# 1981 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

The 1981 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 3rd edition of the tournament which took place in Canada from 17 to 25 October.
Eleven teams competed in the competition from three continents with three nations debuting in the competition. The gold medal went to the Soviet Union who finished top of the final group round-robin after winning their four games which included a two goal win over second place Yugoslavia. West Germany finished in third place.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 4 |
| West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 2 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 72 | −50 | 0 |
| October 17 | Soviet Union | 44–11 | Italy | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 18 | West Germany | 28–11 | Italy | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 19 | Soviet Union | 25–16 | West Germany | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 37 | +52 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 2 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 97 | −73 | 0 |
| October 17 | Yugoslavia | 35–7 | United States | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 17 | South Korea | 19–17 | Netherlands | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 18 | Yugoslavia | 27–22 | South Korea | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 18 | Netherlands | 24–6 | United States | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 19 | South Korea | 38–11 | United States | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 19 | Yugoslavia | 27–8 | Netherlands | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 54 | +28 | 4 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 2 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 0 |
| October 17 | Canada | 19–14 | France | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 17 | Denmark | 26–21 | China | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 18 | China | 32–11 | France | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 18 | Denmark | 15–14 | Canada | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 19 | China | 29–17 | Canada | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 19 | Denmark | 19–12 | France | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |

## Final round
### Group 7-11

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 62 | +31 | 6 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 56 | +24 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 4 |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 77 | −3 | 4 |
| United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 106 | −67 | 0 |
| October 21 | France | 27–17 | Italy | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 21 | Canada | 23–11 | United States | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 22 | Italy | 25–9 | United States | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 22 | Netherlands | 17–12 | Canada | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 24 | Canada | 26–14 | Italy | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 24 | France | 18–13 | Netherlands | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 25 | France | 34–13 | United States | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 25 | Italy | 18–15 | Netherlands | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |

### Group 1-6

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 93 | +45 | 10 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 95 | +30 | 8 |
| West Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 86 | −2 | 6 |
| South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 120 | −6 | 4 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 91 | 110 | −19 | 2 |
| China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 89 | 137 | −48 | 0 |
| October 21 | Soviet Union | 32–14 | China | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 21 | Yugoslavia | 21–13 | West Germany | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 21 | South Korea | 28–20 | Denmark | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 22 | Soviet Union | 34–24 | South Korea | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 22 | West Germany | 19–17 | China | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 22 | | (8–8) | | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 22 | Yugoslavia | 22–18 | Denmark | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 24 | West Germany | 19–12 | South Korea | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 24 | Soviet Union | 22–16 | Denmark | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 24 | Yugoslavia | 32–17 | China | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 25 | West Germany | 17–11 | Denmark | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 25 | South Korea | 28–20 | China | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook |
| October 25 | Soviet Union | 25–23 | Yugoslavia | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook Attendance: 1000 |
| October 25 | | (11–13) | | Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrook, Sherbrook Attendance: 1000 |

## Ranking

The final rankings from the 1981 edition:
| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | Yugoslavia |
| | West Germany |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Denmark |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Canada |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Italy |
| 11 | United States |