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IHF World Men's Handball Championship
IHF World Men's Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2021 World Men's Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1938 |
| Founder | International Amateur Handball Federation |
| Inaugural season | 1938 |
| No. of teams | 24 |
| Continent | International (IHF) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Denmark (1st title) |
| Most titles |  France (6 titles) |
The World Men's Handball Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938. The competition has been dominated by European countries. It has been won the most times by France who won 6 titles, including 4 of the last 6 championships. The most recent champion is Denmark, winning its maiden title in 2019.
| Current season, competition or edition:2021 World Men's Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1938 |
| Founder | International Amateur Handball Federation |
| Inaugural season | 1938 |
| No. of teams | 24 |
| Continent | International (IHF) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Denmark (1st title) |
| Most titles | France (6 titles) |
History
The first World Championship took place in Germany in 1938, involving four teams from Europe who competed in a round robin stage to find a winner. It wouldn't be until sixteen years later where the second World Championship was held in the country of Sweden. Throughout their history, the World Championships has been dominated by European teams, with no medals being won by non-European countries until 2015, by Qatar. Over the years, the organization of the World Championships has changed. Initially, there were group games in both the preliminary and main rounds, but more recently a knockout system has been applied after the preliminary round.
Tournaments
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1938 Details |  Germany | ** Germany** | Round-robin |  Austria |  Sweden | Round-robin |  Denmark | 4 | |||
| 1954 Details |  Sweden | ** Sweden** | 17–14 |  Germany1 |  Czechoslovakia | 24–11 |  Switzerland | 6 | |||
| 1958 Details |  East Germany | ** Sweden** | 22–12 | Czechoslovakia | Germany1 | 16–13 | Denmark | 16 | |||
| 1961 Details | West Germany | ** Romania** | 9–8 (2ET) | Czechoslovakia | Sweden | 17–14 | Germany1 | 12 | |||
| 1964 Details |  Czechoslovakia | ** Romania** | 25–22 | Sweden | Czechoslovakia | 22–15 | West Germany | 16 | |||
| 1967 Details | Sweden | ** Czechoslovakia** | 14–11 | Denmark |  Romania | 21–19 (ET) |  Soviet Union | 16 | |||
| 1970 Details | France | ** Romania** | 13–12 (2ET) |  East Germany |  Yugoslavia | 29–12 | Denmark | 16 | |||
| 1974 Details |  East Germany | ** Romania** | 14–12 | East Germany | Yugoslavia | 18–16 |  Poland | 16 | |||
| 1978 Details | Denmark | ** West Germany** | 20–19 | Soviet Union | East Germany | 19–15 | Denmark | 16 | |||
| 1982 Details | West Germany | ** Soviet Union** | 30–27 (ET) | Yugoslavia |  Poland | 23–22 | Denmark | 16 | |||
| 1986 Details | Switzerland | ** Yugoslavia** | 24–22 |  Hungary | East Germany | 24–23 | Sweden | 16 | |||
| 1990 Details | Czechoslovakia | ** Sweden** | 27–23 | Soviet Union |  Romania | 27–21 | Yugoslavia | 16 | |||
| 1993 Details | Sweden | ** Russia** | 28–19 |  France | Sweden | 26–19 | Switzerland | 16 | |||
| 1995 Details |  Iceland | ** France** | 23–19 |  Croatia | Sweden | 26–20 | Germany | 24 | |||
| 1997 Details |  Japan | ** Russia** | 23–21 | Sweden | France | 28–27 | Hungary | 24 | |||
| 1999 Details |  Egypt | ** Sweden** | 25–24 | Russia |  Yugoslavia | 27–24 |  Spain | 24 | |||
| 2001 Details | France | ** France** | 28–25 (ET) | Sweden | Yugoslavia | 27–17 |  Egypt | 24 | |||
| 2003 Details |  Portugal | ** Croatia** | 34–31 | Germany | France | 27–22 | Spain | 24 | |||
| 2005 Details |  Tunisia | ** Spain** | 40–34 | Croatia | France | 26–25 |  Tunisia | 24 | |||
| 2007 Details | Germany | ** Germany** | 29–24 | Poland | Denmark | 34–27 | France | 24 | |||
| 2009 Details |  Croatia | ** France** | 24–19 | Croatia | Poland | 31–23 | Denmark | 24 | |||
| 2011 Details | Sweden | ** France** | 37–35 (ET) | Denmark | Spain | 24–23 | Sweden | 24 | |||
| 2013 Details |  Spain | ** Spain** | 35–19 | Denmark | Croatia | 31–26 |  Slovenia | 24 | |||
| 2015 Details |  Qatar | ** France** | 25–22 |  Qatar | Poland | 29–28 (ET) | Spain | 24 | |||
| 2017 Details | France | ** France** | 33–26 |  Norway | Slovenia | 31–30 | Croatia | 24 | |||
| 2019 Details | Denmark / Germany | ** Denmark** | 31–22 | Norway | France | 26–25 | Germany | 24 | |||
| 2021 Details | Egypt | 32 | |||||||||
| 2023 Details |  Poland / Sweden | 32 | |||||||||
1: Germany sent a united team composed of players from the GDR and the FRG.
Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Romania | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Croatia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Denmark | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia* | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 |  Soviet Union* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Yugoslavia* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | West Germany* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | East Germany* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 |  Norway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Yugoslavia* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 |  Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 nations) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | |
All-time table for Champions
As of 2019
| Team | Participations | Pld | W | D | L | Titles | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 13 | 104 | 76 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Czechoslovakia* | 12 | 72 | 41 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 5 |
| Denmark | 24 | 155 | 99 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 11 |
| France | 24 | 160 | 106 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 12 |
| Germany (including West Germany) *+ East Germany* | 24 | 143 +45 | 104 +23 | 12 +6 | 37 +16 | 3 | 10 +4 |
| Romania | 14 | 83 | 51 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 6 |
| Russia | 13 | 107 | 66 | 8 | 33 | 2 | 3 |
| Russia *(includingSoviet Union)* | 21 | 158 | 101 | 10 | 47 | 3 | 7 |
| Spain | 20 | 146 | 100 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 6 |
| Sweden | 24 | 169 | 116 | 4 | 49 | 4 | 13 |
| Yugoslavia* | 10 | 92 | 57 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 5 |
Draws include knockout matches decided in a penalty shootout.
Players with most gold medals
Eleven players have been world champions at least three times.
| Titles | Player | Country | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Thierry Omeyer | France | 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 |
| 4 | Jérôme Fernandez | France | 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015 |
| Daniel Narcisse | France | 2001, 2009, 2015, 2017 | |
| Michaël Guigou | France | 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 | |
| Nikola Karabatic | France | 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 | |
| Cédric Sorhaindo | France | 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 | |
| 3 | Cornel Oțelea | Romania | 1961, 1964, 1970 |
| Didier Dinart | France | 2001, 2009, 2011 | |
| Luc Abalo | France | 2009, 2011, 2017 | |
| William Accambray | France | 2011, 2015, 2017 | |
| Xavier Barachet | France | 2009, 2011, 2015 |
List of hosts
List of hosts by number of championships hosted.
| Times hosted | Host | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Germany (including East and West Germany) | 1938, 1958, 1961, 1974, 1982, 2007, 2019 |
| 5 | Sweden | 1954, 1967, 1993, 2011, (2023) |
| 3 | France | 1970, 2001, 2017 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia* | 1964, 1990 |
| 2 | Denmark | 1978, 2019 |
| 2 | Egypt | 1999, (2021) |
| 1 | Croatia | 2009 |
| 1 | Iceland | 1995 |
| 1 |  Japan | 1997 |
| 1 | Poland | (2023) |
| 1 | Portugal | 2003 |
| 1 | Qatar | 2015 |
| 1 | Spain | 2013 |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1986 |
| 1 | Tunisia | 2005 |
Participation details
- Legend
1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
5th – Fifth place
6th – Sixth place
7th – Seventh place
8th – Eighth place
9th – Ninth place
10th – Tenth place
11th – Eleventh place
12th to 24th – Twelfth to twenty-fourth place
Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•• — Qualified but withdrew
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter / Withdrew from the World Championship / Banned
— Hosts
| Team | ** 1938 **(4) | ** 1954** (6) | ** 1958** (16) | ** 1961** (12) | ** 1964** (16) | ** 1967** (16) | ** 1970** (16) | ** 1974** (16) | ** 1978** (16) | ** 1982** (16) | ** 1986** (16) | ** 1990** (16) | ** 1993** (16) | ** 1995** (24) | ** 1997** (24) | ** 1999** (24) | ** 2001** (24) | ** 2003** (24) | ** 2005** (24) | ** 2007** (24) | ** 2009** (24) | ** 2011** (24) | ** 2013** (24) | ** 2015** (24) | 2017* (24)* | ** 2019** (24) | ** 2021** (32) | ** 2023** (32) | ** 2025** (32) | ** 2027** (32) | Total |
 Algeria | Part ofFrance | • | • | • | 15th | • | 16th | 16th | 16th | • | 16th | 17th | 15th | 13th | 18th | 17th | • | 19th | 15th | 17th | 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | |||
 Angola | Part ofPortugal | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 21st | • | • | • | • | 24th | 23rd | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||
 Argentina | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 21st | 15th | 17th | 18th | 16th | 18th | 12th | 18th | 12th | 18th | 17th | • | • | • | • | 12 |
 Australia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | • | 21st | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 |
| Austria | 2nd | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | 13th | • | 19th | • | • | • | • | 6 |
 Bahrain | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | 23rd | 20th | • | • | • | • | 3 |
 Belarus | Part ofSoviet Union | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 18th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Part ofYugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||||||
 Brazil | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 24th | 24th | 16th | 19th | 22nd | 19th | 19th | 21st | 21st | 13th | 16th | 16th | 9th | • | • | • | • | 14 |
 Bulgaria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
 Canada | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
 Chile | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 23rd | 23rd | 21st | 16th | • | • | • | • | 5 |
 China | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Croatia | Part ofYugoslavia | • | 2nd | 13th | 10th | 9th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||||||||||
 Cuba | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | 15th | 14th | • | 13th | 14th | 8th | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 |
| Czech Republic | SeeCzechoslovakia | 8th | 11th | • | 18th | • | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark | 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 4th | 4th | 8th | • | 9th | 19th | • | 9th | • | 9th | 13th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 10th | 1st | Q | • | • | • | 24 |
| Egypt | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 15th | 14th | 17th | 14th | 14th | 16th | 14th | 13th | 8th | Q | • | • | • | 15 |
 Finland | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| France | • | 6th | 9th | 8th | 13th | 10th | 12th | • | 16th | • | • | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 6th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | Q | Q | • | • | 24 |
| Germany (including West Germany) | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 1st | 7th | 7th | • | 6th | 4th | • | 5th | 8th | 2nd | 9th | 1st | 5th | 11th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 4th | • | • | • | • | 24 |
 Greece | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
 Greenland | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 24th | • | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Hungary | • | • | 7th | • | 8th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 9th | 2nd | 6th | 11th | 17th | 4th | 11th | • | 6th | • | 9th | 6th | 7th | 8th | • | 7th | 10th | • | • | • | • | 20 |
| Iceland | • | • | 10th | 6th | 9th | • | 11th | 14th | 13th | • | 6th | 10th | 8th | 14th | 5th | • | 11th | 7th | 15th | 8th | • | 6th | 12th | 11th | 14th | 11th | • | • | • | • | 20 |
 Iran | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
 Italy | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Japan | • | • | • | 12th | 16th | 11th | 10th | 12th | 12th | 14th | • | 15th | • | 23rd | 15th | • | • | • | 16th | • | • | 16th | • | • | 22nd | 24th | • | • | • | • | 14 |
 Korea | See North Korea and South Korea | 22nd | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kuwait | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | 20th | • | 19th | 23rd | 20th | 22nd | 19th | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 |
 Lithuania | Part ofSoviet Union | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||||||
 Luxembourg | • | • | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
 Macedonia | Part ofYugoslavia | • | • | • | 18th | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | 14th | 9th | 15th | 15th | • | • | • | • | 6 | |||||||||||
 Montenegro | Part ofYugoslavia | Part ofSerbia and Montenegro | • | • | • | 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | / | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22nd | 23rd | 17th | 22nd | 23rd | • | 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |
 Netherlands | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
 Nigeria | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Norway | • | • | 6th | 7th | 11th | 13th | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | 12th | 13th | 14th | • | 7th | 13th | 9th | 9th | • | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | • | • | 15 |
| Poland | • | • | 5th | • | • | 12th | 14th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 14th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | 2nd | 3rd | 8th | 9th | 3rd | 17th | • | • | Q | • | • | 16 |
| Portugal | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19th | 16th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Qatar | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16th | 21st | 23rd | • | • | 20th | 2nd | 8th | 13th | • | • | • | • | 7 |
| Romania | • | • | 13th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 7th | 5th | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 |
| Russia | SeeSoviet Union | 1st | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 8th | 6th | 16th | • | 7th | 19th | 12th | 14th | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||||||||||
 Saudi Arabia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | 22nd | 21st | 10th | • | • | 23rd | • | 19th | 22nd | 20th | 21st | • | • | • | • | 9 |
 Serbia | Part ofYugoslavia | Part ofSerbia and Montenegro | • | 8th | 10th | 10th | • | • | 18th | • | • | • | • | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Slovakia | Part ofCzechoslovakia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Slovenia | Part ofYugoslavia | • | 18th | • | • | 17th | 11th | 12th | 10th | • | • | 4th | 8th | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||||||
| Spain | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | 13th | 10th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 11th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 7th | 13th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 5th | 7th | • | • | • | • | 20 |
| Sweden | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 10th | 8th | 11th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 13th | 11th | • | 7th | 4th | • | 10th | 6th | 5th | • | Q | • | • | 25 |
| Switzerland | • | 4th | • | 10th | 12th | 14th | 15th | • | • | 12th | 11th | 13th | 4th | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 |
| Tunisia | France | • | • | • | 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | 16th | 12th | 10th | 14th | 4th | 11th | 17th | 20th | 11th | 15th | 19th | 12th | • | • | • | • | 14 | |
 Ukraine | Part ofSoviet Union | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||
 United States | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | 16th | 16th | • | • | • | • | 16th | 21st | • | • | 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | Q | 8 |
| Discontinued teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia* | • | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 7th | 6th | 11th | 10th | 13th | 7th | 7th | SeeCzech Republic | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| East Germany* | • | • | • | • | 10th | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 8th | SeeGermany | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro* | Part ofYugoslavia | • | • | 9th | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 5th | SeeSerbia andMontenegro | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union* | • | • | • | • | 5th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 10th | 2nd | SeeRussia | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea* | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 12th | 15th | 12th | 8th | 14th | 12th | • | • | 15th | 12th | 13th | 21st | • | • | SeeKorea | 11 | ||||
| Yugoslavia* | • | • | 8th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
IHF World Women's Handball Championship
World Cup Field Handball
References
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Citation Linkwww.the-sports.orgAll time statistics with link to all results and all medal winners
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.the-sports.orgAll time statistics with link to all results and all medal winners
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