The 1998 European Men's Handball Championship was the third edition of the tournament and held in Italy from 29 May to 7 June 1998, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Germany finished third.
Qualification Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament Host 0 (Debut) Defending champion 2 (1994, 1996) Group 1 winner 2 (1994, 1996) Group 1 runner-up 0 (Debut) Group 2 winner 1 (1996) Group 2 runner-up 0 (Debut) Group 3 winner 2 (1994, 1996) Group 3 runner-up 1 (1996) Group 4 winner 2 (1994, 1996) Group 4 runner-up 2 (1994, 1996) Group 5 winner 2 (1994, 1996) Group 5 runner-up 2 (1994, 1996)
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venues CityStadiumCapacity Bolzano PalaOnda 7.200 Merano Meranarena 4.000
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Placement games Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Knockout stage Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
All-Star Team Position Player Goalkeeper Right wing Right back Centre back Left back Left wing Pivot Most valuable player Source: EHF
References
External links Official Website (Archived) Results