IHF World Handball Championship winners 

Eleven separate nations have lifted the men’s world handball title since the tournament began in 1938 – all from Europe, where the sport continues to enjoy popularity


Sweden (4 titles) 
France (6) 
Romania (4) 
Germany* (3) 
Denmark (2)

Medals 6 6 6 11 12

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MEDAL WINNERS
France have most titles, Sweden have racked up most medals

Other winners:
Spain, Russia (2), Croatia and the former Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Soviet Union (1)


RECENT 
FINALS	Winner		Runner-up	Third place
2001 	France 	28-25 	Sweden		Yugoslavia	Host: France
2003 	Croatia 34-31 	Germany		France 		Portugal 
2005 	Spain 	40-34 	Croatia		France 		Tunisia 
2007 	Germany 29-24 	Poland		Denmark 	Germany
2009 	France 	24-19 	Croatia		Poland 		Croatia  
2011 	France 	37-35 	Denmark		Spain 		Sweden
2013 	Spain 	35-19 	Denmark		Croatia 	Spain
2015 	France 	25-22 	Qatar		Poland 		Qatar
2017 	France 	33-26 	Norway		Slovenia 	France
2019 	Denmark 31-22 	Norway		France 		Denmark/Germany
2021 	Denmark 26-24 	Sweden		Spain 	Egypt

*including West Germany


Source: IHF
Picture: Getty 
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