The European Men's U-20 Handball Championship is the official competition for junior men's national handball teams of Europe, held by the European Handball Federation every two years.
In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Junior World Handball Championship.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Denmark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  FR Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Portugal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 nations) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
| Nation |  1996 |  1998 |  2000 | 2002 |  2004 | 2006 | 2008 |  2010 |  2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | Total |
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| Austria | - | 10 | - | - | 7 | 13 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Belarus | 10 | - | 2nd | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | 4 |
 Czech Republic | 9 | 8 | - | 8 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Croatia | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | - | 7 | 16 | 11 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| Denmark | 1st | 1st | 4 | 5 | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
 Estonia | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 3 |
 Faroe Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 |
 Finland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| France | 4 | 11 | - | - | 10 | 10 | 3rd | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3rd | 2nd | 6 | 11 |
| Germany | - | - | - | - | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4 | 7 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 7 | 9 |
| Greece | 12 | 7 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Hungary | - | 3rd | 6 | - | 4 | - | 10 | - | - | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 |
 Iceland | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 8 | 11 | - | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
 Israel | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 15 | - | 13 | - | 4 |
 Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| Latvia | - | - | 11 | - | 16 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
 Lithuania | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Montenegro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 |
 Netherlands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 1 |
 North Macedonia | - | - | 9 | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 15 | - | - | 5 |
 Norway | - | 9 | 10 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 |
| Poland | - | - | 7 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 12 | - | 12 | - | 8 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
| Portugal | 7 | - | - | 10 | 8 | - | 7 | 2nd | 5 | - | - | 4 | 2nd | 8 |
| Romania | 8 | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 13 | - | - | - | 14 | - | 6 |
| Russia | 3rd | - | - | 7 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 16 | 15 | - | 7 |
| Serbia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3rd | 7 |
| Slovakia | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 15 | 12 | - | 13 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Slovenia | - | - | 5 | 2nd | 3rd | 8 | 13 | 3rd | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 1st | 9 | 11 |
| Spain | 2nd | 4 | 3rd | - | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 5 | 1st | 12 |
| Sweden | 11 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 2nd | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2nd | 13 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
 Switzerland | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | 8 | 12 | 9 | - | - | 4 |
| Turkey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Ukraine | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 6 | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | - | 4 | - | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
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