| Tourney Name: | 2022 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship |
| Country: | Slovenia |
| Dates: | 22 June – 3 July |
| Num Teams: | 32 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Venues: | 3 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 114 |
| Goals: | 6254 |
| Top Scorer: |  Charlotte CholevováKim Molenaar (62 goals) |
| Player: | Kim Molenaar |
| Previous: | 2020 Women's Junior World Handball Championship |
| Next: | 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship |
The 2022 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship was the 23rd edition of the IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship, held in Slovenia from 22 June to 3 July 2022 under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). For the first time, the championship was organised by the Handball Federation of Slovenia.[1] The number of teams increased from 24 to 32.[2]
Norway won their second title after defeating Hungary in the final, while the Netherlands captured bronze after a win over Sweden.[3]
Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
North Macedonia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to Slovenia by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.[4]
| Qualification | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified | |
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| Host | 1 | ||||
| 8–18 July 2021 | 11 | ||||
| European qualification[5] | 26–28 November 2021 | 2 | |||
| 4–6 March 2022 | 2 | ||||
| 19–26 February 2022 | 4 | ||||
| 7–14 March 2022 | 3 | ||||
| Additional Asian representatives | 8 April 2022 | 2 | |||
| 22–26 March 2022 | 4 | ||||
| 4–8 April 2022 | 2 | ||||
| Wild Card | 1 |
Matches were played in Celje and Laško.
The draw was held on 13 April 2022 in Celje, Slovenia.[8] [9]
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All times are local (UTC+2).
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Points obtained in the matches between the same teams from the preliminary round were carried over.
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17th place bracket
21st place bracket
25th place bracket
29th place bracket
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Points obtained in the matches between the same teams from the preliminary round were carried over.
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Championship bracket
5–8th place bracket
9–12th place bracket
13–16th place bracket
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| Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % |
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| 1 | Charlotte Cholevová | 62 | 97 | 64 |
| Kim Molenaar | 95 | 65 | ||
| 3 |  Bhawana | 58 | 108 | 54 |
| 4 |  Nada Kadović | 50 | 65 | 77 |
| 5 |  Kristina Dramac | 49 | 74 | 66 |
| 6 |  Lee Yeon-song | 47 | 81 | 58 |
| 7 |  Sora Ishikawa | 46 | 80 | 58 |
| 8 | Nina Engel | 44 | 74 | 59 |
| Erin Novak | 74 | 59 | ||
| Ji Eun-hye | 67 | 66 | ||
| Tabea Schmid | 52 | 85 |
| Rank | Name | % | Saves | Shots |
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| 1 | Adéla Srpová | 43 | 38 | 89 |
 Jemima Kabeya | 62 | 144 | ||
| 3 |  Maddalena Cabrini | 41 | 51 | 125 |
| Saša Posega | 7 | 17 | ||
| 5 |  Aleksandra Hypka | 40 | 64 | 160 |
| 6 | Alexandra Humpert | 38 | 73 | 193 |
| 7 |  Skirmantė Gečaitė | 37 | 88 | 234 |
| 8 | Denise Kaufmann | 36 | 27 | 74 |
| Iva Brkljačić | 64 | 176 | ||
| Milena Vujisić | 36 | 100 | ||
 June Krogh | 88 | 244 |
The all-star team was announced on 3 July 2022.[10]
| Position | Player | |
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| Goalkeeper | June Krogh | |
| Left wing | Roos Daleman | |
| Left back | Martine Kårigstad Andersen | |
| Centre back |  Blanka Kajdon | |
| Right back | Sora Ishikawa | |
| Right wing |  Clara Petersson | |
| Pivot | Kaja Røhne | |
| Kim Molenaar |