2001 World Men's Handball Championship
International handball competition
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
Dates | 23 January – 4 February |
Teams | 24 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 80 |
Goals scored | 4,003 (50.04 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (61 goals) |
Best player | ![]() |
The 2001 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 in team handball and the hosts won the championship.
Venues
9 cities were hosts for the tournament. The final match took place in the capital Paris.
Town | Stadium | max. spectators |
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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 |
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Marseille | |||
Palais des Sports | |||
Capacity: 5,600 | |||
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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 |
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Qualification
Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
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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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
First round
The first four teams of each group qualify for the round of 16.
Group A
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 |
Source: IHF
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Portugal 29–19 Czech Republic
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) | ||||
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Source: IHF
(H) Hosts
Notes:
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ a b Argentina 23–23 Algeria
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) | ||||
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Source: IHF
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Croatia 23–23 Germany
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) | ||||
Group D
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 |
Source: IHF
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Ukraine 24–18 Tunisia
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) | ||||
Knockout stage
Bracket
- Championship bracket
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
31 January | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 32 | |||||||||||||
1 February | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 23 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 34 | |||||||||||||
31 January | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 20 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 34 | |||||||||||||
3 February | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 37 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 25 | |||||||||||||
31 January | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 24 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 28 | |||||||||||||
1 February | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 23 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 24 | |||||||||||||
31 January | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 27 | |||||||||||||
4 February | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 31 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 25 | |||||||||||||
31 January | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 28 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 24 | |||||||||||||
1 February | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 23 | |||||||||||||
31 January | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 23 | |||||||||||||
3 February | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 18 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 24 | |||||||||||||
31 January | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 21 | Third place | ||||||||||||
![]() | 21 | |||||||||||||
1 February | 4 February | |||||||||||||
![]() | 24 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 21 | ![]() | 27 | |||||||||||
31 January | ||||||||||||||
![]() | 19 | ![]() | 17 | |||||||||||
![]() | 28 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||||||||||
- 5th place bracket
5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
3 February | ||||||
![]() | 23 | |||||
4 February | ||||||
![]() | 24 | |||||
![]() | 40 | |||||
3 February | ||||||
![]() | 38 | |||||
![]() | 29 | |||||
![]() | 33 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
4 February | ||||||
![]() | 30 | |||||
![]() | 24 |
Round of 16
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) | ||||
Places 9th to 16th
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 |
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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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Quarterfinals
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) | ||||
5–8th place semifinals
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) | ||||
Semifinals
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×![]() |
Seventh place game
4 February 2001 | Ukraine ![]() | 30–24 | ![]() | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris |
Kostetsky 14 | (17–8) | Baur 8 | ||
Report |
Fifth place game
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 |
Third place game
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 |
Final
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 |
Final standings
France
Sweden
Yugoslavia
Egypt
Spain
Russia
Ukraine
Germany
Croatia
Tunisia
Iceland
South Korea
Algeria
Norway
Argentina
Portugal
Slovenia
Czech Republic
Brazil
Greenland
Saudi Arabia
Morocco
Kuwait
United States
Awards
Position | Player |
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Most valuable player | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Right wing | ![]() |
Right back | ![]() |
Centre back | ![]() |
Left back | ![]() |
Left wing | ![]() |
Pivot | ![]() |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Top goalkeepers
|
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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References
- ^ "Lovgren élu meilleur joueur du Mondial". handzone.net (in French). 4 February 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links
- XVII Men's World Championship at IHF.info
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International handball
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- African Championships
- African Games
- North American and Caribbean Championship
- Pan American Games (Junior)
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American Games
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- Pan American Games (Junior)
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- Asian Championships
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- Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament
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