IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship
(Redirected from Men's Junior World Handball Championship)
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.
Upcoming season or competition: 2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship | |
Sport | Handball |
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Founded | 1977 |
Founder | International Handball Federation |
First season | 1977 |
No. of teams | 32 |
Continents | 6 |
Most recent champion(s) | Germany (3rd title) |
Most titles | Soviet Union (5 titles) |
Tournaments
editMedal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
2 | Denmark | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
3 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
4 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
5 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
6 | France | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Spain | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
9 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
17 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 70 |
Participating nations
editNation | 1977 |
1979 |
1981 |
1983 |
1985 |
1987 |
1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2023 |
2025 |
Years |
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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
edit- ^ "Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting". ihf.info. 22 February 2021.