1996 European Men's Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Spain |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 24 May – 2 June |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Spain |
| Third place |  Yugoslavia |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 1,815 (47.76 per match) |
| Top scorers |  Thomas Knorr(41 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Talant Dujshebaev |
The 1996 European Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the tournament and held in Spain from 24 May to 2 June 1996, in the cities of Ciudad Real and Seville. Russia won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Yugoslavia finished third.
Teams
[edit]| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 Croatia
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 Czech Republic
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 Hungary
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Sweden
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 Slovenia
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 France
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| Germany
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 Romania
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| Yugoslavia
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Spain
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| Russia
|
 Denmark
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Venues
[edit]| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Ciudad Real | Pabellón Santa María | 2.000 |
| Seville | Palacio de Deportes San Pablo | 7.000 |
Preliminary round
[edit]All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 98 | +27 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Yugoslavia
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 110 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | Croatia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 125 | +2 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Germany
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 111 | −1 | 3 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Hungary
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 117 | 130 | −13 | 3 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Slovenia
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 115 | −22 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
Source: EHF
| 24 May 1996 17:00 |
Croatia
|
30–27 | Hungary
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 200 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Ćavar, Puc 6 | (17–13) | Pásztor 6 | ||
| Report |
| 24 May 1996 19:00 |
Yugoslavia
|
23–22 | Germany
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 400 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Škrbić 8 | (10–9) | Knorr 5 | ||
| Report |
| 24 May 1996 21:00 |
Russia
|
22–18 | Slovenia
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 500 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Gopin, Voronin 5 | (10–7) | Pungartnik 5 | ||
3× 3×
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Report | 2× 5×
|
| 25 May 1996 15:00 |
Germany
|
21–26 | Croatia
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 500 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| Kretzschmar 6 | (10–11) | Ćavar 8 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report |
| 25 May 1996 17:00 |
Slovenia
|
20–21 | Yugoslavia
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 400 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| Pungartnik 6 | (10–10) | Stefanovič 7 | ||
| 2× 3×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 25 May 1996 19:00 |
Hungary
|
21–33 | Russia
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 350 Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Kis 6 | (10–16) | Kuleshov 8 | ||
| Report |
| 26 May 1996 17:00 |
Hungary
|
24–24 | Germany
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 600 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Bendó 7 | (11–12) | Schwalb 8 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 3× 2×
|
| 26 May 1996 19:00 |
Croatia
|
26–22 | Slovenia
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 800 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Ćavar 8 | (13–9) | Tomšič 5 | ||
| Report |
| 26 May 1996 21:00 |
Russia
|
20–20 | Yugoslavia
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Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| Torgovanov 4 | (11–8) | three players 4 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 2× 6×
|
| 28 May 1996 17:00 |
Yugoslavia
|
27–24 | Croatia
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Knežević 7 | (14–11) | Ćavar 9 | ||
| 2× 5×
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Report | 3× 3×
|
| 28 May 1996 19:00 |
Russia
|
22–18 | Germany
|
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Atavin, Torgovanov 5 | (11–9) | Knorr 7 | ||
| Report |
| 28 May 1996 21:00 |
Slovenia
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17–21 | Hungary
|
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 300 Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Kastelic, Vugrinec 3 | (7–10) | Pásztor 7 | ||
| Report | 2× 3× 1×
|
| 29 May 1996 17:00 |
Yugoslavia
|
26–24 | Hungary
|
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| Škrbić 8 | (12–14) | Zsigmond 9 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 2× 5×
|
| 29 May 1996 19:00 |
Germany
|
25–16 | Slovenia
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Knorr 8 | (10–5) | three players 3 | ||
| Report |
| 29 May 1996 21:00 |
Croatia
|
21–28 | Russia
|
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
| Saračević 11 | (11–13) | Gopin 10 | ||
| Report |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (H)
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 116 | +8 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 106 | +18 | 8 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 125 | +4 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | France
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 120 | +10 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Romania
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 134 | −17 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Denmark
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 131 | −23 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
| 24 May 1996 17:00 |
Czech Republic
|
32–25 | Romania
|
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 600 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| Tonar 13 | (17–13) | Beșta 6 | ||
| Report |
| 24 May 1996 19:00 |
Sweden
|
23–24 | Spain
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Thorsson 5 | (11–14) | Dujshebaev 6 | ||
| Report |
| 24 May 1996 21:00 |
Denmark
|
22–25 | France
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Jacobsen 5 | (11–12) | Prandi, Stoecklin 7 | ||
| 2× 4×
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Report |
| 25 May 1996 17:00 |
Spain
|
28–22 | Denmark
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
| Dujshebaev 6 | (12–8) | three players 4 | ||
| 2× 4×
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Report | 2× 4×
|
| 25 May 1996 19:00 |
France
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29–31 | Czech Republic
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Stoecklin 8 | (11–16) | Tonar 12 | ||
| Report |
| 25 May 1996 21:00 |
Romania
|
24–28 | Sweden
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 850 Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS) |
| Beșta 6 | (14–14) | Lövgren 8 | ||
| Report |
| 26 May 1996 17:00 |
Czech Republic
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21–25 | Spain
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS) |
| Šetlík 6 | (10–11) | Guijosa 7 | ||
| Report |
| 26 May 1996 19:00 |
Sweden
|
23–21 | Denmark
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Andersson 6 | (12–8) | Hjermind 5 | ||
| Report |
| 26 May 1996 21:00 |
Romania
|
20–27 | France
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 250 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| Licu 10 | (11–13) | Stoecklin 8 | ||
| Report |
| 28 May 1996 16:30 |
Denmark
|
22–28 | Czech Republic
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Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 150 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| Jacobsen 7 | (9–12) | Blecha, Šetlík 5 | ||
| Report |
| 28 May 1996 19:00 |
Spain
|
26–21 | Romania
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Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Guijosa 12 | (15–10) | Beșta, Licu 5 | ||
| Report |
| 28 May 1996 21:00 |
Sweden
|
26–20 | France
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Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 750 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
| three players 5 | (13–12) | Stoecklin 7 | ||
| Report |
| 29 May 1996 17:00 |
Denmark
|
21–27 | Romania
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Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS) |
| Hamann-Boeriths 5 | (10–15) | Dedu 6 | ||
| 2× 4×
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Report | 2× 4×
|
| 29 May 1996 19:00 |
France
|
29–21 | Spain
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Prandi 8 | (16–13) | Guijosa 6 | ||
| Report |
| 29 May 1996 21:00 |
Czech Republic
|
17–24 | Sweden
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 400 Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Šetlík 5 | (7–13) | Lövgren 5 | ||
| Report |
Placement games
[edit]Eleventh place game
[edit]| 31 May 1996 17:00 |
Slovenia
|
27–24 | Denmark
|
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Begovič 8 | (12–11) | |||
| Report |
Ninth place game
[edit]| 31 May 1996 19:00 |
Hungary
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27–28 | Romania
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 350 Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT) |
| Bendó 6 | (13–12) | Licu 7 | ||
| Report | 2× 3×
|
Seventh place game
[edit]| 31 May 1996 17:00 |
Germany
|
21–24 | France
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS) |
| Knorr 12 | (9–13) | Richardson, Stoecklin 6 | ||
| Report | 1×
|
Fifth place game
[edit]| 31 May 1996 21:00 |
Croatia
|
27–25 | Czech Republic
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Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 300 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Smajlagić 9 | (14–7) | Tonar 9 | ||
| Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Russia | 24 | |||||
| Sweden | 21 | |||||
| Russia | 23 | |||||
| Spain | 22 | |||||
| Spain | 27 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 23 | |||||
| Bronze-final | ||||||
| Sweden | 25 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 26 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]| 31 May 1996 19:00 |
Spain
|
27–23 | Yugoslavia
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Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Dujshebaev 7 | (12–7) | Stefanovič 5 | ||
| Report |
| 31 May 1996 21:00 |
Russia
|
24–21 | Sweden
|
Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real Attendance: 650 Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Kudinov 7 | (11–8) | Andersson, Thorsson 6 | ||
| Report |
Third place game
[edit]| 1 June 1996 11:30 |
Yugoslavia
|
26–25 | Sweden
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Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER) |
| (13–15) | ||||
| Report |
Final
[edit]| 1 June 1996 13:30 |
Russia
|
23–22 | Spain
|
Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| (13–9) | ||||
| Report |
Ranking and statistics
[edit]
Final ranking[edit]
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References
[edit]- eurohandball.com. "1996 Men's European Championship". Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- todor66.com. "Men Handball European Championship 1996". Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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