's Handball Championships Medalists
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Team France (Laura Glaser, Meline Nocandy, Alicia Toublanc, Chloe Valentini, Coralie Lassource, grace Zaadi, Oceane Sercien-Ugolin, Laura Flippes, Orlane Kanor, Tamara Horacek, Deborah Lassource, Pauletta Foppa, Estelle Nze Minko, Oriane Ondono, Camille Depuiset, Lucie Granier, Sarah Bouktit, Lena Grandveau, Hatadou Saku)
Team Norway (Marie Davidsen, Maren Nyland Aardahl, Stine Skogrand, Nora Mork, Stine Bredal Offedal, Silje Solberg-Osthassel, Kari Brattset Dale, Kristine Breistol, Vilde Ingstad, Katrine Lunde, Ingvild Bakkerud, Kristina Novak, Camilla Herrem, Sanna Solberg-Isaksen, Henny Reistad, Emilie Hovden, Maja Furu Saeteren, Olivia Lykke Nygaard, Thale Rushfeldt Deila)
Team Denmark (Sandra Toft, Kaja Kamp, Sarah Iversen, Helena Elver, Anne Mette Hansen, Kathrine Heindahl, Line Haugsted, Anna Kristensen, Althea Reinhardt, Andrea Hansen, Kristina Jorgensen, Trine Ostergaard, Louise Burgaard, Simone Petersen, Mie Hojlund, Emma Friis, Rikke Iversen, Elma Halilcevec, Julie Scaglione)
Team Norway (Marie Davidsen, Maren Nyland Aardahl, Stine Skogrand, Nora Mork, Stine Bredal Offedal, Silje Solberg-Osthassel, Kari Brattset Dale, Kristine Breistol, Vilde Ingstad, Katrine Lunde, Ingvild Bakkerud, Kristina Novak, Camilla Herrem, Sanna Solberg-Isaksen, Henny Reistad, Emilie Hovden, Maja Furu Saeteren, Olivia Lykke Nygaard, Thale Rushfeldt Deila)
Team Denmark (Sandra Toft, Kaja Kamp, Sarah Iversen, Helena Elver, Anne Mette Hansen, Kathrine Heindahl, Line Haugsted, Anna Kristensen, Althea Reinhardt, Andrea Hansen, Kristina Jorgensen, Trine Ostergaard, Louise Burgaard, Simone Petersen, Mie Hojlund, Emma Friis, Rikke Iversen, Elma Halilcevec, Julie Scaglione)
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