1999 World Women's Handball Championship
1999 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship
International handball competition
The 1999 World Women's Handball Championship , the 14th of its kind, was held between November 29 and December 12, 1999, and was jointly hosted by Denmark and Norway, with the finals being played in Lillehammer , Norway.
Group stage
Group A
29 November 18:00
Norway
29–13
Belarus
Oslo , Norway Attendance: 6400 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP )
(13–9)
Group B
30 November 15:15
Romania
37–19
Cuba
Trondheim , Norway Attendance: 510 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD )
(19–7)
1 December 18:00
Ukraine
16–18
France
Trondheim , Norway Attendance: 890 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD )
(7–11)
2 December 15:15
Ukraine
41–19
Cuba
Trondheim , Norway Attendance: 916 Referees: Malik de Tchara, Al Lail (ARG )
(21–12)
4 December 13:45
France
34–21
Cuba
Trondheim , Norway Attendance: 612 Referees: Klucso, Lekrinszki (HUN )
(14–14)
4 December 15:30
Romania
30–27
Austria
Trondheim , Norway Attendance: 6,724 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD )
(18–15)
5 December 16:00
Romania
26–27
Ukraine
Trondheim , Norway Attendance: 523 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD )
(11–17)
Group C
2 December 18:30
Angola
22–22
Japan
Kolding , Denmark Attendance: 800 Referees: Goulao, Macau (POR )
(8–10)
Group D
1 December 16:00
Congo
17–39
Hungary
Gjøvik , Norway Attendance: 476 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR )
(10–17)
1 December 18:00
China
21–38
Russia
Gjøvik , Norway Attendance: 697 Referees: Benmila, Besses (ALG )
(10–17)
4 December 13:30
China
24–24
Brazil
Hamar , Norway Attendance: 250 Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR )
(12–10)
4 December 15:00
Russia
25–34
Hungary
Hamar , Norway Attendance: 250 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP )
(8–22)
5 December 14:00
Congo
15–31
China
Hamar , Norway Attendance: 200 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR )
(11–11)
5 December 16:00
Russia
30–17
Brazil
Hamar , Norway Attendance: 150 Referees: Nilsson, Hagen (SWE )
(15–8)
Knockout stage
Brackets
Round of 16
7 December 17:30
Poland
21–28
France
Bergen , Norway Attendance: 1,762 Referees: Forbord, Jorstad (NOR )
(9–14)
Quarter-finals
9 December 19:00
Norway
24–21
Hungary
Trondheim , Norway Attendance: 4,038 Referees: Marjan Nachevski, Dragan Nachevski (MKD )
(15–11)
9 December 20:40
Denmark
17–19
France
Hamar , Norway Attendance: 1000 Referees: Kalin, Korič (SLO )
(7–9, 13–13)
Final round
Semi-finals
Placement matches
7th/8th
5th/6th
Bronze Match
Final
Rankings and statistics
1999 Women's World Champions
Norway First Title
Team roster
Cecilie Leganger , Heidi Tjugum , Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim , Else-Marthe Sørlie , Kjersti Grini , Trine Haltvik , Tonje Larsen , Elisabeth Hilmo , Kristine Duvholt , Mette Davidsen , Jeanette Nilsen , Ann Cathrin Eriksen , Mia Hundvin , Sahra Hausmann , Birgitte Sættem and Marianne Rokne .Head coach : Marit Breivik .
All Star Team
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info
External links
World Handball Championships
Men's
Tournaments Qualification Squads
Women's
Tournaments Qualification Squads
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