Greece men's national handball team explained

Greece
Badge:Flag of Greece.svg
Badge Size:170px
Association:Hellenic Handball Federation
Coach:Georgios Zaravinas
Assistant Coach:Georgios Mastorogiannis
Most Caps:Georgios Chalkidis (220)
Most Goals:Savvas Karypidis (930)
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Summer Olympics Apps:1
Summer Olympics First:2004
Summer Olympics Best:6th (2004)
World Cup Apps:1
World Cup First:2005
World Cup Best:6th (2005)
Regional Name:European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:1
Regional Cup First:2024
Regional Cup Best:23rd (2024)

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 will take part in the EHF Euro for the first time in 2024.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic record
GamesRoundPosition
1936 Berlindid not qualify
Not held from 1948 to 1968
1972 Munichdid not qualify
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
align=left style="border: 3px solid red" 2004 AthensQuarter-finals6th place8305188220
2008 Beijingdid not qualify
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo
2024 Paris
Total1/148305188220

World Championships

World Championship record
YearRoundPosition
1938did not qualify
1954
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005Quarter-finals6th place9414245246
2007did not qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
/ 2019
2021
/ 2023
// 2025
2027to be determined
/ 2029
// 2031
Total1/329414245246

European Championships

European Championship record
YearRoundPosition
1994did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024Preliminary round 23rd 3 0 0 3 72 100
2026To be determined
2028
Total1/18300372100

Current squad

The squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[1] [2]

Head coach: Georgios Zaravinas

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: H αποστολή της Εθνικής Ανδρών για το EURO 2024. 8 January 2024. handball.org.gr. 8 January 2024. el.
  2. Web site: Team roster: Greece. res.ehf.eu. 12 January 2024. 12 January 2024.