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2005 World Men's Handball Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | World Men's Handball Championship |
| year | 2005 |
| image | 2005 World Men's Handball Championship logo.svg |
| country | Tunisia |
| dates | 23 January – 6 February |
| num_teams | 24 |
| confederations | 5 |
| venues | 5 |
| cities | 5 |
| champion | Spain |
| count | 1 |
| second | Croatia |
| third | France |
| fourth | Tunisia |
| matches | 86 |
| goals | 4825 |
| top_scorer | Wissem Hmam |
| (81 goals) | |
| player | Ivano Balić |
| previous | 2003 World Men's Handball Championship |
| next | 2007 World Men's Handball Championship |
(81 goals)
The 2005 World Men's Handball Championship was the 19th team handball World Championship. It was played in Tunisia from 23 January to 6 February 2005.
The winner of the gold medal was Spain, Croatia took silver and France won the bronze.
Venues
List
5 Tunisian cities were hosts for the 2005 Championship. The most modern stadiums – spread all over the country – had been selected. The final match took place in the Hall 7th Novembre in Radès, south-east of the capital Tunis.
| Town | Stadium | max. spectators |
|---|---|---|
| Radès | Hall 7th Novembre | 14.000 |
| Tunis | El Menzah Sports Palace | 5.500 |
| Sousse | Olympic Sports Hall | 5.000 |
| Nabeul | Salle Bir Challouf | 5.000 |
| Sfax | Sfax Hall 7th Novembre | 4.000 |
| Radès | Tunis | Sousse | Nabeul | {{location map+ | float=center | Tunisia | width=210 | caption= | places= | Sfax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall 7th Novembre | El Menzah Sports Palace | Olympic Sports Hall | ||||||||
| Capacity: **14,000** | Capacity: **5,500** | Capacity: **5,000** | ||||||||
| [[File:CA MAS AFR LIGUEFOOT Nov2011 9.JPG | 150px]] | [[File:PalaisSportsElMenzahMai2012.jpg | 150px]] | [[File:Stade olympique de Sousse, 13 avril 2016.jpg | 150px]] | |||||
| Salle Bir Challouf | ||||||||||
| Capacity: **5,000** | ||||||||||
| [[File:Nabeul Stadspoort R01.jpg | 150px]] | |||||||||
| Sfax Hall 7th Novembre | ||||||||||
| Capacity: **4,000** | ||||||||||
| [[File:Stade taieb mehiri.JPG | 150px]] |
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 23 November 2002 | 1 | |
| [2003 World Men's Handball Championship](2003-world-men-s-handball-championship) | 20 January – 2 February 2003 | 1 | |
| [2004 European Men's Handball Championship](2004-european-men-s-handball-championship) | 22 January – 1 February 2004 | 3 | |
| [2004 Asian Men's Handball Championship](2004-asian-men-s-handball-championship) | 12–21 February 2004 | 3 | |
| [2004 African Men's Handball Championship](2004-african-men-s-handball-championship) | 8–18 April 2004 | 3 | |
| European qualification | 7 January – 6 June 2004 | 9 | |
| [2004 Oceania Handball Championship](2004-oceania-handball-championship) | 7–9 June 2004 | 1 | |
| [2004 Pan American Men's Handball Championship](2004-pan-american-men-s-handball-championship) | 20–24 July 2004 | 3 | |
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
Group I
Group II
Placement matches
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Final round
Bracket
|5 February 2005 – 15:00 (Radès)||30||33 |5 February 2005 – 17:30 (Radès)||35||32 |6 February 2005 – 17:30 (Radès)||40||34 |6 February 2005 – 15:00 (Radès)||26||25
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| [[File:gold medal icon.svg]] | |
| [[File:silver medal icon.svg]] | |
| [[File:bronze medal icon.svg]] | |
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| 24 |
| Qualified for the [2007 World Men's Handball Championship](2007-world-men-s-handball-championship) |
|---|
| **2005 Men's World Champions** |
|---|
All Star Team
- MVP: CRO Ivano Balić
- Goalkeeper: SCG Arpad Šterbik
- Left wing: RUS Eduard Koksharov
- Left back: TUN Wissem Hmam
- Centre back: CRO Ivano Balić
- Right back: SPA Mateo Garralda
- Right wing: CRO Mirza Džomba
- Pivot: CZE David Juříček
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wissem Hmam | 81 | 137 | 59 | |
| 2 | Eduard Koksharov | 80 | 105 | 76 | |
| 3 | Mirza Dzomba | 65 | 84 | 74 | |
| 4 | Jan Filip | 58 | 100 | 58 | |
| Siarhei Rutenka | |||||
| 6 | Juanín García | 55 | 73 | 75 | |
| 7 | David Juříček | 51 | 65 | 78 | |
| 8 | Kristian Kjelling | 50 | 84 | 60 | |
| 9 | Michaël Guigou | 48 | 63 | 76 | |
| 10 | Florian Kehrmann | 47 | 60 | 78 |
Source: IHF
Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birkir Ívar Guðmundsson | 42 | 27 | 65 | |
| Peter Larsen | 27 | 64 | |||
| 3 | Daouda Karaboué | 41 | 45 | 110 | |
| Aleksey Kostygov | 69 | 169 | |||
| Fredrik Ohlander | 58 | 140 | |||
| 6 | Matías Schulz | 40 | 37 | 92 | |
| Gorazd Škof | 92 | 232 | |||
| 8 | José Javier Hombrados | 38 | 66 | 172 | |
| 9 | Danijel Šarić | 37 | 45 | 123 | |
| Abdelmalek Slahdji | 22 | 59 | |||
| Arpad Sterbik | 85 | 227 | |||
| Tomas Svensson | 89 | 241 |
Source: IHF
References
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