The 2000 European Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held in Croatia from 21 to 30 January 2000, in the cities of Zagreb and Rijeka. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Spain finished third.
Qualification
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! Country !! Qualified as !! Previous appearances in tournament
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| || Host || 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
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| || Defending champion || 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
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| || Playoff winner || 2 (1994, 1996)
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| || Playoff winner || 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
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| || Playoff winner || 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
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| || Playoff winner || 0 (Debut)
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| || Playoff winner || 0 (Debut)
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| || Playoff winner || 1 (1994)
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| || Playoff winner || 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
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| || Playoff winner || 2 (1994, 1996)
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| || Playoff winner || 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
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| || Playoff winner || 0 (Debut)
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Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
Two Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2000 Championship:
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! Rijeka
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! Zagreb
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| style="border:none;" | 400px
| style="border:none;" | 265px
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| style="border-top:none;" | Dvorana Mladosti<br />Capacity: 4,000
| style="border-top:none;" | Dom Športova<br />Capacity: 7,000
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
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Group B
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Placement matches
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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|2000 Men's European Champions <br><br> 150px|border|Sweden<br>Sweden<br/>Third Title
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All-Star Team
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! Position !! Player
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| Goalkeeper ||
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| Right wing ||
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| Right back ||
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| Centre back ||
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| Left back ||
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| Left wing ||
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| Pivot ||
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| Most valuable player ||
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<small>Source: EHF</small>
Top goalscorers
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank !! Name !! Team !! Goals !! Shots !! %
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| 1 || align=left|Oleg Velyky || align=left| || 46 || 96 || 48
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| 2 || align=left|Valdimar Grímsson || align=left| || 41 || 56 || 73
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| rowspan=2|3 || align=left|Patrick Cazal || align=left| || rowspan=2|40 || 82 || 49
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| align=left|Magnus Wislander || align=left| || 54 || 74
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| 5 || align=left|Carlos Resende || align=left| || 38 || 77 || 49
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| 6 || align=left|Stefan Lövgren || align=left| || 33 || 54 || 61
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| rowspan=2|7 || align=left|Rafael Guijosa || align=left| || rowspan=2|32 || 49 || 65
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| align=left|Aleš Pajovič || align=left| || 63 || 51
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| rowspan=2|9 || align=left|Bertrand Gille || align=left| || rowspan=2|30 || 46 || 65
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| align=left|Jackson Richardson || align=left| || 48 || 62
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<small>Source: EHF</small>
Top goalkeepers
(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! Rank !! Name !! Team !! % !! Saves !! Shots
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| 1 || align=left|Tomas Svensson || align=left| || 43 || 52 || 122
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| 2 || align=left|David Barrufet || align=left| || 40 || 87 || 215
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| rowspan=2|3 || align=left|Henning Fritz || align=left| || rowspan=2|39 || 22 || 57
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| align=left|Peter Gentzel || align=left| || 54 || 137
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| rowspan=2| 5 || align=left|Venio Losert || align=left| || rowspan=2| 38 || 48 || 128
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| align=left|Bruno Martini || align=left| || 55 || 143
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| rowspan=2|7 || align=left|Mirko Bašić || align=left| || rowspan=2|37 || 27 || 73
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| align=left|Jan Holpert || align=left| || 38 || 104
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| rowspan=2|9 || align=left|Kasper Hvidt || align=left| || rowspan=2|35 || 44 || 124
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| align=left|Frode Scheie || align=left| || 38 || 108
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<small>Source: EHF</small>
Shooting statistics
2003 research of Croatian kinesiologists on the efficiency of the shooting at the Championship summarized:
References
Sources
External links
- Results