The 2000 European Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held in Croatia from 21 to 30 January 2000, in the cities of Zagreb and Rijeka. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Spain finished third.
Qualification Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament Host 3 (1994, 1996, 1998) Defending champion 3 (1994, 1996, 1998) Playoff winner 2 (1994, 1996) Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998) Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998) Playoff winner 0 (Debut) Playoff winner 0 (Debut) Playoff winner 1 (1994) Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998) Playoff winner 2 (1994, 1996) Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998) Playoff winner 0 (Debut)
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: Rijeka Zagreb Dvorana MladostiCapacity: 4,000 Dom ŠportovaCapacity: 7,000
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
Group B
Placement matches Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Knockout stage Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2000 Men's European Champions SwedenThird Title
All-Star Team Position Player Goalkeeper Right wing Right back Centre back Left back Left wing Pivot Most valuable player Source: EHF
Top goalscorers Rank Name Team Goals Shots % 1 Oleg Velyky 46 96 48 2 Valdimar Grímsson 41 56 733 Patrick Cazal 40 82 49Magnus Wislander 54 74 5 Carlos Resende 38 77 49 6 Stefan Lövgren 33 54 617 Rafael Guijosa 32 49 65Aleš Pajovič 63 519 Bertrand Gille 30 46 65Jackson Richardson 48 62 Source: EHF
Top goalkeepers (minimum 20% of total shots received by team) Rank Name Team % Saves Shots 1 Tomas Svensson 43 52 122 2 David Barrufet 40 87 2153 Henning Fritz 39 22 57Peter Gentzel 54 137 5 Venio Losert 38 48 128Bruno Martini 55 1437 Mirko Bašić 37 27 73Jan Holpert 38 1049 Kasper Hvidt 35 44 124Frode Scheie 38 108 Source: EHF
Shooting statistics 2003 research of Croatian kinesiologists on the efficiency of the shooting at the Championship summarized:
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