The 1993

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was the 13th handball World Championship. It was held in

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10–20 March.

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won the championship.

Qualification

Teams

*Note: Although the Czech Republic and Slovakia became separate countries in 1993, the countries still competed together in the tournament as the Czechoslovak Handball Federation was not split yet.

Preliminary round

Top 3 from groups A & B plays in group 1 while top 3 from groups C & D plays in group 2 in the main round. The teams carry their results against the other teams to the main round. The last team from each group is eliminated from the championship.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Ranking round

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Main round

The winners of each group face of against each other in the final. The second-place finishers play the game for 3rd position, the third-place finishers play the game for 5th position and so on.

Group 1

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Group 2

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Placement round

11th place match

9th place match

7th place match

5th place match

Bronze final

Final

Final standings

Medal summary

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

External links

IHF Men's World Championships

Dataesport

The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games – Medallists from previous World Championships
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