World Women's Handball Championship winners list since 1953

IHF Women's Handball Championship winners list historic Champions 1953-2019.

The world women's Handball championship held every 2 years, under the  International Handball Federation (IHF).
The first World Women's Handball Championship was organized in 1957 at Yugoslavia & the final champion team is Czechoslovakia.
Russia won the championship 4 times & as the Soviet Union wins the title 3 times.
World Women's Handball Championship 2015 Denmark was won by Norway women's handball team...
The Netherlands won its first-ever title in IHF World Women's Handball Championship 2019 to beating Spain in the Final held in Japan with scores 30-20...

IHF World Men's Handball Championship past winners.

IHF World Women's Handball Championship winners list- Past Champions since 1953-2019.

Year - Host Country      --   World champion  - Runners-up 




2025 -- South Korea

2023 - Denmark / Norway / Sweden --    --    TBD

2021 - Spain -- The 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, the 25th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, will be held in Spain from 2 to 19 December 2021.   --    TBD



2019 - Japan    --    Netherlands  30 - 29   Spain 

2017 - Germany       --    France   23–21   Norway 

2015 - Denmark     --    Norway    31–23    Netherlands

2013 - Serbia        --     Brazil     22–20     Serbia 

2011 - Brazil        --    Norway    32–24      France 

2009 - China        --      Russia     25–22     France 

2007 - France        --      Russia    29–24    Norway 

2005 - Russia          --    Russia     28–23    Romania 

2003 - Croatia      --     France     32–29 (ET)   Hungary 

2001 - Italy       --      Russia       30–25    Norway 

1999 - Norway / Denmark       --   Norway     25–24 (2ET)   France 

1997 - Germany      --      Denmark     33–20    Norway

1995 - Austria / Hungary       --   South Koria    25–20    Hungary 

1993 - Norway      --   Germany     22–21 (ET)    Denmark

1990 - Korea      --   Soviet Union     24–22    Yugoslavia 

1986 - Netherlands       --   Soviet Union     30–22   Czechoslovakia 

1982 - Hungary     --    Soviet Union      Round-robin    Hungary

1978 - Czechoslovakia      --    East Germany      Round-robin       Soviet Union 

1975 - Soviet Union      --   East Germany      Round-robin       Soviet Union

1973 - Yugoslavia       --   Yugoslavia     16–11    Romania

1971 - Netherlands    --   East Germany      11–8    Yugoslavia

1965 - Fed. Republic of Germany       --    Hungarian     5–3    Yugoslavia 

1962 - Romania    --    Romania      8–5    Denmark

1957 - Yugoslavia    --    Czechoslovakia      7–1    Hungary









Past Women's Handball World Champions - Outdoor


1960 - Netherlands    --    Romania

1956 - Germany   --    Romania

1949 - Hungary    ---   Hungary