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2008 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (8th tournament) was held in Norway from 17 to 27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark men's national handball team, Denmark won the tournament with Croatia men's national handball team, Croatia second and France men's national handball team, France third. Venues Qualification Qualification matches took place in 2007. According to the EHF rules, the host (Norway) and the top six nations from the 2006 European Championship (France, Croatia, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Russia) were automatically qualified. The other nine places were determined after the play-off matches, held in June; nine teams were seeded, after qualifying for the 2006 Championship, while their opponents qualified through the preliminary group stages. Qualified teams Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Draw The draw was held on 22 June 2007 in the TV 2 (Norway ...
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Ivano Balić
Ivano Balić (; born 1 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently working as assistant coach (sport), coach of the Croatia men's national handball team, Croatia national handball team. He was voted five times in a row as the most valuable player in major international competitions, and is one of only four male handball players who received the IHF World Player of the Year award on two occasions (2003, 2006). He was voted the best handball player in history in an online poll organized by the International Handball Federation (IHF). Balić was a 2003 World Men's Handball Championship, 2003 World and Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Olympic champion with Croatia. Early life Born in Split, Croatia, Split, Ivano was the only child of handball players, mother Stjepanka and father Žarko Balić. After the first three months of his birth, Balić moved with his parents to Italy because of his father's professional career. During his time in Ital ...
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Trondheim Spektrum
Trondheim Spektrum (formerly Nidarøhallen) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Trondheim, Norway. It is located on the peninsula of Øya next to the Nidelven river. It is the home arena for women's handball team Byåsen HE. A new arena was completed in 2019 and replaced the largest multi-use hall in the same location. The eight former halls originally went by the name Nidarøhallen. Next to the halls is the athletics facility Øya stadion and the Trondhjems Tennis Club (TTK) with four outdoor clay courts and indoor tennis hall. History Old building The original halls were built in three stages. Halls A and B were designed by architects Pran & Torgersen and were opened in 1963. Further halls was added in 1971 (hall C) and 1980 (hall G), this was followed by stage 3 (halls D and E/H) in 1988 which was designed by Lien & Risan architectural office. The eighth (hall F) was added in 2000. to Old Trondheim Spectrum had a floor area of 15,000 m² spread over eight multi-use halls. T ...
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European Handball Federation
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. History EHF was founded on 17 November 1991 in Berlin, Germany, although the first EHF Congress convened on 5 June 1992 and assigned EHF's headquarters to Vienna, Austria from 1 September that year. In 2012 the EHF Office celebrated 20 years since it first opened its doors. In the subsequent years, the number of member countries has expanded from the initial 29 to its current number of 50, after Kosovo was granted full membership at the EHF Congress in Dublin, Ireland in September 2014. The EHF represents its members in the development of the sport both in terms of grassroots talent, as well as commercial growth. EHF-organised events such as the Men's and Women's European Handball Championships and the EHF Champions League repre ...
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Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ...
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TV 2 (Norway)
TV 2 (''TV to'') is a Norwegian terrestrial television channel. Its headquarters are located in Bergen. TV 2 began test broadcasting on 13 November 1991, and a year later, it was officially launched on 5 September 1992, becoming Norway's first commercial free-to-air television channel. In 1992, TV 2 A/S was admitted as full active member of the European Broadcasting Union. As is common with television (and cinema) in Norway, most foreign-language shows and segments of local programmes with foreign language dialogues (e.g. interviews with foreigners) are subtitled in Norwegian, not dubbed (with a notable exception being children's programmes). Since 2012, TV 2 is owned by one of its co-founders, the Danish media company Egmont Group. History In 1990, the Storting opened the way for an advertising-financed alternative to NRK to be established. The license was announced on 31 January 1991, with the requirement that no owner could own more than 20 per cent of the shares in the ch ...
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2004 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2004 Men's European Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place from 22 January to 1 February 2004 in Slovenia in the cities of Ljubljana, Celje, Velenje and Koper. Venues Qualification :1 Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. :2 as FR Yugoslavia Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+1 UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in: *Central European Time *West Africa Time *Western European Summer Time ** B ...).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Main round Group I ---- ---- Group II ---- ---- Final round Bracket Semifinals ---- Seventh place game Fifth place game Third place game Final Ranking and statistics Final ranking All-Star Team SourceEHF/smal ...
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2002 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2002 Men's European Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place from 25 January to 3 February 2002 in Sweden. Qualification Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Venues Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Main round Points gained in the preliminary round against teams that also qualified, were carried over. Group I ---- ---- Group II ---- ---- Placement games Eleventh place game Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Final round Bracket Semifinals ---- Third place game Final Ranking and statistics Final ranking All-Star Team SourceEHF/small> Top goalscorers SourceEHF/small> Top goalkeepers ''(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)'' SourceEHF ...
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1998 European Men's Handball Championship
The 1998 European Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the tournament and held in Italy from 29 May to 7 June 1998, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Germany finished third. Qualification Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Venues Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Placement games Eleventh place game Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Knockout stage Bracket Semifinals ---- Third place game Final Final ranking All-S ...
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1996 European Men's Handball Championship
The 1996 European Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the tournament and held in Spain from 24 May to 2 June 1996, in the cities of Ciudad Real and Seville. Russia won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Yugoslavia finished third. Teams Venues Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+2).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Placement games Eleventh place game Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Knockout stage Bracket Semifinals ---- Third place game Final Ranking and Statistics Final ranking References * * {{European Handball Championship E Hand European Men's Handball Championship 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The ...
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1994 European Men's Handball Championship
The 1994 European Men's Handball Championship was the inaugural edition of the tournament, held in Portugal from 3 to 12 June 1994, in the cities of Porto and Almada. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Croatia finished third. Teams Venues Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Placement games Eleventh place game Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Knockout stage Bracket Semifinals ---- Third place game Final Ranking and statistics Final ranking Top player awards * Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...: * Top Scorer : , 50 goals ...
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2006 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2006 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the seventh tournamentof the tournament and held in Switzerland from 26 January to 5 February 2006, in the cities of Basel, Berne, Lucerne, St. Gallen and Zürich. France won the tournament, going through unbeaten after an early defeat to Spain. France's defence conceded the fewest goals per game in the entire tournament, with 192 conceded goals in eight matches. The hosts Switzerland were knocked out at the first group stage, while Denmark finished third and Croatia fourth to qualify directly for the 2007 World Championship, along with France. Qualification Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Preliminary round Group A This group was played in the Kreuzbleichhalle, St. Gallen (capacity: 4,500). Poland qualified first, winning the first match and then drawing the second against Switzerland despite an equaliser with 15 seconds to go from Pascal Jenny, and two hours later they ...
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2000 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2000 European Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held in Croatia from 21 to 30 January 2000, in the cities of Zagreb and Rijeka. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Spain finished third. Qualification Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Venues Two Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2000 Championship: Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Placement matches Eleventh place game Ninth place game Seventh place game Fifth place game Knockout stage Bracket Semifinals ---- Third place game Final Ranking and statistics Final ranking All-Star Team SourceEHF/small> Top goalscorers SourceEHF/small> Top goalkeepers ''(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)'' SourceEHF/ ...
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