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.[1]
Group stage
Group B
Source:
| October 18 |
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27–22 |
South Korea |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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Group C
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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 |
Source:
| October 17 |
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19–14 |
France |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 17 |
Denmark  |
26–21 |
China |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 18 |
China  |
32–11 |
France |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 18 |
Denmark  |
15–14 |
Canada |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 19 |
China  |
29–17 |
Canada |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 19 |
Denmark  |
19–12 |
France |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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Final round
Group 7-11
Source:
| October 21 |
France  |
27–17 |
Italy |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 21 |
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23–11 |
United States |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 22 |
Italy  |
25–9 |
United States |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 22 |
Netherlands  |
17–12 |
Canada |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 24 |
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26–14 |
Italy |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 24 |
France  |
18–13 |
Netherlands |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 25 |
France  |
34–13 |
United States |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 25 |
Italy  |
18–15 |
Netherlands |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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Group 1-6
Source:
| October 21 |
Soviet Union  |
32–14 |
China |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 21 |
South Korea  |
28–20 |
Denmark |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 22 |
Soviet Union  |
34–24 |
South Korea |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 22 |
West Germany  |
19–17 |
China |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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(8–8) |
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| October 22 |
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22–18 |
Denmark |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 24 |
Soviet Union  |
22–16 |
Denmark |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 24 |
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32–17 |
China |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 25 |
West Germany  |
17–11 |
Denmark |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 25 |
South Korea  |
28–20 |
China |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke |
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| October 25 |
Soviet Union  |
25–23 |
Yugoslavia |
Canadian Forces Base, St. Jean and College Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke Attendance: 1000 |
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(11–13) |
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Ranking
The final rankings from the 1981 edition:[2]