U-21 men's handball world championship
U-21 men's handball world championship | |
Full name | IHF Men's Junior World Championship |
Association | IHF |
First edition | 1977 |
Teams | 24 |
Game mode |
Round-robin tournament (8 groups of 4 teams each) /
Knockout system (from round of 16) |
Title holder | France (2) |
Record winner | Russia (7) |
Website | www.ihf.info |
The U-21 men's handball world championship (officially IHF Men's Junior World Championships ) is the official handball competition of the best national teams for male handball players under the age of 21. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1977 and has taken place every two years since then.
The current men's U-21 handball world champion is France . The team was able to successfully prevail in the final against the Croatian selection in Spain in 2019 and thus won their second world title.
Tournaments at a glance
year | Host country | World Champion | Result | Vice world champion | Third |
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1977 | Sweden | USSR | 24:10 | Hungary | Yugoslavia |
1979 | Denmark / Sweden | USSR | 30:25 | Yugoslavia | Sweden |
1981 | Portugal | Yugoslavia | 28:21 | USSR | Czechoslovakia |
1983 | Finland | USSR | 32:17 | Germany | Denmark |
1985 | Italy | USSR | 32:27 | Sweden | Yugoslavia |
1987 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 28:26 | Spain | USSR |
1989 | Spain | USSR | 23:17 | Spain | Yugoslavia |
1991 | Greece | Yugoslavia | 27:16 | Sweden | USSR |
1993 | Egypt | Egypt | 22:19 | Denmark | Iceland |
1995 | Argentina | Russia | 29:28 a.d. | Spain | Portugal |
1997 | Turkey | Denmark | 29:23 | Ukraine | France |
1999 | Qatar | Denmark | 26:22 a.d. | Sweden | Egypt |
2001 | Switzerland | Russia | 31:27 | Spain | Sweden |
2003 | Brazil | Sweden | 36:34 a.d. | Denmark | Slovenia |
2005 | Hungary | Denmark | 40:35 | Serbia-Montenegro | Hungary |
2007 | North Macedonia | Sweden | 31:29 | Germany | Denmark |
2009 | Egypt | Germany | 32:24 | Denmark | Slovenia |
2011 | Greece | Germany | 27:18 | Denmark | Tunisia |
2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sweden | 28:23 | Spain | France |
2015 | Brazil | France | 26:24 | Denmark | Germany |
2017 | Algeria | Spain | 39:38 a.d. | Denmark | France |
2019 | Spain | France | 28:23 | Croatia | Egypt |
2021 | Hungary | -: - | |||
2023 | Germany | -: - | |||
2025 | Poland | -: - |
Ranking list
rank | country | World Champion | Second | Third | Total |
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1. | Russia / USSR | 7th | 1 | 2 | 10 |
2. | Denmark | 3 | 6th | 2 | 11 |
3. | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8th |
4th | Yugoslavia 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7th |
5. | Germany 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
6th | France | 2 | - | 3 | 5 |
7th | Spain | 1 | 5 | - | 6th |
8th. | Egypt | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
9. | Hungary | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10. | Ukraine | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Serbia | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Croatia | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
13. | Slovenia | - | - | 2 | 2 |
13. | Portugal | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Iceland | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Czechoslovakia | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Tunisia | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
total | 22nd | 22nd | 22nd | 66 |
12 including FRG and GDR
13 including Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (until 1992)
Participating Nations
nation |
1977 |
1979 |
1981 |
1983 |
1985 |
1987 |
1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
Total |
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Algeria | 12 | 14th | 13 | 12 | 18th | 19th | 14th | 24 | 20th | 8th | |||||||||||
Angola | 19th | 21st | 21st | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 11 | 17th | 20th | 16 | 11 | 13 | 6th | 20th | 16 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||
Egypt | 13 | 15th | 15th | 13 | 1 | 6th | 6th | 3 | 8th | 10 | 7th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 4th | 15th | ||||
Bahrain | 17th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 20th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Benin | 23 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 15th | 17th | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8th | 16 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 6th | 10 | 12 | ||||||||
Bulgaria | 18th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chile | 20th | 20th | 21st | 23 | 23 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
People's Republic of China | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 21st | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 8th | 4th | 7th | 3 | 7th | 9 | 7th | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 19th | |
Germany | 9 | 11 | 7th | 5 | 13 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
German Democratic Republic | 9 | 8th | 5 | 6th | 5 | 13 | 6th | ||||||||||||||
Estonia | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 16 | 8th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
France | 12 | 9 | 8th | 14th | 8th | 6th | 11 | 7th | 3 | 4th | 14th | 7th | 11 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||
Greece | 14th | 16 | 13 | 18th | 8th | 16 | 6th | ||||||||||||||
Greenland | 18th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 7th | 6th | 8th | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||||
Iran | 17th | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 17th | 15th | 14th | 10 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Italy | 17th | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | 19th | 16 | 11 | 18th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | 22nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Qatar | 13 | 12 | 19th | 12 | 20th | 15th | 19th | 9 | 8th | ||||||||||||
Republic of the Congo | 19th | 22nd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Croatia | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4th | 4th | 6th | ||||||||||||||
Kuwait | 16 | 12 | 15th | 17th | 19th | 18th | 12 | 23 | 20th | 9 | |||||||||||
Libya | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | 23 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
North Macedonia | 15th | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Madagascar | 20th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 19th | 22nd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 15th | 14th | 13 | 14th | 5 | 19th | 6th | ||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 17th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 14th | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 18th | 13 | 10 | 7th | 4th | 15th | 14th | 16 | 10 | 15th | 10 | ||||||||||
Austria | 14th | 15th | 11 | 14th | 19th | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Paraguay | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 7th | 10 | 10 | 14th | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4th | 10 | 7th | 10 | ||||||||||
Portugal | 18th | 15th | 10 | 3 | 10 | 15th | 7th | 9 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 20th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Romania | 11 | 5 | 8th | 6th | 8th | 17th | 6th | 8th | 8th | ||||||||||||
Russia | 4th | 1 | 12 | 7th | 1 | 9 | 13 | 17th | 16 | 9 | |||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 22nd | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Serbia | 18th | 10 | 17th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro | 11 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Slovakia | 13 | 14th | 14th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 10 | 20th | 16 | 3 | 8th | 8th | 3 | 8th | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
South Korea | 13 | 14th | 9 | 12 | 15th | 12 | 11 | 19th | 18th | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||
Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8th | ||||||||||||
Spain | 4th | 10 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6th | 2 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 8th | 5 | 2 | 7th | 19th | |
Sweden | 6th | 3 | 4th | 4th | 2 | 4th | 7th | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15th | 1 | 5 | 7th | 1 | 5 | 19th | |
Switzerland | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15th | 6th | 7th | 8th | ||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 8th | 13 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7th | 6th | 11 | 13 | 7th | |||||||||||||
Tunisia | DQ | 8th | 9 | 18th | 9 | 17th | 17th | 21st | 3 | 15th | 14th | 11 | |||||||||
Turkey | 8th | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 2 | 17th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 2 | 6th | 7th | 10 | 10 | 6th | 16 | 4th | 15th | 3 | 17th | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
Uruguay | 22nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 17th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
United States | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 24 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Belarus | 14th | 13 | 15th | 6th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
BR Germany | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7th | |||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7th | 12 | ||||||||
Total | 21st | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20th | 20th | 17th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Web links
- Men's Handball Junior World Championship on the side of the International Handball Federation (IHF)