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{{Short description|2001 edition of the World Women's Handball Championship}}
{{Infobox international handball competition
| other_titles   = 
| image          = 
| size           = 
| caption        = 
| country        = Italy
| dates          = 4–16 December
| num_teams      = 24
| confederations = 1
| venues         = 4
| cities         = 4
| champion_other = {{Hbw|RUS}}
| count          = 1
| second_other   = {{Hbw|NOR}}
| third_other    = {{Hbw|FRY}}
| fourth_other   = {{hbw|DEN}}
| matches        = 80
| goals          = 4154
| attendance     = 
| top_scorer     = {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ausra Fridrikas]]<br />(87 goals)
| player         =  
| updated        = 
| previous       = 1999 World Women's Handball Championship
| next           = 2003 World Women's Handball Championship
}}
The '''2001 [[World Women's Handball Championship]]''', the 15th of its kind, was held from 4 to 16 December 2001, and was hosted by [[Italy]], with the final being played in [[Merano]].

== Qualification ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition
! Dates
! Host
! Vacancies
! Qualified
|-
| Host nation
| 
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| {{hbw|ITA}}
|-
| [[1999 World Women's Handball Championship|1999 World Championship]]
| 29 November – 12 December 1999
| {{DEN}}<br />{{NOR}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
| {{hbw|NOR}}
|-
| [[2000 African Women's Handball Championship|2000 African Championship]]
| 23 April – 1 May 2000
| {{ALG}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
| {{hbw|ANG}}<br />{{hbw|CGO}}<br />{{hbw|TUN}}
|-
| [[2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship|2000 Asian Handball Championship]]
| 10–17 August 2000
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
| {{hbw|KOR}}<br />{{hbw|JPN}}<br />{{hbw|CHN}}
|-
| [[2000 Pan American Women's Handball Championship|2000 Pan American Championship]]
| 31 October – 5 November 2000
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Aracaju]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
| {{hbw|BRA}}<br />{{hbw|URU}}<br />{{hbw|GRL}}
|-
| [[2000 European Women's Handball Championship|2000 European Championship]]
| 8–17 December 2000
| {{ROU}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 5
| {{hbw|HUN}}<br />{{hbw|UKR}}<br />{{hbw|RUS}}<br />{{hbw|ROU}}<br />{{hbw|FRA}}
|-
| European qualification
| 25 November 2000 – 26 May 2001
| Various
| style="text-align: center;" | 8
| {{hbw|AUT}}<br />{{hbw|DEN}}<br />{{hbw|MKD|name=Macedonia}}<br />{{hbw|NED}}<br />{{hbw|SVN}}<br />{{hbw|ESP}}<br />{{hbw|SWE}}<br />{{hbw|FRY}}
|}

==Results==
===Preliminary round===
====Group A====
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|winpoints=2

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|team2=FRA|name_FRA={{hbw|FRA}}
|team3=CHN|name_CHN={{hbw|CHN}}
|team4=NED|name_NED={{hbw|NED}}
|team5=UKR|name_UKR={{hbw|UKR}}
|team6=MKD|name_MKD={{hbw|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|win_DEN=5|draw_DEN=0|loss_DEN=0|gf_DEN=141|ga_DEN=98
|win_FRA=4|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=1|gf_FRA=135|ga_FRA=102
|win_CHN=3|draw_CHN=0|loss_CHN=2|gf_CHN=130|ga_CHN=142
|win_NED=1|draw_NED=1|loss_NED=3|gf_NED=117|ga_NED=121
|win_UKR=0|draw_UKR=2|loss_UKR=3|gf_UKR=120|ga_UKR=145
|win_MKD=0|draw_MKD=1|loss_MKD=4|gf_MKD=110|ga_MKD=145

|col_A=green1|text_A=[[#Knockout round|Round of 16]]
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

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|time=18:30
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|HT=14–11
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|date=4 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|DEN}}
|score=36–24
|team2={{hbw|CHN}}
|report=[https://www.haandbold.dk/landsholdsinfo/kamp/7464 Report (dk)]
|goals1=[[Lotte Kiærskou|Kiærskou]] 8
|goals2=
|HT=19–12
|twomin1=
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|stadium=[[Bolzano]]
|attendance=100
|referee=Pleşa, Pripas
|refnat=ROU
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|date=5 December 2001
|time=16:30
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|score=21–22
|team2={{hbw|FRA}}
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|HT=10–8
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|stadium=[[Bolzano]]
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|referee=Forbord, Jørstad
|refnat=NOR
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|date=5 December 2001
|time=18:30
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|score=32–29
|team2={{hbw|UKR}}
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|HT=18–16
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|referee=Bardella, Rubinetti
|refnat=ITA
}}
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|date=5 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|score=22–31
|team2={{hbw|DEN}}
|report=[https://www.haandbold.dk/landsholdsinfo/kamp/7465 Report (dk)]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Christina Roslyng|Roslyng]], [[Josephine Touray|Touray]] 6
|HT=11–14
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|stadium=[[Bolzano]]
|attendance=500
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|date=6 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|NED}}
|score=23–24
|team2={{hbw|CHN}}
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|HT=7–13
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|date=6 December 2001
|time=18:30
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|score=22–22
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|HT=10–12
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|date=6 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|FRA}}
|score=20–21
|team2={{hbw|DEN}}
|report=[https://www.haandbold.dk/landsholdsinfo/kamp/7466 Report (dk)]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Mette Vestergaard|Vestergaard]] 6
|HT=10–10
|twomin1=
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|stadium=[[Bolzano]]
|attendance=800
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{{handballbox 
|date=8 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|score=24–29
|team2={{hbw|NED}}
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|HT=9–16
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|date=8 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|FRA}}
|score=29–18
|team2={{hbw|CHN}}
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|HT=13–9
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|date=8 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|DEN}}
|score=30–16
|team2={{hbw|UKR}}
|report=[https://www.haandbold.dk/landsholdsinfo/kamp/7467 Report (dk)]
|goals1=''three players'' 6
|goals2=
|HT=17–7
|twomin1=
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|stadium=[[Bolzano]]
|attendance=400
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|date=9 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|CHN}}
|score=32–25
|team2={{hbw|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
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|goals2=
|HT=15–15
|twomin1=
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|stadium=[[Bolzano]]
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|date=8 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|UKR}}
|score=25–33
|team2={{hbw|FRA}}
|report=
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|HT=13–17
|twomin1=
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{{handballbox 
|date=9 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|DEN}}
|score=23–16
|team2={{hbw|NED}}
|report=[https://www.haandbold.dk/landsholdsinfo/kamp/7468 Report (dk)]
|goals1=[[Ditte Andersen|Andersen]] 7
|goals2=
|HT=10–7
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
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|red2=
|stadium=[[Bolzano]]
|attendance=400
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}}

====Group B====
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2

|team1=SWE|name_SWE={{hbw|SWE}}
|team2=HUN|name_HUN={{hbw|HUN}}
|team3=ESP|name_ESP={{hbw|ESP}}
|team4=ANG|name_ANG={{hbw|ANG}}
|team5=ROM|name_ROM={{hbw|ROM}}
|team6=CGO|name_CGO={{hbw|CGO}}

|win_SWE=5|draw_SWE=0|loss_SWE=0|gf_SWE=135|ga_SWE=116
|win_HUN=4|draw_HUN=0|loss_HUN=1|gf_HUN=142|ga_HUN=117
|win_ESP=3|draw_ESP=0|loss_ESP=2|gf_ESP=136|ga_ESP=128
|win_ANG=2|draw_ANG=0|loss_ANG=3|gf_ANG=126|ga_ANG=116
|win_ROM=1|draw_ROM=0|loss_ROM=4|gf_ROM=129|ga_ROM=135
|win_CGO=0|draw_CGO=0|loss_CGO=5|gf_CGO=95 |ga_CGO=151

|col_A=green1|text_A=[[#Knockout round|Round of 16]]
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

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|date=4 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|HUN}}
|score=24–23
|team2={{hbw|ANG}}
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|goals2=
|HT=12–12
|twomin1=
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|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Bord, Buy
|refnat=FRA
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=4 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|ROM}}
|score=25–29
|team2={{hbw|ESP}}
|report=[https://www.rfebm.com/competiciones/actas/categorias/abf/326%2020011204%20ROUESP.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Nicoleta Alina Dobrin|Dobrin]], [[Nicoleta Gâscă|Gâscă]] 6
|goals2=[[Natalya Morskova|Morskova]] 17
|HT=10–16
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=4
|red1=1
|twomin2=6
|yellow2=3
|red2=1
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=150
|referee=Brunn, Nielsen
|refnat=DEN
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=4 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}}
|score=29–21
|team2={{hbw|CGO}}
|report=
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|goals2=
|HT=13–9
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
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|red2=
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|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
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{{handballbox 
|date=5 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|ANG}}
|score=28–27
|team2={{hbw|ROU}}
|report=
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|goals2=
|HT=15–12
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
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|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Gardinovački, Marić
|refnat=FRY
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=5 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|CGO}}
|score=15–35
|team2={{hbw|HUN}}
|report=
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|goals2=
|HT=9–21
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
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|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
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{{handballbox 
|date=5 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|ESP}}
|score=24–27
|team2={{hbw|SWE}}
|report=[https://www.rfebm.com/competiciones/actas/categorias/abf/327%2020011205%20ESPSWE.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Natalya Morskova|Morskova]] 12
|goals2=[[Åsa Mogensen|Eriksson]] 7
|HT=13–13
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Dolejš, Kohout
|refnat=CZE
}}
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{{handballbox 
|date=6 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|ANG}}
|score=27–13
|team2={{hbw|CGO}}
|report=
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|goals2=
|HT=15–6
|twomin1=
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{{handballbox 
|date=6 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|ROU}}
|score=22–26
|team2={{hbw|SWE}}
|report=
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|goals2=
|HT=13–16
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
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|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=6 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|HUN}}
|score=27–23
|team2={{hbw|ESP}}
|report=[https://www.rfebm.com/competiciones/actas/categorias/abf/328%2020011206%20HUNESP.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Beatrix Balogh|Balogh]], [[Bojana Radulović|Radulović]] 5
|goals2=[[Natalya Morskova|Morskova]] 12
|HT=11–14
|twomin1=5
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|blue1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|blue2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=400
|referee=Khudoerko, Litvinov
|refnat=RUS
}}
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{{handballbox 
|date=8 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}}
|score=30–29
|team2={{hbw|HUN}}
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|goals2=
|HT=15–17
|twomin1=
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{{handballbox 
|date=8 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|ROU}}
|score=29–25
|team2={{hbw|CGO}}
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|goals2=
|HT=15–17
|twomin1=
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{{handballbox 
|date=8 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|ESP}}
|score=29–28
|team2={{hbw|ANG}}
|report=[https://www.rfebm.com/competiciones/actas/categorias/abf/329%2020011208%20ESPANG.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Natalya Morskova|Morskova]] 10
|goals2=[[Ilda Bengue|Bengue]] 8
|HT=13–16
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=4
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Arnaldsson, Viðarsson
|refnat=ISL
}}
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{{handballbox 
|date=9 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|HUN}}
|score=27–26
|team2={{hbw|ROU}}
|report=
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|goals2=
|HT=12–15
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
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|refnat=
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{{handballbox 
|date=9 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|CGO}}
|score=21–31
|team2={{hbw|ESP}}
|report=[https://www.rfebm.com/competiciones/actas/categorias/abf/330%2020011209%20CGOESP.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Nathalie Ngayilolo|Ngayilolo]] 5
|goals2=[[Natalya Morskova|Morskova]] 7
|HT=9–18
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Gardinovački, Marić
|refnat=FRY
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=9 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}}
|score=23–20
|team2={{hbw|ANG}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT=13–10
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
}}

====Group C====
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2

|team1=RUS|name_RUS={{hbw|RUS}}
|team2=FRY|name_FRY={{hbw|FRY}}
|team3=AUT|name_AUT={{hbw|AUT}}
|team4=KOR|name_KOR={{hbw|KOR}}
|team5=JPN|name_JPN={{hbw|JPN}}
|team6=GRL|name_GRL={{hbw|GRL}}

|win_RUS=5|draw_RUS=0|loss_RUS=0|gf_RUS=142|ga_RUS=107
|win_FRY=3|draw_FRY=1|loss_FRY=1|gf_FRY=168|ga_FRY=122
|win_AUT=3|draw_AUT=1|loss_AUT=1|gf_AUT=146|ga_AUT=129
|win_KOR=2|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=3|gf_KOR=146|ga_KOR=133
|win_JPN=1|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=4|gf_JPN=115|ga_JPN=151
|win_GRL=0|draw_GRL=0|loss_GRL=5|gf_GRL=77 |ga_GRL=152

|hth_FRY=FR Yugoslavia 31–31 Austria
|hth_AUT=FRY

|col_A=green1|text_A=[[#Knockout round|Round of 16]]
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

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|date=4 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|RUS}}
|score=31–23
|team2={{hbw|JPN}}
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|goals2=
|HT=13–11
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
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|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Bardella, Rubinetti
|refnat=ITA
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=4 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|KOR}}
|score=29–31
|team2={{hbw|AUT}}
|report=
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|goals2=
|HT=19–14
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Forbord, Jørstad
|refnat=NOR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=4 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|FRY}}
|score=35–13
|team2={{hbw|GRL}}
|HT=19–5
|report=[http://www.arhiva.srbija.gov.rs/vesti/2001-12/05/322005.html Report (sr)]
|goals1=[[Ljiljana Knežević|Knežević]] 10
|goals2=[[Kamilla Jensen|Jensen]] 5
|stadium=Palsport, [[Bressanone]]
|referee=Dittrich, Scharf
|refnat=BRA
}}
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|date=5 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|AUT}}
|score=20–27
|team2={{hbw|RUS}}
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|HT=13–13
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|attendance=
|referee=Fernández, Permuy
|refnat=ESP
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{{handballbox 
|date=5 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|JPN}}
|score=18–35
|team2={{hbw|FRY}}
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|goals2=
|HT=8–14
|twomin1=
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|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Bord, Buy
|refnat=FRA
}}
{{handballbox
|date=5 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|GRL}}
|score=12–27
|team2={{hbw|KOR}}
|HT=5–15
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|goals1=[[Kamilla Jensen|Jensen]], [[Karen Marie Kyed|Kyed]] 3
|goals2=[[Choi Im-jeong|Choi]] 8
|stadium=Palsport, [[Bressanone]]
|referee= Ehrmann, Künzig
|refnat=GER
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=6 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|JPN}}
|score=22–30
|team2={{hbw|AUT}}
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|HT=9–13
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{{handballbox 
|date=6 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|FRY}}
|score=39–31
|team2={{hbw|KOR}}
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|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT=22–17
|twomin1=
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|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
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{{handballbox
|date=6 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|RUS}}
|score=29–13
|team2={{hbw|GRL}}
|HT=14–4
|goals1=[[Elena Tchaoussova|Tchaoussova]] 7
|goals2=''three players'' 3
|stadium=Palsport, [[Bressanone]]
|referee=Besses, Benmila
|refnat=ALG
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=8 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|KOR}}
|score=23–26
|team2={{hbw|RUS}}
|report=
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|goals2=
|HT=11–15
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|attendance=
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}}
{{handballbox 
|date=8 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|FRY}}
|score=31–31
|team2={{hbw|AUT}}
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|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT=16–14
|twomin1=
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|attendance=
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}}
{{handballbox
|date=8 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|GRL}}
|score=19–27
|team2={{hbw|JPN}}
|HT=12–11
|goals1=[[Karen Marie Kyed|Kyed]] 7
|goals2=[[Mineko Tanaka|Tanaka]] 8
|stadium=Palsport, [[Bressanone]]
|referee=Dittrich, Scharf
|refnat=BRA
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=9 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|RUS}}
|score=29–28
|team2={{hbw|FRY}}
|report=[http://www.arhiva.srbija.gov.rs/vesti/2001-12/10/322151.html Report (sr)]
|goals1=[[Irina Poltoratskaya|Poltoratskaya]] 11
|goals2=[[Bojana Popović|Petrović]] 10
|HT=13–12
|twomin1=6
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=7
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=500
|referee=Bruun, Nielsen
|refnat=DEN
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{{handballbox 
|date=9 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|KOR}}
|score=36–25
|team2={{hbw|JPN}}
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|HT=16–13
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{{handballbox
|date=9 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|AUT}}
|score=34–20
|team2={{hbw|GRL}}
|HT=17–6
|goals1=[[Ausra Fridrikas|Fridrikas]], [[Steffi Ofenböck|Ofenböck]] 8
|goals2=[[Kamilla Jensen|Jensen]] 7
|stadium=Palsport, [[Bressanone]]
|referee=Fernández, Permuy
|refnat=ESP
}}

====Group D====
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2

|team1=NOR|name_NOR={{hbw|NOR}}
|team2=SLO|name_SLO={{hbw|SLO}}
|team3=BRA|name_BRA={{hbw|BRA}}
|team4=ITA|name_ITA={{hbw|ITA}}
|team5=TUN|name_TUN={{hbw|TUN}}
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|win_SLO=4|draw_SLO=0|loss_SLO=1|gf_SLO=147|ga_SLO=114
|win_BRA=3|draw_BRA=0|loss_BRA=2|gf_BRA=123|ga_BRA=130
|win_ITA=2|draw_ITA=0|loss_ITA=3|gf_ITA=109|ga_ITA=122
|win_TUN=1|draw_TUN=0|loss_TUN=4|gf_TUN=102|ga_TUN=134
|win_URU=0|draw_URU=0|loss_URU=5|gf_URU=90|ga_URU=155

|col_A=green1|text_A=[[#Knockout round|Round of 16]]
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
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{{handballbox 
|date=4 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|SLO}}
|score=25-22
|team2={{hbw|TUN}}
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|HT=14-10
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|date=4 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score=37–22
|team2={{hbw|BRA}}
|report=[https://handballold.nif.no/Lkamp.asp?KampId=3165 Report (NOR)]
|goals1=[[Monica Sandve|Sandve]] (9)
|goals2=
|HT=19–10
|FT=
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|OT2=
|PEN=
|twomin1=4
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{{handballbox 
|date=4 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|ITA}}
|score=26-22
|team2={{hbw|URU}}
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|goals2=
|HT=15-9
|FT=
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|OT2=
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}}
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{{handballbox 
|date=5 Decembrie 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|SLO}}
|score=36-23
|team2={{hbw|BRA}}
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|goals2=
|HT=16-10
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}}
{{handballbox 
|date=5 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|URU}}
|score=11–48
|team2={{hbw|NOR}}
|report=[https://handballold.nif.no/Lkamp.asp?KampId=3166 Report (NOR)]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk|Sørlie Lybekk]] (10)
|HT=4–21
|FT=
|OT1=
|OT2=
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|twomin2=4
|yellow2=
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|refnat= 
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=5 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|ITA}}
|score=25-20
|team2={{hbw|TUN}}
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|goals2=
|HT=12-11
|FT=
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|OT2=
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}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=6 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|BRA}}
|score=23-18
|team2={{hbw|URU}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT=10-8
|FT=
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}}
{{handballbox 
|date=6 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score=30–18
|team2={{hbw|TUN}}
|report=[https://handballold.nif.no/Lkamp.asp?KampId=3167 Report (NOR)]
|goals1=[[Monica Sandve|Sandve]] (5)
|goals2=
|HT=15–10
|FT=
|OT1=
|OT2=
|PEN=
|twomin1=5
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}}
{{handballbox 
|date=6 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|SLO}}
|score=28-21
|team2={{hbw|ITA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT=16-9
|FT=
|OT1=
|OT2=
|PEN=
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|refnat= 
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=8 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|BRA}}
|score=31-18
|team2={{hbw|TUN}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT=20-8
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}}
{{handballbox 
|date=8 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|SLO}}
|score=34-16
|team2={{hbw|URU}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT=15-7
|FT=
|OT1=
|OT2=
|PEN=
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|refnat= 
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=8 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|ITA}}
|score=16–28
|team2={{hbw|NOR}}
|report=[https://handballold.nif.no/Lkamp.asp?KampId=2739 Report (NOR)]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Marianne Rokne|Rokne]] (6)
|HT=6–15
|FT=
|OT1=
|OT2=
|PEN=
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|blue1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=
|red2=
|blue2=
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat= 
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=9 December 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|TUN}}
|score=24-23
|team2={{hbw|URU}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT=11-9
|FT=
|OT1=
|OT2=
|PEN=
|twomin1=
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|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat= 
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=9 December 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score=32–24
|team2={{hbw|SLO}}
|report=[https://handballold.nif.no/Lkamp.asp?KampId=3168 Report (NOR)]
|goals1=[[Kjersti Grini|Grini]] (12)
|goals2=
|HT=13–11
|FT=
|OT1=
|OT2=
|PEN=
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=
|red1=
|blue1=
|twomin2=
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|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat= 
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=9 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|BRA}}
|score=24-21
|team2={{hbw|ITA}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|HT=13-12
|FT=
|OT1=
|OT2=
|PEN=
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
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|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat= 
}}

===Knockout round===
====Bracket====
{{#invoke:RoundN|N16
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1 = Round of 16
|RD2 = Quarterfinals
|RD3 = Semifinals
|RD4 = Final
|Consol = Third place
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- Quarterfinals -->
|11 December|{{hbw|DEN}}|30|{{hbw|ANG}}|18
|11 December|{{hbw|AUT}}|26|{{hbw|SLO}}|21
|11 December|{{hbw|RUS}}|24|{{hbw|ITA}}|19
|11 December|{{hbw|CHN}}|23|{{hbw|HUN}}|24
|11 December|{{hbw|ESP}}|25|{{hbw|FRA}}|32
|11 December|{{hbw|NOR}}|29|{{hbw|KOR}}|25
|11 December|{{hbw|BRA}}|22|{{hbw|FRY}}|38
|11 December|{{hbw|SWE}}|23|{{hbw|NED}}|21
<!-- Quarterfinals -->
|13 December|{{hbw|DEN}}|27|{{hbw|AUT}}|26
|13 December|{{hbw|RUS}}|30|{{hbw|HUN}}|23
|13 December|{{hbw|FRA}}|26|{{hbw|NOR}}|29
|13 December|{{hbw|FRY}}|32|{{hbw|SWE}}|18
<!--Semifinals -->
|15 December|{{hbw|DEN}}|20|{{hbw|RUS}}|26
|15 December|{{hbw|NOR}} ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|ET]])|34|{{hbw|FRY}}|33
<!--Final -->
|16 December|{{hbw|RUS}}|30|{{hbw|NOR}}|25
<!-- Third place -->
|16 December|{{hbw|DEN}}|40|{{hbw|FRY}} ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|ET]])|42
}}

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1 = 5–8th place semifinals
|RD2 = Fifth place
|Consol = Seventh place
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- Semifinals -->
|15 December|{{hbw|AUT}}|33|{{hbw|HUN}}|36
|15 December|{{hbw|FRA}}|22|{{hbw|SWE}}|21
<!-- Fifth place -->
|16 December|{{hbw|HUN}}|30|{{hbw|FRA}}|31
<!-- Seventh place -->
|16 December|{{hbw|AUT}}|33|{{hbw|SWE}}|31
}}

====Round of 16====
{{handballbox 
|date=11 December 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hbw-rt|ESP}}
|score=25–32
|team2={{hbw|FRA}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313053559/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M63_ESP_FRA.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Natalya Morskova|Morskova]] 9
|goals2=[[Leila Lejeune|Lejeune]] 14
|HT=13–17
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=4
|red1=
|twomin2=10
|yellow2=3
|red2=1
|stadium=Palasport, [[Bressanone]]
|attendance=
|referee=Bruun, Nielsen
|refnat=DEN
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=11 December 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hbw-rt|BRA}}
|score=22–38
|team2={{hbw|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313063342/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M64_BRA_YUG.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Maria José Batista de Sales|Sales]] 8
|goals2=[[Maja Savić|Savić]] 10
|HT=9–22
|twomin1=1
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Kang, Lim
|refnat=KOR
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=11 December 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hbw-rt|CHN}}
|score=23–24
|team2={{hbw|HUN}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313001131/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M65_CHN_HUN.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Zhai Chao|Zhai]] 7
|goals2=[[Agnes Farkas|Ag. Farkas]] 6
|HT=13–11
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=[[PalaTrento]], Trento
|attendance=
|referee=Arnaldsson, Viðarsson
|refnat=ISL
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=11 December 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hbw-rt|AUT}}
|score=26–21
|team2={{hbw|SLO}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313011316/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M66_AUT_SLO.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Ausra Fridrikas|Fridrikas]] 9
|goals2=[[Branka Mijatović|Mijatović]] 6
|HT=14–13
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=4
|red1=1
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=2
|red2=
|stadium=Palasport, [[Bolzano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Forbord, Jørstad
|refnat=NOR
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=11 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|DEN}}
|score=30–18
|team2={{hbw|ANG}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313014849/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M61_DEN_ANG.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Josephine Touray|Touray]] 7
|goals2=[[Ilda Bengue|Bengue]] 5
|HT=16–8
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=2
|red2=1
|stadium=Palasport, [[Bolzano]]
|attendance=200
|referee=Pleşa, Pripas
|refnat=ROU
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=11 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|RUS}}
|score=24–19
|team2={{hbw|ITA}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030719103542/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M62_RUS_ITA.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Liudmila Bodnieva|Bodnieva]] 5
|goals2=[[Natalya Anysenkova|Anysenkova]] 7
|HT=10–10
|twomin1=6
|yellow1=2
|red1=1
|twomin2=6
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=[[PalaTrento]], Trento
|attendance=
|referee=Alonso, Tchara
|refnat=ARG
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=11 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|SWE}}
|score=23–21
|team2={{hbw|NED}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313033444/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M67_SWE_NED.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Åsa Mogensen|Erkisson]] 7
|goals2=[[Irina Pusic|Pusic]] 8
|HT=10–10
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Baum, Góralczyk
|refnat=POL
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=11 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score=29–25
|team2={{hbw|KOR}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313053929/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M68_NOR_KOR.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Kjersti Grini|Grini]], [[Marianne Rokne|Rokne]] 7
|goals2=[[Choi Im-jeong|Choi]], [[Moon Pil-hee|Moon]] 6
|HT=16–14
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=2
|red2=1
|stadium=Palasport, [[Bressanone]]
|attendance=
|referee=Khudoerko, Litvinov
|refnat=RUS
}}

====Quarterfinals====
{{handballbox 
|date=13 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|DEN}}
|score=27–26
|team2={{hbw|AUT}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313064236/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M69_DEN_AUT.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Lotte Kiærskou|Kiærskou]] 6
|goals2=[[Ausra Fridrikas|Fridrikas]] 14
|HT=15–15
|twomin1=5
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=4
|red2=
|stadium=Palsport, [[Bressanone]]
|attendance=1,200
|referee=Bord, Buy
|refnat=FRA
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=13 December 2001
|time=19:43
|team1={{hbw-rt|RUS}}
|score=30–23
|team2={{hbw|HUN}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030421140345/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M70_RUS_HUN.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Anna Kareeva|Kareeva]] 8
|goals2=[[Rita Borók|Borók]] 7
|HT=15–10
|twomin1=6
|yellow1=2
|red1=
|twomin2=7
|yellow2=2
|red2=1
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Forbord, Jørstad
|refnat=NOR
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=13 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|FRA}}
|score=26–29
|team2={{hbw|NOR}}
|report=[https://handballold.nif.no/Lkamp.asp?KampId=64559 Report (no)]
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Marianne Rokne|Rokne]] 7
|HT=11–15
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium=Palasport, [[Bolzano]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat= 
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=13 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|FRY}}
|score=32–18
|team2={{hbw|SWE}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030422064047/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M72_YUG_SWE.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Sandra Kolaković|Kolaković]], [[Maja Savić|Savić]] 6
|goals2=[[Åsa Mogensen|Erkisson]] 5
|HT=13–9
|twomin1=6
|yellow1=4
|red1=
|twomin2=10
|yellow2=3
|red2=1
|stadium=[[PalaTrento]], Trento
|attendance=
|referee=Ehrmann, Künzig
|refnat=GER
}}

====5–8th place semifinals====
{{handballbox 
|date=15 December 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hbw-rt|AUT}}
|score=33–36
|team2={{hbw|HUN}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313044412/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M73_HUN_AUT.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Ausra Fridrikas|Fridrikas]] 10
|goals2=[[Agnes Farkas|Ag. Farkas]] 7
|HT=19–16
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=8
|yellow2=4
|red2=
|stadium=[[PalaTrento]], [[Trento]]
|attendance=
|referee=Khudoerko, Litvinov
|refnat=RUS
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date=15 December 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hbw-rt|FRA}}
|score=22–21
|team2={{hbw|SWE}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313073742/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M74_FRA_SWE.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Leila Lejeune|Lejeune]] 8
|goals2=[[Åsa Mogensen|Erkisson]] 7
|HT=10–9
|twomin1=5
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|blue1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|blue2=
|stadium=Palasport, [[Bolzano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Arnaldsson, Viðarsson
|refnat=ISL
}}

====Semifinals====
{{handballbox 
|date=15 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|DNK}}
|score=20–26
|team2={{hbw|RUS}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313003059/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M75_DEN_RUS.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Mette Vestergaard|Vestergaard]] 5
|goals2=[[Elena Tschauossova|Tschauossova]] 10
|HT=12–11
|twomin1=3
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=[[PalaTrento]], [[Trento]]
|attendance=
|referee=Baum, Góralczyk
|refnat=POL
}}
{{handballbox 
|date=15 December 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|NOR}}
|score=34–33
|team2={{hbw|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313022807/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M76_NOR_YUG.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Kjersti Grini|Grini]] 11
|goals2=[[Ljiljana Knežević|Knežević]] 8
|HT=15–16
|FT=29–29
|OT1=5–4
|twomin1=6
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=9
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Palasport, [[Bolzano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Bord, Buy
|refnat=FRA
}}

====Seventh place game====
{{handballbox 
|date=16 December 2001
|time=10:00
|team1={{hbw-rt|AUT}}
|score=33–31
|team2={{hbw|SWE}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313032237/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M77_AUT_SWE.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Barbara Strass|Strass]] 10
|goals2=[[Åsa Mogensen|Erkisson]] 6
|HT=20–13
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=4
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Pleşa, Pripas
|refnat=ROU
}}

====Fifth place game====
{{handballbox 
|date=16 December 2001
|time=12:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|HUN}}
|score=30–31
|team2={{hbw|FRA}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030420171401/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M78_HUN_FRA.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Beatrix Balogh|Balogh]] 9
|goals2=[[Isabelle Wendling|Wendling]] 7
|HT=16–14
|twomin1=5
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=6
|yellow2=2
|red2=1
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee=Forbord, Jørstad
|refnat=NOR
}}

====Third place game====
{{handballbox 
|bg=#DDAA77
|date=16 December 2001
|time=15:00
|team1={{hbw-rt|DEN}}
|score=40–42
|team2={{hbw|FRY}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030420183509/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M79_DEN_YUG.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Mette Vestergaard|Vestergaard]] 16
|goals2=[[Sandra Kolaković|Kolaković]] 7
|HT=17–14
|FT=34–34
|OT1=6–8
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=4
|red1=
|twomin2=5
|yellow2=4
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=3,500
|referee=Ehrmann, Künzig
|refnat=GER
}}

====Final====
{{handballbox 
|bg=gold
|date=16 December 2001
|time=17:30
|team1={{hbw-rt|RUS}}
|score=30–25
|team2={{hbw|NOR}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313003212/http://www.handball2001.it:80/common/M80_RUS_NOR.pdf Report]
|goals1=[[Lyudmila Bodniyeva|Bodniyeva]], [[Irina Poltoratskaya|Poltoratskaya]] 5
|goals2=[[Kjersti Grini|Grini]] 9
|HT=18–12
|twomin1=4
|yellow1=3
|red1=
|twomin2=2
|yellow2=3
|red2=
|stadium=Meranarena, [[Merano]]
|attendance=
|referee= Dolejš, Kohout
|refnat=CZE
}}

==Final standings==
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 40px;"|Rank || Team
|-
| align=center|{{gold1}} || {{hbw|RUS}}
|-
| align=center|{{silver2}} || {{hbw|NOR}}
|-
| align=center|{{bronze3}} || {{hbw|FRY}}
|-
| align=center|4 || {{hbw|DEN}}
|-
| align=center|5 || {{hbw|FRA}}
|-
| align=center|6 || {{hbw|HUN}}
|-
| align=center|7 || {{hbw|AUT}}
|-
| align=center|8 || {{hbw|SWE}}
|-
| align=center|9 || {{hbw|SLO}}
|-
| align=center|10 || {{hbw|ESP}}
|-
| align=center|11 || {{hbw|CHN}}
|-
| align=center|12 || {{hbw|BRA}}
|-
| align=center|13 || {{hbw|ANG}}
|-
| align=center|14 || {{hbw|NED}}
|-
| align=center|15 || {{hbw|KOR}}
|-
| align=center|16 || {{hbw|ITA}}
|-
| align=center|17 || {{hbw|ROM}}
|-
| align=center|18 || {{hbw|UKR}}
|-
| align=center|19 || {{hbw|TUN}}
|-
| align=center|20 || {{hbw|JPN}}
|-
| align=center|21 || {{hbw|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|-
| align=center|22 || {{hbw|CGO}}
|-
| align=center|23 || {{hbw|URU}}
|-
| align=center|24 || {{hbw|GRL}}
|}

==Statistics==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Top goalscorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! Rank !! Name !! Goals !! Shots !! %
|-
| 1 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ausra Fridrikas]] || 87 || 157 || 55.4
|-
| 2 || align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Leila Lejeune]] || 71 || 122 || 58.2
|-
| 3 || align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Natalia Morskova]] || 67 || 98 || 68.4
|-
| 4 || align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Kjersti Grini]]||53 || 85 || 62.4
|-
| 5 || align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Åsa Mogensen|Åsa Eriksson]] || 50 || 86 || 58.1
|-
| rowspan=2|6 || align=left|{{flagicon|FRY}} [[Maja Savić]] || rowspan=2|49 || 71 || 69.0
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhai Chao]] || 88 || 55.7
|-
| rowspan=2|8 || align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Elena Tchaoussova]] || rowspan=2|47 || 72 || 65.3
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|FRY}} [[Bojana Popović|Bojana Petrović]] || 84 || 56.0
|-
| rowspan=2|10 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Barbara Strass]] || rowspan=2|45 || 66 || 68.2
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|FRY}} [[Sandra Kolaković]] || 69 || 65.2
|}
<small>Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050428232753/http://www.handball2001.it/common/Score_Standings_CourtPlayer.PDF IHF]</small>
{{col-2}}

=== Top goalkeepers ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!Rank
!Name
!Saves
!Shots
!%
|-
| 1 || align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Cecilie Leganger]] || 128 || 297 || 43.1 
|-
| 2 || align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jenny Lindblom]] || 119 || 301 || 39.5 
|-
| 3 || align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Valérie Nicolas]] || 86 || 252 || 34.1
|-
| 4 || align=left|{{flagicon|FRY}} [[Zlata Paplacko]]  || 84 || 241 ||34.9
|-
| 5 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Nataliya Rusnachenko]] || 83 || 224 || 37.1
|-
| 6 || align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lene Rantala]] || 72 || 195 || 36.9
|-
| 7 || align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Bogdanova (handballer)|Svetlana Bogdanova]] || 71 || 165 || 43.0
|-
| rowspan=2|8 || align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Nada Tutnijc]] || rowspan=2|66 || 159 || 41.5
|-
| align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Chana Masson]] || 197 || 33.5
|-
| 10 || align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Verena Wolf]] || 63 || 201 || 31.3
|}
<small>Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20050115150911/http://www.handball2001.it/common/Score_Standings_GoalKeeper.PDF IHF]</small>
{{col-end}}

==Medalists==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%;"
|-
|style="width: 15em; background: gold"|'''Gold'''
|style="width: 15em; background: silver"|'''Silver''' 
|style="width: 15em; background: #CC9966"|'''Bronze''' 
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hbw|RUS}}<hr />
{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;| }}
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hbw|NOR}}<hr />
{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;| }}
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hbw|FR Yugoslavia}}<hr />{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;| }}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020118142951/http://www.handball2001.it/ Official Website] (Archived)
* [http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/WomenWorldChampionships/tabid/4859/Default.aspx International Handball Federation]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110824151346/http://www.todor66.com/handball/World/Women_2001.html WC2001 at todor66]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161009214508/http://www.losportitaliano.it/news/dic01/squadre.pdf Squads]

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