Handball at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival | |
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Venue | Vrbanska Sports Hall |
Date | 24–29 July |
Handball at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Maribor, Slovenia, from 24 to 29 July 2023. [1] [2]
* Host nation (Slovenia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Boys [3] | Germany (GER) | Slovenia (SLO) | Hungary (HUN) |
Girls [4] | France (FRA) | Romania (ROU) | Poland (POL) |
A total of 240 athletes from 14 nations competed in handball at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival: [5]
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