The 1998 European Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the tournament and held in
Italy
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from 29 May to 7 June 1998, in the cities of
Meran
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and
Bolzano
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.
Sweden
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won the tournament after defeating
Spain
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in the final, while
Germany
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finished third.
Qualification
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.
Venues
Preliminary round
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Group A
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Group B
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Placement games
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semifinals
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Third place game
Final
Final ranking
All-Star Team
Source
EHF
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References
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External links
Official Website(Archived)
Results
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Sport in Bolzano
Merano