2000 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
The 2000 European Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held in Croatia from 21 to 30 January 2000, in the cities of Zagreb and Rijeka. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Spain finished third.
Qualification.
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. "Italic" indicates host for that year.
Venues.
Two Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2000 Championship:
Preliminary round.
"All times are local (UTC+1)."
Ranking and statistics.
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Shooting statistics.
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References.
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