Spain men's national handball team explained
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
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games
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 |
Total | 23/29 | 164 | 114 | 8 | 42 | |
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European Championship
Final tournament | | Qualification |
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| 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 126 | 1st | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 162 | Directly qualified |
| | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 150 | 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 | 3 | 180 | 169 | Directly qualified |
| 6th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 192 | 1st | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 213 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 218 | 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 | 278 | 226 | Directly qualified |
2022 | | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 249 | 232 | Directly qualified |
2024 | 13th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 96 | Directly qualified |
| TBD | TBD |
2028 | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host |
Total | 16/18 | 114 | 76 | 8 | 30 | 3200 | 2916 | | |
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Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Individual records
- Bold denotes players still playing international handball.
Most capped players
| Player | Matches |
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1 | | 294 |
2 | | 280 |
3 | | 260 |
4 | | 259 |
5 | | 245 |
6 | | 243 |
7 | | 240 |
8 | | 237 |
9 | | 233 |
10 | | 231 | |
Last updated: 25 July 2024Top scorers
| Player | Goals |
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1 | | 822 |
2 | | 753 |
3 | | 726 |
4 | | 701 |
5 | | 681 |
6 | | 656 |
7 | | 622 |
8 | | 599 |
9 | | 593 |
10 | | 570 | |
Last updated: 25 July 2024Youth teams
U-21
- Runner-up: 1987, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2013
U-19
U-20
U-18
- Third place: 1992, 2014, 2021
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