The 1994 European Men's Handball Championship was the inaugural edition of the tournament, held in Portugal from 3 to 12 June 1994, in the cities of

Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...

and

Almada Almada () is a city and a municipality in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon. The two cities are connected by the 25 de Abril Bridge. The population of the municipality in 20 ...

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won the tournament after defeating

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in the final, while

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

finished third.

Teams

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

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Top player awards

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: * Top Scorer : , 50 goals

All Star Team

* Goalkeeper: * Right wing: * Right back: * Centre back: * Left back: * Left wing: * Pivot: Source: .

References

* * {{Portal bar, Portugal, Sports H European Men's Handball Championship Handball Championship International handball competitions hosted by Portugal European Men's Handball Championship Sport in Almada Sports competitions in Porto 20th century in Porto