European Men's U-20 Handball Championship

The European Men's U-20 Handball Championship is the official competition for junior men's national handball teams of Europe, held by the European Handball Federation every two years.

In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Junior World Handball Championship.

Medal summary

Source:

#	Year	Host		Final				Third place match			Teams
				Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	1996 Details	Romania		Denmark	26–19	Spain		Russia	30–29 after extra time	France	12
2	1998 Details	Austria		Denmark	22–21	Yugoslavia		Hungary	29–24	Spain	12
3	2000 Details	Greece		Yugoslavia	34–29	Belarus		Spain	30–22	Denmark	12
4	2002 Details	Poland		Poland	29–25	Slovenia		Yugoslavia	33–30	Macedonia	12
5	2004 Details	Latvia		Germany	27–26	Denmark		Slovenia	29–28	Hungary	16
6	2006 Details	Austria		Germany	24–19	Sweden		Denmark	33–32	Serbia and Montenegro	16
7	2008 Details	Romania		Denmark	26–21	Germany		France	32–30	Sweden	16
8	2010 Details	Slovakia		Denmark	30–24	Portugal		Slovenia	30–25 after 2nd extra time	Germany	16
9	2012 Details	Turkey		Spain	34–21	Croatia		Slovenia	36–34 after penalty shootout	Sweden	16
10	2014 Details	Austria		Germany	26–24	Sweden		Spain	29–27	Denmark	16
11	2016 Details	Denmark		Spain	30–29 ET	Germany		France	35–30	Croatia	16
12	2018 Details	Slovenia		Slovenia	31–30	France		Germany	29–26	Portugal	16
13	2022 Details	Portugal		Spain	37–35	Portugal		Serbia	30–26	Sweden	16
14	2024 Details	Slovenia		Spain	35–31	Portugal		Denmark	26–23	Germany	24
15	2026 Details	Romania									24

Medal count

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark	4	1	2	7
	Spain	4	1	2	7
3	Germany	3	2	1	6
4	Slovenia	1	1	3	5
5	Yugoslavia	1	1	1	3
6	Poland	1	0	0	1
7	Portugal	0	3	0	3
8	Sweden	0	2	0	2
9	France	0	1	2	3
10	Belarus	0	1	0	1
	Croatia	0	1	0	1
12	Hungary	0	0	1	1
	Russia	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 entries)		14	14	14	42

Participating nations

Nation	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	2026	Total
Austria	-	10	-	-	7	13	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	6	-	5
Belarus	10	-	2nd	-	-	5	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	4
Czech Republic	9	8	-	8	12	14	8	14	13	-	-	-	-	19	-	9
Croatia	5	6	8	11	-	7	16	11	2nd	-	4	6	14	11	-	11
Denmark	1st	1st	4	5	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	10	4	6	12	8	3rd	-	14
Estonia	-	-	-	-	-	16	14	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	3
Faroe Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	18	-	2
Finland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
France	4	11	-	-	10	10	3rd	6	14	7	3rd	2nd	6	10	-	12
Germany	-	-	-	-	1st	1st	2nd	4	7	1st	2nd	3rd	7	4	-	10
Greece	12	7	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	4
Hungary	-	3rd	6	-	4	-	10	-	-	9	10	11	5	12	-	9
Iceland	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	8	11	-	7	7	11	7	-	7
Israel	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	15	-	13	-	21	-	5
Italy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	20	-	2
Latvia	-	-	11	-	16	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Lithuania	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Montenegro	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	24	-	2
Netherlands	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	1
North Macedonia	-	-	9	4	15	-	-	-	-	16	15	-	-	9	-	6
Norway	-	9	10	-	-	12	-	-	6	10	5	9	15	8	-	9
Poland	-	-	7	1st	14	11	12	-	12	-	8	16	13	14	-	10
Portugal	7	-	-	10	8	-	7	2nd	5	-	-	4	2nd	2nd	-	9
Romania	8	-	-	6	6	-	6	13	-	-	-	14	-	16	Q	7
Russia	3rd	-	-	7	-	-	9	9	9	-	16	15	-	-	-	7
Serbia	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	10	15	8	14	8	3rd	13	-	8
Slovakia	-	-	-	-	-	6	15	12	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	4
Slovenia	-	-	5	2nd	3rd	8	13	3rd	3rd	5	11	1st	9	15	-	12
Spain	2nd	4	3rd	-	9	9	5	7	1st	3rd	1st	5	1st	1st	-	13
Sweden	11	5	-	-	5	2nd	4	5	4	2nd	13	10	4	5	-	12
Switzerland	-	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	8	12	9	-	-	17	-	5
Turkey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Ukraine	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	2
FR Yugoslavia	6	2nd	1st	3rd	-	4	-									5
Total	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	24	24

See also

• European Men's Handball Championship
• European Women's Junior Handball Championship

External links

• Official homepage of the European Handball Federation