2000 European Women's Handball Championship Explained

Tourney Name:EHF European Women's
Handball Championship
Year:2000
Size:55px
Country:Romania
Dates:8–17 December
Num Teams:12
Confederations:1
Count:1
Matches:38
Goals:1927
Top Scorer:
(68 goals)
Previous:1998 European Women's Handball Championship
Next:2002 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2000 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Romania from 8 to 17 December. It was won by Hungary by beating Ukraine 32–30 after extra time in the final match.

Venues

The teams of the tournament were divided into two groups. The matches of Group A took place in the city of Râmnicu Vâlcea, while Group B games and the final round were played in the capital city, Bucharest.

Qualification

Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament
Host 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Defending champion 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Playoff winner 0 (Debut)
Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Playoff winner 0 (Debut)
Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Playoff winner 1 (1998)
Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 1998)
Playoff winner 0 (Debut)

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Squads

See main article: 2000 European Women's Handball Championship squads.

Preliminary round

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

Semifinals

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Final

Final ranking and statistics

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Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoalsShots%
1 68 108 62.96
2 54 105 51.43
3 49 119 41.18
93 52.69
5 42 78 53.85
6 41 94 43.62
7 37 76 48.68
8 35 74 47.30
9 33 70 47.14
10 32 60 53.33
57 56.14
Source: EHF

Top goalkeepers

RankNameTeam%SavesShots
1 41.95 73 174
2 40.46 70 173
3 36.96 68 184
4 35.85 76 212
5 34.26 74 216
6 33.82 69 204
7 32.43 36 111
8 31.78 34 107
9 31.68 32 101
10 30.89 59 191
Source: EHF

All Star Team

Position Player
Goalkeeper
Right wing
Right back
Centre back
Left back
Left wing
Pivot
Source: Hand mag

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