Spain men's national handball team explained

Spain
Badge:Flag of Spain.svg
Badge Size:190px
Nickname:Hispanos
Association:Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Coach:Jordi Ribera
Assistant Coach:Juan Caamaño
César Montes
Ignacio Torrescusa
Captain:Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas
Most Caps:Raúl Entrerríos (294)
Most Goals:Juanín García (822)
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Summer Olympics Apps:12
Summer Olympics First:1972
Summer Olympics Best: 3rd (1996, 2000, 2008, 2020, 2024)
World Cup Apps:22
World Cup First:1958
World Cup Best: 1st (2005, 2013)
Regional Name:European Handball Championship
Regional Cup Apps:16
Regional Cup First:1994
Regional Cup Best: 1st (2018, 2020)

The Spain national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won two World Championships and two European Championships. They also have won medals in the three main international competitions: nine at European Championships, five at World Championships and five at Olympic Games (1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris).

Honours

Competition Total
Olympic Games0 0 5 5
World Championship2 0 3 5
European Championship2 5 2 9
Total 4 5 10 19

Competitive record

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  

Olympic Games

GamesRoundPosition
1936 Berlindid not enter
Not held from 1948 to 1968
1972 MunichMatch for 15th place15th of 1651048289−7
1976 Montrealdid not qualify
1980 MoscowMatch for 5th place5th of 126312126129−3
1984 Los AngelesMatch for 7th place8th of 126204122124−2
1988 SeoulMatch for 9th place9th of 126303122121+1
align=left style="border: 3px solid red" 1992 BarcelonaMatch for 5th place5th of 126402133119+14
1996 AtlantaThird place3rd of 127502161147+14
2000 SydneyThird place3rd of 128503222206+16
2004 AthensMatch for 7th place7th of 128503242222+20
2008 BeijingThird place3rd of 128503246234+12
2012 LondonQuarter-finals7th of 126303162149+13
2016 Rio de Janeirodid not qualify
2020 TokyoThird place3rd of 128602245233+12
2024 ParisThird place3rd of 128503227223+4
2028 Los AngelesTBD
2032 Brisbane
Total12/150 Titles82471342,0901,996+94

World Championship

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did not enter
1954
12th 3 1 0 2
did not enter
1964
1967
1970
13th 3 1 0 2
10th 3 1 0 2
8th 6 3 1 2
5th 6 2 2 2
5th 6 4 0 2
5th 6 3 1 2
11th 6 4 0 2
7th 7 5 1 1
4th 9 7 0 2
5th 9 7 0 2
4th 9 7 0 2
10 8 1 1
7th 10 6 0 4
13th 9 6 0 3
10 8 1 1
9 8 0 1
4th 9 7 0 2
5th 7 6 0 1
7th 9 6 0 3
9 7 1 1
9 7 0 2
Qualified
TBD
/ 2029
// 2031
Total23/29164114842

European Championship

Final tournamentQualification
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5th 6 4 0 2 142126 1st 8 7 0 1
7 5 0 2 173 162 Directly qualified
7 5 1 1 187150 2nd 6 3 1 2
7 5 0 2 173 166 2 2 0 0
7th 7 4 1 2 186 173 Directly qualified
10th 6 2 0 4 166 170 2 2 0 0
8 6 1 1 258 227 2 1 1 0
9th 6 3 0 3180 169 Directly qualified
6th 7 4 1 2 213 192 1st 8 7 0 1
4th 8 5 1 2 2242132nd 6 4 0 2
8 6 0 2 239218 1st 6 6 0 0
8 5 1 2 209 207 1st 6 5 0 1
8 6 0 2 225 189 1st 6 6 0 0
9 8 1 0 278226 Directly qualified
20229 7 0 2 249 232 Directly qualified
202413th 3 1 1 1 98 96 Directly qualified
TBD TBD
2028Qualified as co-host Qualified as co-host
Total16/181147683032002916

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Individual records

Most capped players

PlayerMatches
1 294
2 280
3 260
4 259
5 245
6 243
7 240
8 237
9 233
10 231
Last updated: 25 July 2024

Top scorers

PlayerGoals
1 822
2 753
3 726
4 701
5 681
6 656
7 622
8 599
9 593
10 570
Last updated: 25 July 2024

Youth teams

U-21

U-19

U-20

U-18

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