IHF Emerging Nations Championship

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IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Handball current event 2.svg 2023 IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Sport Handball
Founded2015;9 years ago (2015)
No. of teams16
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (1st title)
Most titlesFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands (2 titles)

The IHF Emerging Nations Championship is a men's handball tournament organized by the International Handball Federation since 2015, directed to play with emerging teams. Its first edition was held in Kosovo from June 20 to 26. [1] [2]

Contents

Countries that currently participate are those in the “Four-year plan” of the European Handball Federation and the best ranked countries from other continents that did not qualify for the World Men's Handball Championship.

Of the teams that competed in the Emerging Nations Championship, three would later go on to play in the European Men's Handball Championship: Faroe Islands, Georgia, and Latvia. Two went on to play in the World Men's Handball Championship: Uruguay and United States (the latter on a wildcard).

Tournaments

YearHost countryGold medal gameBronze medal game
GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place
2015 Flag of Kosovo.svg
Kosovo
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
27–24Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
Flag of Kosovo.svg
Kosovo
28–16Flag of Uruguay.svg
Uruguay
2017 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Bulgaria
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
26–25Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of Kosovo.svg
Kosovo
32–25Flag of Cyprus.svg
Cyprus
2019 Flag of Georgia.svg
Georgia [3]
Flag of Georgia.svg
Georgia
31–21Flag of Cuba.svg
Cuba
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Bulgaria
47–31Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4] Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2023 Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Bulgaria [5]
Flag of Cuba.svg
Cuba
28–18Flag of Cyprus.svg
Cyprus
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Bulgaria
47–18Flag of India.svg
India

Medal count

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 2002
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1102
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1001
4Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 0101
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0101
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0101
7Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0022
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 0022
Totals (8 entries)44412

Participation details

Team Flag of Kosovo.svg
2015
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
2017
Flag of Georgia.svg
2019
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
2023
Total
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 14th15th2
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 15th14th8th3
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 16th16th2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12th6th2
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 10th10th12th3
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11th5th3rd3rd4
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 7th1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 10th6th6th3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 8th1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 2nd1st2
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 4th2nd2
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 5th1
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1st1st2
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 8th1st2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 9th11th4th5th4
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 10th1
Flag of India.svg  India 9th4th2
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 13th12th11th3
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 3rd3rd2
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2nd1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 7th1
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 8th13th12th11th4
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 6th9th9th3
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7th7th2
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2nd1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5th1
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4th1
Total16161212

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