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IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship

IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship
SportHandball
Founded2005
FounderInternational Handball Federation
First season2005
No. of teams32
Continents5
Most recent
champion(s)
 Spain (1st title)
Most titles Denmark (3 titles)

The IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Men's Youth World Championship) is the official competition for men's national handball teams under age 19. It has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2005. It takes place every two years in odd years.

Tournaments

Year Host Country Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
2005
Details
Qatar
Qatar

Serbia and Montenegro
39–23
South Korea

Croatia
32–31
Denmark
2007
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Bahrain
Bahrain

Denmark
27–26
Croatia

Sweden
34–27
Argentina
2009
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Tunisia
Tunisia

Croatia
40–35
Iceland

Sweden
30–27
Tunisia
2011
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Argentina
Argentina

Denmark
24–22
Spain

Sweden
28–24
France
2013
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Hungary
Hungary

Denmark
32–26
Croatia

Germany
29–23
Spain
2015
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Russia
Russia

France
33–26
Slovenia

Iceland
26–22
Spain
2017
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Georgia (country)
Georgia

France
28–25
Spain

Denmark
30–29
Croatia
2019
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North Macedonia
North Macedonia

Egypt
32–28
Germany

Denmark
35–27
Portugal
2021
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Greece
Greece
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023
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Croatia
Croatia

Spain
28–23
Denmark

Croatia
39–37
Egypt
2025
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Egypt
Egypt

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Denmark3126
2 France2002
3 Croatia1225
4 Spain1203
5 Egypt1001
 Serbia and Montenegro1001
7 Germany0112
 Iceland0112
9 Slovenia0101
 South Korea0101
11 Sweden0033
Totals (11 entries)99927

Participating nations

Nation Qatar
2005
Bahrain
2007
Tunisia
2009
Argentina
2011
Hungary
2013
Russia
2015
Georgia (country)
2017
North Macedonia
2019
Croatia
2023
Egypt
2025
Years
 Algeria 14th 14th 23rd 23rd 22nd Q 6
 Angola 22nd 1
 Argentina 7th 4th 11th 10th 18th 21st 21st 14th 23rd Q 10
 Australia 16th 1
 Austria 16th 13th 2
 Bahrain 8th 17th 22nd 17th 29th Q 6
 Belarus 12th 1
 Brazil 9th 15th 12th 9th 8th 19th 21st 14th Q 9
 Burundi WD 1
 Canada 24th 1
 Chile 16th 24th 24th 16th 22nd 24th Q 7
 Chinese Taipei 18th 1
 Croatia 3rd 2nd 1st 8th 2nd 14th 4th 10th 3rd Q 10
 Czech Republic 10th Q 2
 Denmark 4th 1st 5th 1st 1st 7th 3rd 3rd 2nd Q 10
 Egypt 6th 5th 12th 5th 14th 15th 14th 1st 4th Q 10
 Faroe Islands 8th 1
 France 9th 4th 13th 1st 1st 6th Q 7
 Gabon 19th 23rd 2
 Georgia 20th 26th 2
 Germany 7th 7th 3rd 17th 9th 2nd 5th Q 8
 Guinea Q 1
 Hungary 10th 10th 5th 11th Q 5
 Iceland 2nd 3rd 10th 8th 20th Q 6
 Iran 8th 12th 10th 16th 4
 Japan 17th 20th 8th 9th 21st Q 6
 Kenya Q 1
 Kuwait 19th Q 2
 Libya 16th Q 2
 Mexico 24th 30th Q 3
 Montenegro 19th 1
 Morocco 10th 15th 20th 18th Q 5
 New Zealand 20th 31st 2
 Nigeria 23rd 1
 North Macedonia 13th 9th 2
 Norway 8th 5th 6th 17th 12th 7th Q 7
 Poland 6th 19th 15th 3
 Portugal 7th 4th 6th Q 4
 Puerto Rico 17th 1
 Qatar 5th 10th 13th 15th 15th 18th 6
 Romania 11th 1
 Russia 13th 11th 6th 3
 Rwanda 27th 1
 Saudi Arabia 20th 12th Q 3
 Serbia 14th 7th 12th 18th 19th Q 6
 Serbia and Montenegro 1st 1
 Slovenia 9th 8th 2nd 13th 15th 15th Q 8
 South Korea 2nd 11th 11th 21st 13th 12th 25th Q 8
 Spain 7th 6th 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 7th 1st Q 9
 Sweden 3rd 3rd 3rd 6th 5th 5th 11th 17th Q 9
  Switzerland 6th 9th 2
 Tunisia 9th 13th 4th 18th 19th 16th 11th 16th Q 9
 United States 28th Q 2
 Uruguay Q 1
 Venezuela 18th 20th 22nd 3
Total 10 16 20 20 24 24 24 24 32 32

References