Back بطولة العالم لكرة اليد للسيدات 2017 Arabic بطولة العالم لكورة اليد للسيدات 2017 ARZ Mistrovství světa v házené žen 2017 Czech VM i håndbold 2017 (kvinder) Danish Handball-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2017 German Campeonato Mundial de Balonmano Femenino de 2017 Spanish Käsipallon naisten maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 2017 Finnish Championnat du monde féminin de handball 2017 French 2017-es női kézilabda-világbajnokság Hungarian Campionato mondiale femminile di pallamano 2017 Italian
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Germany |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Dates | 1–17 December |
| Teams | 24 (from 4 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Norway |
| Third place |  Netherlands |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 84 |
| Goals scored | 4,384 (52.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 236,613 (2,817 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nora Mørk (66 goals) |
| Best player | Stine Bredal Oftedal |
The 2017 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Germany from 1 to 17 December 2017.[1] Germany was the only applicant for this championship. Germany was host of the World Championships in 1965 and 1997.
France won their second title after 2003, by defeating reigning champions Norway 23–21 in the final.[2]
- ^ IHF Council awards World Championships 2017 to Germany and France, by International Handball Federation, 15 December 2011
- ^ "France make it a double, Norway dethroned". ihf.info. 17 December 2017.