The Greece national handball team is the national

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 ...

team of

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

and is controlled by the

Hellenic Handball Federation The Hellenic Handball Federation (OXE) ('' el, Ομοσπονδία Χειροσφαιρίσεως Ελλάδος'') is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Greece, Hellenic Republic (Greece). Founded in 1979, OXE is affiliated to ...

. Greece has a long tradition in handball. First of all, Greece made it to the handball 2005 World Cup and the 2004 Olympics where they beat Brazil, Korea and won against Egypt in a close game. In the Olympics they lost to eventual champions Croatia, and finished sixth in the tournament. In the World Cup they finished in the sixth position as well. Grecce will take part in the EHF Euro for the very first time in 2024.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

World Championships

European Championships

Current squad

Greek squad at the 2023 World Championship Qualification

External links

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IHF profile
Men's national handball teams Handball in Greece

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 ...

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