2005 World Women's Handball Championship

2005 World Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Dates	5–18 December
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (2nd title)
Runner-up	Romania
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played	84
Goals scored	4,831 (57.51 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tatjana Logvin Nadine Krause (60 goals each)
Best player	Lyudmila Bodniyeva

The 2005 World Women's Handball Championship, the 17th team handball world championship for women, was played in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 5 and 18 December 2005. Russia won their second title.

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation			1	Russia
2003 World Championship	2–14 December 2003	Croatia	1	France
2004 African Championship	9–18 April 2004	Cairo	3	Angola  Cameroon  Ivory Coast
2004 Asian Championship	23–25 July 2004	Hiroshima	4 3	Japan  China  South Korea  Chinese Taipei
2004 European Championship	9–19 December 2004	Hungary	3	Norway  Denmark  Hungary
2005 Oceania Championship	24–28 May 2005	Sydney	1	Australia
2005 Pan American Championship	25–29 May 2005	São Bernardo do Campo	3	Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay
European qualification[1]	23 November 2004 – 18 June 2005	Various	8	Austria  Croatia  Macedonia  Netherlands  Poland  Romania  Slovenia  Ukraine
Reallocation			1	Germany

Preliminary round

All times are local UTC+3.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia (H)	5	5	0	0	176	110	+66	10	Main round
2	Netherlands	5	4	0	1	145	123	+22	8
3	Croatia	5	3	0	2	165	126	+39	6
4	China	5	2	0	3	154	146	+8	4
5	Japan	5	1	0	4	152	155	−3	2
6	Uruguay	5	0	0	5	73	205	−132	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

5 December 2005 16:00	Netherlands	29–27	Croatia	Ice Palace Attendance: 500 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	van der Wissel 8	(17–11)	Pasičnik 6
		Report

5 December 2005 19:00	Russia	43–16	Uruguay	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Shipilova, Turey 7	(25–8)	Miranda 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

5 December 2005 21:00	Japan	27–33	China	Ice Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Tanaka 9	(18–14)	Li 11
		Report

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6 December 2005 17:00	Uruguay	8–29	Netherlands	Ice Palace Attendance: 250 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Castro, Scavino 2	(4–17)	Roelofsen 6
		Report

6 December 2005 19:00	China	20–36	Russia	Ice Palace Attendance: 500 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	three players 4	(9–16)	Marennikova 7
	2× 5×	Report	3× 5×

6 December 2005 21:00	Croatia	31–30	Japan	Ice Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Golubić 10	(11–14)	Tanaka 8
		Report

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7 December 2005 17:00	Japan	44–22	Uruguay	Ice Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT)
	three players 6	(24–10)	Castro 6
		Report

7 December 2005 19:00	Russia	34–22	Netherlands	Ice Palace Attendance: 500 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Bodniyeva 8	(16–10)	four players 4
	4× 8×	Report	2× 4×

7 December 2005 21:00	China	29–35	Croatia	Ice Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Li 10	(16–18)	Pasičnik 12
		Report

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9 December 2005 17:00	Netherlands	35–27	Japan	Ice Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Souza, Pereira (BRA)
	van der Wissel 8	(19–13)	Kinjo, Tanaka 5
		Report

9 December 2005 19:00	Russia	29–28	Croatia	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Bodniyeva 8	(18–16)	Pasičnik 9
	3× 7×	Report	3× 7× 1×

9 December 2005 21:00	Uruguay	18–45	China	Ice Palace Attendance: 200 Referees: Doumbia, Gbela (CIV)
	three players 4	(7–24)	Wang C. 8
		Report

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10 December 2005 17:00	Netherlands	30–27	China	Ice Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Hilster 7	(14–16)	Li 10
		Report

10 December 2005 19:00	Japan	24–34	Russia	Ice Palace Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Karbaschi, Kohladouzan (IRI)
	Kinjo 7	(8–17)	Polenova 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 6×

10 December 2005 21:00	Croatia	44–9	Uruguay	Ice Palace Attendance: 400 Referees: Souza, Pereira (BRA)
	Pensa 9	(20–3)	Castro 4
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	5	4	1	0	180	113	+67	9	Main round
2	South Korea	5	3	0	2	173	155	+18	6[a]
3	Norway	5	3	0	2	155	112	+43	6[a]
4	Slovenia	5	2	1	2	159	132	+27	5
5	Angola	5	2	0	3	167	140	+27	4
6	Australia	5	0	0	5	54	236	−182	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1. South Korea 30–25 Norway

5 December 2005 17:00	Hungary	57–9	Australia	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Doumbia, Gbela (CIV)
	Kenyeres 13	(27–5)	Roy 5
		Report

5 December 2005 19:00	Slovenia	42–35	South Korea	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Derepasko 12	(20–18)	Kim C., Huh 7
		Report

5 December 2005 21:10	Norway	36–30	Angola	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Souza, Pereira (BRA)
	Johansen, Rokne 8	(19–16)	Bengue, Tavares 8
		Report

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6 December 2005 17:00	Australia	13–41	Slovenia	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Souza, Pereira (BRA)
	Roy 5	(4–19)	Hrnjič 8
		Report

6 December 2005 19:00	Angola	30–34	Hungary	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Kiala 10	(17–14)	Görbicz 8
		Report

6 December 2005 21:00	South Korea	30–25	Norway	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 250 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Moon P. 7	(11–13)	Breivang, Rokne 6
		Report

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7 December 2005 17:00	Hungary	27–27	Slovenia	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Görbicz 7	(11–14)	Derepasko, Oder 7
		Report

7 December 2005 19:00	Angola	32–35	South Korea	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Karbaschi, Kohladouzan (IRI)
	Kiala 12	(16–13)	Huh 11
		Report

7 December 2005 21:10	Norway	47–10	Australia	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
	Nøstvold 10	(22–4)	Roy 4
		Report

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9 December 2005 17:00	Australia	8–47	Angola	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	three players 2	(5–26)	Almeida, Fernandes 7
		Report

9 December 2005 19:00	Hungary	42–29	South Korea	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 300 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Mehlmann 10	(22–13)	Kim C. 6
		Report

9 December 2005 21:10	Slovenia	22–29	Norway	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 300 Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Derepasko, Frešer 5	(10–16)	Aamodt, Rokne 5
		Report

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10 December 2005 17:00	South Korea	44–14	Australia	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 100 Referees: Doumbia, Gbela (CIV)
	three players 6	(21–7)	Boyd, Roy 3
		Report

10 December 2005 19:00	Slovenia	27–28	Angola	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 200 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
	Derepasko 7	(12–12)	Fernandes 6
		Report

10 December 2005 21:10	Norway	18–20	Hungary	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 500 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Johansen 4	(9–6)	Görbicz 7
		Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	5	4	0	1	168	139	+29	8[a]	Main round
2	Germany	5	4	0	1	165	123	+42	8[a]
3	Brazil	5	3	0	2	146	149	−3	6[b]
4	Austria	5	3	0	2	158	147	+11	6[b]
5	Poland	5	1	0	4	136	154	−18	2
6	Ivory Coast	5	0	0	5	118	179	−61	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1. Denmark 27–26 Germany
2. Austria 29–32 Brazil

5 December 2005 17:00	Austria	32–21	Ivory Coast	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 100 Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT)
	Logvin 12	(18–7)	Dosso, Koudou 5
		Report

5 December 2005 19:00	Poland	21–33	Germany	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 400 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Kowalska 6	(12–16)	Krause 8
		Report

5 December 2005 21:00	Denmark	31–22	Brazil	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 400 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
	Touray 7	(12–13)	Mesquita, dos Santos 6
		Report

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6 December 2005 17:00	Brazil	34–31	Poland	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 300 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Mesquita 8	(17–13)	Milot, Włodek 6
		Report

6 December 2005 19:00	Germany	34–27	Austria	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 500 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Jurack 8	(17–14)	Logvin 10
		Report

6 December 2005 21:00	Ivory Coast	21–42	Denmark	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 400 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Mambo 8	(9–22)	Fruelund 7
		Report

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7 December 2005 17:00	Poland	25–28	Austria	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 200 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Kudłacz, Milot 5	(14–13)	Rotiș 12
		Report

7 December 2005 19:00	Brazil	34–26	Ivory Coast	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 300 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Jacques 6	(17–14)	Mambo 10
		Report

7 December 2005 21:00	Denmark	27–26	Germany	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 600 Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Fruelund 7	(12–14)	Krause 9
		Report

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9 December 2005 17:00	Poland	31–26	Ivory Coast	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 250 Referees: Liachovičius, Paškevičius (LTU)
	Włodek 10	(13–17)	Mambo 8
		Report

9 December 2005 19:00	Germany	32–24	Brazil	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 400 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Krause, Wörz 6	(17–9)	Mesquita 8
		Report

9 December 2005 21:00	Austria	42–35	Denmark	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Logvin 15	(23–17)	Hørlykke 6
		Report

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10 December 2005 17:00	Austria	29–32	Brazil	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 250 Referees: Muro, Rodríguez (ESP)
	Logvin 15	(16–13)	do Nascimento 9
		Report

10 December 2005 19:00	Ivory Coast	24–40	Germany	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 350 Referees: Guseva, Vartanian (RUS)
	Dosso, Mambo 5	(10–19)	Althaus, Neukamp 7
		Report

10 December 2005 21:00	Denmark	33–28	Poland	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall I Attendance: 500 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Mortensen 7	(16–11)	Włodek 7
		Report

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	5	5	0	0	168	109	+59	10	Main round
2	Ukraine	5	3	1	1	156	126	+30	7
3	France	5	3	0	2	144	110	+34	6
4	Macedonia	5	2	1	2	149	122	+27	5
5	Argentina	5	1	0	4	79	150	−71	2
6	Cameroon	5	0	0	5	103	182	−79	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

5 December 2005 16:30	Ukraine	34–23	Cameroon	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 200 Referees: Karbaschi, Kohladouzan (IRI)
	Reznir 10	(18–10)	Bissono 10
		Report

5 December 2005 18:30	Romania	31–15	Argentina	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 250 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Ardean-Elisei 7	(17–7)	Acosta, Decilio 4
		Report

5 December 2005 20:30	France	25–22	Macedonia	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 250 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Spincer 8	(9–13)	Radulović 10
		Report

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6 December 2005 16:30	Cameroon	19–50	Romania	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 250 Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT)
	Lemnwie, Mbah 4	(8–26)	Gâlcă, Gogîrlă 7
		Report

6 December 2005 18:30	Macedonia	29–29	Ukraine	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 250 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	five players 5	(12–17)	Borodina 7
		Report

6 December 2005 20:30	Argentina	11–33	France	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 250 Referees: Doumbia, Gbela (CIV)
	Sanguinetti 3	(4–13)	Spincer 7
		Report

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7 December 2005 16:30	Ukraine	27–30	Romania	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 300 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Borodina, Shutska 6	(10–17)	Luca, Gogîrlă 7
		Report

7 December 2005 18:30	Macedonia	32–15	Argentina	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 300 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Boeva 13	(16–9)	Decilio 6
		Report

7 December 2005 20:30	France	33–17	Cameroon	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 150 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Kamto 7	(14–9)	three players 3
		Report

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9 December 2005 16:30	Cameroon	24–44	Macedonia	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 200 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
	Kouakam, Ndeh 5	(9–22)	Todorovska 21
		Report

9 December 2005 18:30	Ukraine	34–17	Argentina	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 100 Referees: Karbaschi, Kohladouzan (IRI)
	Lyapina, Reznir 5	(15–11)	Decilio 4
		Report

9 December 2005 20:30	Romania	28–26	France	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 150 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Várzaru 10	(16–11)	Herbrecht 6
		Report

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10 December 2005 16:30	Argentina	21–20	Cameroon	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 150 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Ferrea 4	(10–10)	Bissono 5
		Report

10 December 2005 18:30	Romania	29–22	Macedonia	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 300 Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT)
	Várzaru 7	(18–8)	Bujanova, Portjanko 6
		Report

10 December 2005 20:30	France	27–32	Ukraine	Yubileyny Sports Palace – Hall II Attendance: 300 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Spincer 13	(14–14)	Reznir 11
		Report

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia (H)	5	5	0	0	156	132	+24	10	Semifinals
2	Hungary	5	4	0	1	159	138	+21	8
3	Netherlands	5	2	1	2	140	154	−14	5	Fifth-place game
4	South Korea	5	2	0	3	150	162	−12	4	Seventh-place game
5	Norway	5	1	1	3	132	131	+1	3
6	Croatia	5	0	0	5	140	160	−20	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

12 December 2005 17:00	Croatia	26–27	Hungary	Ice Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Pasičnik, Tatari 6	(13–16)	Tóth 8
		Report

12 December 2005 19:00	Russia	32–27	South Korea	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Bliznova 7	(17–13)	Song 6
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

12 December 2005 21:10	Netherlands	30–30	Norway	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Lamein, van der Wissel 6	(16–12)	Lunde 11
		Report

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13 December 2005 17:00	South Korea	38–34	Croatia	Ice Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Souza, Pereira (BRA)
	Huh 12	(20–19)	Pasičnik, Pušić 7
		Report

13 December 2005 19:00	Hungary	37–30	Netherlands	Ice Palace Attendance: 800 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Görbicz, Mehlmann 7	(21–16)	Mulder, van der Wissel 6
		Report

13 December 2005 21:10	Norway	22–26	Russia	Ice Palace Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Rokne 6	(11–12)	Bliznova 6
	3× 6×	Report	4× 6× 1×

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15 December 2005 17:00	Netherlands	29–26	South Korea	Ice Palace Attendance: 800 Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
	Lamein, Pusic 5	(16–14)	Choi 6
		Report

15 December 2005 19:00	Russia	35–33	Hungary	Ice Palace Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Polenova 11	(15–17)	Kovacsicz 9
	3× 5×	Report	3× 4× 1×

15 December 2005 21:10	Croatia	25–37	Norway	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Golubić, Pasičnik 6	(12–18)	Rokne 9
		Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	5	5	0	0	163	141	+22	10	Semifinals
2	Denmark	5	3	1	1	137	128	+9	7
3	Germany	5	3	0	2	145	140	+5	6	Fifth place game
4	Brazil	5	2	0	3	147	153	−6	4	Seventh place game
5	Ukraine	5	1	1	3	145	147	−2	3
6	France	5	0	0	5	121	149	−28	0

Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

12 December 2005 17:00	Germany	32–26	France	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 200 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Krause 8	(18–13)	Herbrecht 7
		Report

12 December 2005 19:00	Brazil	33–35	Romania	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 250 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	do Nascimento, Piedade 6	(15–17)	Gogîrlă 11
		Report

12 December 2005 21:00	Denmark	28–28	Ukraine	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 250 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Fruelund 8	(13–17)	Borodina 9
		Report

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13 December 2005 17:00	Romania	37–26	Germany	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 200 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Ardean-Elisei 12	(20–14)	Jurack, Wörz 6
		Report

13 December 2005 19:00	Ukraine	32–33	Brazil	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 250 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Reznir 12	(16–17)	Mesquita 8
		Report

13 December 2005 21:00	France	19–22	Denmark	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 350 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Herbrecht, Kamto 4	(10–11)	Fruelund 6
		Report

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15 December 2005 17:00	Brazil	35–23	France	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 300 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	da Silva 8	(19–14)	Spincer 5
		Report

15 December 2005 19:00	Germany	29–26	Ukraine	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 400 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Jurack 7	(16–15)	Radchenko 7
		Report

15 December 2005 21:00	Denmark	29–33	Romania	SCC Peterburgsky Attendance: 500 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Sjøberg 6	(13–16)	Ardean-Elisei 8
		Report

Final round

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	17 December
	Russia	31
					18 December
	Denmark	24
					Russia	28
	17 December
					Romania	23
	Romania	26
	Hungary	24
					Third place
					18 December
					Denmark	24
					Hungary	27

Semifinals

17 December 2005 15:30	Romania	26–24	Hungary	Ice Palace Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	three players 4	(15–14)	Mehlmann 6
	3× 6×	Report	4× 3×

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17 December 2005 18:00	Russia	31–24	Denmark	Ice Palace Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Ljudovik, Vakula (UKR)
	Poltoratskaya 7	(16–9)	Hørlykke 5
	3× 8×	Report	3× 6×

Seventh-place game

17 December 2005 13:00	South Korea	28–29	Brazil	Ice Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Hansen, Pettersen (NOR)
	Huh 7	(14–15)	do Nascimento 10
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5×

Fifth-place game

18 December 2005 12:00	Netherlands	28–26	Germany	Ice Palace Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Lamein 7	(17–12)	Jurack 9
	3× 6×	Report	3× 3×

Bronze medal game

18 December 2005 14:30	Denmark	24–27	Hungary	Ice Palace Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Poladenko, Chernega (RUS)
	Fruelund 7	(15–14)	Görbicz 7
	3× 2×	Report	2× 5×

Final

18 December 2005 17:00	Russia	28–23	Romania	Ice Palace Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Postnova 7	(17–12)	Ardean-Elisei 7
	3× 6×	Report	3× 5×

Final rankings

	Russia
	Romania
	Hungary
4	Denmark
5	Netherlands
6	Germany
7	Brazil
8	South Korea
9	Norway
10	Ukraine
11	Croatia
12	France
13	Austria
14	Slovenia
15	Macedonia
16	Angola
17	China
18	Japan
19	Poland
20	Argentina
21	Ivory Coast
22	Cameroon
23	Uruguay
24	Australia

Statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Name Team Goals Shots % 1 Nadine Krause  Germany 60 107 56 Tatjana Logvin  Austria 94 64 3 Anita Görbicz  Hungary 56 101 55 4 Grit Jurack  Germany 55 102 54 5 Katrine Fruelund  Denmark 54 98 55 6 Idalina Mesquita  Brazil 53 83 64 Woo Sun-hee  South Korea 8 Svitlana Pasičnik  Croatia 52 95 55 Olena Reznir  Ukraine 92 57 10 Valentina Ardean-Elisei  Romania 51 80 64 Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers Rank Name Team % Saves Shots 1 Laurence Maho  France 48 38 80 2 Tatiana Alizar  Russia 45 80 182 3 Luminița Dinu  Romania 43 117 275 Katrine Lunde  Norway 74 174 5 Katalin Pálinger  Hungary 40 131 324 6 Olga Kolesnik  Macedonia 39 58 148 7 Tereza Tamaș  Romania 37 96 8 Barbara Gorski  Slovenia 38 27 71 Justina Praça  Angola 17 45 10 Nataliya Rusnachenko  Austria 37 75 202 Source: IHF

All star team

• Goalkeeper:  Luminiţa Dinu (ROU)
• Left wing:  Valentina Ardean-Elisei (ROU)
• Left back:  Pearl van der Wissel (NED)
• Centre back:  Anita Görbicz (HUN)
• Right back:  Grit Jurack (GER)
• Right wing:  Woo Sun-hee (KOR)
• Pivot:  Lyudmila Bodniyeva (RUS)

Source: IHF

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Russia	Romania	Hungary

References

1. "2005 Women's World Championship – WCh Play Off". EHF. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

External links

• XVII Women's World Championship Russia 2005 – At the official International Handball Federation website