IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship

IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship
SportHandball
Founded1977
FounderInternational Handball Federation
First season1977
No. of teams32
Continents6
Most recent
champion(s)
 Germany (3rd title)
Most titles Soviet Union (5 titles)

The IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Men's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for men's national handball teams of under-21 years category. It is being organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. It takes place every two years in odd years.

Tournaments

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Year Host Country Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1977
Details
Sweden
Sweden

Soviet Union
24–10
Hungary

Yugoslavia
24–21
Spain
1979
Details
DenmarkSweden
Denmark/Sweden

Soviet Union
30–25
Yugoslavia

Sweden
25–20
Denmark
1981
Details
Portugal
Portugal

Yugoslavia
28–21
Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia
32–26
Sweden
1983
Details
Finland
Finland

Soviet Union
32–17
West Germany

Denmark
31–28
Sweden
1985
Details
Italy
Italy

Soviet Union
32–27
Sweden

Yugoslavia
23–22
West Germany
1987
Details
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia
28–26
Spain

Soviet Union
34–18
Sweden
1989
Details
Spain
Spain

Soviet Union
23–17
Spain

Yugoslavia
23–22
West Germany
1991
Details
Greece
Greece

Yugoslavia
27–16
Sweden

Soviet Union
27–25
Spain
1993
Details
Egypt
Egypt

Egypt
22–19
Denmark

Iceland
21–20
Russia
1995
Details
Argentina
Argentina

Russia
29–28
OT

Spain

Portugal
24–23
Norway
1997
Details
Turkey
Turkey

Denmark
29–23
Ukraine

France
28–24
Poland
1999
Details
Qatar
Qatar

Denmark
26–22
OT

Sweden

Egypt
32–31
OT

France
2001
Details
Switzerland
Switzerland

Russia
31–27
Spain

Sweden
37–26
Hungary
2003
Details
Brazil
Brazil

Sweden
36–34
OT

Denmark

Slovenia
35–33
Spain
2005
Details
Hungary
Hungary

Denmark
40–35
Serbia and Montenegro

Hungary
28–27
Germany
2007
Details
North Macedonia
Macedonia

Sweden
31–29
Germany

Denmark
27–26
Croatia
2009
Details
Egypt
Egypt

Germany
32–24
Denmark

Slovenia
35–24
Egypt
2011
Details
Greece
Greece

Germany
27–18
Denmark

Tunisia
24–18
Egypt
2013
Details
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sweden
28–23
Spain

France
32–27
Croatia
2015
Details
Brazil
Brazil

France
26–24
Denmark

Germany
35–34
OT

Egypt
2017
Details
Algeria
Algeria

Spain
39–38
OT

Denmark

France
23–22
Germany
2019
Details
Spain
Spain

France
28–23
Croatia

Egypt
37–27
Portugal
2021
Details
Hungary
Hungary
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023
Details
GermanyGreece
Germany/Greece

Germany
30–23
Hungary

Iceland
27–23
Serbia
2025
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Poland
Poland

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union5128
2 Denmark36211
3 Sweden3328
4 Yugoslavia3238
5 Germany3115
6 France2035
7 Russia2002
8 Spain1506
9 Egypt1023
10 Hungary0213
11 Croatia0101
 Serbia and Montenegro0101
 Ukraine0101
 West Germany0101
15 Iceland0022
 Slovenia0022
17 Czechoslovakia0011
 Portugal0011
 Tunisia0011
Totals (19 entries)23242370

Participating nations

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Nation Sweden
1977
Denmark
Sweden
1979
Portugal
1981
Finland
1983
Italy
1985
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1987
Spain
1989
Greece
1991
Egypt
1993
Argentina
1995
Turkey
1997
Qatar
1999
Switzerland
2001
Brazil
2003
Hungary
2005
North Macedonia
2007
Egypt
2009
Greece
2011
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2013
Brazil
2015
Algeria
2017
Spain
2019
Germany
Greece
2023
Poland
2025
Years
 Algeria 12th 14th 13th 12th 18th 19th 14th 24th 20th 14th 22nd Q 12
 Angola 19th 21st 21st 26th 4
 Argentina 11th 17th 20th 16th 11th 13th 6th 20th 16th 13th 13th 21st 25th Q 14
 Australia 24th WD 1
 Austria 14th 15th 11th 14th 19th Q 6
 Bahrain 17th 17th 13th Q 4
 Belarus 14th 13th 15th 6th 4
 Belgium 20th 1
 Benin 23rd 1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14th 1
 Brazil 15th 17th 16th 13th 11th 8th 16th 16th 9th 11th 6th 10th 18th 12th 16th Q 16
 Bulgaria 18th 1
 Burkina Faso 24th 1
 Canada 22nd 1
 Chile 20th 20th 21st 23rd 23rd 23rd 20th 29th 8
 China 16th 1
 Chinese Taipei 21st 1
 Congo 19th 22nd 2
 Costa Rica 31st 1
 Croatia 10th 11th 9th 5th 4th 4th 10th 2nd 8th Q 10
 Cuba 28th 1
 Czech Republic 8th 13th 10th 3
 Czechoslovakia 10th 5th 3rd 7th 6th 11th 13th 7
 Denmark 8th 4th 7th 3rd 7th 9th 7th 2nd 9th 1st 1st 6th 2nd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 13th 2nd 2nd 5th 5th Q 23
 East Germany 9th 8th 5th 6th 5th 13th 6
 Egypt 13th 15th 15th 13th 1st 6th 6th 3rd 8th 10th 7th 6th 4th 4th 8th 4th 17th 3rd 10th Q 20
 Estonia 12th 1
 Faroe Islands 16th 7th 2
 Finland 16th 8th 2
 France 12th 9th 8th 14th 8th 6th 11th 7th 3rd 4th 14th 7th 11th 6th 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 11th Q 20
 Germany 9th 11th 7th 5th 13th 4th 2nd 1st 1st 11th 3rd 4th 9th 1st Q 15
 Greece 14th 16th 13th 18th 8th 16th 15th 7
 Greenland 18th 32nd 2
 Guinea WD Q 1
 Hungary 2nd 6th 7th 10th 10th 6th 16th 4th 15th 3rd 17th 12th 5th 15th 2nd Q 16
 Iceland 7th 6th 8th 16th 5th 5th 3rd 9th 13th 12th 14th 3rd Q 13
 Iran 17th 12th 2
 Israel 17th 15th 14th 10th 4
 Italy 17th 12th 16th 12th 4
 Japan 19th 16th 11th 18th 18th 19th Q 7
 Kosovo 23rd 1
 Kuwait 16th 12th 15th 17th 19th 18th 12th 23rd 20th 24th 10
 Libya 24th 30th 2
 Luxembourg 23rd 1
 Macedonia 15th 10th 6th Q 4
 Madagascar 20th 1
 Morocco 19th 22nd 22nd 23rd Q 5
 Netherlands 15th 14th 13th 14th 5th 19th 6
 New Zealand 17th 1
 Nigeria 14th 16th 19th 3
 Norway 18th 13th 10th 7th 4th 15th 14th 16th 10th 15th 11th 8th 18th Q 14
 Paraguay 24th 1
 Poland 7th 10th 10th 14th 12th 12th 13th 4th 10th 7th 17th Q 12
 Portugal 18th 15th 10th 3rd 10th 15th 7th 9th 14th 4th 6th Q 12
 Puerto Rico 20th 1
 Qatar 13th 12th 19th 12th 20th 15th 19th 9th 21st 9
 Romania 11th 5th 8th 6th 8th 17th 6th 8th Q 9
 Russia 4th 1st 12th 7th 1st 9th 13th 17th 16th 8th 10
 Rwanda Q 1
 Saudi Arabia 22nd 11th 20th 21st Q 5
 Serbia 18th 10th 17th 13th 4th Q 6
 Serbia and Montenegro 11th 2nd 2
 Slovakia 13th 14th 14th 3
 Slovenia 10th 20th 16th 3rd 8th 8th 3rd 8th 9th 9th 6th 20th Q 13
 South Korea 13th 14th 9th 12th 15th 12th 11th 19th 18th 11th 19th 16th Q 13
 Soviet Union 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 8
 Spain 4th 10th 9th 10th 2nd 2nd 4th 9th 2nd 5th 6th 2nd 4th 5th 5th 8th 5th 2nd 7th 1st 10th 9th Q 23
 Sweden 6th 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 4th 7th 2nd 5th 12th 2nd 3rd 1st 15th 1st 5th 7th 1st 5th 15th 11th 12th Q 23
  Switzerland 13th 12th 11th 11th 9th 15th 6th 7th 8
 Tunisia DQ 8th 9th 18th 9th 17th 17th 21st 3rd 15th 12th 7th 7th 14th Q 15
 Turkey 8th 13th 2
 Ukraine 2nd 17th 2
 United Arab Emirates 17th 1
 United States WD 16th 22nd 27th 3
 Uruguay 22nd Q 2
 Venezuela 24th 1
 West Germany 5th 11th 9th 2nd 4th 6th 4th 7
 Yugoslavia 3rd 2nd 1st 5th 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 5th 9th 5th 7th 12
Total 21 23 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 20 20 17 20 20 20 20 24 24 24 24 24 24 32 32

References

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  1. ^ "Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting". ihf.info. 22 February 2021.
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