2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship


The 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place in Slovakia from 19 to 31 July 2016.
Russia won their second title after defeating Denmark 30–22 in the final.

Teams

;Africa
;Asia
;Europe
;Pan-America

Venues

Matches will be played in Bratislava.

Referees

16 referee pairs were selected.

Preliminary round

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

21st place bracket

21–24th place semifinals

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17th place bracket

17–20th place semifinals

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9–16th placement games

The eight losers of the round of 16 were seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4.

Knockout stage

Bracket

;5th place bracket

Round of 16

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Quarterfinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Final ranking

RankTeam
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2016 Women's Youth World Champions

Russia
First title
Team roster: Alexandra Davidenko, Kristina Alirzaeva, Svetlana Ivanova, Ekaterina Zelenkova, Ekaterina Kudriavtseva, Karina Sabirova, Margarita Orlova, Milana Tazhenova, Svetlana Kremneva, Mariia Duvakina, Serafima Tikhanova, Sofiia Sinitsyna, Antonina Skorobogatchenko, Mariia Dudina, Anastasia Illarionova, Sofia Ignatovich.
Head coach: Viacheslav Kirilenko.

Awards

MVP : Karina SabirovaTop Goalscorer : Bernadett Hornyák Best defender : Guro Nestaker

All-Star Team