title: National team appearances in the World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship
text: # National team appearances in the World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship
  
  This article lists the performances of each of the 10 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the IHF World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship finals.
  
  ## Debut of teams
  
  Each successive World Women's Handball Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by IHF.
  
  | Year | Debutants | Total |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | Austria France Hungary Czechoslovakia | 4 |
  | 1956 | West Germany Romania Yugoslavia | 3 |
  | 1960 | Denmark Netherlands Poland | 3 |
  
  ## Participation details
  
  ### Legend
  
  * 1st – Champions
  * 2nd – Runners-up
  * 3rd – Third place
  * 4th – Fourth place
  * 5th – Fifth place
  * 6th – Sixth place
  * • — Did not qualify
  * × — Did not enter
  * — Hosts
  
  For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
  
  | Team | 1949 (4) | 1956 (6) | 1960 (6) | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Austria | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3 |
  | Denmark | × | × | 5th | 1 |
  | France | 4th | 6th | × | 2 |
  | Germany (including West Germany) | × | 2nd | 3rd | 2 |
  | Hungary | 1st | 3rd | × | 2 |
  | Netherlands | × | • | 4th | 1 |
  | Poland | × | • | 6th | 1 |
  | Romania | × | 1st | 1st | 2 |
  | Discontinued teams |||||
  | Czechoslovakia | 3rd | × | × | 1 |
  | Yugoslavia | × | 5th | × | 1 |
  
  ## Results of host nations
  
  | Year | Host Nation | Finish |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | Hungary | Champions |
  | 1956 | West Germany | Runners-up |
  | 1960 | Romania | Champions |
  
  ## Results of defending champions
  
  | Year | Defending champions | Finish |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | — | — |
  | 1956 | Hungary | Third Place |
  | 1960 | Romania | Champions |
  