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The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938. In the twenty-nine tournaments held, twelve national teams have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Sweden , Denmark and Romania with four titles each.
Year Defending champions Finish 1938 — — 1954 West Germany: Runners-up: 1958 Sweden: Champions: 1961: Third place: 1964 Romania: Champions: 1967: Third place: 1970 Czechoslovakia: Seventh place 1974 Romania: Champions: 1978: Seventh place 1982 West Germany: Seventh place 1986 Soviet Union: Tenth place 1990 Yugoslavia: Fourth place: 1993 ...
World Handball Championship may refer to: IHF World Men's Handball Championship; IHF World Women's Handball Championship; IHF Men's Junior World Championship;
List of European Cup and EHF Champions League top scorers; N. National team appearances in the World Men's Handball Championship;
The World Championship hosts qualified directly, along with the reigning world champions. Following the current IHF rules, [ 12 ] the number of compulsory places awarded to each continental confederation is divided as follows: 4 places each for Africa, Asia and Europe.
Co-host Denmark were the triple defending champions, having won the 2019, 2021 and 2023 editions, and successfully defended their title by defeating co-host Croatia 32–26 in the final. In doing so, Denmark became the first men's national handball team to win four consecutive world titles.
Pages in category "World championships in handball" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Denmark and Germany from 10 to 27 January 2019. It was the first IHF World Men's Handball Championship to include more than one host country. [2] It was also the first time a unified Korean team participated. [3]