| Tourney Name: | IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship |
| Size: | 350 |
| Country: | North Macedonia |
| Dates: | 19–30 June |
| Num Teams: | 32 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 116 |
| Goals: | 6386 |
| Top Scorer: |  Jelena Vukčević(74 goals) |
| Player: |  Lylou Borg |
| Previous: | 2022 Women's Junior World Handball Championship |
| Next: | 2026 Women's Junior World Handball Championship |
The 2024 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship was the 24th edition of the IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship, held in North Macedonia from 19 to 30 June 2024 under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF).[1]
France won their first title by defeating Hungary in the final.[2]
Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament:
Slovenia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to North Macedonia by IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020.
The matches were played in Skopje. The Jane Sandanski Arena had a smaller hall which was used aswell.
| Qualification | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | 1 | ||||
| 2023 Asian Junior Championship[3] | 30 June – 9 July 2023 | 5 | |||
| 2023 U-19 European Championship[4] | 6–16 July 2023 | 13 | |||
| 7–14 September 2023 | 5 | ||||
| IHF Trophy U19 – Oceania[5] | 16–20 October 2023 | 1 | |||
| 14–18 November 2023 | 3 | ||||
| European qualification[6] [7] | 21–26 November 2023 | 1 | |||
| 2023 IHF Trophy U19 – North America and the Caribbean[8] | 9–13 December 2023 | 2 | |||
| 2024 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy[9] [10] | 28 February – 3 March 2024 | 1 | |||
| Replacement | 1 |
The draw was held on 13 April 2024 in Ulm, Germany.[12]
See main article: article and 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship squads.
The referees were announced on 26 April 2024.[13]
| Referees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mariana García María Paolantoni | ||
| Vesna Balvan Tatjana Praštalo | ||
| Bruna Correa Renata Correa | ||
| Ante Mikelić Petar Parađina | ||
| Raymel Reyes Alexis Zuñiga | ||
| Jacob Pagh Karl Thygesen | ||
| Heidy El-Saied Yasmina El-Saied | ||
| Yann Camaux Julien Mursch | ||
| Ramesh Thiyagarajah Suresh Thiyagarajah | ||
| Rita Dáné Zsófia Marton | ||
| Marzieh Ghofli Mozhgan Hassanzadeh | ||
| Referees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Amir Gheisarian Ahmad Gheisarian | ||
| Maali Al-Enezi Dalal Al-Nassem | ||
| Novica Mitrović Miljan Vešović | ||
| Danielo Bozhinovski Viktor Nachevski | ||
| Eskil Braseth Leif Andre Sundet | ||
| Cristina Lovin Simona Stancu | ||
| Mohammed Al-Saqer Ali Al-Suqufi | ||
| Marko Sekulić Vladimir Jovandić | ||
| Andrej Budzák Michal Záhradník | ||
| Žan Pukšič Miha Satler | ||
| Jesús Álvarez Miguel Soria | ||
All times are local (UTC+2).[14]
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Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group were taken over.
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Points obtained in the matches against the team from the group were taken over.
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Championship bracket
5–8th place bracket
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| Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jelena Vukčević | 74 | 102 | 73 |
| 2 | Constança Sequeira | 62 | 103 | 60 |
| 3 | Bernardeth Belo | 60 | 120 | 50 |
| 4 | Fatemeh Merikh | 56 | 91 | 62 |
| 5 |  Sevinch Erkabaeva | 55 | 135 | 41 |
| 6 | Matilde Vestergaard | 51 | 66 | 77 |
| 7 | Clara Bang | 47 | 62 | 76 |
| 8 | 45 | 59 | 76 | |
| 9 |  Mariam Omar | 44 | 62 | 71 |
| 10 | Alieke van Maurik | 42 | 82 | 51 |
 Sofia Gull | 42 | 80 | 53 |
| Rank | Name | % | Saves | Shots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yukiha Horiuchi | 52.3 | 22 | 42 | |
| 2 |  Kadija Mårdalen | 43.4 | 33 | 76 | |
| 3 |  Ana Cristea | 42.6 | 38 | 89 | |
| 4 |  Klára Zaj | 39.3 | 68 | 173 | |
| 5 |  Mina Savić | 38.4 | 20 | 52 | |
| 6 |  Ida Wall | 37.9 | 22 | 58 | |
| 7 | Bianca Schanssema | 36.8 | 76 | 206 | |
| 8 | Matilda Rosa | 36.7 | 78 | 2012 | |
| Hsin Yun-wu | 22 | 30 | |||
| 10 | 36.6 | 22 | 60 |
The all-star team was announced on 30 June 2024.[15]
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Klára Zaj | |
| Right wing | Manon Errard | |
| Right back | Alieke van Maurik | |
| Centre back |  Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir | |
| Left back | Lea Faragó | |
| Left wing | Matilde Vestergaard | |
| Pivot | Lilou Pintat | |
| Lylou Borg |