Sławomir Szmal is a former Polish handball player, who played for the Poland men's national handball team, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, and a medalist in the World Championship. Szmal is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Polish national team.
Karol Bielecki is a former Polish handball player who played for the Polish national team.
Michael Vestergaard Knudsen is a Danish team handball player. He is a European Champion, having won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. He received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, where he was voted into the All-star-team. In 2011 he won a silver medal at the world championships, with Denmark losing to France in what was described as "the most thrilling World Championships final since decades".
Niklas Landin Jacobsen is a Danish handballer for Aalborg Håndbold and the Denmark national team.
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish professional handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
Krzysztof Lijewski is a Polish former handball player. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia and at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 5th and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 4th.
Michał Jurecki is a Polish handball player for KS Azoty-Puławy.
Piotr Wyszomirski is a Polish handball player for Grundfos Tatabánya KC and the Poland men's national handball team.
The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of the World Men's Handball Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF). The final tournament was held for the first time in Qatar, from 15 January to 1 February 2015. The Qatari bid was selected over those of Norway, Poland and France after a vote by the IHF Council on 27 January 2011, in Malmö, Sweden. This was the third time that the World Championship was hosted in the Middle East And North Africa, after Egypt in 1999 and Tunisia in 2005.
René Toft Hansen is a Danish professional handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold and the Denmark national team. His brother Henrik also plays handball for Denmark national team.
Cristian Ugalde García is a Spanish professional handball player for Tatabánya KC and the Spain national team.
Kamil Syprzak is a Polish professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Polish national team.
Piotr Grabarczyk is a former Polish handball player who played for the Polish national team.
The handball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 21 August at the Future Arena in the Barra Olympic Park. The tournaments were won by Denmark in the men's competition and Russia for the women's tournament. The French teams for both competitions finished with the silver medal, and the bronze went to Germany and Norway, respectively.
Przemysław Krajewski is a Polish handball player for Wisła Płock and the Polish national team.
Michał Szyba is a Polish handball player for KS Azoty-Puławy and the Poland men's national handball team.
Piotr Chrapkowski is a Polish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Polish national team.
Michał Daszek is a Polish handball player for Wisła Płock and the Polish national team.
Jim Gottfridsson is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Swedish national team.
Hampus Wanne is a Swedish professional handballer for FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team.
