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2002 European Men's Handball Championship
2002 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
2002 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | European Men's Handball Championship |
| year | 2002 |
| image | 2002 European Men's Handball Championship Logo.svg |
| country | Sweden |
| dates | 25 January – 3 February |
| num_teams | 16 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 6 |
| cities | 6 |
| champion | SWE |
| count | 4 |
| second | GER |
| third | DEN |
| fourth | ISL |
| matches | 50 |
| goals | 2609 |
| top_scorer | Ólafur Stefánsson |
| (58 goals) | |
| player | Magnus Wislander |
| previous | 2000 European Men's Handball Championship |
| next | 2004 European Men's Handball Championship |
(58 goals) The 2002 Men's European Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place from 25 January to 3 February 2002 in Sweden. Sweden won the tournament for a third time in a row, and fourth time overall.
Qualification
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Host, defending champion | 4 (**[1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), **[1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, **[2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)**) | |
| Semifinalist of [2000 European Championship](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship) | 4 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship | 4 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), **[1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)**, [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Semifinalist of [2000 European Championship](2000-european-women-s-handball-championship) | 4 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), *[1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship)*, [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Fifth place of [2000 European Championship](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship) | 3 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 4 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), *[2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)*) | |
| Playoff winner | 2 ([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), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 4 ([1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship), [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 1 ([2000](2000-european-women-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 0 (Debut) | |
| Playoff winner | 0 (Debut) | |
| Playoff winner | 2 (*[1994](1994-european-men-s-handball-championship)*, [2000](2000-european-men-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 0 (Debut) | |
| Playoff winner | 1 ([2000](2000-european-women-s-handball-championship)) | |
| Playoff winner | 2 ([1996](1996-european-men-s-handball-championship), [1998](1998-european-men-s-handball-championship)) |
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues
| Group | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| **A** and **I** | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 12.000 |
| **B** | Helsingborg | Idrottens Hus | 2.700 |
| **C** | Skövde | Arena Skövde | 2.500 |
| **D** | Jönköping | Kinnarps Arena | 7.000 |
| **II** | Västerås | Västeråshallen | 5.000 |
| **Final round** | Stockholm | Globen Arena | 14.500 |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
Points gained in the preliminary round against teams that also qualified, were carried over.
Group I
Group II
Placement games
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Final round
Bracket
|2. February 2002| | 23 | **** | 28 |2. February 2002| **** | 33 | | 22 |3. February 2002| | 31 | ** (ET)** | 33 |3. February 2002| **** | 29 | | 22
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| 16. |
|---|
| **2002 Men's European Champions** | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Flag of Sweden.svg | 150px | border | Sweden]] |
| **Sweden** | |||
| **Fourth Title** |
All-Star Team
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Peter Gentzel |
| Right wing | Denis Krivoshlykov |
| Right back | Ólafur Stefánsson |
| Centre back | Daniel Stephan |
| Left back | Stefan Lövgren |
| Left wing | Lars Christiansen |
| Pivot | Magnus Wislander |
| Most valuable player | Magnus Wislander |
Source: EHF
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ólafur Stefánsson | 58 | 107 | 54 | |
| 2 | Stefan Lövgren | 57 | 90 | 63 | |
| 3 | Yuriy Kostetskiy | 52 | 92 | 57 | |
| 4 | Nedeljko Jovanović | 46 | 74 | 62 | |
| 5 | Jan Filip | 44 | 65 | 68 | |
| 6 | Lars Christiansen | 43 | 58 | 74 | |
| 7 | Johan Petersson | 36 | 50 | 72 | |
| 8 | Patrekur Jóhannesson | 35 | 66 | 53 | |
| Renato Vugrinec | 79 | 44 | |||
| 10 | Daniel Stephan | 33 | 74 | 45 |
Source: EHF
Top goalkeepers
(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)
| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergiy Bilyk | 42 | 48 | 115 | |
| 2 | Peter Gentzel | 41 | 70 | 171 | |
| Dejan Perić | 90 | 220 | |||
| 4 | Miloš Slabý | 40 | 42 | 105 | |
| Michael Bruun | 42 | 105 | |||
| Arpad Sterbik | 37 | 93 | |||
| 7 | José Javier Hombrados | 39 | 40 | 102 | |
| 8 | Yevgeny Budko | 36 | 56 | 155 | |
| Sérgio Morgado | 49 | 136 | |||
| Rafał Bernacki | 14 | 39 | |||
| David Barrufet | 62 | 173 |
References
References
- Bo Harmby. (3 February 2002). "Det hängde på sekunderna när Sverige tog EM-guld". Sportbladet.
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