The 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the tournament and took place in the Czech Republic from 1 to 14 July.
Sweden won the title for the first time after defeating France 29–22 in the final.
Seeding The pots were announced on April 11, 2012.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6
Preliminary round The draw was held on April 18, 2012 in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Championship
Eighthfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
5–8th place playoffs
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
9th–16th place playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
13th–16th place playoffs
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
17–20th place playoffs
Semifinals
19th place game
17th place game
21–24th place playoffs
Semifinals
23rd place game
21st place game
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking Rank Team456789101112131415161718192021222324
Awards MVP
Topscorer (67 goals)
All-star team Goalkeeper: Left wing: Left back: Pivot: Centre back: Right back: Right wing: Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info
Statistics
Topscorers RankNameTeamGoalsShots% 1 Kinga Klivinyi 67 136 49.3% 2 Kim Jin-Yi 64 116 55.2% 3 Mila Toto 62 111 55.9% 4 Lara González Ortega 59 94 62.8% 5 Eliza Buceschi 58 97 59.8% 6 Karla Ivancok 58 98 59.2% 7 Emilia Galisnka 53 101 52.5% 8 Sonja Frey 50 96 52.1% 9 Deborah Nunes 46 74 62.2% 10 Aleksandra Zych 46 78 59.0% Source: ihf.info
Top goalkeepers RankNameTeamSavesShots% 1 Jovana Risović 144 301 47.8% 2 Laura Glauser 132 298 44.3% 3 Bettina Pásztor 120 255 47.1% 4 Marie Tømmerbakke 105 243 43.2% 5 Verena Flöck 102 297 34.3% 6 Antonija Jukić 97 240 40.4% 7 Hanna Daglund 94 219 42.9% 8 Marta Wawrzynkowska 93 243 38.3% 9 Cecilie Greve 77 221 34.8% 10 Patricia Encinas 76 193 39.4% Source: ihf.info
References
External links at IHF.info