The 1993 World Women's Handball Championship was the 11th World Championship in women's handball took place in Norway from 24 November to 5 December 1993 and was played between 16 nations. In the final it would be Germany would take home their first title as a unified nation as they defeated Denmark in extra-time. Qualification Host nation Qualified from the 1990 World Championship Qualified from the 1992 World Championship B Qualified from the 1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship Qualified from the 1992 African Women's Handball Championship Qualified from the 1993 Asian Women's Handball Championship Squads Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Main Round Group 1 Group 2 Classification round Losers of preliminary round plays for places 13–16. Finals 11th place match 9th place match 7th place match 5th place match Bronze final Final Final standings *Even though Czechoslovakia had split into the Czech republic and Slovakia, the countries still competed with a unified team. Top scorers References International Handball Federation WC93 at todor66 World Handball Championship tournaments World Women's Handball Championship, 1993 World Women's Handball Championship, 1993 Handball Women's handball in Norway November 1993 sports events in Europe December 1993 sports events in Europe