The 2000 EHF

European Women's Handball Championship The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifyin ...

was held in

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from 8 to 17 December. It was won by

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by beating

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32–30 after extra time in the final match.

Venues

The teams of the tournament were divided into two groups. The matches of Group A took place in the city of

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, while Group B games and the final round were played in the capital city,

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Qualification

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

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

Bracket

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Final ranking and statistics

Top goalscorers

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Top goalkeepers

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All Star Team

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Hand mag
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References

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Women's handball in Romania

December 2000 sports events in Europe Women's sport in Bucharest