European_Men's_U-20_Handball_Championship Knowpia

The European Men's U-20 Handball Championship is the official competition for junior men's national handball teams of Europe, held by the European Handball Federation every two years.

In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Junior World Handball Championship.

Medal summary edit

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1996 Details	Romania	Denmark	26–19	Spain	Russia	30–29 after extra time	France
1998 Details	Austria	Denmark	22–21	Yugoslavia	Hungary	29–24	Spain
2000 Details	Greece	Yugoslavia	34–29	Belarus	Spain	30–22	Denmark
2002 Details	Poland	Poland	29–25	Slovenia	Yugoslavia	33–30	Macedonia
2004 Details	Latvia	Germany	27–26	Denmark	Slovenia	29–28	Hungary
2006 Details	Austria	Germany	24–19	Sweden	Denmark	33–32	Serbia and Montenegro
2008 Details	Romania	Denmark	26–21	Germany	France	32–30	Sweden
2010 Details	Slovakia	Denmark	30–24	Portugal	Slovenia	30–25 after 2nd extra time	Germany
2012 Details	Turkey	Spain	34–21	Croatia	Slovenia	36–34 after penalty shootout	Sweden
2014 Details	Austria	Germany	26–24	Sweden	Spain	29–27	Denmark
2016 Details	Denmark	Spain	30–29 ET	Germany	France	35–30	Croatia
2018 Details	Slovenia	Slovenia	31–30	France	Germany	29–26	Portugal
2022 Details	Portugal	Spain	37–35	Portugal	Serbia	30–26	Sweden

Medal count edit


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark	4	1	1	6
2	Germany	3	2	1	6
3	Spain	3	1	2	6
4	Slovenia	1	1	3	5
5	Yugoslavia	1	1	1	3
6	Poland	1	0	0	1
7	Portugal	0	2	0	2
7	Sweden	0	2	0	2
9	France	0	1	2	3
10	Belarus	0	1	0	1
10	Croatia	0	1	0	1
12	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Russia	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 entries)		13	13	13	39

Participating nations edit

Nation	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	Total
Austria	-	10	-	-	7	13	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	4
Belarus	10	-	2nd	-	-	5	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	4
Czech Republic	9	8	-	8	12	14	8	14	13	-	-	-	-	8
Croatia	5	6	8	11	-	7	16	11	-	-	4	6	14	10
Denmark	1st	1st	4	5	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	10	4	6	12	8	13
Estonia	-	-	-	-	-	16	14	-	-	14	-	-	-	3
Faroe Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	1
Finland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	1
France	4	11	-	-	10	10	3rd	6	14	7	3rd	2nd	6	11
Germany	-	-	-	-	1st	1st	2nd	4	7	1st	2nd	3rd	7	9
Greece	12	7	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Hungary	-	3rd	6	-	4	-	10	-	-	9	10	11	5	8
Iceland	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	8	11	-	7	7	11	6
Israel	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	15	-	13	-	4
Italy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	1
Latvia	-	-	11	-	16	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Lithuania	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Montenegro	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	1
Netherlands	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	1
North Macedonia	-	-	9	4	15	-	-	-	-	16	15	-	-	5
Norway	-	9	10	-	-	12	-	-	6	10	5	9	15	8
Poland	-	-	7	1st	14	11	12	-	12	-	8	16	13	9
Portugal	7	-	-	10	8	-	7	2nd	5	-	-	4	2nd	8
Romania	8	-	-	6	6	-	6	13	-	-	-	14	-	6
Russia	3rd	-	-	7	-	-	9	9	9	-	16	15	-	7
Serbia	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	10	15	8	14	8	3rd	7
Slovakia	-	-	-	-	-	6	15	12	-	13	-	-	-	4
Slovenia	-	-	5	2nd	3rd	8	13	3rd	3rd	5	11	1st	9	11
Spain	2nd	4	3rd	-	9	9	5	7	1st	3rd	1st	5	1st	12
Sweden	11	5	-	-	5	2nd	4	5	4	2nd	13	10	4	11
Switzerland	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	8	12	9	-	-	4
Turkey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	1
Ukraine	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
FR Yugoslavia	6	2nd	1st	3rd	-	4	-							5
Total	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16