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2003 World Men's Handball Championship

2003 World Men's Handball Championship

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The 2003 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Portugal from 20 January to 2 February 2003. It was the 18th edition of the World Championship in team handball and Croatia won the championship.

Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...

Venues

9 cities were hosts for the tournament. The final match took place in the capital Lisbon.

More information Lisbon, Rio Maior ...

Qualification

More information Competition, Dates ...

First round

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IHF
20 January 2003
15:30
Tunisia  29–20  Kuwait Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
(16–10)
Report
20 January 2003
18:30
Yugoslavia  24–20  Poland Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
(12–9)
Report
20 January 2003
20:30
Spain  23–18  Morocco Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Referees: Kang, Lim (KOR)
(13–8)
Report

21 January 2003
15:30
Kuwait  14–36  Yugoslavia Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 750
Referees: Kang, Lim (KOR)
(3–20)
21 January 2003
18:30
Morocco  24–28  Tunisia Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 150
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(15–14)
Report
21 January 2003
20:30
Poland  25–34  Spain Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(16–17)
Report

23 January 2003
15:30
Morocco  22–25  Kuwait Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
(9–11)
23 January 2003
18:30
Tunisia  22–24  Poland Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 800
Referees: Kang, Lim (KOR)
(11–11)
23 January 2003
20:30
Spain  22–20  Yugoslavia Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(12–9)
Report

25 January 2003
16:00
Spain  45–18  Kuwait Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Referees: Anusic, Bojsen (USA)
(24–8)
Report
25 January 2003
18:00
Yugoslavia  28–27  Tunisia Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
(20–10)
25 January 2003
20:00
Poland  35–29  Morocco Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 150
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
(17–12)

26 January 2003
16:00
Tunisia  25–33  Spain Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Attendance: 900
Referees: Anusic, Bojsen (USA)
(13–18)
26 January 2003
18:00
Yugoslavia  34–20  Morocco Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Referees: Selim, Hassan (EGY)
(17–9)
26 January 2003
20:00
Kuwait  21–36  Poland Pavilhão Multiusos de Guimarães, Guimarães
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
(10–15)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IHF
20 January 2003
12:23
Iceland  55–15  Australia Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Anusic, Bojsen (USA)
(23–6)
Report
20 January 2003
14:15
Germany  40–17  Qatar Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
(23–8)
Report
20 January 2003
17:00
Portugal  34–19  Greenland Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
(20–8)
Report

21 January 2003
14:15
Australia  16–46  Germany Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Anusic, Bojsen (USA)
(6–24)
21 January 2003
17:00
Greenland  17–30  Iceland Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Selim, Hassan (EGY)
(8–16)
Report
21 January 2003
19:00
Qatar  21–31  Portugal Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
(10–15)

23 January 2003
14:15
Germany  34–20  Greenland Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
(20–11)
Report
23 January 2003
17:00
Australia  23–28  Qatar Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Selim, Hassan (EGY)
(10–14)
Report
23 January 2003
19:00
Iceland  29–28  Portugal Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
(14–13)
Report

25 January 2003
15:15
Portugal  29–37  Germany Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
(15–19)
25 January 2003
17:15
Iceland  42–22  Qatar Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(24–9)
25 January 2003
19:15
Greenland  21–26  Australia Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
(12–12)

26 January 2003
16:15
Germany  34–29  Iceland Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
(20–16)
26 January 2003
18:15
Portugal  42–20  Australia Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Kang, Lim (KOR)
(22–11)
26 January 2003
20:15
Qatar  28–23  Greenland Pavilhão Multiusos de Viseu, Viseu
Referees: Borrotti, Marcet (FRA)
(15–8)

Group C

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IHF
Notes:
  1. Croatia 23–22 France
20 January 2003
15:00
Russia  31–30  Hungary Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
(15–14)
Report
20 January 2003
17:00
Croatia  29–30  Argentina Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
(18–13)
Report
20 January 2003
20:00
France  30–23  Saudi Arabia Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
(14–10)

21 January 2003
15:00
Argentina  26–26  Russia Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
(11–15)
Report
21 January 2003
18:00
Saudi Arabia  18–25  Croatia Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
(10–8)
Report
21 January 2003
20:00
Hungary  24–29  France Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
(10–18)

23 January 2003
15:00
Russia  26–28  Croatia Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
(10–12)
Report
23 January 2003
18:00
Hungary  36–25  Saudi Arabia Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
(22–12)
23 January 2003
20:00
France  35–18  Argentina Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
(14–6)
Report

25 January 2003
15:00
Argentina  23–35  Hungary Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
(15–15)
Report
25 January 2003
17:00
Croatia  23–22  France Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
(11–10)
25 January 2003
19:00
Russia  34–17  Saudi Arabia Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
(19–8)

26 January 2003
15:00
Croatia  30–29  Hungary Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
(16–13)
26 January 2003
17:00
Saudi Arabia  31–30  Argentina Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
(14–14)
26 January 2003
19:00
France  31–15  Russia Madeira Tecnopolo, Funchal
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
(15–6)

Group D

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IHF
Notes:
  1. Sweden 32–28 Denmark
20 January 2003
15:00
Algeria  22–22  Brazil Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
(10–11)
20 January 2003
18:30
Sweden  29–23  Egypt Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
(14–13)
20 January 2003
20:30
Denmark  33–24  Slovenia Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
(17–10)
Report

21 January 2003
15:00
Egypt  25–25  Algeria Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
(13–13)
Report
21 January 2003
18:30
Slovenia  29–25  Sweden Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
(14–12)
Report
21 January 2003
20:30
Brazil  24–28  Denmark Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Hussain, Haider (KUW)
(10–11)

23 January 2003
15:00
Slovenia  26–27  Egypt Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
(14–13)
Report
23 January 2003
18:30
Sweden  29–21  Brazil Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
(12–12)
Report
23 January 2003
20:30
Denmark  22–19  Algeria Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
(9–13)
Report

25 January 2003
13:00
Algeria  28–32  Sweden Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Hussain, Haider (KUW)
(12–17)
Report
25 January 2003
18:00
Brazil  27–30  Slovenia Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
(10–15)
25 January 2003
20:00
Denmark  35–26  Egypt Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
(18–12)

26 January 2003
16:00
Sweden  32–28  Denmark Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
(19–14)
26 January 2003
18:00
Egypt  31–24  Brazil Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
(17–11)
26 January 2003
19:00
Algeria  25–35  Slovenia Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas, São João da Madeira
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
(13–16)

Second round

Group I

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IHF
29 January 2003
18:30
Iceland  33–29  Poland Caminha
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
(14–17)
29 January 2003
20:30
Spain  40–15  Qatar Caminha
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
(20–6)

30 January 2003
18:30
Poland  35–26  Qatar Caminha
Referees: Kang, Lim (KOR)
(18–11)
30 January 2003
20:30
Spain  32–31  Iceland Caminha
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
(18–18)

Group II

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IHF
Notes:
  1. Germany 31–31 Yugoslavia
29 January 2003
14:15
Germany  30–21  Tunisia Póvoa de Varzim
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
(14–13)
29 January 2003
18:30
Yugoslavia  30–28  Portugal Póvoa de Varzim
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
(18–7)

30 January 2003
14:15
Germany  31–31  Yugoslavia Póvoa de Varzim
Attendance: 800
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
(15–16)
30 January 2003
18:30
Portugal  27–26  Tunisia Póvoa de Varzim
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
(14–12)

Group III

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Source: IHF
29 January 2003
18:15
Croatia  29–23  Egypt Rio Maior
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(13–11)
29 January 2003
20:30
Denmark  28–35  Russia Rio Maior
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
(16–16)

30 January 2003
18:15
Russia  29–22  Egypt Rio Maior
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
(12–11)
30 January 2003
20:30
Croatia  33–27  Denmark Rio Maior
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(19–11)

Group IV

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: IHF
Notes:
  1. Hungary 2Pts, +2GD; Slovenia 2Pts, +1GD; Sweden 2Pts, –3GD
29 January 2003
18:30
Sweden  33–32  Hungary Espinho
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
(17–17)
29 January 2003
20:30
France  31–22  Slovenia Espinho
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
(14–11)

30 January 2003
18:30
Sweden  24–30  France Espinho
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
(11–15)
30 January 2003
20:30
Slovenia  25–28  Hungary Espinho
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
(10–13)

Final round

5–8th place semifinals

1 February 2003
09:30
Yugoslavia  33–34 (ET)  Hungary Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
(12–11)

FT: 25–25 ET: 2–2, 6–7


1 February 2003
12:00
Iceland  27–30  Russia Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
(12–13)

Semifinals

1 February 2003
15:00
Germany  23–22  France Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon
Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
(11–10)

1 February 2003
17:30
Spain  37–39 (ET)  Croatia Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
(14–9)

FT: 26–26 ET: 5–5, 6–8

7th place game

2 February 2003
11:30
Iceland  32–27  Yugoslavia Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
(16–13)

5th place game

2 February 2003
09:00
Russia  30–25  Hungary Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
(16–11)

Third place game

2 February 2003
14:30
Spain  22–27  France Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Ortega 7 (11–16) Narcisse 7

Final

2 February 2003
17:00
Croatia  34–31  Germany Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Džomba 8 (20–18) Baur 8

Final standings

More information Rank, Team ...

Awards

MVP: Germany Christian Schwarzer

All Star Team

Statistics

More information Rank, Name ...

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Croatia
 Germany
 France


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