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{{Infobox International Handball Competition
| tourney_name = World Men's Handball Championship
| year = 2001
| yearr = 
| other_titles =
| image = 2001 World Men's Handball Championship logo.png
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = France
| dates = 23 January – 4 February
| num_teams = 24
| confederations = 
| venues = 9
| cities = 9
| champion_other = {{hb|FRA}}
| count = 2
| second_other = {{hb|SWE}}
| third_other = {{hb|FRY}}
| fourth_other = {{hb|EGY}}
| matches = 80
| goals = 4003
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = {{flagathlete|[[Eduard Koksharov]]|RUS}}<br>(61 goals)
| player = {{flagathlete|[[Stefan Lövgren]]|SWE}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Lovgren élu meilleur joueur du Mondial|language=fr|url=https://www.handzone.net/asp.net/main.news/news.aspx?id=169|website=handzone.net|date=4 February 2001|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>
| updated =
| previous = 1999 World Men's Handball Championship
| next = 2003 World Men's Handball Championship
}}

The '''2001 World Men's Handball Championship''' took place in France from 23 January to 4 February 2001. It was the 17th edition of the World Championship in [[team handball]] and [[France men's national handball team|the hosts]] won the championship.

==Venues==
9 cities were hosts for the tournament. The final match took place in the capital [[Paris]].

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="100"|Town
!width="150"|Stadium
!width="120"|max. spectators
|-
|[[Paris]]
|[[Accor Arena|Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]]
|13.500
|-
|[[Amnéville]]
|[[Galaxie Amnéville]]
|6.000
|-
|[[Besançon]]
|[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]]
|6.000
|-
|[[Albertville]]
|[[La halle de glace Olympique]]
|5.700
|-
|[[Marseille]]
|[[Palais des Sports de Marseille|Palais des Sports]]
|5.600
|-
|[[Toulouse]]
|[[:fr:Palais des sports de Toulouse|Palais des Sports]]
|5.000
|-
|[[Nantes]]
|[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]]
|4.600
|-
|[[Montpellier]]
|[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]]
|3.000
|-
|[[Dunkerque]]
|[[Stade des Flandres]]
|2.400
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Paris]]
! [[Amnéville]]
! [[Besançon]]
! [[Albertville]]
|-
| [[Accor Arena|Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]]
| [[Galaxie Amnéville|Galaxie]]
| [[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]]
| [[La halle de glace Olympique]]
|-
| Capacity: '''13,500'''
| Capacity: '''6,000'''
| Capacity: '''6,000'''
| Capacity: '''5,700'''
|-
| [[File:Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 2007.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Scorpions 17 10 2010 (6).JPG|150px]]
| [[File:ESB Handball Feminin.JPG|150px]]
| [[File:1992 Winter Olympics Albertville halle olympique 02.JPG|150px]]
|-
! [[Marseille]]
|colspan="3" rowspan="4"|
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{{Location map~|France|lat=43.17|long=5.22|label='''[[Marseille]]'''|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|France|lat=43.36|long=1.26|label='''[[Toulouse]]'''|position=left}}
{{Location map~|France|lat=47.21|long=-1.55|label='''[[Nantes]]'''}}
{{Location map~|France|lat=43.36|long=3.52|label='''[[Montpellier]]'''|position=top}}
{{Location map~|France|lat=51.02|long=2.22|label='''[[Dunkerque]]'''|position=bottom}}
}}
|-
| [[Palais des Sports de Marseille|Palais des Sports]]
|-
| Capacity: '''5,600'''
|-
| [[File:Palais des sport marseille.jpg|150px]]
|-
! [[Toulouse]]
! [[Nantes]]
! [[Montpellier]]
! [[Dunkerque]]
|-
| [[:fr:Palais des sports de Toulouse|Palais des Sports]]
| [[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]]
| [[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]]
| [[Stade des Flandres]]
|-
| Capacity: '''5,000'''
| Capacity: '''4,600'''
| Capacity: '''3,000'''
| Capacity: '''2,400'''
|-
| [[File:Aerial view of Stadium Toulouse.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:PalaisdesSportsBeaulieu-Nantes-CDL2011.JPG|150px]]
| [[File:Palais sports René Bougnol Montpellier.JPG|150px]]
| [[File:Salle Dewerdt.JPG|150px]]
|}

==Qualification==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition
!Dates!! Vacancies !! width="130px"|Qualified
|-
| Host nation
|
| style="text-align:center;" |1 || {{hb|FRA}}
|-
| [[1999 World Men's Handball Championship]]
| 1–15 June 1999
| style="text-align:center;" |1 || {{hb|SWE}}
|-
| [[2000 European Men's Handball Championship]]
| 21–30 January 2000
| style="text-align:center;" |4 || {{hb|RUS}}<br />{{hb|ESP}}<br />{{hb|SLO}}<br />{{hb|CRO}}
|-
| [[2000 African Men's Handball Championship]]
| 22 April – 1 May 2000
| style="text-align:center;" |4 || {{hb|EGY}}<br />{{hb|ALG}}<br />{{hb|TUN}}<br />{{hb|MAR}}
|-
| 2000 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
| 23–28 May 2000
| style="text-align:center;" |4 || {{hb|ARG}}<br />{{hb|BRA}}<br />{{hb|USA}}<br />{{hb|GRL}}
|-
| European qualification
| 15 December 1999 – 11 June 2000
| style="text-align:center;" |6+1 || {{hb|CZE}}<br />{{hb|GER}}<br />{{hb|ISL}}<br />{{hb|NOR}}<br />{{hb|POR}}<br />{{hb|UKR}}<br />{{Hb|FR Yugoslavia}}
|-
| Asian qualification
| 12–27 August 2000
| style="text-align:center;" |3 || {{hb|KUW}}<br />{{hb|KSA}}<br />{{hb|KOR|1997}}
|}

==First round==
The first four teams of each group qualify for the round of 16.

===Group A===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[https://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/2001_Men_FRA.pdf IHF]
|winpoints=2

|team1=SWE |team2=EGY |team3=ISL |team4=POR |team5=CZE |team6=MAR
|win_SWE=5 |draw_SWE=0 |loss_SWE=0 |gf_SWE=147|ga_SWE=112
|win_EGY=3 |draw_EGY=1 |loss_EGY=1 |gf_EGY=124|ga_EGY=115
|win_ISL=2 |draw_ISL=1 |loss_ISL=2 |gf_ISL=125|ga_ISL=119
|win_POR=2 |draw_POR=0 |loss_POR=3 |gf_POR=122|ga_POR=122
|win_CZE=1 |draw_CZE=2 |loss_CZE=2 |gf_CZE=136|ga_CZE=136
|win_MAR=0 |draw_MAR=0 |loss_MAR=5 |gf_MAR=112|ga_MAR=162

|hth_POR=Portugal 29–19 Czech Republic
|hth_CZE=POR

|name_SWE={{hb|SWE}}
|name_EGY={{hb|EGY}}
|name_ISL={{hb|ISL}}
|name_POR={{hb|POR}}
|name_CZE={{hb|CZE}}
|name_MAR={{hb|MAR}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
}}

{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=14:30
|team1={{hb-rt|EGY}}
|score=28–19
|team2={{hb|MAR}}
|HT=14–6
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Josić, Rudić
|refnat=CRO
}}
{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hb-rt|POR}}
|score=29–19
|team2={{hb|CZE}}
|HT=14–10
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=
|referee=Lemme, Ullrich
|refnat=GER
}}
{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score=24–21
|team2={{hb|ISL}}
|HT=13–9
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=
|referee=Boye, Jensen
|refnat=DEN
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hb-rt|CZE}}
|score=26–26
|team2={{hb|EGY}}
|HT=16–14
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Breto, Huelin
|refnat=ESP
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hb-rt|ISL}}
|score=22–19
|team2={{hb|POR}}
|HT=10–11
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Josić, Rudić
|refnat=CRO
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|MAR}}
|score=21–33
|team2={{hb|SWE}}
|HT=11–21
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Lemme, Ullrich
|refnat=GER
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hb-rt|EGY}}
|score=23–19
|team2={{hb|POR}}
|HT=9–10
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Boye, Jensen
|refnat=DEN
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hb-rt|MAR}}
|score=23–31
|team2={{hb|ISL}}
|HT=13–16
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=1,000
|referee=Breto, Huelin
|refnat=ESP
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score=29–22
|team2={{hb|CZE}}
|HT=15–10
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Josić, Rudić
|refnat=CRO
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=14:00
|team1={{hb-rt|CZE}}
|score=40–23
|team2={{hb|MAR}}
|HT=22–9
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Boye, Jensen
|refnat=DEN
}}
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|POR}}
|score=25–32
|team2={{hb|SWE}}
|HT=12–16
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Lemme, Ullrich
|refnat=GER
}}
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|EGY}}
|score=24–22
|team2={{hb|ISL}}
|HT=12–7
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Breto, Huelin
|refnat=ESP
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=14:00
|team1={{hb-rt|POR}}
|score=30–26
|team2={{hb|MAR}}
|HT=11–13
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Breto, Huelin
|refnat=ESP
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ISL}}
|score=29–29
|team2={{hb|CZE}}
|HT=15–12
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Lemme, Ullrich
|refnat=GER
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score=29–23
|team2={{hb|EGY}}
|HT=14–7
|stadium=[[Palais des sports René-Bougnol]], [[Montpellier]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Josić, Rudić
|refnat=CRO
}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[https://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/2001_Men_FRA.pdf IHF]
|winpoints=2

|team1=FRA |team2=YUG |team3=ALG |team4=ARG |team5=BRA |team6=KUW
|win_FRA=5 |draw_FRA=0 |loss_FRA=0 |gf_FRA=132|ga_FRA=85 |status_FRA=H
|win_YUG=4 |draw_YUG=0 |loss_YUG=1 |gf_YUG=146|ga_YUG=89
|win_ALG=2 |draw_ALG=1 |loss_ALG=2 |gf_ALG=107|ga_ALG=102
|win_ARG=2 |draw_ARG=1 |loss_ARG=2 |gf_ARG=94 |ga_ARG=118
|win_BRA=1 |draw_BRA=0 |loss_BRA=4 |gf_BRA=108|ga_BRA=124
|win_KUW=0 |draw_KUW=0 |loss_KUW=5 |gf_KUW=76 |ga_KUW=145

|hth_ALG=Argentina 23–23 Algeria
|hth_ARG=ALG

|name_FRA={{hb|FRA}}
|name_YUG={{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}
|name_ALG={{hb|ALG}}
|name_ARG={{hb|ARG}}
|name_BRA={{hb|BRA}}
|name_KUW={{hb|KUW}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
}}
{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=14:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ARG}}
|score=22–16
|team2={{hb|KUW}}
|HT=14–9
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Vakula, Liudovyk
|refnat=UKR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score=23–13
|team2={{hb|ALG}}
|HT=10–4
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=4,400
|referee=Øie, Hogsnes
|refnat=NOR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=20:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}
|score=31–23
|team2={{hb|BRA}}
|HT=15–12
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Al-Janahe, Rasheed
|refnat=KSA
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|BRA}}
|score=19–20
|team2={{hb|ARG}}
|HT=10–8
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Øie, Hogsnes
|refnat=NOR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score=14–30
|team2={{hb|FRA}}
|HT=8–14
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=
|referee=Rosskamp, Rothkranz
|refnat=BEL
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=20:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ALG}}
|score=20–23
|team2={{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}
|HT=7–14
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Vakula, Liudovyk
|refnat=UKR
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score=13–26
|team2={{hb|ALG}}
|HT=3–13
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=4,010
|referee=Øie, Hogsnes
|refnat=NOR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score=29–19
|team2={{hb|BRA}}
|HT=14–10
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Al-Janahe, Rasheed
|refnat=KSA
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=20:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ARG}}
|score=10–32
|team2={{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}
|HT=2–15
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Rosskamp, Rothkranz
|refnat=BEL
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=14:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ARG}}
|score=23–23
|team2={{hb|ALG}}
|HT=8–11
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Vakula, Liudovyk
|refnat=UKR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|BRA}}
|score=27–19
|team2={{hb|KUW}}
|HT=15–7
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Rosskamp, Rothkranz
|refnat=BEL
}}
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}
|score=20–22
|team2={{hb|FRA}}
|HT=8–13
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Øie, Hogsnes
|refnat=NOR
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=14:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ALG}}
|score=25–20
|team2={{hb|BRA}}
|HT=11–8
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=4,000
|referee=Vakula, Liudovyk
|refnat=UKR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}
|score=40–14
|team2={{hb|KUW}}
|HT=21–6
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Al-Janahe, Rasheed
|refnat=KSA
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score=28–19
|team2={{hb|ARG}}
|HT=14–11
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Beaulieu]], [[Nantes]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Vakula, Liudovyk
|refnat=UKR
}}

===Group C===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[https://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/2001_Men_FRA.pdf IHF]
|winpoints=2

|team1=ESP |team2=GER |team3=CRO |team4=KOR |team5=GRL |team6=USA
|win_ESP=4 |draw_ESP=0 |loss_ESP=1 |gf_ESP=160|ga_ESP=105
|win_GER=3 |draw_GER=1 |loss_GER=1 |gf_GER=157|ga_GER=100
|win_CRO=3 |draw_CRO=1 |loss_CRO=1 |gf_CRO=154|ga_CRO=115
|win_KOR=3 |draw_KOR=0 |loss_KOR=2 |gf_KOR=145|ga_KOR=132
|win_GRL=1 |draw_GRL=0 |loss_GRL=4 |gf_GRL= 85|ga_GRL=140
|win_USA=0 |draw_USA=0 |loss_USA=5 |gf_USA= 80|ga_USA=189

|hth_GER=Croatia 23–23 Germany
|hth_CRO=GER

|name_ESP={{hb|ESP}}
|name_GER={{hb|GER}}
|name_CRO={{hb|CRO}}
|name_KOR={{hb|KOR|1997}}
|name_GRL={{hb|GRL}}
|name_USA={{hb|USA}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
}}

{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=14:30
|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score=25–15
|team2={{hb|GRL}}
|HT=12–6
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Nachevski, Nachevski
|refnat=MKD
}}
{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}
|score=40–12
|team2={{hb|USA}}
|HT=19–6
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Mbengue, Sèye
|refnat=SEN
}}
{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score=26–17
|team2={{hb|KOR|1997}}
|HT=13–9
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Hansson, Olsson
|refnat=SWE
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hb-rt|GRL}}
|score=16–31
|team2={{hb|ESP}}
|HT=10–17
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Mbengue, Sèye
|refnat=SEN
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hb-rt|USA}}
|score=12–41
|team2={{hb|CRO}}
|HT=5–21
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=2,800
|referee=Hussain, Haider
|refnat=KUW
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|KOR|1997}}
|score=26–33
|team2={{hb|GER}}
|HT=14–16
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Nachevski, Nachevski
|refnat=MKD
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=16:30
|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score=45–18
|team2={{hb|USA}}
|HT=19–10
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Hussain, Haider
|refnat=KUW
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=18:30
|team1={{hb-rt|GRL}}
|score=20–27
|team2={{hb|KOR|1997}}
|HT=10–11
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Nachevski, Nachevski
|refnat=MKD
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score=23–23
|team2={{hb|GER}}
|HT=12–13
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=3,200
|referee=Hansson, Olsson
|refnat=SWE
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=14:00
|team1={{hb-rt|USA}}
|score=18–26
|team2={{hb|GRL}}
|HT=8–11
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Hansson, Olsson
|refnat=SWE
}}
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}
|score=22–31
|team2={{hb|ESP}}
|HT=11–15
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=3,200
|referee=Nachevski, Nachevski
|refnat=MKD
}}
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score=33–38
|team2={{hb|KOR|1997}}
|HT=18–16
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Hussain, Haider
|refnat=KUW
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=14:00
|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}
|score=39–8
|team2={{hb|GRL}}
|HT=21–5
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Hussain, Haider
|refnat=KUW
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|KOR|1997}}
|score=37–20
|team2={{hb|USA}}
|HT=17–9
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=3,000
|referee=Mbengue, Sèye
|refnat=SEN
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score=27–32
|team2={{hb|CRO}}
|HT=9–16
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports (Besançon)|Palais des Sports]], [[Besançon]]
|attendance=3,200
|referee=Hansson, Olsson
|refnat=SWE
}}

===Group D===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[https://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/2001_Men_FRA.pdf IHF]
|winpoints=2

|team1=RUS |team2=UKR |team3=TUN |team4=NOR |team5=SLO |team6=KSA
|win_RUS=4 |draw_RUS=1 |loss_RUS=0 |gf_RUS=140|ga_RUS=120
|win_UKR=3 |draw_UKR=0 |loss_UKR=2 |gf_UKR=134|ga_UKR=115
|win_TUN=3 |draw_TUN=0 |loss_TUN=2 |gf_TUN=116|ga_TUN=110
|win_NOR=2 |draw_NOR=1 |loss_NOR=2 |gf_NOR=116|ga_NOR=127
|win_SLO=2 |draw_SLO=0 |loss_SLO=3 |gf_SLO=145|ga_SLO=137
|win_KSA=0 |draw_KSA=0 |loss_KSA=5 |gf_KSA= 92|ga_KSA=134

|hth_UKR=Ukraine 24–18 Tunisia
|hth_TUN=UKR

|name_RUS={{hb|RUS}}
|name_UKR={{hb|UKR}}
|name_TUN={{hb|TUN}}
|name_NOR={{hb|NOR}}
|name_SLO={{hb|SLO}}
|name_KSA={{hb|KSA}}

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
}}

{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=13:30
|team1={{hb-rt|SLO}}
|score=28–24
|team2={{hb|UKR}}
|HT=16–8
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Goulão, Macau
|refnat=POR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=17:30
|team1={{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score=23–20
|team2={{hb|TUN}}
|HT=13–13
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Garcia, Moreno
|refnat=FRA
}}
{{handballbox
|date=23 January 2001
|time=19:30
|team1={{hb-rt|NOR}}
|score=20–14
|team2={{hb|KSA}}
|HT=9–8
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Bord, Buy
|refnat=FRA
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=15:30
|team1={{hb-rt|KSA}}
|score=22–35
|team2={{hb|SLO}}
|HT=13–17
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=1,700
|referee=Garcia, Moreno
|refnat=FRA
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=17:30
|team1={{hb-rt|UKR}}
|score=27–30
|team2={{hb|RUS}}
|HT=12–16
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Arnaldsson, Viðarsson
|refnat=ISL
}}
{{handballbox
|date=24 January 2001
|time=19:30
|team1={{hb-rt|TUN}}
|score=28–19
|team2={{hb|NOR}}
|HT=17–6
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Goulão, Macau
|refnat=POR
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=15:30
|team1={{hb-rt|UKR}}
|score=24–18
|team2={{hb|TUN}}
|HT=10–11
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=1,500
|referee=Bord, Buy
|refnat=FRA
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=17:30
|team1={{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score=29–18
|team2={{hb|KSA}}
|HT=17–10
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,000
|referee=Goulão, Macau
|refnat=POR
}}
{{handballbox
|date=25 January 2001
|time=19:30
|team1={{hb-rt|SLO}}
|score=29–30
|team2={{hb|NOR}}
|HT=12–18
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Arnaldsson, Viðarsson
|refnat=ISL
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=14:00
|team1={{hb-rt|KSA}}
|score=17–28
|team2={{hb|UKR}}
|HT=9–14
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Arnaldsson, Viðarsson
|refnat=ISL
}}
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|NOR}}
|score=25–25
|team2={{hb|RUS}}
|HT=9–12
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Bord, Buy
|refnat=FRA
}}
{{handballbox
|date=27 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|SLO}}
|score=23–28
|team2={{hb|TUN}}
|HT=10–13
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,400
|referee=Garcia, Moreno
|refnat=FRA
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=14:00
|team1={{hb-rt|TUN}}
|score=22–21
|team2={{hb|KSA}}
|HT=11–10
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Arnaldsson, Viðarsson
|refnat=ISL
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|NOR}}
|score=22–31
|team2={{hb|UKR}}
|HT=9–14
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Garcia, Moreno
|refnat=FRA
}}
{{handballbox
|date=28 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score=33–30
|team2={{hb|SLO}}
|HT=15–15
|stadium=[[Stade des Flandres]], [[Dunkerque]]
|attendance=2,500
|referee=Goulão, Macau
|refnat=POR
}}

==Knockout stage==
===Bracket===
;Championship bracket
{{#invoke:RoundN|N16
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1 = Round of 16
|RD2 = Quarterfinals
|RD3 = Semifinals
|RD4 = Final
|Consol = Third place
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- Round of 16 -->
|31 January|{{hb|SWE}}|32|{{hb|ARG}}|23
|31 January|{{hb|CRO}}|34|{{hb|UKR}} ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|ET]])|37
|31 January|{{hb|ESP}}|28|{{hb|NOR}}|23
|31 January|{{hb|ISL}}|27|{{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}|31
|31 January|{{hb|TUN}}|24|{{hb|GER}}|26
|31 January|{{hb|FRA}}|23|{{hb|POR}}|18
|31 January|{{hb|ALG}}|21|{{hb|EGY}}|24
|31 January|{{hb|RUS}}|28|{{hb|KOR|1997}}|26
<!-- Quarterfinals -->
|1 February|{{hb|SWE}}|34|{{hb|UKR}}|20
|1 February|{{hb|ESP}}|24|{{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}|26
|1 February|{{hb|GER}}|23|{{hb|FRA}} ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|ET]])|26
|1 February|{{hb|EGY}}|21|{{hb|RUS}}|19
<!--Semifinals -->
|3 February|{{hb|SWE}}|25|{{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}|24
|3 February|{{hb|FRA}}|24|{{hb|EGY}}|21
<!--Final -->
|4 February|{{hb|SWE}}|25|{{hb|FRA}} ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|ET]])|28
<!-- Third place -->
|4 February|{{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}|27|{{hb|EGY}}|17
}}

;5th place bracket
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1 = 5–8th place semifinals
|RD2 = Fifth place
|Consol = Seventh place
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- Semifinals -->
|3 February|{{hb|UKR}}|23|{{hb|ESP}}|24
|3 February|{{hb|GER}}|29|{{hb|RUS}}|33
<!-- Fifth place -->
|4 February|{{hb|ESP}} ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|ET]])|40|{{hb|RUS}}|38
<!-- Seventh place -->
|4 February|{{hb|UKR}}|30|{{hb|GER}}|24
}}

===Round of 16===
{{handballbox
|date=31 January 2001
|time=17:00
|team1={{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score=23–18
|team2={{hb|POR}}
|HT=10–10
|stadium=[[La halle de glace Olympique]], [[Albertville]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=31 January 2001
|time=17:30
|team1={{hb-rt|ALG}}
|score=21–24
|team2={{hb|EGY}}
|HT=9–12
|stadium=[[Galaxie Amnéville]], [[Amnéville]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=31 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|CRO}}
|score=34–37
|team2={{hb|UKR}}
|HT=11–11
|FT=29–29
|OT1=4–4
|OT2=1–4
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Marseille]], [[Marseille]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=31 January 2001
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|ISL}}
|score=27–31
|team2={{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}
|HT=10–15
|stadium=Palais des sports, [[Toulouse]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=31 January 2001
|time=19:30
|team1={{hb-rt|TUN}}
|score=24–26
|team2={{hb|GER}}
|HT=11–15
|stadium=[[La halle de glace Olympique]], [[Albertville]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=31 January 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|RUS}}
|score=28–26
|team2={{hb|KOR|1997}}
|HT=11–12
|stadium=[[Galaxie Amnéville]], [[Amnéville]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=31 January 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score=32–23
|team2={{hb|ARG}}
|HT=18–10
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Marseille]], [[Marseille]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=31 January 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score=28–23
|team2={{hb|NOR}}
|HT=16–11
|stadium=Palais des sports, [[Toulouse]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|refnat=
}}

===Places 9th to 16th===
For places 9–16 the criterion was the number of points gained against the teams ranked first to fourth in the preliminary round in their group.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
| update=complete
| source=
| winpoints=2
| highest_pos=9

|team9=CRO |team10=TUN |team11=ISL |team12=KOR |team13=ALG |team14=NOR |team15=ARG |team16=POR

|name_CRO={{hb|CRO}} |win_CRO=1 |draw_CRO=1 |loss_CRO=1 |gf_CRO=88 |ga_CRO=88
|name_TUN={{hb|TUN}} |win_TUN=1 |draw_TUN=0 |loss_TUN=2 |gf_TUN=66 |ga_TUN=66
|name_ISL={{hb|ISL}} |win_ISL=1 |draw_ISL=0 |loss_ISL=2 |gf_ISL=65 |ga_ISL=67
|name_KOR={{hb|KOR|1997}} |win_KOR=1 |draw_KOR=0 |loss_KOR=2 |gf_KOR=81 |ga_KOR=92
|name_ALG={{hb|ALG}} |win_ALG=0 |draw_ALG=1 |loss_ALG=2 |gf_ALG=56 |ga_ALG=69
|name_NOR={{hb|NOR}} |win_NOR=0 |draw_NOR=1 |loss_NOR=2 |gf_NOR=66 |ga_NOR=84
|name_ARG={{hb|ARG}} |win_ARG=0 |draw_ARG=1 |loss_ARG=2 |gf_ARG=52 |ga_ARG=83
|name_POR={{hb|POR}} |win_POR=0 |draw_POR=0 |loss_POR=3 |gf_POR=63 |ga_POR=77

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
}}

===Quarterfinals===
{{handballbox
|date=1 February 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}
|score=23–26
|team2={{hb|FRA}}
|HT=8–11
|FT=22–22
|OT1=1–4
|stadium=[[La halle de glace Olympique]], [[Albertville]]
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=1 February 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|EGY}}
|score=21–19
|team2={{hb|RUS}}
|HT=9–7
|stadium=[[Galaxie Amnéville]], [[Amnéville]]
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=1 February 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score=24–26
|team2={{hb|FRY}}
|HT=10–13
|stadium=Palais des sports, [[Toulouse]]
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=1 February 2001
|time=20:30
|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score=34–20
|team2={{hb|UKR}}
|HT=14–9
|stadium=[[Palais des Sports de Marseille]], [[Marseille]]
}}

===5–8th place semifinals===
{{handballbox
|date=3 February 2001
|time=09:30
|team1={{hb-rt|UKR}}
|score=23–24
|team2={{hb|ESP}}
|HT=7–14
|stadium=[[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], [[Paris]]
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=3 February 2001
|time=12:00
|team1={{hb-rt|GER}}
|score=29–33
|team2={{hb|RUS}}
|HT=16–17
|stadium=[[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], [[Paris]]
}}

===Semifinals===
{{handballbox
|date=3 February 2001
|time=
|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score=25–24
|team2={{hb|FRY}}
|report=[https://www.handzone.net/asp.net/main.news/news.aspx?id=161 Report]
|goals1=[[Stefan Lövgren|Lövgren]] 11
|goals2=[[Nedeljko Jovanović|Jovanović]] 5
|HT=14–9
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium=[[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], [[Paris]]
|attendance=13,500
|referee=Nachevski, Nachevski
|refnat=MKD
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=3 February 2001
|time=
|team1={{hb-rt|FRA}}
|score=24–21
|team2={{hb|EGY}}
|report=[https://www.handzone.net/asp.net/main.news/news.aspx?id=162 Report]
|goals1=[[Grégory Anquetil|Anquetil]] 7
|goals2=[[Hussein Zaky|Zaky]] 8
|HT=8–10
|twomin1=7
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=8
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium=[[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], [[Paris]]
|attendance=13,500
|referee=Boye, Jensen
|refnat=DEN
}}

===Seventh place game===
{{handballbox
|date=4 February 2001
|time=
|team1={{hb-rt|UKR}}
|score=30–24
|team2={{hb|GER}}
|report=[https://www.handzone.net/asp.net/main.news/news.aspx?id=165 Report]
|goals1=[[Yuri Kostetsky|Kostetsky]] 14
|goals2=[[Markus Baur|Baur]] 8
|HT=17–8
|stadium=[[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], [[Paris]]
}}

===Fifth place game===
{{handballbox
|date= 4 February 2001
|time=
|team1={{hb-rt|ESP}}
|score=40–38
|team2={{hb|RUS}}
|report=[https://www.handzone.net/asp.net/main.news/news.aspx?id=166 Report]
|goals1=[[Antonio Carlos Ortega|Ortega]] 10
|goals2=[[Eduard Koksharov|Koksharov]], [[Denis Krivoshlykov|Krivoshlykov]] 6
|HT=18–15
|FT=35–35
|OT1=5–3
|stadium=[[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], [[Paris]]
}}

===Third place game===
{{handballbox
|bg=#CC9966
|date=4 February 2001
|time=
|team1={{hb-rt|SCG|name=FR Yugoslavia}}
|score=27–17
|team2={{hb|EGY}}
|report=[https://www.handzone.net/asp.net/main.news/news.aspx?id=167 Report]
|goals1=[[Dragan Škrbić|Škrbić]] 9
|goals2=[[Ashraf Mabrouk Awaad|A. Awaad]], [[Sherif Moemen|Moemen]] 4
|HT=11–8
|twomin1=
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium=[[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], [[Paris]]
|attendance=
|referee=Lemme, Ulrich
|refnat=GER
}}

===Final===
{{handballbox
|bg=gold
|date=4 February 2001
|time=
|team1={{hb-rt|SWE}}
|score=25–28
|team2={{hb|FRA}}
|report=[https://www.handzone.net/asp.net/main.news/news.aspx?id=170 Report]
|goals1=[[Stefan Lövgren|Lövgren]] 8
|goals2=[[Jérôme Fernandez|Fernandez]] 8
|HT=10–11
|FT=22–22
|OT1=3–6
|twomin1=2
|yellow1=
|red1=
|twomin2=3
|yellow2=
|red2=
|stadium=[[Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy]], [[Paris]]
|attendance=
|referee=Øie, Hognes
|refnat=NOR
}}

==Final standings==
# {{Hb|France}}
# {{Hb|Sweden}}
# {{Hb|FR Yugoslavia}}
# {{Hb|Egypt}}
# {{Hb|Spain}}
# {{Hb|Russia}}
# {{Hb|Ukraine}}
# {{Hb|Germany}}
# {{Hb|Croatia}}
# {{Hb|Tunisia}}
# {{Hb|Iceland}}
# {{Hb|South Korea}}
# {{Hb|Algeria}}
# {{Hb|Norway}}
# {{Hb|Argentina}}
# {{Hb|Portugal}}
# {{Hb|Slovenia}}
# {{Hb|Czech Republic}}
# {{Hb|Brazil}}
# {{Hb|Greenland}}
# {{Hb|Saudi Arabia}}
# {{Hb|Morocco}}
# {{Hb|Kuwait}}
# {{Hb|United States}}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Player
|-
| Most valuable player || {{flagathlete|[[Stefan Lövgren]]|SWE}}
|-
| Goalkeeper || {{flagathlete|[[David Barrufet]]|ESP}}
|-
| Right wing || {{flagathlete|[[Žikica Milosavljević]]|FRY}}
|-
| Right back || {{flagathlete|[[Yoon Kyung-shin]]|KOR|1997}}
|-
| Centre back || {{flagathlete|[[Hussein Zaky]]|EGY}}
|-
| Left back || {{flagathlete|[[Stefan Lövgren]]|SWE}}
|-
| Left wing || {{flagathlete|[[Eduard Koksharov]]|RUS}}
|-
| Pivot || {{flagathlete|[[Bertrand Gille (handballer)|Bertrand Gille]]|FRA}}
|}

==Statistics==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Top goalscorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!Goals
|-
| 1 || align=left|[[Eduard Koksharov]] || align=left|{{hb|RUS}} || 61
|-
| 2 || align=left|[[Yuriy Kostetskiy]] || align=left|{{hb|UKR}} || 60
|-
| 3 || align=left|[[Yoon Kyung-shin]] || align=left|{{hb|KOR|1997}} || 55
|-
| 5 || align=left|[[Stefan Lövgren]] || align=left|{{hb|SWE}} || 47
|-
| 6 || align=left|[[Magnus Wislander]] || align=left|{{hb|SWE}} || 46
|-
| 7 || align=left|[[Markus Baur]] || align=left|{{hb|GER}} || 43
|-
| 8 || align=left|[[Vyacheslav Lochman]] || align=left|{{hb|UKR}} || 42
|-
| 9 || align=left|[[Salim Nedjel]] || align=left|{{hb|ALG}} || 41
|-
| rowspan=2|10 || align=left|[[Christian Berge]] || align=left|{{hb|NOR}} || rowspan=2|40
|-
| align=left|[[Mohammed Berrajaâ]] || align=left|{{hb|MAR}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Top goalkeepers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Rank
!Name
!Team
!%
|-
| 1 || align=left|[[Arpad Sterbik]] || align=left|{{hb|FRY}} || 45.5
|-
| 2 || align=left|[[Peter Gentzel]] || align=left|{{hb|SWE}} || 37.1
|-
| 3 || align=left|[[David Barrufet]] || align=left|{{hb|ESP}} || 36.1
|-
| 4 || align=left|[[Pavel Sukosyan]] || align=left|{{hb|RUS}} || 34.4
|-
| 5 || align=left|[[Cristian Canzoniero]] || align=left|{{hb|ARG}} || 34.2
|-
| 6 || align=left|[[Yevgeniy Budko]] || align=left|{{hb|UKR}} || 32.5
|-
| 7 || align=left|[[Christian Ramota]] || align=left|{{hb|GER}} || 32.1
|-
| 8 || align=left|[[Beno Lapajne]] || align=left|{{hb|SLO}} || 31.6
|-
| 9 || align=left|[[Andrey Lavrov]] || align=left|{{hb|RUS}} || 31.4
|-
| 10 || align=left|[[Manaf Al-Saeed]] || align=left|{{hb|KSA}} || 30.2
|}
{{col-end}}

==Medalists==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%;"
|-
|style="width: 15em; background: gold"|'''Gold'''
|style="width: 15em; background: silver"|'''Silver'''
|style="width: 15em; background: #CC9966"|'''Bronze'''
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hb|FRA}}<hr>
{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;| [[Christian Gaudin (handballer)|Christian Gaudin]]|[[Bruno Martini (handballer)|Bruno Martini]]|[[Thierry Omeyer]]|[[Jérôme Fernandez]]|[[Didier Dinart]]|[[Guillaume Gille]]|[[Bertrand Gille (handballer)|Bertrand Gille]]|[[Daniel Narcisse]]|[[Grégory Anquetil]]|[[Andrej Golic]]|[[Olivier Girault]]|[[Laurent Puigségur]]|[[Jackson Richardson]]|[[Joël Abati]]|[[Patrick Cazal]]|[[Stéphane Plantin]]
----
:'''Head coach''' : Mr. [[Daniel Costantini]] }}
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hb|SWE}}<hr>
{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;| [[Tomas Svensson]]|[[Peter Gentzel]]|[[Martin Boquist]]|[[Ola Lindgren]]|[[Stefan Lövgren]]|[[Magnus Wislander]]|[[Thomas Sivertsson]]|[[Martin Frändesjö]]|[[Mathias Franzen]]|[[Johan Petersson (handballer)|Johan Petersson]]|[[Magnus Andersson (handballer)|Magnus Andersson]]|[[Ljubomir Vranjes]]|[[Jonas Ernelind]]|[[Christian Ericsson]]|[[Mikael Pettersson]]|[[Nicklas Johansson]]
----
:'''Head coach''' : Mr. [[Bengt Johansson (handball)|Bengt Johansson]] }}
|style="vertical-align:top;"|{{hb|FR Yugoslavia}}<hr>{{unbulleted list|list_style=text-align:center;| [[Arpad Šterbik]]|[[Nenad Puljezević]]|[[Zoran Đorđić]]|[[Vladan Matić]]|[[Petar Kapisoda]]|[[Nenad Maksić]]|[[Žikica Milosavljević]]|[[Dragan Škrbić]]|[[Ratko Đurković]]|[[Ivan Lapčević]]|[[Mladen Bojinović]]|[[Branko Kokir]]|[[Nedeljko Jovanović]]|[[Nebojša Golić]]|[[Goran Đukanović]]|[[Blažo Lisičić]]
----
: '''Head coach''' : Mr. [[Branislav Pokrajac]] }}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://archive.ihf.info/upload/PDF-Download/MenWorldCh/2001_Men_FRA.pdf XVII Men's World Championship] at [[International Handball Federation|IHF]].info

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[[Category:February 2001 sports events in France|World Men's Handball Championship]]