The 2001

World Men's Handball Championship The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938. In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France is the most successful team with six titl ...

took place in France from 23 January to 4 February 2001. It was the 17th edition of the World Championship in

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

and the hosts won the championship.

Qualification

First round

The first four teams of each group qualify for the round of 16.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

;Championship bracket ;5th place bracket

Round of 16

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Places 9th to 16th

For places 9–16 the criteria was the number of points gained against the teams ranked first to fourth in the preliminary round in their group.

Quarterfinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

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Awards

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

Medalists

References

External links

XVII Men's World Championship
at IHF.info {{World Handball Championship World Handball Championship tournaments W H H January 2001 sports events in Europe February 2001 sports events in Europe