European Men's U-20 Handball Championship

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[]

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1996	Romania		Denmark	26–19	Spain		Russia	30–29 after extra time	France
1998	Austria		Denmark	22–21			Hungary	29–24	Spain
2000	Greece			34–29			Spain	30–22	Denmark
2002	Poland			29–25	Slovenia			33–30	Macedonia
2004	Latvia		Germany	27–26	Denmark		Slovenia	29–28	Hungary
2006	Austria		Germany	24–19	Sweden		Denmark	33–32
2008	Romania		Denmark	26–21	Germany		France	32–30	Sweden
2010	Slovakia		Denmark	30–24	Portugal		Slovenia	30–25 after 2nd extra time	Germany
2012	Turkey		Spain	34–21	Croatia		Slovenia	36–34 after penalty shootout	Sweden
2014	Austria		Germany	26–24	Sweden		Spain	29–27	Denmark
2016	Denmark		Spain	30–29 ET	Germany		France	35–30	Croatia
2018 Details	Slovenia		Slovenia	31–30	France		Germany	29–26	Portugal
2020 Details	Croatia		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2022	Portugal

Medal count[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark	4	1	1	6
2	Germany	3	2	1	6
3	Spain	2	1	2	5
4	Slovenia	1	1	3	5
5		1	1	1	3
6		1	0	0	1
7	Sweden	0	2	0	2
8	France	0	1	2	3
9		0	1	0	1
	Croatia	0	1	0	1
	Portugal	0	1	0	1
12	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Russia	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 nations)		12	12	12	36

See also[]

• European Men's Handball Championship
• European Women's Junior Handball Championship

References[]

External links[]

• Official homepage of the European Handball Federation