# 1983 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

The 1983 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament which took place in France from 14 to 22 October 1983.
Sixteen teams competed in the competition from three continents with three nations debuting in the competition. The gold medal went to the Soviet Union who claimed their third title after defeating East Germany by five goals in the final. South Korea finished in third after defeating Yugoslavia.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 4 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 4 |
| West Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 0 |
| October 14 | Poland | 16–11 | West Germany | France |
| October 14 | | (8–4) | | France |
| October 14 | Denmark | 19–18 | Sweden | France |
| October 14 | | (12–10) | | France |
| October 15 | Sweden | 21–16 | West Germany | France |
| October 15 | | (9–9) | | France |
| October 15 | Poland | 26–21 | Denmark | France |
| October 15 | | (14–10) | | France |
| October 16 | Denmark | 13–9 | West Germany | France |
| October 16 | | (9–5) | | France |
| October 16 | Sweden | 20–18 | Poland | France |
| October 16 | | (10–7) | | France |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 4 |
| East Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 4 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 3 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 94 | −30 | 1 |
| October 14 | East Germany | 14–13 | South Korea | France |
| October 14 | | (9–8) | | France |
| October 14 | China | 23–23 | Japan | France |
| October 14 | | (10–14) | | France |
| October 15 | South Korea | 39–25 | Japan | France |
| October 15 | | (23–12) | | France |
| October 15 | China | 27–25 | East Germany | France |
| October 15 | | (14–11) | | France |
| October 16 | South Korea | 24–16 | China | France |
| October 16 | | (15–8) | | France |
| October 16 | East Germany | 32–16 | Japan | France |
| October 16 | | (16–8) | | France |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 35 | +54 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 2 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 74 | −41 | 0 |
| October 14 | Soviet Union | 31–9 | Italy | France |
| October 14 | | (14–4) | | France |
| October 14 | France | 20–9 | Ivory Coast | France |
| October 14 | | (10–1) | | France |
| October 15 | Soviet Union | 35–15 | Ivory Coast | France |
| October 15 | | (16–7) | | France |
| October 15 | France | 19–10 | Italy | France |
| October 15 | | (9–6) | | France |
| October 16 | Ivory Coast | 24–14 | Italy | France |
| October 16 | | (13–8) | | France |
| October 16 | Soviet Union | 23–11 | France | France |
| October 16 | | (10–6) | | France |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 55 | +28 | 6 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 66 | −1 | 3 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 1 |
| October 14 | Yugoslavia | 29–15 | Norway | France |
| October 14 | | (16–6) | | France |
| October 14 | Bulgaria | 22–22 | Netherlands | France |
| October 14 | | (9–8) | | France |
| October 15 | Yugoslavia | 27–22 | Bulgaria | France |
| October 15 | | (14–7) | | France |
| October 15 | Norway | 18–15 | Netherlands | France |
| October 15 | | (10–7) | | France |
| October 16 | Yugoslavia | 27–18 | Netherlands | France |
| October 16 | | (15–11) | | France |
| October 16 | Bulgaria | 21–17 | Norway | France |
| October 16 | | (12–8) | | France |

## Second round
### Group I

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| East Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 4 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 2 |
| Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 70 | −10 | 0 |
| October 18 | East Germany | 23–20 | Poland | France |
| October 18 | | (9–7) | | France |
| October 18 | South Korea | 24–21 | Sweden | France |
| October 18 | | (14–9) | | France |
| October 19 | South Korea | 27–22 | Poland | France |
| October 19 | | (13–11) | | France |
| October 19 | East Germany | 28–16 | Sweden | France |
| October 19 | | (12–6) | | France |

### Group II

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 4 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 2 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 69 | −24 | 0 |
| October 18 | Soviet Union | 19–11 | Bulgaria | France |
| October 18 | | (10–6) | | France |
| October 18 | Yugoslavia | 27–21 | France | France |
| October 18 | | (14–9) | | France |
| October 19 | Soviet Union | 17–15 | Yugoslavia | France |
| October 19 | | (7–5) | | France |
| October 19 | Bulgaria | 19–13 | France | France |
| October 19 | | (10–7) | | France |

## Placement round
### Group III

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 6 |
| West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 3 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 1 |
| October 18 | Denmark | 23–18 | Japan | France |
| October 18 | | (12–7) | | France |
| October 18 | West Germany | 27–27 | China | France |
| October 18 | | (16–11) | | France |
| October 19 | Denmark | 24–20 | China | France |
| October 19 | | (13–11) | | France |
| October 19 | West Germany | 22–15 | Japan | France |
| October 19 | | (13–6) | | France |

### Group IV

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 42 | +38 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 2 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 73 | −31 | 0 |
| October 18 | Netherlands | 21–17 | Ivory Coast | France |
| October 18 | | (11–10) | | France |
| October 18 | Norway | 36–16 | Italy | France |
| October 18 | | (16–10) | | France |
| October 19 | Norway | 26–11 | Ivory Coast | France |
| October 19 | | (13–5) | | France |
| October 19 | Netherlands | 13–12 | Italy | France |
| October 19 | | (5–7) | | France |

## Placement matches
### Fifteen place game

| October 21 | Japan | 34–14 | Italy | France |
| October 21 | | (19–6) | | France |

### Thirteenth place game

| October 1983 | China | 26–23 | Ivory Coast | France |
| October 1983 | | (13–11) | | France |

### Eleventh place game

| October 1983 | Netherlands | 15–14 | West Germany | France |
| October 1983 | | (6–5) | | France |

### Ninth place game

| October 1983 | Norway | 21–17 | Denmark | France |
| October 1983 | | (12–9) | | France |

### Seventh place game

| October 1983 | Poland | 24–20 | France | France |
| October 1983 | | (13–9) | | France |

### Fifth place game

| October 1983 | Bulgaria | 29–15 | Sweden | France |
| October 1983 | | (14–8) | | France |

### Third place game

| October 1983 | South Korea | 26–23 | Yugoslavia | France |
| October 1983 | | (15–9) | | France |

### Final

| October 22 | Soviet Union | 22–17 | East Germany | France |
| October 22 | | (10–11) | | France |

## Ranking

The final rankings from the 1983 edition:
| Rank | Team |
| | Soviet Union |
| | East Germany |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | Yugoslavia |
| 5 | Bulgaria |
| 6 | Sweden |
| 7 | Poland |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Norway |
| 10 | Denmark |
| 11 | Netherlands |
| 12 | West Germany |
| 13 | China |
| 14 | Ivory Coast |
| 15 | Japan |
| 16 | Italy |