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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| Ciudad Real || Pabellón Santa María || 2.000
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| Seville || Palacio de Deportes San Pablo || 7.000
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
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Placement games
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semifinals
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Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
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|1996 Men's European Champions <br><br> 150px|border|Russia<br>Russia<br/>First Title
Team roster:
Andrey Lavrov, Pavel Sukosyan, Igor Lavrov, Stanislav Kulinchenko, Oleg Kuleshov, Denis Krivoshlykov, Lev Voronin, Valery Gopin, Vasily Kudinov, Dmitri Torgovanov, Vyacheslav Atavin, Oleg Grebnev, Oleg Kiselyov, Sergey Pogorelov, Dmitry Filippov.<br>Head coach: Vladimir Maksimov.
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