2007 World Women's Handball Championship
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The 2007 World Women's Handball Championship
World Women's Handball Championship
The World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.- Championships :- Overall medal count :- Participation history :-Largest winning margin:Source: - External links :*...

took place in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 from 2 December to 16 December 2007. It was the 18th team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 world championship
World Women's Handball Championship
The World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.- Championships :- Overall medal count :- Participation history :-Largest winning margin:Source: - External links :*...

 for women
Women's sports
Women's sports include amateur and professional competitions in virtually all sports. Female participation in sports rose dramatically in the twentieth century, especially in the last quarter, reflecting changes in modern societies that emphasized gender parity...

. A total of 24 teams participated in the tournament. Russia
Russia women's national handball team
The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of Russia. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and takes part in international team handball competitions...

 won, with Norway
Norway women's national handball team
The Norway women's national handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions....

 as runner-up.

Venues

City Stadium Capacity Matches
Beauvais
Beauvais
Beauvais is a city approximately by highway north of central Paris, in the northern French region of Picardie. It currently has a population of over 60,000 inhabitants.- History :...

 
L’Elispace  2,800 IHF President Cup
Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....

 
Palais des Sports de Dijon
Palais des Sports de Dijon
Palais des Sports de Dijon, also known as Palais des Sport Jean-Michel Geoffroy is an indoor sporting arena located in Dijon, France. The arena has a capacity of 4,628 people. It is currently home to the Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Bourgogne basketball team....

 
3,900 Main Tour
Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

 
Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland
Palais des Sports de Gerland is an indoor sporting arena located in Lyon, France. The seating capacity of the arena is for 5,910 people.It was the venue of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon tournament...

 
5,100 Preliminary round
Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...

 
Arènes de Metz
Arènes de Metz
The Palais omnisport Les Arènes, often abbreviated as Les Arènes, is an indoor sports arena in Metz, France. It is the home venue of the Metz Handball team and the Open de Moselle men's tennis tournament, part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. Currently the arena has a capacity of...

 
4,800 Main Tour
Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

 
Palais des Sports de Beaulieu
Palais des Sports de Beaulieu
Palais des Sports de Beaulieu is an indoor sporting arena located in Nantes, France. Built in 1973, the seating capacity of the arena is for 5,500 people...

 
4,500 Preliminary round
Nîmes
Nîmes
Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...

 
Le Parnasse  4,000 Preliminary round
Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 
Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Opened in 1984, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena on boulevard de Bercy located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris...

 
14,000 Final
Pau  Palais des Sports de Pau
Palais des Sports de Pau
Palais de Sports de Pau is an indoor sporting arena located in Pau, France. The capacity of the arena is 7,856 people. It is currently home to the Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez basketball team.-External links:*...

 
6,500 Preliminary round
Plaisir  Palais des Sports Pierre de Coubertin  1,260 IHF President Cup
Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-History:Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there...

 
Salle Steredenn  2,400 Preliminary round
Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....

 
Palais des Sports de Toulon  4,200 Preliminary round

Source: IHF.info

Group A (Pau)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
3 3 0 0 96 58 +38 6
3 2 0 1 96 71 +25 4
3 1 0 2 71 88 -17 2
3 0 0 3 52 98 -46 0

December 2, 2007
35 : 25
37 : 12
December 3, 2007
18 : 35
20 : 31
December 4, 2007
22 : 26
28 : 26

Group B (Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-History:Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who evangelized the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there...

)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
3 2 1 0 98 60 +38 5
3 2 0 1 78 62 +16 4
3 1 1 1 89 66 +23 3
3 0 0 3 29 106 -77 0

December 2, 2007
36 : 9
27 : 22
December 3, 2007
7 : 40
26 : 22
December 4, 2007
30 : 13
31 : 31

Group C (Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
3 3 0 0 107 65 +42 6
3 2 0 1 100 74 +26 4
3 1 0 2 74 85 -11 2
3 0 0 3 58 115 -57 0

December 2, 2007
32 : 19
32 : 26
December 3, 2007
19 : 42
33 : 22
December 4, 2007
33 : 20
41 : 20

Group D (Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....

)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
3 3 0 0 108 83 +25 6
3 2 0 1 89 81 +8 4
3 1 0 2 74 95 -21 2
3 0 0 3 76 88 -12 0

December 2, 2007
29 : 23
31 : 29
December 3, 2007
21 : 39
20 : 27
December 4, 2007
27 : 30
38 : 33

Group E (Nîmes
Nîmes
Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...

)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
3 2 1 0 94 77 +17 5
3 2 1 0 91 79 +12 5
3 1 0 2 76 90 -14 2
3 0 0 3 88 103 -15 0

December 2, 2007
29 : 24
35 : 31
December 3, 2007
20 : 33
29 : 36
December 4, 2007
28 : 32
26 : 26

Group F (Nantes
Nantes
Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....

)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
3 3 0 0 103 59 +44 6
3 2 0 1 102 69 +33 4
3 1 0 2 89 69 +20 2
3 0 0 3 41 138 -97 0

December 2, 2007
26 : 21
50 : 12
December 3, 2007
12 : 45
25 : 26
December 4, 2007
32 : 26
43 : 17

Group M I (Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...

)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
5 4 0 1 147 124 +23 8
5 4 0 1 149 116 +33 8
5 3 0 2 149 152 -3 6
5 3 0 2 130 133 -3 6
5 0 1 4 137 156 -19 1
5 0 1 4 121 152 -31 1

December 6, 2007
15:00 25 : 30
19:00 27 : 29
21:20 22 : 34
December 8, 2007
15:00 23 : 29
17:00 28 : 34
19:15 22 : 21
December 9, 2007
14:30 25 : 33
16:30 35 : 29
19:00 31 : 20
December 11, 2007
16:30 27 : 40
19:15 26 : 24
21:15 29 : 29

Group M II (Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....

)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
5 4 0 1 164 137 +27 8
5 3 1 1 151 145 +6 7
5 2 2 1 144 144 0 6
5 2 0 3 147 150 -3 4
5 1 1 3 137 144 -17 3
5 1 0 4 154 167 -13 2

December 6, 2007
14:30 31 : 27
18:30 25 : 30
20:30 26 : 28
December 8, 2007
14:30 30 : 30
16:30 33 : 37
18:30 19 : 32
December 9, 2007
14:30 28 : 26
16:30 34 : 31
18:30 35 : 32
December 11, 2007
16:30 31 : 26
18:30 32 : 24
20:30 29 : 30

Finals

Group I (Beauvais
Beauvais
Beauvais is a city approximately by highway north of central Paris, in the northern French region of Picardie. It currently has a population of over 60,000 inhabitants.- History :...

)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
2 2 0 0 74 38 +36 4
2 1 0 1 44 58 -14 2
2 0 0 2 39 61 -22 0

December 6, 2007
18:30 19 : 36
December 7, 2007
18:30 20 : 25
December 8, 2007
14:30 38 : 19

Group II (Beauvais
Beauvais
Beauvais is a city approximately by highway north of central Paris, in the northern French region of Picardie. It currently has a population of over 60,000 inhabitants.- History :...

)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
2 2 0 0 62 54 +8 4
2 1 0 1 50 47 +3 2
2 0 0 2 44 55 -11 0

December 6, 2007
20:30 24 : 16
December 7, 2007
20:30 26 : 31
December 8, 2007
16:30 28 : 31

Group III (Plaisir)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
2 2 0 0 52 29 +23 4
2 1 0 1 46 35 +11 2
2 0 0 2 23 57 -34 0

December 6, 2007
18:30 31 : 9
December 7, 2007
18:30 21 : 20
December 8, 2007
14:30 14 : 26

Group IV (Plaisir)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Points
2 2 0 0 66 30 +36 4
2 1 0 1 45 44 +1 2
2 0 0 2 22 59 -37 0

December 6, 2007
20:30 22 : 30
December 7, 2007
20:30 23 : 14
December 8, 2007
16:30 36 : 8

19th-24th Place (Plaisir)

December 9, 2007
12:00 23/24 14 : 16
14:30 21/22 16 : 35
17:00 19/20 20 : 31

13th-18th Place (Beauvais
Beauvais
Beauvais is a city approximately by highway north of central Paris, in the northern French region of Picardie. It currently has a population of over 60,000 inhabitants.- History :...

)

December 9, 2007
12:00 17/18 26 : 27
14:30 15/16 23 : 30
17:00 13/14 21 : 24

9th-12th Place (Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

)

December 14, 2007
18:15 11/12 31 : 33
20:45 9/10 30 : 25

5th-8th Place (Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

)

December 15, 2007
10:00 41 : 33
12:30 32 : 27
December 16, 2007
09:00 7/8 37 : 36
11:30 5/6 25 : 26

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2007 Women's World Champions

Russia
Russia women's national handball team
The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of Russia. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and takes part in international team handball competitions...


Third Title


Team Roster
Inna Suslina
Inna Suslina
Inna Evgenevna Suslina is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship....

, Polina Vyakhireva
Polina Vyakhireva
Polina Vyakhireva is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship, and was also voted into the championship's All-Star Team.-References:...

, Irina Poltoratskaya
Irina Poltoratskaya
Irina Igorevna Poltoratskaya is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and again in the 2007 World Women's Handball...

, Oxana Romenskaya
Oxana Romenskaya
Oxana Viktorovna Romenskaya is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship....

, Liudmila Postnova
Liudmila Postnova
Lyudmila Grigoryevna Postnova is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team...

, Anna Kareeva
Anna Kareeva
Anna Vasilyevna Kareyeva is a Russian handball player who competed internationally with the Russian national team. She has won the World Championship three times and she also received a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...

, Ekaterina Andryushina
Ekaterina Andryushina
Yekaterina Sergeyevna Andryushina is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship....

, Yana Uskova
Yana Uskova
Yana Viktorovna Uskova is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship, and was also voted into the championship's All-Star Team.-References:...

, Yelena Polenova, Emilia Turey
Emilia Turey
Emiliya Khalsberiyevna Turey is a Russian team handball player, playing for the Russian national team. She is three times World Champion, from 2005, 2007 and 2009. She won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.Her mother is Russian, while her father is of Sierra Leonean descent.-References:...

, Natalia Shipilova
Natalia Shipilova
Natalia Borisovna Shipilova is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship....

, Maria Sidorova
Maria Sidorova
Maria Igorevna Sidorova is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship....

, Olga Levina, Nadezhda Muravyeva
Nadezhda Muravyeva
Nadezhda Muravyeva is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won a gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship...

, Elena Dmitrieva
Elena Dmitrieva
Yelena Dmitriyeva is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.- References :...

 and Irina Bliznova
Irina Bliznova
Irina Yuryevna Bliznova is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and again in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship...

.
Head Coach: Evgeny Trefilov
Evgeny Trefilov
Yevgeni Vasiliyevich Trefilov is a Russian team handball coach and current head coach for the Russian women's national handball team. He led the Russian team to win the World Women's Handball Championship four times, in 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2009.-References:...

.

All Star Team

  • Goalkeeper:
  • Left wing:
  • Left back:
  • Pivot:
  • Centre back:
  • Right back:
  • Right wing:

Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info

 

Top Goalkeepers

Rank Name Team % Saves Shots
1 Terese Pedersen
Terese Pedersen
Terese Pedersen is a Norwegian handball goalkeeper. She currently plays for Byåsen HE in Norway.She started her club career in Larvik, and has also played for Runar, Sandar, Tertnes, and Randers HK....

48% 45 93
2 Mariia Makarenko 43% 23 54
3 Inna Suslina
Inna Suslina
Inna Evgenevna Suslina is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship....

42% 99 237
4 Darly Zoqbi 41% 36 88
5 Valentina Kogan 40% 49 124
Amandine Leynaud
Amandine Leynaud
Amandine Leynaud is a French handball goalkeeper, playing for the French women's national handball team.- Club :...

33 82
Chana Franciela Masson 50 126
Clara Woltering
Clara Woltering
Clara Woltering is a German team handball goalkeeper. She plays for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica and for the German national team.-International career:...

74 187
9 Katrine Lunde Haraldsen 39% 98 251
Luminiţa Dinu
Luminita Dinu
Luminiţa Dinu-Huţupan is a retired Romanian handball player. She is considered a living handball legend....

105 272

Top Goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals Shots %
1 Grit Jurack
Grit Jurack
Grit Jurack is a German team handball player, playing on the German women's national handball team. She was Top Scorer in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and included on the All-Star Team., and also obtained bronze medal in the championship.She won the Champions League with Viborg HK...

85 137 62%
2 Anita Görbicz 80 136 59%
3 Marcelina Kiala
Marcelina Kiala
Marcelina Kiala is an Angolan women's handball player with the Angola women's national handball team. Kiala competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2005 and 2007 World Women's Handball Championship. She is the sister of fellow Angolan women's handball player, Luisa Kiala. -References:...

72 162 44%
4 Ramona Maier 60 94 64%
5 Sophie Herbrecht
Sophie Herbrecht
Sophie Herbrecht is a French handball player. She has played for the club Entente Sportive Besançon and for the French national team....

59 119 50%
6 Nair Almeida
Nair Almeida
Nair Almeida in Catumbela, she learn handball in a small handball team called Escola de Andebol da restinga no lobito Angolan handball player. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2005 World Championship. At the 2007 World Championship Angola finished 7th, while Almeida...

57 108 54%
Tímea Tóth 112 51%
Woo Sun-Hee
Woo Sun-Hee
Woo Sun-Hee is a female South Korean handball player.In 2003, Woo competed in the World Women's Handball Championship held in Croatia and led her team to the bronze medal. She was finally named to the All-Star team of the competition. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal with the...

87 66%
9 Ilda Bengue
Ilda Bengue
Ilda Bengue is an Angolan handball player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 2005 World Championship. At the 2007 World Championship Angola finished 7th, while Bengue scored 56 goals and was number nine on the list of top scorers....

56 93 60%
10 Marta Mangué
Marta Mangué
Marta Mangué González is a Spanish team handball player. She currently plays for the Danish club Team Esbjerg, and on the Spanish national team...

55 82 67%

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