IKF World Korfball Championship

The IKF World Korfball Championship is an international korfball competition contested by the national teams of the members of International Korfball Federation (IKF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded roughly every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1978. The current champions are the Netherlands, who won the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship.

The 12 World Championships have been won by two different national teams. The Netherlands have won all but one time, losing only to Belgium in the 1991 Korfball World Championship.

Results + #YearHostWinnersScoreRunners-upThird PlaceScoreFourth Place Teams1197814–13(a.e.t.)20–15(a.e.t.)82198411–97–58319879–79–5(a.e.t.)124199111–1010–8125199521–1313–11126199923–1124–22127200322–921–15168200723–1019–14169201132–2633–161610201527–1821–121611201931–1825–162012202327–926–1124132027TBA a.e.t.: after extra time

Teams reaching the top four + Team Titles Runners-up Third placeFourth placeTotal top 411 (1978*, 1984, 1987*, 1995, 1999, 2003*, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)1 (1991) — —12 1 (1991*)10 (1978, 1984*, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015*, 2019)1 (2023) —12 —1 (2023*)4 (1991, 2011, 2015, 2019)2 (1987, 2003)7 # — —2 (1987, 1999)3 (1978, 1984, 2015)5^ — —2 (1978, 1984)2 (1991, 1999)4 — —2 (2003, 2007*)1 (2023)3 — —1 (1995)1 (2007)2 — — —1 (1995)1 — — —1 (2011)1 — — —1 (2019)1 * = hosts ^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1978 and 1987 # = includes results representing Great Britain between 1978 and 2003 Ranking

Appearances Debut of teams Each successive World Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Year Debutants Total 1978 8 1984 2 1987 4 1991 3 1995 3 1999 3 2003 1 2007 3 2011 2 2015 1 2019 4 2023 4Total 39

Note: The IKF considers Germany a successor to West Germany. Likewise, Catalonia is seen as a successor to Spain.

Comprehensive team results by tournament Legend — Champions — Runners-up — Third place — Fourth place — Did not qualify — Did not enter / Withdrew — Hosts

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See also Korfball

External links IKF official site History of the IKF and the IKF World Championship

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