The 2005
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 ...
was the 19th
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 ...
World Championship. It was played in
Tunisia
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from 23 January to 6 February 2005.
The winner of the gold medal was
Spain
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Croatia
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took silver and
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
won the bronze.
Venues
Qualification
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main round
Group I
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Group II
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Placement matches
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Final round
Bracket
Semifinals
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Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
All Star Team
* MVP:
Ivano Balić
Ivano Balić (; born 1 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently working as assistant coach of the Croatia national handball team. He was voted five times in a row as the most valuable player in major internati ...
* Goalkeeper:
Arpad Šterbik
* Left wing:
Eduard Koksharov
Eduard Aleksandrovich Koksharov (russian: link=no, Эдуард Александрович Кокшаров, born 4 November 1975) is a Russian handball player and coach of the Russian national team.
He played as a left winger. He retired from ...
* Left back:
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* Centre back:
Ivano Balić
Ivano Balić (; born 1 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently working as assistant coach of the Croatia national handball team. He was voted five times in a row as the most valuable player in major internati ...
* Right back:
Mateo Garralda
Mateo Jesús Garralda Larumbe (born 1 December 1969) is a Spanish retired handballer and the current head coach of the Chilean national team.
He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and ...
* Right wing:
Mirza Džomba
Mirza Džomba (born 28 February 1977) is a Croatian former professional handball player, World champion in 2003 and Olympic champion in 2004.
He played for RK Zamet, Badel 1862 Zagreb, Fotex Veszprém, BM Ciudad Real and Vive Targi Kielce ...
* Pivot:
David Juříček
Top goalscorers
Source
IHF
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Top goalkeepers
Source
IHF
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See also
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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 ...
References
Men's WC 2005 in Tunisia, at IHF
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January 2005 sports events in Africa
February 2005 sports events in Africa
Sports competitions in Radès
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Sports competitions in Tunis
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