2000 European Men's Handball Championship

Template:Short description Template:Short description Template:Infobox tournament season 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
Template:Hb	Host	3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Template:Hb	Defending champion	3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Template:Hb	Playoff winner	2 (1994, 1996)
Template:Hb	Playoff winner	3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Template:Hb	Playoff winner	3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Template:Hb	Playoff winner	0 (Debut)
Template:Hb	Playoff winner	0 (Debut)
Template:Hb	Playoff winner	1 (1994)
Template:Hb	Playoff winner	3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Template:Hb	Playoff winner	2 (1994, 1996)
Template:Hb	Playoff winner	3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Template:Hb	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
File:Sportska dvorana na Trsatu, 24.6.2006. (1).jpg		File:Dom sportova (Zagreb).jpg
Dvorana Mladosti Capacity: 4,000		Dom Športova Capacity: 7,000

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

21 January 2000 16:30	Template:Hb-rt	24–21	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 1,500 Referees:
	Gille 6	(14–12)	Berge 6
	4×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square

21 January 2000 18:30	Template:Hb-rt	24–24	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 2,500 Referees:
	Baur 8	(14–11)	Velyky 12
	4×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

21 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–22	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 10,000 Referees:
	Guijosa 6	(16–11)	Smajlagić 6
	3×Template:Yel 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

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22 January 2000 17:00	Template:Hb-rt	21–25	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 1,600 Referees:
	Ellingsen, Penne 5	(9–13)	Dujshevaev, Xepkin 7
	2×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square

22 January 2000 19:00	Template:Hb-rt	21–20	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 9,500 Referees:
	Saračević 7	(11–12)	Kretzschmar 7
	4×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

22 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	22–24	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
	Velyky 8	(9–12)	Cazal 8
	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

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23 January 2000 17:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–24	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
	Guijosa 7	(17–11)	Velyky 10
	3×Template:Yel 1×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

23 January 2000 19:00	Template:Hb-rt	19–25	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 5,000 Referees:
	Kretzschmar 6	(9–15)	Richardson 8
	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

23 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–23	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 9,500 Referees:
	Bilić 8	(15–10)	Oustorp, Penne 5
	3×Template:Yel 10×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

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25 January 2000 17:00	Template:Hb-rt	28–22	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
	Cazal 8	(16–12)	Masip 9
	3×Template:Yel 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

25 January 2000 19:00	Template:Hb-rt	22–22	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
	Roos 11	(11–10)	Jensen 7
	3×Template:Yel 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

25 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	18–26	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 3,000 Referees:
	Nat 5	(9–13)	Saračević 8
	2×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

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27 January 2000 17:00	Template:Hb-rt	19–16	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 700 Referees:
	Rasch 6	(12–7)	four players 3
	3×Template:Yel 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

27 January 2000 19:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–25	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 3,000 Referees:
	Guijosa, Masip 6	(12–9)	Baur, Roos 6
	4×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

27 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	26–26	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 3,500 Referees:
	Cazal 8	(12–11)	Kljaić 6
	4×Template:Yel 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Group B

21 January 2000 17:00	Template:Hb-rt	31–23	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 1,200 Referees:
	Lövgren 7	(18–10)	Bjarnason 5
	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 8×number 2 in light blue rounded square

21 January 2000 19:00	Template:Hb-rt	28–27	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
	Coelho 6	(12–12)	Lubej 8
	3×Template:Yel 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

21 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–26	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 1,000 Referees:
	three players 5	(11–14)	Jacobsen 6
	3×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

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22 January 2000 17:00	Template:Hb-rt	23–27	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 2,500 Referees:
	Pajovič 10	(12–16)	Koksharov 7
	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square

22 January 2000 19:00	Template:Hb-rt	25–28	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 1,200 Referees:
	Grímsson 9	(13–14)	Resende 10
	3×Template:Yel 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

22 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	22–29	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 1,200 Referees:
	Christiansen, Jeppesen 5	(10–16)	Lövgren 10
	3×Template:Yel 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

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23 January 2000 17:00	Template:Hb-rt	29–21	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 1,500 Referees:
	Petersson 7	(15–9)	Resende 6
	3×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card

23 January 2000 19:00	Template:Hb-rt	25–23	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 1,200 Referees:
	Filippov 6	(15–14)	Grímsson 6
	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

23 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	24–28	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
	Jacobsen 11	(9–13)	Šerbec 6
	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 9×number 2 in light blue rounded square

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25 January 2000 17:00	Template:Hb-rt	26–24	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 4,000 Referees:
	Wislander 7	(11–12)	Pajovič 5
	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel

25 January 2000 19:00	Template:Hb-rt	20–24	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Referees:
	Resende 8	(13–11)	Krivoshlykov, Kulinchenko 6
	3×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

25 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	24–26	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 800 Referees:
	Grímsson 6	(14–13)	Bjerre 6
	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

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27 January 2000 17:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–26	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 2,400 Referees:
	Kastelic, Šerbec 5	(17–12)	Grímsson 7
	4×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

27 January 2000 19:00	Template:Hb-rt	25–28	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 2,000 Referees:
	Filippov 10	(15–14)	Wislander 7
	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

27 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	26–28	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 1,500 Referees:
	Resende 9	(12–13)	Jacobsen 6
	3×Template:Yel 8×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Placement matches

Eleventh place game

29 January 2000 15:00	Template:Hb-rt	25–26	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 200 Referees:
	Velyky 11	(12–13)	Grímsson 9
	2×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Ninth place game

29 January 2000 17:30	Template:Hb-rt	19–17	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 350 Referees:
	Roos 6	(8–10)	Christiansen 6
	2×Template:Yel 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Seventh place game

29 January 2000 20:00	Template:Hb-rt	27–30 (ET)	Template:Hb	Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka Attendance: 100 Referees:
	three players 5	(10–14)	Tchikoulaev 8
	2×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	2×Template:Yel 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square
	FT: 23–23 ET: 4–7

Fifth place game

29 January 2000 21:00	Template:Hb-rt	24–25	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 10,000 Referees:
	Smajlagić 7	(12–12)	three players 6
	3×Template:Yel 6×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 7×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card

Knockout stage

Semifinals

29 January 2000 15:00	Template:Hb-rt	23–30	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 3,000 Referees:
	Cazal 6	(10–16)	Koksharov 9
	4×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 5×number 2 in light blue rounded square 1×Red card

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29 January 2000 17:30	Template:Hb-rt	23–21	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 7,500 Referees:
	Vranjes, Wislander 6	(11–12)	Ortega 5
	3×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	4×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Third place game

30 January 2000 15:00	Template:Hb-rt	24–23	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 4,000 Referees:
	Dujshebaev 7	(13–12)	Gille 6
	2×Template:Yel 3×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square

Final

30 January 2000 17:30	Template:Hb-rt	31–32 (ET)	Template:Hb	Dom Sportova, Zagreb Attendance: 7,500 Referees:
	Filippov 6	(15–9)	Wislander 10
	3×Template:Yel 2×number 2 in light blue rounded square	[Report Report]	3×Template:Yel 4×number 2 in light blue rounded square
	FT: 24–24 ET: 3–3, 4–5

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

File:Gold medal icon.svg	Template:Hb
File:Silver medal icon.svg	Template:Hb
File:Bronze medal icon.svg	Template:Hb
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5	Template:Hb
6	Template:Hb
7	Template:Hb
8	Template:Hb
9	Template:Hb
10	Template:Hb
11	Template:Hb
12	Template:Hb

2000 Men's European Champions Sweden Sweden Third Title

All-Star Team

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Template:Flagathlete
Right wing	Template:Flagathlete
Right back	Template:Flagathlete
Centre back	Template:Flagathlete
Left back	Template:Flagathlete
Left wing	Template:Flagathlete
Pivot	Template:Flagathlete
Most valuable player	Template:Flagathlete

Source: EHF

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	Shots	%
1	Oleg Velyky	Template:Hb	46	96	48
2	Valdimar Grímsson	Template:Hb	41	56	73
3	Patrick Cazal	Template:Hb	40	82	49
	Magnus Wislander	Template:Hb		54	74
5	Carlos Resende	Template:Hb	38	77	49
6	Stefan Lövgren	Template:Hb	33	54	61
7	Rafael Guijosa	Template:Hb	32	49	65
	Aleš Pajovič	Template:Hb		63	51
9	Bertrand Gille	Template:Hb	30	46	65
	Jackson Richardson	Template:Hb		48	62

Source: EHF

Top goalkeepers

(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)

Rank	Name	Team	%	Saves	Shots
1	Tomas Svensson	Template:Hb	43	52	122
2	David Barrufet	Template:Hb	40	87	215
3	Henning Fritz	Template:Hb	39	22	57
	Peter Gentzel	Template:Hb		54	137
5	Venio Losert	Template:Hb	38	48	128
	Bruno Martini	Template:Hb		55	143
7	Mirko Bašić	Template:Hb	37	27	73
	Jan Holpert	Template:Hb		38	104
9	Kasper Hvidt	Template:Hb	35	44	124
	Frode Scheie	Template:Hb		38	108

Source: EHF

Shooting statistics

2003 research of Croatian kinesiologists on the efficiency of the shooting at the Championship summarized:

Almost half of all the shots performed (44.61%) were executed from the back-court players' positions (field shots). The winning teams were considerably more efficient in field shots and in 7m throws than the defeated ones - (43.20%) and (76.53%) as compared to (32.52%) and (65.76%), respectively. (...) The winning teams had more successful field shots, 6m-centre shots and wing shots, and fewer unsuccessful 6m-centre and field shots and 7m throws. Scoring efficiency from a distance and from the 6m line differentiates the successful teams (winners) from the unsuccessful (defeated) ones.

External links

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