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1997 World Men's Handball Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | World Men's Handball Championship |
| year | 1997 |
| other_titles | 1997年男子世界ハンドボール選手権大会 |
| country | Japan |
| dates | 16 May–1 June |
| num_teams | 24 |
| venues | 4 |
| cities | 3 |
| champion | Russia |
| count | 2 |
| second | Sweden |
| third | France |
| fourth | Hungary |
| matches | 80 |
| goals | 3741 |
| top_scorer | Yoon Kyung-shin 62 (12) |
| player | Talant Duyshebaev |
| previous | 1995 World Men's Handball Championship |
| next | 1999 World Men's Handball Championship |
The 1997 World Men's Handball Championship was the 15th team handball World Championship. It was held in Kumamoto, Japan and was the first World Championship not played in a European country. Russia won the championship.
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||
| [1995 World Men's Handball Championship](1995-world-men-s-handball-championship) | 7–21 May 1995 | 1 | |
| Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament | 24 July – 4 August 1996 | 1 | |
| [1996 European Men's Handball Championship](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship) | 24 May – 2 June 1996 | 4 | |
| [1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship](1996-pan-american-men-s-handball-championship) | 8–13 October 1996 | 3 | |
| [1996 African Men's Handball Championship](1996-african-men-s-handball-championship) | 16–29 October 1996 | 4 | |
| European qualification | 20 August – 1 December 1996 | 6 | |
| Asian qualification | 30 September – 4 December 1996 | 3 | |
| EHF v OCHF Play-off | 31 January – 2 February 1997 | 1 |
Venues
The organizing committee used four venues to host the 1997 World Men's Handball Championship:
- Group A: Park Dome Kumamoto
- Group B: Kumamoto City Gym
- Group C: Yamaga City Gym
- Group D: Yatsushiro City Gym
Preliminary round
The top 4 placed teams of each group continues to the knockout stage. The teams are ranked through the following rules.
- Team with the most points (2 points for each won game, 1 point for each drawn game).
- If two teams get the same points, the winner in the game between the two teams get ranked first.
- If the game between the teams ended in a draw, the team with the best goal difference get ranked first.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final round
Bracket
| RD1-seed01 = A1 | RD1-team01 = **** | RD1-score01 = 32 | RD1-seed02 = B4 | RD1-team02 = | RD1-score02 = 28
| RD1-seed03 = C3 | RD1-team03 = | RD1-score03 = 19 | RD1-seed04 = D2 | RD1-team04 = **** | RD1-score04 = 20
| RD1-seed05 = C1 | RD1-team05 = **** | RD1-score05 = 31 | RD1-seed06 = D4 | RD1-team06 = | RD1-score06 = 25
| RD1-seed07 = A3 | RD1-team07 = | RD1-score07 = 20 | RD1-seed08 = B2 | RD1-team08 = **** | RD1-score08 = 32
| RD1-seed09 = D3 | RD1-team09 = | RD1-score09 = 20 | RD1-seed10 = C2 | RD1-team10 = **** | RD1-score10 = 24
| RD1-seed11 = B1 | RD1-team11 = **** | RD1-score11 = 22 | RD1-seed12 = A4 | RD1-team12 = | RD1-score12 = 21
| RD1-seed13 = B3 | RD1-team13 = **** | RD1-score13 = 37 | RD1-seed14 = A2 | RD1-team14 = | RD1-score14 = 33
| RD1-seed15 = D1 | RD1-team15 = **** | RD1-score15 = 20 | RD1-seed16 = C4 | RD1-team16 = | RD1-score16 = 14
| RD2-seed01 = A1 | RD2-team01 = | RD2-score01 = 25 | RD2-seed02 = D2 | RD2-team02 = **** | RD2-score02 = 26
| RD2-seed03 = C1 | RD2-team03 = | RD2-score03 = 24 | RD2-seed04 = B2 | RD2-team04 = **** | RD2-score04 = 28
| RD2-seed05 = C2 | RD2-team05 = | RD2-score05 = 19 | RD2-seed06 = B1 | RD2-team06 = **** | RD2-score06 = 22
| RD2-seed07 = B3 | RD2-team07 = | RD2-score07 = 15 | RD2-seed08 = D1 | RD2-team08 = **** | RD2-score08 = 32
| RD3-seed01 = D2 | RD3-team01 = | RD3-score01 = 19 | RD3-seed02 = B2 | RD3-team02 = **** | RD3-score02 = 31
| RD3-seed03 = B1 | RD3-team03 = | RD3-score03 = 24 | RD3-seed04 = D1 | RD3-team04 = **** | RD3-score04 = 25
| RD4-seed01 = B2 | RD4-team01 = | RD4-score01 = 21 | RD4-seed02 = D1 | RD4-team02 = **** | RD4-score02 = 23
| RD4-seed03 = D2 | RD4-team03 = | RD4-score03 = 27 | RD4-seed04 = B1 | RD4-team04 = **** | RD4-score04 = 28 | RD1-seed1 = A1 | RD1-team1 = **** | RD1-score1 = 32 | RD1-seed2 = C1 | RD1-team2 = | RD1-score2 = 23
| RD1-seed3 = C2 | RD1-team3 = **** | RD1-score3 = 28 | RD1-seed4 = B3 | RD1-team4 = | RD1-score4 = 27
| RD2-seed1 = A1 | RD2-team1 = **** | RD2-score1 = 23 | RD2-seed2 = C2 | RD2-team2 = | RD2-score2 = 20
| RD2b-seed1 = C1 | RD2b-team1 = **** | RD2b-score1 = 33 | RD2b-seed2 = B3 | RD2b-team2 = | RD2b-score2 = 26
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Placement matches
7th place match
5th place match
Semi-finals
Bronze final
Final
Final standings
- ** ** [[File:Gold medal blank.svg|18px|Gold medal blank]]
- [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|18px|Silver medal blank]]
- [[File:Bronze medal blank.svg|18px|Bronze medal blank]]
Medalists
All Star Team
- Goalkeeper: Mats Olsson
- Left Wing: Valery Gopin
- Left Back: Vasily Kudinov
- Center Back: Talant Duyshebaev
- Pivot: Guéric Kervadec
- Right Back: Staffan Olsson
- Right Wing: Valdimar Grímsson
References
References
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