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 Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

and

Almada Almada () is a city and a municipality in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon. The two cities are connected by the 25 de Abril Bridge. The population in 2011 was 174,030, in a ...

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won the tournament after defeating

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in the final, while

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finished third.

Teams

Venues

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Placement games

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Top player awards

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: * Top Scorer : , 50 goals

All Star Team

* Goalkeeper: * Right wing: * Right back: * Centre back: * Left back: * Left wing: * Pivot: Source: .

References

* * {{European Handball Championship H European Men's Handball Championship Handball Championship International handball competitions hosted by Portugal June 1994 sports events in Europe Sport in Almada Sports competitions in Porto 20th century in Porto