1989 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
The 1989 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament which took place in Nigeria from 22 September to 1 October 1989. Fifteen teams competed in the competition from three continents with Algeria, Switzerland and Turkey making their first appearance in a tournament.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  |
| Dates | September 22–October 1 |
| Teams | 15 (from 3 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runner-up |  |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 48 |
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In the final, the Soviet Union took home their sixth gold medal and their fourth in a row after defeating South Korea by three goals. Bulgaria claimed their first junior medal after defeating Yugoslavia for third.[1]
Placement matches
Eleventh place game
| 1 October 1989 | West Germany  |
24–10 |  |
Nigeria |
Ninth place game
| 1 October 1989 | Nigeria |
34–22 |  |
Nigeria |
Third place game
| 1 October 1989 | Bulgaria |
27–18 | |
Nigeria |
Final
| 1 October 1989 | Soviet Union |
26–23 | |
Nigeria |
Ranking
The final rankings from the 1989 edition:[2]
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| 13 |  |
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| 15 |  |
References
- "Junior Women Handball World Championships Archive". todor66.com. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS / JUNIOR" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
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