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2000 European Men's Handball Championship
2000 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
2000 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | European Men's Handball Championship |
| year | 2000 |
| image | 2000 European Men's Handball Championship.png |
| country | Croatia |
| dates | 21–30 January |
| num_teams | 12 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| champion | SWE |
| count | 3 |
| second | RUS |
| third | ESP |
| fourth | FRA |
| matches | 38 |
| goals | 1867 |
| attendance | 113750 |
| top_scorer | Oleg Velyky |
| (46 goals) | |
| player | Jackson Richardson |
| previous | 1998 European Men's Handball Championship |
| next | 2002 European Men's Handball Championship |
(46 goals) The 2000 European Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held in Croatia from 21 to 30 January 2000, in the cities of Zagreb and Rijeka. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Spain finished third.
Qualification
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 3 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Defending champion | 3 (**[1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), **[1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship)**) | |
| Playoff winner | 2 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 3 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 3 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 0 (Debut) | |
| Playoff winner | 0 (Debut) | |
| Playoff winner | 1 (*[1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship)*) | |
| Playoff winner | 3 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), **[1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 2 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 3 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), *[1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)*, [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 0 (Debut) |
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
Two Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2000 Championship:
| Rijeka | Zagreb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| [[File:Sportska dvorana na Trsatu, 24.6.2006. (1).jpg | 400px]] | [[File:Dom sportova (Zagreb).jpg | 265px]] | ||||
| Dvorana Mladosti | |||||||
| Capacity: 4,000 | Dom Športova | ||||||
| Capacity: 7,000 |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
Group B
Placement matches
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
|29 January||23||30 |29 January||23||21 |30 January||31| (ET)|32 |30 January||24||23
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| 12 |
|---|
| **2000 Men's European Champions** | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg | 150px | border | Sweden]] |
| **Sweden** | |||
| **Third Title** |
All-Star Team
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Peter Gentzel |
| Right wing | Irfan Smajlagić |
| Right back | Patrick Cazal |
| Centre back | Jackson Richardson |
| Left back | Carlos Resende |
| Left wing | Rafael Guijosa |
| Pivot | Andrei Xepkin |
| Most valuable player | Jackson Richardson |
Source: EHF
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleg Velyky | 46 | 96 | 48 | |
| 2 | Valdimar Grímsson | 41 | 56 | 73 | |
| 3 | Patrick Cazal | 40 | 82 | 49 | |
| Magnus Wislander | 54 | 74 | |||
| 5 | Carlos Resende | 38 | 77 | 49 | |
| 6 | Stefan Lövgren | 33 | 54 | 61 | |
| 7 | Rafael Guijosa | 32 | 49 | 65 | |
| Aleš Pajovič | 63 | 51 | |||
| 9 | Bertrand Gille | 30 | 46 | 65 | |
| Jackson Richardson | 48 | 62 |
Source: EHF
Top goalkeepers
(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)
| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomas Svensson | 43 | 52 | 122 | |
| 2 | David Barrufet | 40 | 87 | 215 | |
| 3 | Henning Fritz | 39 | 22 | 57 | |
| Peter Gentzel | 54 | 137 | |||
| 5 | Venio Losert | 38 | 48 | 128 | |
| Bruno Martini | 55 | 143 | |||
| 7 | Mirko Bašić | 37 | 27 | 73 | |
| Jan Holpert | 38 | 104 | |||
| 9 | Kasper Hvidt | 35 | 44 | 124 | |
| Frode Scheie | 38 | 108 |
Source: EHF
Shooting statistics
2003 research of Croatian kinesiologists on the efficiency of the shooting at the Championship summarized:
References
Sources
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