The Czech Republic national handball team is the national

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team of the

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. It was most successful in the mid-1990s, with sixth place at the 1996 European Championship and a win over the later runners-up

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at the 1995 World Championship, but the team have failed to qualify for major championships on several occasions since. Before the Czech Republic became independent in 1993, the

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national team won five

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medals between 1954 and 1967, and qualified for every World Championship between 1954 and 1993. However, the Czech federation were admitted in time to attempt to qualify for the first European Championship in

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. They were eliminated by another new nation,

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, after losing on the away goals rule.

Results

World Championship

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European Championship

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship. Head coach: Xavi Sabaté

Notable former players

* Jan Filip * Martin Galia * Filip Jícha * * Daniel Kubeš * * Petr Štochl

Player statistics

References

External links

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IHF profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Czech Republic National Handball Team Men's national handball teams Handball in the Czech Republic

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...