The 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, the 15th of its kind, was held from 4 to 16 December 2001, and was hosted by Italy, with the final being played in Merano.
Russia won their first title, beating Norway in the final.
Qualification Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 1999 World Championship 29 November – 12 December 1999 1 2000 African Championship 23 April – 1 May 2000 3 2000 Asian Handball Championship 10–17 August 2000 Shanghai 3 2000 Pan American Championship 31 October – 5 November 2000 Aracaju 3 2000 European Championship 8–17 December 2000 5 European qualification 25 November 2000 – 26 May 2001 Various 8 Squads
Each team consists of up to 12 players for each match.
Results Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout round Bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Shots % 1 Ausra Fridrikas 87 157 55.4 2 Leila Lejeune 71 122 58.2 3 Natalia Morskova 67 98 68.4 4 Kjersti Grini53 85 62.4 5 Åsa Eriksson 50 86 58.16 Maja Savić 49 71 69.0 Zhai Chao 88 55.78 Elena Tchaoussova 47 72 65.3 Bojana Petrović 84 56.010 Barbara Strass 45 66 68.2 Sandra Kolaković 69 65.2 Source: IHF
Top goalkeepers RankNameSavesShots% 1 Cecilie Leganger 128 297 43.1 2 Jenny Lindblom 119 301 39.5 3 Valérie Nicolas 86 252 34.1 4 Zlata Paplacko 84 241 34.9 5 Nataliya Rusnachenko 83 224 37.1 6 Lene Rantala 72 195 36.9 7 Svetlana Bogdanova 71 165 43.08 Nada Tutnijc 66 159 41.5 Chana Masson 197 33.5 10 Verena Wolf 63 201 31.3 Source: IHF
All Star team
+GoalkeeperCecilie LegangerRight wingBeatrix BaloghRight backMette VestergaardLine playerLiudmila BodnievaCentral backIrina PoltoratskayaLeft backLeila LejeuneLeft wingMaja Savić
Medalists GoldSilver Bronze
References
External links Official Website (Archived) International Handball Federation WC2001 at todor66 Squads