The Greece national handball team is the national handball team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Handball Federation.
Greece has a long tradition in handball. First of all, Greece made it to the handball 2005 World Cup and the 2004 Olympics where they beat Brazil, Korea and won against Egypt in a close game. In the Olympics they lost to eventual champions Croatia, and finished sixth in the tournament. In the World Cup they finished in the sixth position as well. Greece took part in the EHF Euro for the first time in 2024.
Competitive record Olympic Games Olympic recordGamesRoundPosition 1936 Berlindid not qualifyNot held from 1948 to 1968 1972 Munichdid not qualify 1976 Montreal 1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 AthensQuarter-finals6th place8305188220 2008 Beijingdid not qualify 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 2024 ParisTotal1/14–8305188220
World Championships World Championship recordYearRoundPosition 1938 did not qualify 1954 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005Quarter-finals6th place9414245246 2007 did not qualify 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017/ 2019 2021/ 2023// 2025 2027qualified/ 2029to be determined// 2031Total2/32–9414245246
European Championships European Championship recordYearRoundPosition 1994 did not qualify 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Preliminary round 23rd 3 0 0 3 72 100 2026 did not qualify 2028 to be determined 2030 2032Total1/20 300372100
Current squad The squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Georgios Zaravinas
References
External links
IHF profile