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1996 European Men's Handball Championship

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1996 European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates24 May – 2 June
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Russia (1st title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Yugoslavia
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored1,815 (47.76 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Thomas Knorr
(41 goals)
Best playerSpain Talant Dujshebaev
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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

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Venues

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Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 5 4 1 0 125 98 +27 9
 Yugoslavia 5 4 1 0 117 110 +7 9
 Croatia 5 3 0 2 127 125 +2 6
 Germany 5 1 1 3 110 111 −1 3
 Hungary 5 1 1 3 117 130 −13 3
 Slovenia 5 0 0 5 93 115 −22 0
Source: EHF
24 May 1996
17:00
Croatia  30–27  Hungary Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 200
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(17–13)
Report
24 May 1996
19:00
Yugoslavia  23–22  Germany Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 400
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(10–9)
Report
24 May 1996
21:00
Russia  22–18  Slovenia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 500
Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
(10–7)
Report

25 May 1996
15:00
Germany  21–26  Croatia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 500
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
(10–11)
Report
25 May 1996
17:00
Slovenia  20–21  Yugoslavia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 400
Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT)
(10–10)
Report
25 May 1996
19:00
Hungary  21–33  Russia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 350
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
(10–16)
Report

26 May 1996
17:00
Hungary  24–24  Germany Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 600
Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
(11–12)
Report
26 May 1996
19:00
Croatia  26–22  Slovenia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 800
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(13–9)
Report
26 May 1996
21:00
Russia  20–20  Yugoslavia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
(11–8)
Report

28 May 1996
17:00
Yugoslavia  27–24  Croatia Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(14–11)
Report
28 May 1996
19:00
Russia  22–18  Germany Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 350
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(11–9)
Report
28 May 1996
21:00
Slovenia  17–21  Hungary Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 300
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
(7–10)
Report

29 May 1996
17:00
Yugoslavia  26–24  Hungary Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 350
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
(12–14)
Report
29 May 1996
19:00
Germany  25–16  Slovenia Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
(10–5)
Report
29 May 1996
21:00
Croatia  21–28  Russia Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 350
Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
(11–13)
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Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain (H) 5 4 0 1 124 116 +8 8
 Sweden 5 4 0 1 124 106 +18 8
 Czech Republic 5 3 0 2 129 125 +4 6
 France 5 3 0 2 130 120 +10 6
 Romania 5 1 0 4 117 134 −17 2
 Denmark 5 0 0 5 108 131 −23 0
Source: EHF
(H) Hosts
24 May 1996
17:00
Czech Republic  32–25  Romania Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 600
Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT)
(17–13)
Report
24 May 1996
19:00
Sweden  23–24  Spain Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
(11–14)
Report
24 May 1996
21:00
Denmark  22–25  France Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
(11–12)
Report

25 May 1996
17:00
Spain  28–22  Denmark Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
(12–8)
Report
25 May 1996
19:00
France  29–31  Czech Republic Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
(11–16)
Report
25 May 1996
21:00
Romania  24–28  Sweden Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 850
Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS)
(14–14)
Report

26 May 1996
17:00
Czech Republic  21–25  Spain Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS)
(10–11)
Report
26 May 1996
19:00
Sweden  23–21  Denmark Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(12–8)
Report
26 May 1996
21:00
Romania  20–27  France Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 250
Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT)
(11–13)
Report

28 May 1996
16:30
Denmark  22–28  Czech Republic Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 150
Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT)
(9–12)
Report
28 May 1996
19:00
Spain  26–21  Romania Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
(15–10)
Report
28 May 1996
21:00
Sweden  26–20  France Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 750
Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
(13–12)
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29 May 1996
17:00
Denmark  21–27  Romania Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS)
(10–15)
Report
29 May 1996
19:00
France  29–21  Spain Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(16–13)
Report
29 May 1996
21:00
Czech Republic  17–24  Sweden Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 400
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
(7–13)
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Placement games

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Eleventh place game

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31 May 1996
17:00
Slovenia  27–24  Denmark Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 350
Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
(12–11)
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Ninth place game

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31 May 1996
19:00
Hungary  27–28  Romania Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 350
Referees: Wille, Vorderleitner (AUT)
(13–12)
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Seventh place game

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31 May 1996
17:00
Germany  21–24  France Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Makarov, Danelia (RUS)
(9–13)
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Fifth place game

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31 May 1996
21:00
Croatia  27–25  Czech Republic Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 300
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
(14–7)
Report

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Russia 24
 
 
 
 Sweden 21
 
 Russia 23
 
 
 
 Spain 22
 
 Spain 27
 
 
 Yugoslavia 23
 
Bronze-final
 
 
 
 
 
 Sweden 25
 
 
 Yugoslavia 26

Semifinals

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31 May 1996
19:00
Spain  27–23  Yugoslavia Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
(12–7)
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31 May 1996
21:00
Russia  24–21  Sweden Pabellón Santa María, Ciudad Real
Attendance: 650
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
(11–8)
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Third place game

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1 June 1996
11:30
Yugoslavia  26–25  Sweden Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
(13–15)
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Final

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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

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References

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  • 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)