IHF Men's Junior World Championship

IHF Men's Junior (U-21) World Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	1977
Founder	International Handball Federation
Inaugural season	1977
No. of teams	32
Continents	6
Most recent champion(s)	France (2nd title)
Most titles	Soviet Union (5 titles)

The IHF Men's Junior World Championship is the official competition for men's national handball teams of under-21 years category. It is being organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. It takes place every two years in odd years.

Tournaments[]

Year	Host Country		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1977 Details	Sweden		Soviet Union	24–10	Hungary		Yugoslavia	24–21	Spain
1979 Details	Denmark/Sweden		Soviet Union	30–25	Yugoslavia		Sweden	25–20	Denmark
1981 Details	Portugal		Yugoslavia	28–21	Soviet Union		Czechoslovakia	32–26	Sweden
1983 Details	Finland		Soviet Union	32–17	West Germany		Denmark	31–28	Sweden
1985 Details	Italy		Soviet Union	32–27	Sweden		Yugoslavia	23–22	West Germany
1987	Yugoslavia		Yugoslavia	28–26	Spain		Soviet Union	34–18	Sweden
1989	Spain		Soviet Union	23–17	Spain		Yugoslavia	23–22	West Germany
1991	Greece		Yugoslavia	27–16	Sweden		Soviet Union	27–25	Spain
1993 Details	Egypt		Egypt	22–19	Denmark		Iceland	21–20	Russia
1995	Argentina		Russia	29–28 OT	Spain		Portugal	24–23	Norway
1997	Turkey		Denmark	29–23			France	28–24
1999	Qatar		Denmark	26–22 OT	Sweden		Egypt	32–31 OT	France
2001	Switzerland		Russia	31–27	Spain		Sweden	37–26	Hungary
2003	Brazil		Sweden	36–34 OT	Denmark		Slovenia	35–33	Spain
2005	Hungary		Denmark	40–35			Hungary	28–27	Germany
2007 Details	Macedonia		Sweden	31–29	Germany		Denmark	27–26	Croatia
2009 Details	Egypt		Germany	32–24	Denmark		Slovenia	35–24	Egypt
2011 Details	Greece		Germany	27–18	Denmark		Tunisia	24–18	Egypt
2013 Details	Bosnia and Herzegovina		Sweden	28–23	Spain		France	32–27	Croatia
2015 Details	Brazil		France	26–24	Denmark		Germany	35–34 OT	Egypt
2017 Details	Algeria		Spain	39–38 OT	Denmark		France	23–22	Germany
2019 Details	Spain		France	28–23	Croatia		Egypt	37–27	Portugal
2021 Details	Hungary		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]				Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023 Details	Germany/Greece
2025 Details	Poland

Medal table[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	5	1	2	8
2	Denmark	3	6	2	11
3	Sweden	3	3	2	8
4	Yugoslavia	3	1	3	7
5	Germany	2	1	1	4
6	France	2	0	3	5
7	Russia	2	0	0	2
8	Spain	1	5	0	6
9	Egypt	1	0	2	3
10	Hungary	0	1	1	2
11	Croatia	0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
15	Slovenia	0	0	2	2
16	Czechoslovakia	0	0	1	1
	Iceland	0	0	1	1
	Portugal	0	0	1	1
	Tunisia	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 nations)		22	22	22	66

Participating nations[]

Nation		1979	1981	1983	1985				1993							2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	Years
Algeria						12th	14th		13th				12th	18th			19th	14th	24th	20th	14th					10
																19th			21st	21st						3
Argentina									11th	17th			20th	16th	11th	13th	6th	20th	16th	13th	13th	21st				11
Australia																						24th				1
	14th			15th			11th		14th		19th															6
										17th												17th				2
											14th		13th				15th			6th						4
		20th																								1
																		23rd								1
																			14th							1
Brazil								15th		17th	16th	13th	11th	8th	16th	16th	9th	11th	6th	10th	18th	12th				14
																18th										1
																					24th					1
																		22nd								1
															20th	20th		21st	23rd	23rd	23rd	20th				6
								16th																		1
		21st																								1
															19th				22nd							2
Croatia											10th	11th	9th	5th		4th			4th		10th	2nd				8
										8th					13th		10th									3
Czechoslovakia	10th	5th	3rd	7th	6th	11th	13th																			7
Denmark	8th	4th	7th	3rd	7th	9th		7th	2nd	9th	1st	1st	6th	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	13th	2nd	2nd	5th				21
East Germany	9th	8th	5th	6th	5th	13th																				6
Egypt				13th	15th		15th	13th	1st	6th	6th	3rd	8th	10th	7th	6th	4th	4th	8th	4th	17th	3rd				18
																	12th									1
																					16th					1
		16th		8th																						2
France	12th	9th	8th	14th		8th	6th	11th		7th	3rd	4th			14th	7th	11th	6th	3rd	1st	3rd	1st				18
Germany								9th		11th	7th		5th	13th	4th	2nd	1st	1st	11th	3rd	4th	9th		Q		13
								14th	16th	13th	18th	8th						16th						Q		7
																	18th									1
Hungary	2nd	6th				7th	10th	10th	6th			16th	4th	15th	3rd			17th	12th		5th	15th				15
Iceland		7th	6th		8th	16th	5th	5th	3rd						9th		13th				12th	14th				11
																	17th	12th								2
	17th	15th										14th			10th											4
		17th	12th	16th	12th																					4
Japan		19th	16th		11th															18th		18th				5
																						23rd				1
	16th			12th		15th							17th	19th	18th	12th	23rd		20th							9
																	24th									1
		23rd																								1
Macedonia											15th					10th					6th					3
	20th																									1
	19th																22nd				22nd					3
	15th	14th	13th														14th		5th	19th						6
New Zealand												17th														1
			14th		16th																	19th				3
Norway	18th	13th				10th			7th	4th		15th	14th				16th	10th		15th	11th	8th				13
																				24th						1
	7th	10th		10th	14th		12th		12th	13th	4th		10th	7th											Q	11
Portugal		18th	15th						10th	3rd		10th				15th	7th	9th		14th		4th				10
														20th												1
										13th		12th	19th	12th			20th	15th	19th	9th	21st					8
	11th					5th	8th	6th	8th	17th					6th					8th						8
Russia									4th	1st	12th	7th	1st			9th		13th	17th	16th	8th					9
		22nd									11th										20th					2
																		18th	10th	17th		13th				4
														11th	2nd											2
										13th				14th		14th										3
Slovenia										10th	20th		16th	3rd	8th	8th	3rd	8th	9th		9th	6th				11
South Korea					13th	14th	9th	12th	15th						12th	11th		19th	18th	11th	19th	16th				12
Soviet Union	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	1st	3rd																		8
Spain	4th		10th	9th	10th	2nd	2nd	4th	9th	2nd	5th	6th	2nd	4th	5th	5th	8th	5th	2nd	7th	1st	10th				21
Sweden	6th	3rd	4th	4th	2nd	4th	7th	2nd	5th	12th		2nd	3rd	1st	15th	1st	5th	7th	1st	5th	15th	11th				20
	13th	12th	11th	11th	9th								15th	6th					7th							8
Tunisia	DQ										8th	9th	18th	9th	17th	17th	21st	3rd	15th	12th	7th	7th				11
								8th			13th															2
											2nd			17th												2
											17th															1
		WD					16th															22nd				2
																				22nd						1
																		24th								1
West Germany	5th	11th	9th	2nd	4th	6th	4th																			7
Yugoslavia	3rd	2nd	1st	5th	3rd	1st	3rd	1st		5th	9th	5th	7th													12
Total	21	23	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	20	20	17	20	20	20	20	24	24	24	24	24	24	32	32	32

References[]

• ihf.info