The 1999 World Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the World Championship in team handball. It was held in Egypt, from 1 to 15 June, in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia and Port Said. Sweden won the championship.
Qualification Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 1997 World Championship 16 May–1 June 1997 1 1998 European Championship 29 May – 7 June 1998 4 1998 Pan American Championship 22–29 September 1998 3 1998 African Championship 19–28 October 1998 4 European qualification 24 June – 29 November 1998 6 Asian qualification 4 Oceanian qualification 1
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Final round Bracket
Fifth place bracket
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final standings 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
1999 Men's World Champions SwedenFourth Title
Team roster Peter Gentzel, Magnus Wislander, Ola Lindgren, Henrik Andersson, Stefan Lövgren, Pierre Thorsson, Magnus Andersson, Ljubomir Vranjes, Tomas Svensson, Thomas Sivertsson, Martin Frändesjö, Johan Petersson, Christian Eriksson, Staffan Olsson and Mathias Franzén.Head coach: Bengt Johansson.
All-star Team
Best player: Goalkeeper: Left wing: Left back: Center back: Pivot : Right back: Right wing:
Top goalscorers Rank Name Team Goals Shots % 1 Rolando Uríos 57 85 67.06 2 Rafael Guijosa 50 62 80.65 3 Stefan Lövgren 46 83 55.424 Julio Fis 43 106 40.57József Éles 71 60.566 Stefan Kretzschmar 41 67 61.19Mohamed Madi 69 59.42Nenad Peruničić 73 56.16Yoon Kyung-shin 79 51.90 10 Andrej Golic 38 62 61.29 Source: Egypt99
Top goalkeepers Rank Name Team % 1 Christian Ramota 46.2 2 David Barrufet 44.3 3 Tomas Svensson 42.9 4 Andrey Lavrov 41.1 5 Peter Gentzel 40.8 6 Toufik Hakem 40.5 7 Zoran Đorđić 40.4 8 Søren Haagen 39.3 9 Vladimir Rivero 38.9 10 Christian Gaudin 37.3
Medalists GoldSilver Bronze
References
External links Tournament page from the IHF XVI Men's World Championship at IHF.info