The women's handball tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested by eight teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom two proceeding to placement matches.
Qualification Mean of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified Host nation 17 October 1986 Lausanne 1 1990 World Championship 24 November – 4 December 1990 4 Unified Team 1991 Asian Championship 22–31 August 1991 Hiroshima 1 1991 African Championship 6–13 September 1991 Cairo 1 1991 Pan American Championship 30 September – 6 October 1991 Maringá 1 Total 8
Squads
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Playoffs Bracket
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Rankings and statistics + Final rankings 1 2 3 Unified Team 4 5 6 7 8 + Top goalscorers Player Games Goals Attempts 1. Natalya Morskova (EUN) 5 41 61 2. Lim O-kyeong (KOR) 5 30 43 3. Jasna Kolar-Merdan (AUT) 4 23 40 3. Lee Mi-Young (KOR) 5 23 36 5. Silvia Schmitt (GER) 5 22 41 6. Heidi Sundal (NOR) 5 21 32 7. Oh Seong-ok (KOR) 5 20 44 8. Auta Olivia Sana (NGR) 3 19 36 8. Maryna Bazanova (EUN) 5 19 26 All-star teamMarianna Racz (AUT) Maryna Bazhanova (EUN) Silvia Schmitt (GER) Natalya Morskova (EUN) Lee Mi-Young (KOR) Lim O-Kyeong (KOR) Heidi Sundal (NOR)
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