Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.
The France national handball team is supervised by the French Handball Federation, and represents France in international matches. It is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice, and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of eleven medals at the World Men's Handball Championship. With a total of five medals, including three gold in 2008, 2012 and 2021, France is also the most successful Handball team at the Summer Olympics. As of January 2024, they are the defending Olympic and European Champions.
Valter Matošević is a former Croatian team handball player who was at the goalkeeper position. He played for professional teams in Croatia, Germany, Spain, Denmark and Italy. He is current handball coach.
Slavica Đukić is a former Yugoslav/Austrian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Andreas Thiel is a former German handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Wieland Schmidt is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Zdenko Zorko is a Croatian former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia.
Abas Arslanagić is a Bosnian former handball player and coach who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Andrzej Szymczak was a Polish handball player who competed in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Konstantynów Łódzki.
Hannelore Zober is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Klaus Kater is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Kay Sloth Friis Jørgensen is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1979 he was the first player to reach 200 matches for the Danish men's national team.
Béla Bartalos is a Hungarian former handball goalkeeper who competed on three Olympic Games and as many World Championships.
Oh Yong-Ran, also spelled as Oh Yeong-Ran, is a South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Hans-Jürgen Bode was a West German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Uwe Rathjen was a West German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Mats Åke Olsson is a Swedish retired handball goalkeeper, who is currently goalkeeping coach for Norway women's national handball team and Elverum Håndball. He was born in Malmö.
Tatyana Dshandshgava, néeShalimova is a Kazakhstani and Russian former handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics, for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and for Austria in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Reiner Frieske is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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.
