IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship | |
Upcoming Season: | 2025 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship |
Sport: | Handball |
Founded: | 1977 |
Founder: | International Handball Federation |
Inaugural: | 1977 |
Teams: | 32 |
Continents: | 6 |
Champion: | (3rd title) |
The IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Men's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for men's national handball teams of under-21 years category. It is being organized by the International Handball Federation since 1977. It takes place every two years in odd years.
Year | Host Country | width=1% rowspan=27 bgcolor=ffffff | Gold medal game | width=1% rowspan=27 bgcolor=ffffff | Bronze medal game | ||||||
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width=15% | Gold | width=8% | Score | width=15% | Silver | width=15% | Bronze | width=8% | Score | width=15% | Fourth place |
1977 Details | Sweden | 24–10 | 24–21 | ||||||||
1979 Details | Denmark/Sweden | 30–25 | 25–20 | ||||||||
1981 Details | Portugal | 28–21 | 32–26 | ||||||||
1983 Details | Finland | 32–17 | 31–28 | ||||||||
1985 Details | Italy | 32–27 | 23–22 | ||||||||
1987 Details | Yugoslavia | 28–26 | 34–18 | ||||||||
1989 Details | Spain | 23–17 | 23–22 | ||||||||
1991 Details | Greece | 27–16 | 27–25 | ||||||||
1993 Details | Egypt | 22–19 | 21–20 | ||||||||
1995 Details | Argentina | 29–28 OT | 24–23 | ||||||||
1997 Details | Turkey | 29–23 | 28–24 | ||||||||
1999 Details | Qatar | 26–22 OT | 32–31 OT | ||||||||
2001 Details | Switzerland | 31–27 | 37–26 | ||||||||
2003 Details | Brazil | 36–34 OT | 35–33 | ||||||||
2005 Details | Hungary | 40–35 | 28–27 | ||||||||
2007 Details | Macedonia | 31–29 | 27–26 | ||||||||
2009 Details | Egypt | 32–24 | 35–24 | ||||||||
2011 Details | Greece | 27–18 | 24–18 | ||||||||
2013 Details | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28–23 | 32–27 | ||||||||
2015 Details | Brazil | 26–24 | 35–34 OT | ||||||||
2017 Details | Algeria | 39–38 OT | 23–22 | ||||||||
2019 Details | Spain | 28–23 | 37–27 | ||||||||
2021 Details | Hungary | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||
2023 Details | Germany/Greece | 30–23 | 27–23 | ||||||||
2025 Details | Poland |
°Sourse[2]
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12th | 14th | 13th | 12th | 18th | 19th | 14th | 24th | 20th | 14th | 22nd | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19th | 21st | 21st | 26th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th | 17th | 20th | 16th | 11th | 13th | 6th | 20th | 16th | 13th | 13th | 21st | 25th | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
24th | WD | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14th | 15th | 11th | 14th | 19th | Q | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17th | 17th | 13th | Q | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14th | 13th | 15th | 6th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23rd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th | 17th | 16th | 13th | 11th | 8th | 16th | 16th | 9th | 11th | 6th | 10th | 18th | 12th | 16th | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
18th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20th | 20th | 21st | 23rd | 23rd | 23rd | 20th | 29th | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21st | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19th | 22nd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31st | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th | 11th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 10th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 8th | Q | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th | 13th | 10th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 11th | 13th | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 7th | 9th | 7th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 9th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 6th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 13th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | 5th | Q | 23 | ||
9th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 13th | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13th | 15th | 15th | 13th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 8th | 10th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 4th | 17th | 3rd | 10th | 19 | ||||||||||||||
12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th | 7th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th | 8th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12th | 9th | 8th | 14th | 8th | 6th | 11th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 14th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 11th | Q | 20 | ||||||||||||
9th | 11th | 7th | 5th | 13th | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 11th | 3rd | 4th | 9th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Q | 15 | |||||||||||||||
14th | 16th | 13th | 18th | 8th | 16th | 15th | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18th | 32nd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WD | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 6th | 7th | 10th | 10th | 6th | 16th | 4th | 15th | 3rd | 17th | 12th | 5th | 15th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Q | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
7th | 6th | 8th | 16th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 13th | 12th | 14th | 3rd | Q | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
17th | 12th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17th | 15th | 14th | 10th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17th | 12th | 16th | 12th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19th | 16th | 11th | 18th | 18th | 19th | Q | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23rd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th | 12th | 15th | 17th | 19th | 18th | 12th | 23rd | 20th | 24th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24th | 30th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23rd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th | 10th | 6th | Q | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19th | 22nd | 22nd | 23rd | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th | 14th | 13th | 14th | 5th | 19th | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14th | 16th | 19th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18th | 13th | 10th | 7th | 4th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 10th | 15th | 11th | 8th | 18th | Q | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7th | 10th | 10th | 14th | 12th | 12th | 13th | 4th | 10th | 7th | 17th | Q | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18th | 15th | 10th | 3rd | 10th | 15th | 7th | 9th | 14th | 4th | 6th | Q | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13th | 12th | 19th | 12th | 20th | 15th | 19th | 9th | 21st | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th | 5th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 17th | 6th | 8th | Q | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 12th | 7th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 9th | 13th | 17th | 16th | 8th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
22nd | 11th | 20th | 21st | Q | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18th | 10th | 17th | 13th | 4th | Q | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13th | 14th | 14th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10th | 20th | 16th | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 3rd | 8th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 20th | Q | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13th | 14th | 9th | 12th | 15th | 12th | 11th | 19th | 18th | 11th | 19th | 16th | Q | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 10th | 9th | 10th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 9th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | 6th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 7th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 10th | 9th | Q | 23 | |||||
6th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 7th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | 12th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 15th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | 7th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | 15th | 11th | 12th | Q | 23 | |||||
13th | 12th | 11th | 11th | 9th | 15th | 6th | 7th | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DQ | 8th | 9th | 18th | 9th | 17th | 17th | 21st | 3rd | 15th | 12th | 7th | 7th | 14th | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8th | 13th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 17th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WD | 16th | 22nd | 27th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5th | 11th | 9th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 4th | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 21 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 |