IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship

For the women's tournament, see IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship.

IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship

Upcoming season or competition: 2025 IHF Men's U19 Handball World Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	2005
Founder	International Handball Federation
First season	2005
No. of teams	32
Continents	5
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		Serbia and Montenegro	39–23	South Korea		Croatia	32–31	Denmark
2007 Details	Bahrain		Denmark	27–26	Croatia		Sweden	34–27	Argentina
2009 Details	Tunisia		Croatia	40–35	Iceland		Sweden	30–27	Tunisia
2011 Details	Argentina		Denmark	24–22	Spain		Sweden	28–24	France
2013 Details	Hungary		Denmark	32–26	Croatia		Germany	29–23	Spain
2015 Details	Russia		France	33–26	Slovenia		Iceland	26–22	Spain
2017 Details	Georgia		France	28–25	Spain		Denmark	30–29	Croatia
2019 Details	North Macedonia		Egypt	32–28	Germany		Denmark	35–27	Portugal
2021 Details	Greece		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [1]				Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023 Details	Croatia		Spain	28–23	Denmark		Croatia	39–37	Egypt
2025 Details	Egypt

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark	3	1	2	6
2	France	2	0	0	2
3	Croatia	1	2	2	5
4	Spain	1	2	0	3
5	Egypt	1	0	0	1
	Serbia and Montenegro	1	0	0	1
7	Germany	0	1	1	2
	Iceland	0	1	1	2
9	Slovenia	0	1	0	1
	South Korea	0	1	0	1
11	Sweden	0	0	3	3
Totals (11 entries)		9	9	9	27

Participating nations

Nation	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2023	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
Kosovo										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

1. "Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting". ihf.info. 22 February 2021.

External links

• ihf.info