2008 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

The 2008 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament and took place in Macedonia from 21 July to 3 August 2008.

Germany won the gold-medal match by defeating Denmark 25-23 while South Korea got the bronze medal.

Hosting rights and draw
Macedonia won the rights to host the 2008 edition at an IHF congress in April 2007. The draw for the 2008 edition was held on May 18, 2008 at SRC Kale in Skopje with the twenty teams being drawn in four groups of five. Three weeks before the championship began, Uruguay withdrew from the competition and were replaced by Chile.

All Star Team
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts
 * Goalkeeper: Sandra Toft
 * Left wing: 🇩🇪 Elisabeth Garcia-Almendaris (GER)
 * Left back: 🇩🇪 Nadja Nadgornaja (GER)
 * Pivot: 🇰🇷 Gwon Han-na (KOR)
 * Centre back: 🇩🇰 Camilla Dalby (DNK)
 * Right back: 🇪🇸 Carmen Martín (ESP)
 * Right wing: Sandra Bosnjak

Other awards

 * Most Valuable Player: 🇰🇷 Gwon Han-na (KOR)
 * Top Goalscorer: Camilla Dalby 65 goals