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The 2000 European Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held in
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from 21 to 30 January 2000, in the cities of
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and
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.
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won the tournament after defeating
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in the final, while
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finished third.


Qualification

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.


Venues

Two Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2000 Championship:


Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Placement matches


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


All-Star Team

Source
EHF
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Top goalscorers

Source
EHF
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Top goalkeepers

''(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)'' Source
EHF
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Shooting statistics

2003 research of Croatian kinesiologists on the efficiency of the shooting at the Championship summarized:


References


Sources

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External links


Results
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