The Great Britain men's national handball team is the national handball team of

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and is controlled by the

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which is jointly operated by the England Handball Association and the

Scottish Handball Association The Scottish Handball Association is the governing body for non-International Handball Federation related matters of team handball in Scotland while the British Handball Association has governance over matters relating to the International Hand ...

. Formed in 1969, the team took part in international competitions from 1972 to 2003. The team was reformed in order to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, for which it automatically qualified for as the host.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

World Championships

European Championships

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

* 2015 – 9th place *

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– 11th place *

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– 4th place *

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– 5th place

Team

Previous squads

The British Men's team took part in the 1984 World Championships Group C in Italy. The team finished 10th out of 12. Source A squad from 1989 Source A squad from 2003 Source:

Squad for 2012 Olympic Games

Squad for the 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championships in Kosovo

Data source

Previous coaches

Current

In the 2008–09 season, all the team players were signed with clubs on the European continent, with the exception of

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, who played in Egypt. A special arrangement with insolvent German

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side TUSEM Essen provided the side with a number of players after most first-team players had left the club. To further the development of its players, it also operated the British Handball Development academy in

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Results

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External links

Official websiteIHF profile

References

{{National sports teams of the United Kingdom Men's national handball teams Handball in the United Kingdom Handball