The following squads and players competed in the World Women's Handball Championship in 1997 in Germany.
Algeria
Houda Benachi Samia Saidji Samia Boukais Dahbia Mehanek Nbila Chibani Lynda Cherik Nadjia Attafene Feriel Amoura Aicha Kouta Nadre Aouka Karima Toudjine Ouafa Mekaissi Feriel Choukri Fathia Neggazi Meriéme Khalil Nacèra Touati
Angola
Maria Vanga Justina Jose Joaquim Lopez Praca Anica Miguel Joao Neto Ilda Maria Bengue Felisbela Teixeira Filomena Jose Trindade Maria Teresa Neto Joaquim Teresa Ulundo Elisa Webba Ivone Mufuca Maria Cordeiro Teresa Moco Palmira Barbosa Maria Ines Jololo Domingas Cordeiro
Austria
Sylvia Kundt Tatjana Dschandschgawa Rima Sypkus Stephanie Ofenböck Doris Meltzer Sorina Lefter Barbara Strass Magda Materzok Edith Mika Sylvia Strass Laura Fritz Stanka Božović Iris Morhammer Renata Cieloch
Belarus
Natallia Petrakova Marina Bratenkova Raissa Tikhonovich Alla Vaskova Natallia Sysoyeva Larysa Mezhinskaya Antonia Tchibangou Irina Tchernevskaia Tatjana Doudkina Natallia Tsvirko Tatsiana Silitch Tatjana Karovina Elena Korzun Svetlana Minevskaia
Brazil
Cristina Silva Nivia Da Cruz Rose Silva Soraya Da Silva Maria De Sales Margarete Lobo Montao Dilane Azambuja Roese Veronica Gomes Vanessa Veiga Valeria De Oliveira Idalina Borges Mesquita Sandra De Oliveira
Canada
Marie-Claude Gibeau Sharon Deir France Brunet Fabienne Raphael Cyndie Drolet Nancy Karpinsky Héléne Gravel Amélie Champagne Dominique Boivin Julie Hébert Caroline Pilon Véronique Mongrain Mirjana Jurcic Nathalie Brochu Caroline Coté
China
Xiajiong Wang Ge Li Yu Bing Li Li Zhang Lie Chen Che Zhihong Cong Yanxia Chao Zhai Cailing Xu Li Jianfang Wei Shi Chen Haiyun Zhang Geng Ji Chen
Croatia
Ana Maljko Barbara Jovicic Moira Botica Klaudija Klikovac-Bubalo Marija Celina Samira Hasagic Renata Pavlacic Natasa Kolega Helena Lulic Vesna Horacek Vlatka Mihoci Djana Ivandija Renata Damjanic Snjezana Petika Bozica Greguric
Czech Republic
Lenka Cerna Marketa Myslivcova Zuzana Pospisilova Erika Koberova Renata Cileckova Monika Ludmilova Lenka Romanova Jarmila Majickova Gabriela Korandova Petra Valova Marie Libanska Nadezda Krejcirikova Petra Cumplova Gabriela Bartuskova Jana Arnosova
Denmark
France Valérie Nicolas (GK) (GK)
Sandrine Mariot Delerce (GK) Véronique Pecqueux Nathalie Selambarom Leila Duchemann Nodjialem Myaro Myriam Korfanty Stéphanie Cano Isabelle Wendling Chantal Maio Stéphanie Ludwig
Germany
Michaela Schanze Emilia Luca Manuela Fiedel Anna Osiakowska Sandra Polchow Christine Lindemann Miroslava Ritskiavitchius Grit Jurack Annika Schafferus Silvia Schmitt Michaela Erler Kathrin Blacha Franziska Heinz Yvonne Karrasch Heike Schmidt Agnieszka Tobiasz
Hungary
Andrea Farkas Anikó Meksz Melinda Tóth-Szabó Anita Kulcsár Ildikó Pádár Gabriella Takács Helga Németh Beatrix Balogh Ágnes Farkas Éva Erdős Rita Borók Zsófia Pásztor Fanni Kenyeres Rita Deli Katalin Pálinger Anikó Kántor
Ivory Coast
Elisabeth Kouassi Emma Marcelle Negle Alimata Dosso Aimée Candide Zanzan Adéline Koudou Elizabeth Fawon Sokouri Tapé Catherine Sery Laurette Bodoua Sidonie Lourougnon Etche Philomène Koko Marie-Ange Gogbe Wandou Guchi Adélaide Tibe Paula Arlette Gondo Alice Koudougnon Celine Affoua Dongo
Japan
Michiko Yamashita Ayako Yamaguchi Keiko Tamura Akane Aoto Emiko Kamide Emi Matsumoto Nana Sugihara Mineko Tanaka Miyoko Tanaka Kanako Tsuji Yumiko Tanaka Mie Fujiura Hitomi Sakugawa
Macedonia
Gordana Naceva Oksana Maslova Ljubica Georgievska Biljana Naumoska Marina Abramova Mileva Velkova Mirjana Čupić Nadja Tasci Indira Kastratović Dana Filipovska
Larisa Kiselyova Klara Boeva
Norway
Heidi Tjugum Jeanette Nilsen Tonje Larsen Janne Tuven Susann Goksør Bjerkrheim Kari Solem Aune Sahra Hausmann Hege Kvitsand Mette Davidsen Trine Haltvik Ellen Mitchell Annette Tveter Lise Kristiansen Tonje Sagstuen Monica Vik Gabrielsen
Poland
Iwona Pabich Izabela Czapko Monika Studzinska Agata Szukielowicz Monika Wicha Aleksandra Pawelska Anna Garwacka Katarzyna Szklarczuk Sabina Soja Agnieszka Beata Matuszewska Joanna Jurkiewicz Renata Zukiel Justyna Sebrala Sylwia Pociecha
Romania
Carmen Petca Mihaela Ciobanu Valeria Motogna Simona Gogirla Olimpia Veres Elena Iorgu Mariana Tirca Luminita Stroe Mihaela Apostol Alina-Ileana Jula Alina Nicoleta Dobrin Lacramioara Lazar Roxana Stanisor Steluta Lazar Magdalena Urdea
Russia
Stella Vartanian Natalia Gritsenko Tatiana Berezniak Natalya Deriouguina Liudmila Bodnieva Irina Akhromeeva Raissa Verakso Olga Evtcherenko Lyudmyla Shevchenko Irina Kalinitchenko Zhanna Sabadash Natalia Malakhova Svetlana Smirnova
Slovenia
Mojca Brezovar Sergeja Stefanisin Mojca Dercar Natasa Mezek Marjeta Marton Darja Skopelja Sonia Zidar Branka Mijatovic Deja Doler Anja Freser Tatjana Oder Simona Sturm Katja Kurent Irma Kapidzic Tina Randl Andreja Verbinc
South Korea
Young-Ran Oh Nam-Soo Lee Hye-Jeong Kwag Soung-Yeol Oh Soon-Ja Cho Rang Kim Eun-Gyung Kim Eun-Mi Kim Hyun-Ok Kim Hyang-Ok Kim Choeng-Shim Kim Jeong-Ho Hong Sun-Hee Han Soon-Young Huh Sang-Eun Lee
Uruguay
Elena Salgado Alejandra Varela Silvana Renom Marcela Schelotto Isabel Crocci Maria Cecilia Del Campo Silvana De Armas Gabriela Sebasti Mercedes Amor M. Jose Del Campo Sabrina Mujica Cecilia Lapetina Lorena Estefanell Lucia Curbello Sofia Griot
Uzbekistan
Irina Skulkova Olga Suslina Anna Zikova Nadezhda Kelasyeva Tatjana Firsova Aziza Abzalova Irina Voronova Olga Atilina Elena Vasilenko Viktoria Jorjoladze Olga Adjiderskaya
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