| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Venues | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Dates | 23 January – 4 February |
| Teams | 24 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 80 |
| Goals scored | 4,003 (50.04 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (61 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | |
The2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from 23 January to 4 February 2001. It was the 17th edition of the World Championship inteam handball andthe hosts won the championship.
9 cities were hosts for the tournament. The final match took place in the capitalParis.
| Town | Stadium | max. spectators |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | 13.500 |
| Amnéville | Galaxie Amnéville | 6.000 |
| Besançon | Palais des Sports | 6.000 |
| Albertville | La halle de glace Olympique | 5.700 |
| Marseille | Palais des Sports | 5.600 |
| Toulouse | Palais des Sports | 5.000 |
| Nantes | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu | 4.600 |
| Montpellier | Palais des sports René-Bougnol | 3.000 |
| Dunkerque | Stade des Flandres | 2.400 |
| Paris | Amnéville | Besançon | Albertville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Galaxie | Palais des Sports | La halle de glace Olympique |
| Capacity:13,500 | Capacity:6,000 | Capacity:6,000 | Capacity:5,700 |
| Marseille | |||
| Palais des Sports | |||
| Capacity:5,600 | |||
| Toulouse | Nantes | Montpellier | Dunkerque |
| Palais des Sports | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu | Palais des sports René-Bougnol | Stade des Flandres |
| Capacity:5,000 | Capacity:4,600 | Capacity:3,000 | Capacity:2,400 |
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||
| 1999 World Men's Handball Championship | 1–15 June 1999 | 1 | |
| 2000 European Men's Handball Championship | 21–30 January 2000 | 4 | |
| 2000 African Men's Handball Championship | 22 April – 1 May 2000 | 4 | |
| 2000 Pan American Men's Handball Championship | 23–28 May 2000 | 4 | |
| European qualification | 15 December 1999 – 11 June 2000 | 6+1 | |
| Asian qualification | 12–27 August 2000 | 3 |
The first four teams of each group qualify for the round of 16.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 112 | +35 | 10 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 115 | +9 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 119 | +6 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 122 | 0 | 4[a] | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 4[a] | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 112 | 162 | −50 | 0 |
| 23 January 2001 14:30 | Egypt | 28–19 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Josić, Rudić(CRO) | |
| (14–6) | ||||
| 23 January 2001 18:30 | Portugal | 29–19 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Referees: Lemme, Ullrich(GER) | |
| (14–10) | ||||
| 23 January 2001 20:30 | Sweden | 24–21 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Referees: Boye, Jensen(DEN) | |
| (13–9) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 16:30 | Czech Republic | 26–26 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin(ESP) | |
| (16–14) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 18:30 | Iceland | 22–19 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Josić, Rudić(CRO) | |
| (10–11) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 20:30 | Morocco | 21–33 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich(GER) | |
| (11–21) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 16:30 | Egypt | 23–19 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Boye, Jensen(DEN) | |
| (9–10) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 18:30 | Morocco | 23–31 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin(ESP) | |
| (13–16) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 20:30 | Sweden | 29–22 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Josić, Rudić(CRO) | |
| (15–10) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 14:00 | Czech Republic | 40–23 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Boye, Jensen(DEN) | |
| (22–9) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 16:00 | Portugal | 25–32 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich(GER) | |
| (12–16) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 18:00 | Egypt | 24–22 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Breto, Huelin(ESP) | |
| (12–7) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 14:00 | Portugal | 30–26 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Breto, Huelin(ESP) | |
| (11–13) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 16:00 | Iceland | 29–29 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich(GER) | |
| (15–12) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 18:00 | Sweden | 29–23 | Palais des sports René-Bougnol,Montpellier Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Josić, Rudić(CRO) | |
| (14–7) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 85 | +47 | 10 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 89 | +57 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 102 | +5 | 5[a] | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 118 | −24 | 5[a] | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 108 | 124 | −16 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 145 | −69 | 0 |
| 23 January 2001 14:00 | Argentina | 22–16 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk(UKR) | |
| (14–9) | ||||
| 23 January 2001 18:00 | France | 23–13 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 4,400 Referees: Øie, Hogsnes(NOR) | |
| (10–4) | ||||
| 23 January 2001 20:00 | Yugoslavia | 31–23 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Al-Janahe, Rasheed(KSA) | |
| (15–12) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 16:00 | Brazil | 19–20 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Øie, Hogsnes(NOR) | |
| (10–8) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 18:00 | Kuwait | 14–30 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Referees: Rosskamp, Rothkranz(BEL) | |
| (8–14) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 20:00 | Algeria | 20–23 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk(UKR) | |
| (7–14) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 16:00 | Kuwait | 13–26 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 4,010 Referees: Øie, Hogsnes(NOR) | |
| (3–13) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 18:00 | France | 29–19 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Al-Janahe, Rasheed(KSA) | |
| (14–10) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 20:00 | Argentina | 10–32 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Rosskamp, Rothkranz(BEL) | |
| (2–15) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 14:00 | Argentina | 23–23 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk(UKR) | |
| (8–11) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 16:00 | Brazil | 27–19 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Rosskamp, Rothkranz(BEL) | |
| (15–7) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 18:00 | Yugoslavia | 20–22 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Øie, Hogsnes(NOR) | |
| (8–13) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 14:00 | Algeria | 25–20 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk(UKR) | |
| (11–8) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 16:00 | Yugoslavia | 40–14 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Al-Janahe, Rasheed(KSA) | |
| (21–6) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 18:00 | France | 28–19 | Palais des Sports de Beaulieu,Nantes Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk(UKR) | |
| (14–11) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 105 | +55 | 8 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 100 | +57 | 7[a] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 115 | +39 | 7[a] | ||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 132 | +13 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 140 | −55 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 189 | −109 | 0 |
| 23 January 2001 14:30 | Croatia | 25–15 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski(MKD) | |
| (12–6) | ||||
| 23 January 2001 18:30 | Germany | 40–12 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Mbengue, Sèye(SEN) | |
| (19–6) | ||||
| 23 January 2001 20:30 | Spain | 26–17 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hansson, Olsson(SWE) | |
| (13–9) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 16:30 | Greenland | 16–31 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Mbengue, Sèye(SEN) | |
| (10–17) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 18:30 | United States | 12–41 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Hussain, Haider(KUW) | |
| (5–21) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 20:30 | South Korea | 26–33 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski(MKD) | |
| (14–16) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 16:30 | Spain | 45–18 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Hussain, Haider(KUW) | |
| (19–10) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 18:30 | Greenland | 20–27 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski(MKD) | |
| (10–11) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 20:30 | Croatia | 23–23 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Hansson, Olsson(SWE) | |
| (12–13) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 14:00 | United States | 18–26 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Hansson, Olsson(SWE) | |
| (8–11) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 16:00 | Germany | 22–31 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski(MKD) | |
| (11–15) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 18:00 | Croatia | 33–38 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hussain, Haider(KUW) | |
| (18–16) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 14:00 | Germany | 39–8 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Hussain, Haider(KUW) | |
| (21–5) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 16:00 | South Korea | 37–20 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Mbengue, Sèye(SEN) | |
| (17–9) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 18:00 | Spain | 27–32 | Palais des Sports,Besançon Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Hansson, Olsson(SWE) | |
| (9–16) | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 120 | +20 | 9 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 115 | +19 | 6[a] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 110 | +6 | 6[a] | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 127 | −11 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 137 | +8 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 134 | −42 | 0 |
| 23 January 2001 13:30 | Slovenia | 28–24 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Goulão, Macau(POR) | |
| (16–8) | ||||
| 23 January 2001 17:30 | Russia | 23–20 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Garcia, Moreno(FRA) | |
| (13–13) | ||||
| 23 January 2001 19:30 | Norway | 20–14 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bord, Buy(FRA) | |
| (9–8) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 15:30 | Saudi Arabia | 22–35 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Garcia, Moreno(FRA) | |
| (13–17) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 17:30 | Ukraine | 27–30 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson(ISL) | |
| (12–16) | ||||
| 24 January 2001 19:30 | Tunisia | 28–19 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Goulão, Macau(POR) | |
| (17–6) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 15:30 | Ukraine | 24–18 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bord, Buy(FRA) | |
| (10–11) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 17:30 | Russia | 29–18 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Goulão, Macau(POR) | |
| (17–10) | ||||
| 25 January 2001 19:30 | Slovenia | 29–30 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson(ISL) | |
| (12–18) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 14:00 | Saudi Arabia | 17–28 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson(ISL) | |
| (9–14) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 16:00 | Norway | 25–25 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bord, Buy(FRA) | |
| (9–12) | ||||
| 27 January 2001 18:00 | Slovenia | 23–28 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Garcia, Moreno(FRA) | |
| (10–13) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 14:00 | Tunisia | 22–21 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson(ISL) | |
| (11–10) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 16:00 | Norway | 22–31 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Garcia, Moreno(FRA) | |
| (9–14) | ||||
| 28 January 2001 18:00 | Russia | 33–30 | Stade des Flandres,Dunkerque Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Goulão, Macau(POR) | |
| (15–15) | ||||
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
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| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 3 February | ||||||
| 23 | ||||||
| 4 February | ||||||
| 24 | ||||||
| 40 | ||||||
| 3 February | ||||||
| 38 | ||||||
| 29 | ||||||
| 33 | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 4 February | ||||||
| 30 | ||||||
| 24 | ||||||
| 31 January 2001 17:00 | France | 23–18 | La halle de glace Olympique,Albertville | |
| (10–10) | ||||
| 31 January 2001 17:30 | Algeria | 21–24 | Galaxie Amnéville,Amnéville | |
| (9–12) | ||||
| 31 January 2001 18:00 | Croatia | 34–37 (ET) | Palais des Sports de Marseille,Marseille | |
| (11–11) | ||||
FT: 29–29 ET: 4–4, 1–4 | ||||
| 31 January 2001 18:00 | Iceland | 27–31 | Palais des sports,Toulouse | |
| (10–15) | ||||
| 31 January 2001 19:30 | Tunisia | 24–26 | La halle de glace Olympique,Albertville | |
| (11–15) | ||||
| 31 January 2001 20:30 | Russia | 28–26 | Galaxie Amnéville,Amnéville | |
| (11–12) | ||||
| 31 January 2001 20:30 | Sweden | 32–23 | Palais des Sports de Marseille,Marseille | |
| (18–10) | ||||
| 31 January 2001 20:30 | Spain | 28–23 | Palais des sports,Toulouse | |
| (16–11) | ||||
For places 9–16 the criterion was the number of points gained against the teams ranked first to fourth in the preliminary round in their group.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 67 | −2 | 2 | |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 92 | −11 | 2 | |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 1 | |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 84 | −18 | 1 | |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 83 | −31 | 1 | |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 77 | −14 | 0 |
| 1 February 2001 20:30 | Germany | 23–26 (ET) | La halle de glace Olympique,Albertville | |
| (8–11) | ||||
FT: 22–22 ET: 1–4 | ||||
| 1 February 2001 20:30 | Egypt | 21–19 | Galaxie Amnéville,Amnéville | |
| (9–7) | ||||
| 1 February 2001 20:30 | Spain | 24–26 | Palais des sports,Toulouse | |
| (10–13) | ||||
| 1 February 2001 20:30 | Sweden | 34–20 | Palais des Sports de Marseille,Marseille | |
| (14–9) | ||||
| 3 February 2001 09:30 | Ukraine | 23–24 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy,Paris | |
| (7–14) | ||||
| 3 February 2001 12:00 | Germany | 29–33 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy,Paris | |
| (16–17) | ||||
| 3 February 2001 | Sweden | 25–24 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy,Paris Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski(MKD) | |
| Lövgren 11 | (14–9) | Jovanović 5 | ||
| Report |
| 3 February 2001 | France | 24–21 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy,Paris Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Boye, Jensen(DEN) | |
| Anquetil 7 | (8–10) | Zaky 8 | ||
| 7× | Report | 8× |
| 4 February 2001 | Ukraine | 30–24 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy,Paris | |
| Kostetsky 14 | (17–8) | Baur 8 | ||
| Report |
| 4 February 2001 | Spain | 40–38 (ET) | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy,Paris | |
| Ortega 10 | (18–15) | Koksharov,Krivoshlykov 6 | ||
| Report | ||||
FT: 35–35 ET: 5–3 | ||||
| 4 February 2001 | FR Yugoslavia | 27–17 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy,Paris Referees: Lemme, Ulrich(GER) | |
| Škrbić 9 | (11–8) | A. Awaad,Moemen 4 | ||
| Report |
| 4 February 2001 | Sweden | 25–28 (ET) | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy,Paris Referees: Øie, Hognes(NOR) | |
| Lövgren 8 | (10–11) | Fernandez 8 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× | ||
FT: 22–22 ET: 3–6 | ||||
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Most valuable player | |
| Goalkeeper | |
| Right wing | |
| Right back | |
| Centre back | |
| Left back | |
| Left wing | |
| Pivot |
Top goalscorers[edit]
| Top goalkeepers[edit]
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze |