The 1993 World Women's Handball Championship was the 11th World Championship in women's handball took place in Norway from 24 November to 5 December 1993 and was played between 16 nations. In the final it would be Germany would take home their first title as a unified nation as they defeated Denmark in extra-time 22–21.
Despite finishing 2nd, the World Championship marked the beginning of the Danish Golden generation known as the 'Iron Ladies'.
Qualification Host nation
Qualified from the 1990 World Championship
Qualified from the 1992 World Championship B
Qualified from the 1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Qualified from the 1992 African Women's Handball Championship
Qualified from the 1993 Asian Women's Handball Championship
Squads
Preliminary round Team advanced to the Knockout stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main Round
Team advanced to the final Team advanced to the bronze match
Group 1
Group 2
Classification round Losers of preliminary round plays for places 13–16.
Finals 11th place match
9th place match
7th place match
5th place match
Bronze final
Final
Final standings
Pos Team456789*10111213141516 *Even though Czechoslovakia had split into the Czech republic and Slovakia, the countries still competed with a unified team.
1993 Women's World Champions GermanyFirst title
Team roster: Michaela Schanze, Bianca Urbanke, Sabine Adamik, Andrea Bölk, Eike Bram, Carola Ciszewski, Cordula David, Michaela Erler, Karen Heinrich, Gabriele Palme, Renate Zienkiewicz, Sybille Gruner, Heike Murrweiss, Birgit Wagner, Heike Axmann, Franziska HeinzHead coach Lothar Doering.
Top scorers 1 582 503 444 415 40
References
International Handball Federation WC93 at todor66