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1998 European Men's Handball Championship
Handball sports season in Italy
Handball sports season in Italy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | European Men's Handball Championship |
| year | 1998 |
| image | 1998 European Men's Handball Championship.png |
| country | Italy |
| dates | 29 May – 7 June |
| num_teams | 12 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| champion | SWE |
| count | 2 |
| second | ESP |
| third | GER |
| fourth | RUS |
| matches | 38 |
| goals | 1879 |
| attendance | 80250 |
| top_scorer | Jan Filip |
| (48 goals) | |
| player | Daniel Stephan |
| previous | 1996 European Men's Handball Championship |
| next | 2000 European Men's Handball Championship |
(48 goals) The 1998 European Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the tournament and held in Italy from 29 May to 7 June 1998, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Germany finished third.
Qualification
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 0 (Debut) | |
| Defending champion | 2 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), **[1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)**) | |
| Group 1 winner | 2 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 1 runner-up | 0 (Debut) | |
| Group 2 winner | 1 ([1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 2 runner-up | 0 (Debut) | |
| Group 3 winner | 2 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 3 runner-up | 1 ([1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 4 winner | 2 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 4 runner-up | 2 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), *[1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)*) | |
| Group 5 winner | 2 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Group 5 runner-up | 2 (**[1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)) |
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Bolzano | PalaOnda | 7.200 |
| Merano | Meranarena | 4.000 |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Placement games
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
|6 June||29||22 |6 June||27||24 |7 June||23||25 |7 June| (ET)|30||28
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| [[File:gold medal icon.svg]] | |
| [[File:silver medal icon.svg]] | |
| [[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
All-Star Team
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Peter Gentzel |
| Right wing | Johan Petersson |
| Right back | Sergey Pogorelov |
| Centre back | Talant Dujshebaev |
| Left back | Daniel Stephan |
| Left wing | Stefan Kretzschmar |
| Pivot | Andrei Xepkin |
| Most valuable player | Daniel Stephan |
Source: EHF
References
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