The following squads and players competed in the World Women's Handball Championship in 2005 in Russia, Saint Petersburg.
Angola
Cristina Branco Marta Joaquiem Ilda Bengue Belina Miguel Filomena Trindade Bombo Calandula Maria Goncalves Nair Almeida Isabel Fernandes Marcelina Kiala Maria Pedro Anica Neto Justina Praca Cilizia Tavares Elzira Tavares Lourdes Monteiro
Coach: Jeronimo Neto
Argentina
Maria Celeste Mena Melisa Bok Maricel Bueno Georgina Constantino Mariana Sanguinetti Magdalena Decilio Pilar Romero Gisele Leis Natacha Melillo Bibiana Ferrea Cynthia Basile Valentina Kogan Lucia Fernandez Solange Tagliavini Patricia Ces Maria Emilia Acosta
Coach: Giselle Pintos
Australia
Megan Miller Shelley Roy Olivia Doherty Katia Boyd Belinda Griffiths Lilly Maher Katherina Napier Raelene Boulton Courtney Gahan Caitlin Wynne Catherine Kent Michelle Rossoukas Meaghan Gurr Kimberly Tennant Rosalie Boyd Simone Montie
Coach: Geoffrey Latta
Austria
Natalia Rusnatchenko Ariane Maier Ljiljana Paras Monika Richter Laura Magelinskas Sorina Teodorovic Marina Budecevic Elisabeth Herbst Isabel Plach Sabrina Thurner Petra Blazek Katrin Engel Tatjana Logvin Gabriela Rotis Nagy Simona Spiridon Katharina Reingruber
Coach: Herbert Müller
Brazil
Channa Masson de Souza Alexandra do Nascimento Fabiana Kuestner Silvia Araujo Pinheiro Daniela de Oliveira Piedade Alessandra Medeiros de Oliveira Tayra Rodrigues Millene Brune Figueiredo Vivianne Rodigues Jacques Jacqueline Oliveira Santana Lucila da Silva Juceli Sales da Rosa Aline da Silva Idalina Borges Mesquita Aline dos Santos Francine de Moraes
Coach: Juan Oliver
Cameroon
Laurentine Balilumin Celestine Nyestok A Ebeng Forsuh Perpetua Lemnwie Emilienne Ady Dipoko Ursula Ngoh Mbah Carole Nanda Kouakam Nicole Magne Kenmogoe Kermine Ngo Kaldjop Marthe Virginie Eke Bissono Agata Aurore Dooh Soppo Oho Evelyne Madjotah Tapfou Labelle Kun Nguidjol Honoree Kaldjop Loualine Shuri Ndeh Marguerita Tchagam Jacqueline Mossy Solle
Coach: Pascal Teufack
China
Liu Guini Liu Yun Zhang Hongli Yu Le Huang Dongjie Wang Chanchan Wang Min Wang Shasha Zhang Zhiqing Huang Hong Wu Yanan Liu Xiaomei Sun Laimiao Yu Geli Wu Wenjuan Li Weiwei
Coach: Kim Gap-soo
Croatia
Barbara Stancin Miranda Tatari Ivanka Hrgovic Maja Cop Dijana Golubic Maida Arslanagic Nikica Pusic Maja Koznjak Jelena Grubisic Lidija Horvat Svitlana Pasicnik Ivana Jelcic Marija Popovic Kristina Franic Ljerka Vresk Antonela Pensa
Coach: Ratko Balenovic
Denmark
Ditte Andersen Jane Wangsöe Rikke Nielsen Kristina Bille-Hansen Mette Sjøberg Mette Vestergaard Louise Mortensen Rikke Hørlykke Lene Lund Nielsen Karin Mortensen Lise Knudsen Katrine Fruelund Rikke Schmidt Lene Thomsen Karen Brødsgaard Josephine Touray
Coach: Jan Pytlick
France
Stéphanie Lambert Nina Kamto Njitam Amelie Goudjo Angelique Spincer Paule Baudouin Sophie Herbrecht Stella Joseph-Matthieu Isabelle Wendling Myriam Korfanty Sabrina Legenty Valérie Nicolas Sandy Demangeon Alissa Gomis Christine Vanparys-Torres Raphaelle Tervel Laurence Maho
Coach: Olivier Krumbholz
Germany
Sabine Englert Clara Woltering Alexandra Gräfer Anne Müller Anna Loerper Nadine Krause Sabrina Neukamp Mariella Bohm Silke Meier Anja Althaus Susanne Henze Stefanie Melbeck Nina Wörz Nora Reiche Nadine Härdter Grit Jurack
Coach: Armin Emrich
Hungary
Katalin Pálinger Tímea Sugár Beatrix Balogh Mónika Kovacsicz Ibolya Mehlmann Ágnes Hornyák Rita Borbás Cecília Őri Bernadett Ferling Anita Görbicz Eszter Siti Tímea Tóth Gabriella Szűcs Gabriella Kindl Orsolya Vérten Fanni Kenyeres
Coach: András Németh
Ivory Coast
Rufine Lobouo Candido Zazan Alimata Dosso Elodie Mambo Celine Dongo Nathalie Kregbo Julie Toualy Robeace Abogny Sandrine Douhou Mari Josee Guibi Edwige Zadi Adeline Koudou Laurette Bodua Fatoumata Diomande Elisabeth Sokouri Christiane Guede
Coach: Julienne Mme Akpa
Japan
Mami Tanaka Yuko Arihama Mariko Komatsu Mao Higuchi Mineko Tanaka Natsuki Takei Akiko Kinjo Hitomi Sakugawa Tomoko Sakamoto Naomi Nakamura Aiko Hayafune Kimiko Hida Keiko Mizuno Noriko Omae Hisyao Taniguchi Yakari Asai
Coach: Bert Bouwer
Macedonia
Olga Kolesnik Robertina Mecevska Natasa Kocevska Anzela Platon Dimovska Olga Bujanova Klara Boeva Valentina Radulovic Lence Ilkova Alexandra Ristovska Semra Radoncik Natalija Todorovska Julija Portjanko Biljana Crvenkoska Tanja Andrejeva Elena Gjorgjijevska Mirjeta Bajramoska
Coach: Andrij Portnoj
Netherlands
Marieke van der Wal Jokelyn Tienstra Debbie Klijn Diane Roelofsen Saskia Mulder Evelien van der Koelen Miranda Robben Joyce Hilster Arjenne Paap Andrea Groot Diane Lamein Natasja Burgers Maura Visser Irina Pusic Silvia Hofman Pearl van der Wissel
Coach: Sjors Röttger
Norway
Terese Pedersen Ragnhild Aamodt Anette Hovind Johansen Randi Gustad Karoline Dyhre Breivang Kristine Lunde Kari Mette Johansen Kjersti Beck Linn Jørum Sulland Camilla Thorsen Katrine Lunde Marianne Rokne Tonje Nøstvold Isabell Blanco
Coach: Marit Breivik
Poland
Sabina Kubisztal Iwona Blaszkowska Iwona Szafulska Joanna Dworaczyk Magdalena Milot Ewa Damiecka Dagmara Kowalska Hanna Strzalkowska Karolina Siodmiak Kinga Polenz Iwona Lacz Karolina Kudlacz Agatha Wypych Magdalena Chemicz Sabina Wlodek Marzena Kot
Coach: Zygfryd Kuchta
Romania
Tereza Tamas Ramona Maier Oana Soit Raluca Ivan Roxana Gatzel Ana Maria Lazer Aurelia Bradeanu Ionela Gilca Paula Radulescu Cristina Varzaru Steluta Luca Valentina Nelli Ardean Elisei Luminita Dinu Simona Gogirla Mihaela Tivadar Narcisa Lecusanu
Coach: Gheorghe Tadici
Russia
Tatiana Alizar Polina Vyakhireva Oxana Romenskaya Liudmila Postnova Anna Kareeva Liudmila Bodnieva Yana Uskova Yelena Polenova Emilia Turey Elena Sergeeva Natalia Shipilova Maria Sidorova Ekaterina Marennikova Irina Bliznova Anna Kurepta Irina Poltoratskaya
Coach: Evgeny Trefilov
Slovenia
Urska Wertl Nina Potočnik Mojca Dercar Deja Doler Mihaela Ciora Mia Bosnjak Vesna Pus
Katja Kurent Tatarovac Tanja Cigoja Sergeja Stefanišin Manuela Hrnjic Barbara Gorski
Martine Strmsek Anja Frešer
Coach: Robert Begus
South Korea
Son Min Ji Woo Sun Hee Huh Soon Young Lee Gong Joo Song Hai Rim Kim Eun Jung Kim Cha Youn Huh Young Sook Moon Kyeong Ha Yoo Hyun Ji Kim Jin Soon Lee Min Hee Myoung Bok Hee Kang Ji Hey Choi Im Jeong Moon Pil Hee
Coach: Kang Tae Ko
Ukraine
Viktoriya Tymoshenkova Oksana Sakada Tetyana Shynkarenko Maryna Vergelyuk Olena Iatsenko Ganna Siukalo Olena Radchenko Regina Shymkute Iryna Shybanova Olena Reznir Tetiana Vorozhtsova Nataliya Lyapina Anastasiya Borodina Mariya Boklashchuk Maria Makarenko Iryna Shutska
Coach: Leonid Ratner
Uruguay
Magdalena Gutierrez Claudia Porteiro Soledad Faedo Lucia Miranda Eliana Falco Paola Lucas Fabiana Sencion Cecilia Saiz Alejandra Sencion Ivanna Scavino Paula Gambera Jussara Castro Victoria Grana Maria Noel Uriarte Alejandra Ferrari Ximena Diaz
Coach: Gonzalo Peluffo
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