The 14th men's handball world championship was held from May 7th to May 21st, 1995 in Iceland . For the first time, 24 teams took part in the tournament. France secured the world title with a 23:19 victory in the final against Croatia . The German national team finished the tournament in 4th place after losing to Sweden 20:26 in the game for 3rd place . The Switzerland finished 7th, Austria failed to qualify for the final round.
game schedule Preliminary round In the preliminary round, the teams competed against each other in four groups. The first four teams in each group qualified for the round of 16, the teams in positions 5 and 6 were eliminated.
Pl.
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Pt.
1
Switzerland Switzerland
5
5
0
0
133: 103
10-0
2
Korea South South Korea
5
4th
0
1
140: 112
8: 2
3
Iceland Iceland
5
3
0
2
119: 107
6: 4
4th
Tunisia Tunisia
5
2
0
3
110: 125
4: 6
5
Hungary Hungary
5
1
0
4th
119: 121
2: 8
6th
United States United States
5
0
0
5
0 82: 135
0:10
May 7th, 1995, 3 p.m.
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Tunisia
26:22 (15:10)
May 7th, 1995, 5 p.m.
Hungary
-
Korea South South Korea
26:29 (11:14)
May 7th, 1995, 8 p.m.
Iceland Iceland
-
United States
27:16 (13:11)
May 9, 1995, 3 p.m.
United States
-
Hungary Hungary
14:26 (7:13)
May 9, 1995, 5 p.m.
Korea South
-
Switzerland Switzerland
22:25 (6:10)
May 9, 1995, 8 p.m.
Tunisia
-
Iceland Iceland
21:25 (7:13)
May 10, 1995, 3 p.m.
Switzerland Switzerland
-
United States
28:15 (12: 7)
May 10, 1995, 5 p.m.
Tunisia
-
Korea South South Korea
18:33 (7:16)
May 10, 1995, 8 p.m.
Iceland Iceland
-
Hungary
23:20 (11: 9)
May 12, 1995, 3 p.m.
Hungary
-
Switzerland Switzerland
23:30 (10:15)
May 12, 1995, 5 p.m.
Iceland
-
Korea South South Korea
23:26 (10:12)
May 12, 1995, 8 p.m.
United States
-
Tunisia Tunisia
17:24 (9:12)
May 13, 1995, 4 p.m.
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Iceland
24:21 (11:10)
May 14, 1995, 1 p.m.
Hungary
-
Tunisia Tunisia
24:25 (15:12)
May 14, 1995, 1 p.m.
Korea South South Korea
-
United States
30:20 (14: 7)
Pl.
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Pt.
1
Croatia Croatia
5
4th
0
1
140: 119
8: 2
2
Russia Russia
5
4th
0
1
112: 0 96
8: 2
3
Czech Republic Czech Republic
5
4th
0
1
121: 111
8: 2
4th
Cuba Cuba
5
2
0
3
136: 132
4: 6
5
Slovenia Slovenia
5
1
0
4th
131: 126
2: 8
6th
Morocco Morocco
5
0
0
5
0 93: 149
0:10
May 8, 1995, 3 p.m.
Russia Russia
-
Cuba
21:17 (10: 9)
May 8, 1995, 5 p.m.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
-
Morocco
25:16 (12: 8)
May 8, 1995, 8 p.m.
Croatia Croatia
-
Slovenia
26:24 (13: 9)
May 9, 1995, 3 p.m.
Cuba
-
Czech Republic Czech Republic
26:29 (12:16)
May 9, 1995, 5 p.m.
Slovenia
-
Russia Russia
22:27 (12:13)
May 9, 1995, 8 p.m.
Morocco
-
Croatia Croatia
21:33 (8:15)
May 11, 1995, 3 p.m.
Cuba Cuba
-
Slovenia
34:26 (17:16)
May 11, 1995, 5 p.m.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
-
Croatia
27:25 (12:13)
May 11, 1995, 8 p.m.
Russia Russia
-
Morocco
22:15 (12: 8)
May 12, 1995, 3 p.m.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
-
Slovenia
23:22 (11:12)
May 12, 1995, 5 p.m.
Croatia Croatia
-
Russia
25:20 (14: 9)
May 12, 1995, 8 p.m.
Morocco
-
Cuba Cuba
25:32 (8:13)
May 14, 1995, 3 p.m.
Slovenia Slovenia
-
Morocco
37:16 (18: 9)
May 14, 1995, 5 p.m.
Croatia Croatia
-
Cuba
31:27 (13:16)
May 14, 1995, 8 p.m.
Russia Russia
-
Czech Republic
22:17 (11: 9)
Pl.
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Pt.
1
Germany Germany
5
5
0
0
128: 0 93
10-0
2
Romania Romania
5
3
0
2
121: 121
6: 4
3
France France
5
3
0
2
122: 108
6: 4
4th
Algeria Algeria
5
2
0
3
103: 113
4: 6
5
Denmark Denmark
5
2
0
3
126: 117
4: 6
6th
Japan Japan
5
0
0
5
101: 149
0:10
May 8, 1995, 3 p.m.
France France
-
Japan
33:20 (17: 6)
May 8, 1995, 5 p.m.
Germany Germany
-
Romania
27:19 (11:11)
May 8, 1995, 8 p.m.
Denmark
-
Algeria Algeria
24:25 (9:16)
May 10, 1995, 3 p.m.
Algeria
-
France France
21:23 (9:12)
May 10, 1995, 5 p.m.
Japan
-
Germany Germany
19:30 (9:15)
May 10, 1995, 8 p.m.
Romania
-
Denmark Denmark
24:28 (13:14)
May 11, 1995, 3 p.m.
Japan
-
Algeria Algeria
18:20 (7: 9)
May 11, 1995, 5 p.m.
Germany Germany
-
Denmark
24:18 (11: 9)
May 11, 1995, 8 p.m.
France
-
Romania Romania
22:23 (11:13)
May 13, 1995, 2 p.m.
Germany Germany
-
Algeria
24:15 (10: 8)
May 13, 1995, 2 p.m.
Romania Romania
-
Japan
31:22 (13:11)
May 13, 1995, 4 p.m.
Denmark
-
France France
21:22 (9:11)
May 14, 1995, 3 p.m.
Denmark Denmark
-
Japan
35:22 (15: 9)
May 14, 1995, 5 p.m.
France
-
Germany Germany
22:23 (11:11)
May 14, 1995, 8 p.m.
Algeria
-
Romania Romania
22:24 (7:10)
Pl.
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Pt.
1
Sweden Sweden
5
5
0
0
151: 114
10-0
2
Spain Spain
5
4th
0
1
123: 104
8: 2
3
Egypt Egypt
5
3
0
2
111: 106
6: 4
4th
Belarus 1991 Belarus
5
2
0
3
154: 125
4: 6
5
Kuwait Kuwait
5
1
0
4th
0 85: 131
2: 8
6th
Brazil Brazil
5
0
0
5
0 96: 140
0:10
May 8, 1995, 3 p.m.
Spain Spain
-
Kuwait
24:21 (9: 9)
May 8, 1995, 5 p.m.
Sweden Sweden
-
Belarus 1991
29:28 (15: 9)
May 8, 1995, 8 p.m.
Egypt Egypt
-
Brazil
32:20 (10: 8)
May 9, 1995, 3 p.m.
Belarus 1991
-
Spain Spain
27:30 (13:12)
May 9, 1995, 5 p.m.
Brazil
-
Sweden Sweden
21:29 (9:15)
May 9, 1995, 8 p.m.
Kuwait
-
Egypt Egypt
21:28 (10:11)
May 11, 1995, 3 p.m.
Belarus 1991 Belarus
-
Brazil
34:21 (15: 7)
May 11, 1995, 5 p.m.
Sweden Sweden
-
Kuwait
37:22 (19:12)
May 11, 1995, 8 p.m.
Spain Spain
-
Egypt
27:20 (13:10)
May 12, 1995, 3 p.m.
Kuwait
-
Belarus 1991 Belarus
18:39 (11:23)
May 12, 1995, 5 p.m.
Egypt
-
Sweden Sweden
22:33 (12:16)
May 12, 1995, 8 p.m.
Spain Spain
-
Brazil
21:13 (9: 3)
May 14, 1995, 3 p.m.
Brazil
-
Kuwait Kuwait
21:24 (6: 9)
May 14, 1995, 5 p.m.
Sweden Sweden
-
Spain
23:21 (14:10)
May 14, 1995, 8 p.m.
Egypt Egypt
-
Belarus 1991
27:26 (14:10)
Final round Round of 16
May 16, 1995, 3 p.m. in Reykjavík
Czech Republic Czech Republic
-
Korea South
26:25 a.d. (23:23, 9: 8)
May 16, 1995, 3 p.m. in Kópavogur
Croatia Croatia
-
Tunisia
29:28 n.7m (25:25, 20:20, 18:18, 8:10)
May 16, 1995, 5 p.m. in Reykjavík
Switzerland Switzerland
-
Cuba
27:26 (16: 9)
May 16, 1995, 5 p.m. in Kópavogur
Germany Germany
-
Belarus 1991
33:26 (15:13)
May 16, 1995, 5 p.m. in Akureyri
France France
-
Spain
23:20 (12: 9)
May 16, 1995, 8 p.m. in Reykjavík
Iceland
-
Russia Russia
12:25 (8:11)
May 16, 1995, 8 p.m. in Kópavogur
Egypt Egypt
-
Romania
31:26 (13:14)
May 16, 1995, 8 p.m. in Akureyri
Sweden Sweden
-
Algeria
28:22 (16:12)
Placement rounds 9-16
May 17th, 1995, 3 p.m. in Hafnarfjörður
Cuba
-
Spain Spain
29:32 (18:16)
May 17th, 1995, 5.15pm in Akureyri
Algeria
-
Korea South South Korea
21:33 (13:16)
May 17th, 1995, 8 p.m. in Hafnarfjörður
Tunisia
-
Romania Romania
25:33 (13:17)
May 17th, 1995, 8 p.m. in Reykjavík
Iceland
-
Belarus 1991 Belarus
23:28 (15:15)
Quarter finals
May 17th, 1995, 3 p.m. in Reykjavík
Switzerland
-
France France
18:28 (7:15)
May 17th, 1995, 5.15pm in Hafnarfjörður
Croatia Croatia
-
Egypt
30:16 (13: 8)
May 17th, 1995, 5.15pm in Reykjavík
Russia
-
Germany Germany
17:20 (7:12)
May 17th, 1995, 8 p.m. in Akureyri
Sweden Sweden
-
Czech Republic
21:17 (9: 9)
May 19, 1995, 1 p.m.
Belarus 1991 Belarus
-
Spain
35:34 a.d. (30:30, 13:15)
May 19, 1995, 3 p.m.
Romania Romania
-
Korea South
34:29 (15:14)
Placement rounds 5-8 in Reykjavík
May 19, 1995, 1 p.m.
Czech Republic
-
Egypt Egypt
21:25 (7:10)
May 19, 1995, 3 p.m.
Switzerland
-
Russia Russia
23:25 (8:11)
May 19, 1995, 6 p.m.
Germany
-
France France
20:22 (8:11)
May 19, 1995, 8 p.m.
Croatia Croatia
-
Sweden
28:25 (16:17)
May 20, 1995, 3 p.m.
Spain Spain
-
Korea South
27:22 (17:12)
May 20, 1995, 5 p.m.
Romania
-
Belarus 1991 Belarus
32:35 (17:16)
Game for 7th place in Reykjavík
May 20, 1995, 5 p.m.
Czech Republic
-
Switzerland Switzerland
21:23 (9:10)
Play for 5th place in Reykjavík
May 20, 1995, 3 p.m.
Egypt
-
Russia Russia
28:31 a.d. (24:24, 13:13)
Game for 3rd place in Reykjavík
May 21, 1995, 12.30 p.m.
Sweden Sweden
-
Germany
26:20 (11: 9)
May 21, 1995, 3 p.m.
France France
-
Croatia
23:19 (11: 6)
Final placements
rank
team
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
France France
9
7th
0
2
218: 185
+ 0 33
Croatia Croatia
9
6th
1
2
242: 208
+ 0 34
Sweden Sweden
9
8th
0
1
251: 201
+ 0 50
0 4th
Germany Germany
9
7th
0
2
221: 184
+ 0 37
0 5.
Russia Russia
9
7th
0
2
210: 179
+ 0 31
0 6th
Egypt Egypt
9
5
0
4th
211: 214
- 0 3
0 7th
Switzerland Switzerland
9
7th
0
2
224: 203
+ 0 21
0 8th.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
9
5
0
4th
206: 205
+ 0 1
0 9.
Belarus 1991 Belarus
9
5
0
4th
278: 247
+ 0 31
10.
Romania Romania
9
5
0
4th
246: 241
+ 0 5
11.
Spain Spain
9
6th
0
3
236: 213
+ 0 23
12.
Korea South South Korea
9
5
0
4th
249: 220
+ 0 29
13.
Cuba Cuba
7th
2
0
5
191: 191
0 0
14th
Iceland Iceland
7th
3
0
4th
154: 160
- 0 6
15th
Tunisia Tunisia
7th
2
1
4th
160: 183
- 0 23
16.
Algeria Algeria
7th
2
0
5
146: 174
- 0 28
17th
Hungary Hungary
5
1
0
4th
119: 121
- 0 2nd
18th
Slovenia Slovenia
5
1
0
4th
131: 126
+ 0 5
19th
Denmark Denmark
5
2
0
3
126: 117
+ 0 9
20th
Kuwait Kuwait
5
1
0
4th
85: 131
- 0 46
21st
United States United States
5
0
0
5
82: 135
- 0 53
22nd
Morocco Morocco
5
0
0
5
93: 149
- 0 56
23.
Japan Japan
5
0
0
5
101: 149
- 0 48
24.
Brazil Brazil
5
0
0
5
96: 140
- 0 44
Awards All-Star Team statistics
Goal scorers
FT… field gates; 7m ... seven meters
Best goalkeeper
Bids Medalist
4th place: Germany
Trainer: Arno Ehret
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↑ "Handball World Championships since 1938" on www.welt.de
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