The European Men's U-20 Handball Championship is the official competition for junior men's national handball teams of Europe, held by the European Handball Federation every two years.
In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Junior World Handball Championship.
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Spain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
3 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
5 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Portugal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Nation | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | Total |
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Austria | - | 10 | - | - | 7 | 13 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 5 |
Belarus | 10 | - | 2nd | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Czech Republic | 9 | 8 | - | 8 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 9 |
Croatia | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | - | 7 | 16 | 11 | 2nd | - | 4 | 6 | 14 | 11 | - | 11 |
Denmark | 1st | 1st | 4 | 5 | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3rd | - | 14 |
Estonia | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Faroe Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 18 | - | 2 |
Finland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
France | 4 | 11 | - | - | 10 | 10 | 3rd | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3rd | 2nd | 6 | 10 | - | 12 |
Germany | - | - | - | - | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4 | 7 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 7 | 4 | - | 10 |
Greece | 12 | 7 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | 4 |
Hungary | - | 3rd | 6 | - | 4 | - | 10 | - | - | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 12 | - | 9 |
Iceland | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 8 | 11 | - | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | - | 7 |
Israel | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 15 | - | 13 | - | 21 | - | 5 |
Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 20 | - | 2 |
Latvia | - | - | 11 | - | 16 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Lithuania | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Montenegro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 24 | - | 2 |
Netherlands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
North Macedonia | - | - | 9 | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 15 | - | - | 9 | - | 6 |
Norway | - | 9 | 10 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | - | 9 |
Poland | - | - | 7 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 12 | - | 12 | - | 8 | 16 | 13 | 14 | - | 10 |
Portugal | 7 | - | - | 10 | 8 | - | 7 | 2nd | 5 | - | - | 4 | 2nd | 2nd | - | 9 |
Romania | 8 | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 13 | - | - | - | 14 | - | 16 | Q | 7 |
Russia | 3rd | - | - | 7 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 16 | 15 | - | - | - | 7 |
Serbia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3rd | 13 | - | 8 |
Slovakia | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 15 | 12 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Slovenia | - | - | 5 | 2nd | 3rd | 8 | 13 | 3rd | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 1st | 9 | 15 | - | 12 |
Spain | 2nd | 4 | 3rd | - | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 5 | 1st | 1st | - | 13 |
Sweden | 11 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 2nd | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2nd | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | - | 12 |
Switzerland | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | 8 | 12 | 9 | - | - | 17 | - | 5 |
Turkey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Ukraine | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 2 |
FR Yugoslavia | 6 | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | - | 4 | - | 5 | ||||||||
Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 |
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