| HANDBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIV |
| Year | Gold | Final | Silver | Bronze | 4. | | Men 2005 | Spain | 40-34 | Croatia | France | Tunisia | | Men 2003 | Croatia | 34-31 | Germany | France | Spain | | Men 2001 | France | 28-25 | Sweden | Jugoslavia | Egypt | | Men 1999 | Sweden | 25-24 | Russia | Jugoslavia | Spain | | Men 1997 | Russia | 23-21 | Sweden | France | Hungary | | Men 1995 | France | 23-19 | Croatia | Sweden | Germany | | Men 1993 | Russia | 28-19 | France | Sweden | Switzerland | | Men 1990 | Sweden | 27-23 | Soviet Union | Romania | Jugoslavia | | Men 1986 | Jugoslavia | 24-22 | Hungary | East Germany | Sweden | | Men 1982 | Soviet Union | 30-27 | Jugoslavia | Poland | Denmark | | Men 1978 | Germany | 20-19 | Soviet Union | East Germany | Denmark | | Men 1974 | Romania | 14-12 | East Germany | Jugoslavia | Poland | | Men 1970 | Romania | 13-12 | East Germany | Jugoslavia | Denmark | | Men 1967 | Chechoslovakia | 14-11 | Denmark | Romania | Soviet Union | | Men 1964 | Romania | 25-22 | Sweden | Chechoslovakia | Germany | | Men 1961 | Romania | 9-8 | Chechoslovakia | Sweden | Germany | | Men 1958 | Sweden | 22-12 | Chechoslovakia | Germany | Denmark | | Men 1954 | Sweden | 17-14 | Germany | Chechoslovakia | Switzerland | | Men 1938 | Germany | group | Austria | Sweden | Denmark |
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| Year | Gold | Final | Silver | Bronze | 4. | | Women 2005 | | | | | & | | Women 2003 | France | 32-29 | Hungary | South Korea | Ukraine | | Women 2001 | Russia | 30-25 | Norway | Jugoslavia | Denmark | | Women 1999 | Norway | 25-24 | France | Austria | Romania | | Women 1997 | Denmark | 33-22 | Norway | Germany | Russia | | Women 1995 | South Korea | 25-20 | Hungary | Denmark | Norway | | Women 1993 | Germany | 22-21 | Denmark | Norway | Romania | | Women 1990 | Soviet Union | 24-22 | Jugoslavia | East Germany | West Germany | | Women 1986 | Soviet Union | 30-22 | Checkoslovakia | Norway | East Germany | | Women 1982 | Soviet Union | group | Hungary | Jugoslavia | East Germany | | Women 1978 | East Germany | group | Soviet Union | Checkoslovakia | Hungary | | Women 1975 | East Germany | group | Soviet Union | Hungary | Romania | | Women 1973 | Jugoslavia | 16-11 | Romania | Soviet Union | Hungary | | Women 1971 | East Germany | 11-8 | Jugoslavia | Hungary | Romania | | Women 1965 | Hungary | 5-3 | Jugoslavia | West Germany | Checkoslovakia | | Women 1962 | Romania | 8-5 | Denmark | Checkoslovakia | Jugoslavia | | Women 1957 | Checkoslovakia | 7-1 | Hungary | Jugoslavia | West Germany |
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| Ranking Men | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4 | All | | 1. Sweden | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | | 2. Romania | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | | 3. Russia/URSS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | | 4. Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | | 5. France | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | | 6. Chechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | | 7. Croatia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | 8. Jugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | | 9. Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | 10.East Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | | 11.Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | | 12.Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 13.Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 14.Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 15.Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 16.Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 16.Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Ranking Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4 | All | | 1. Russia/URSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | | 2. East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | 3. Hungary | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | | 4. Jugoslavia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | | 5. Norway | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | | 6. Denmark | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | 7. Chechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | 8. Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | | 9. France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | 10.Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | | 11.South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | 12.Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 13.Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Last updated: 21 Nov 2005
