1989 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
# 1989 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

The 1989 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament which took place in Nigeria from 22 September to 1 October 1989. Fifteen teams competed in the competition from three continents with Algeria, Switzerland and Turkey making their first appearance in a tournament.

In the final, the Soviet Union took home their sixth gold medal and their fourth in a row after defeating South Korea by three goals. Bulgaria claimed their first junior medal after defeating Yugoslavia for third.

## First round

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 4 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 2 |
| West Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 0 |
| September 1989 | Japan | 23–17 | West Germany | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Soviet Union | 31–21 | Japan | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Soviet Union | 37–20 | West Germany | Nigeria |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 2 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 95 | −48 | 0 |
| September 1989 | Sweden | 27–18 | Turkey | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Bulgaria | 22–18 | Denmark | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Denmark | 35–10 | Turkey | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Bulgaria | 24–21 | Sweden | Nigeria |
| 24 September | Bulgaria | 33–19 | Turkey | Nigeria |
| 24 September | Sweden | 21–20 | Denmark | Nigeria |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 67 | +39 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 57 | +27 | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 82 | −34 | 2 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 84 | −32 | 0 |
| September 1989 | China | 30–13 | Algeria | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | South Korea | 37–25 | Austria | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | South Korea | 37–16 | Algeria | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | China | 28–12 | Austria | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Algeria | 19–15 | Austria | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | South Korea | 32–26 | China | Nigeria |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 57 | +22 | 6 |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 0 |
| 22 September | Spain | 26–17 | Switzerland | Nigeria |
| 22 September | Yugoslavia | 23–18 | Nigeria | Nigeria |
| 23 September | Spain | 20–19 | Nigeria | Nigeria |
| 23 September | Yugoslavia | 31–22 | Switzerland | Nigeria |
| 24 September | Nigeria | 32–16 | Switzerland | Nigeria |
| 24 September | Yugoslavia | 25–17 | Spain | Nigeria |

## Second round

### Group I

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 95 | +63 | 10 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 105 | +8 | 8 |
| Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 110 | +3 | 6 |
| Denmark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 113 | −10 | 4 |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 119 | −19 | 2 |
| West Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 138 | −45 | 0 |
| September 1989 | Sweden | 26–20 | Japan | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Soviet Union | 34–19 | Denmark | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Bulgaria | 28–23 | West Germany | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Soviet Union | 29–19 | Sweden | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Denmark | 24–16 | West Germany | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Bulgaria | 23–16 | Japan | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Soviet Union | 27–16 | Bulgaria | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Sweden | 26–17 | West Germany | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Denmark | 22–20 | Japan | Nigeria |

### Group II

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 113 | +61 | 10 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 106 | +12 | 8 |
| China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 104 | +28 | 6 |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 122 | −24 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 123 | −9 | 2 |
| Algeria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 145 | −68 | 0 |
| September 1989 | China | 27–13 | Spain | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | South Korea | 35–25 | Nigeria | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Yugoslavia | 22–17 | Austria | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | South Korea | 35–20 | Spain | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Nigeria | 28–15 | Algeria | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Yugoslavia | 22–19 | China | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | South Korea | 35–26 | Yugoslavia | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Spain | 28–16 | Algeria | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | China | 30–24 | Nigeria | Nigeria |

### Thirteenth place

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 4 |
| Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 0 |
| 26 September | Switzerland | 21–19 | Turkey | Nigeria |
| September 1989 | Austria | 30–21 | Turkey | Nigeria |
| 29 September | Switzerland | 26–23 | Austria | Nigeria |

## Placement matches

### Eleventh-place game

| 1 October 1989 | West Germany | 24–10 | Algeria | Nigeria |
| - | - | - | - | - |

### Ninth-place game

| 1 October 1989 | Nigeria | 34–22 | Japan | Nigeria |
| - | - | - | - | - |

### Seventh-place game

| 1 October 1989 | Denmark | 30–19 | Spain | Nigeria |
| - | - | - | - | - |

### Fifth-place game

| 1 October 1989 | Sweden | 27–26 | China | Nigeria |
| - | - | - | - | - |

### Third-place game

| 1 October 1989 | Bulgaria | 27–18 | Yugoslavia | Nigeria |
| - | - | - | - | - |

### Final

| 1 October 1989 | Soviet Union | 26–23 | South Korea | Nigeria |
| - | - | - | - | - |

## Ranking

The final rankings from the 1989 edition:

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Soviet Union |
| | South Korea |
| | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Yugoslavia |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | Denmark |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Nigeria |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | West Germany |
| 12 | Algeria |
| 13 | Switzerland |
| 14 | Austria |
| 15 | Turkey |
