2015 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2015 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Denmark. The decision to select Denmark as the host was announced on 27 January 2011.
In the final Norway won 31–23 against the Netherlands to gain their third title. Romania won bronze after they defeated Poland 31–22.
Venues
Venues for the tournament were announced on 7 June 2014. Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning hosted the final, both semi-finals, two quarter-finals, matches in the round of 16 and Denmark's group. SYDBANK Arena in Kolding was the venue of two quarter-finals, eighth-finals and neighbour Germany's group, while Arena Nord in Frederikshavn and the new venue in Næstved hosted one eighth-final and one group each.Qualification
Final qualification tournament
A final qualification tournament was held from 15 to 17 June 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan to determine the last participant. The schedule was revealed on 3 June 2015.Standings
Results
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Referees
17 referee pairs were selected:Draw
The draw was held on 24 June 2015 at Koldinghus in Kolding, Denmark at 20:00 local time.Seeding
The seeding was announced on 23 June 2015.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
Preliminary round
''All times are local.''Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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President's Cup
17–20th place playoff
17–20th place semifinals
----21st–24th place playoff
21st–24th place semifinals
----Knockout stage
Bracket
;5th place bracketRound of 16
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Quarterfinals
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5–8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
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Final ranking
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| Qualified for the Summer Olympics and the 2017 World Championship | |
| Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification tournament |
| 2015 Women's World Champions Norway Third title Team roster: Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Silje Solberg, Mari Molid, Veronica Kristiansen, Ida Alstad, Heidi Løke, Stine Skogrand, Vilde Ingstad, Nora Mørk, Stine Bredal Oftedal, Linn Jørum Sulland, Pernille Wibe, Betina Riegelhuth, Amanda Kurtović, Camilla Herrem, Sanna Solberg, Marta Tomac. Head coach: Thorir Hergeirsson. |