title: Handball at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
text: # Handball at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
  
  The Handball Tournament at the 2005 Mediterranean Games was held in the Infanta Cristina Sports Hall and Vicar Sports Hall from Saturday 25 June to Saturday 2 July 2005 in Almería, Spain.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men details | SpainJulen Aguinagalde David Barrufet Jon Belaustegui David Davis Raúl Entrerríos Julio Fis Rubén Garabaya Juan García Lorenzana Roberto García Demetrio Lozano Viran Morros Mariano Ortega Carlos Prieto Albert Rocas José María Rodríguez José Manuel Sierra | CroatiaDamir Bičanić Nikola Blažičko Denis Buntić Josip Čale Ivan Čupić Zlatko Horvat Tomislav Huljina Krešimir Ivanković Marin Knez Branimir Koloper Mario Obad Vladimir Ostarčević Ivan Pongračić Vjenceslav Somić Ljubo Vukić Drago Vuković | TunisiaMakram Missaoui Selim Hedoui ? Ben Abdallah Mahmoud Gharbi Issam Tej Wissem Hmam Ali Madi Marouen Maggaiz Marouen El Hadj Ahmed Dhaker Seboui Ouissem Bousnina Sahbi Ben Aziza Heykel Megannem Anouar Ayed ... |
  | Women details | SpainMacarena Aguilar Patricia Alonso Verónica Cuadrado Aitziber Elejada Begoña Fernández Soraya García Rocío Guerola Elisabeth López Marta Mangué Carmen Martín Beatriz Morales Noelia Oncina Isabel Ortuño Susana Pareja María Eugenia Sánchez Yolanda Sanromán | Serbia and MontenegroKatarina Bulatović Suzana Ćubela Slađana Đerić Ana Đokić Jelena Erić Dragica Kresoja Marija Lojpur Tatjana Medved Mirjana Milenković Ivana Milošević Jelena Nišavić Svetlana Ognjenović Jelena Popović Marina Rokić Marijana Trbojević Ana Vojčić | CroatiaMaida Arslanagić Maja Čop Dijana Golubić Jelena Grubišić Lidija Horvat Ivana Jelčić Sanela Knezović Maja Kožnjak Svitlana Pasičnik Andrea Penezić Antonela Pensa Nikica Pušić Tihana Šarić Sandra Stojković Miranda Tatari Maja Zebić |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Spain)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 2 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  
  ## Men's tournament
  
  ### Participating teams
  
  * France
  * Croatia
  * Spain
  * Greece
  * Italy
  * Slovenia
  * Serbia & Montenegro
  * Turkey
  * Tunisia
  * Egypt
  
  ### Preliminary round
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 2 |
  | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 0 |
  | 25 June 2005 | Croatia | 24 – 22 | Egypt |
  | 25 June 2005 | | (12–11) | |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 2 |
  | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 0 |
  | 27 June 2005 | Spain | 38 – 29 | Greece |
  | 27 June 2005 | | (19–15) | |
  
  **Group C**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Serbia & Montenegro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 4 |
  | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 2 |
  | Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 0 |
  | 25 June 2005 | France | 32 – 22 | Turkey |
  | 25 June 2005 | | (16–14) | |
  | 26 June 2005 | Serbia & Montenegro | 33 – 26 | Turkey |
  | 26 June 2005 | | (15–13) | |
  | 27 June 2005 | Serbia & Montenegro | 28 – 25 | France |
  | 27 June 2005 | | (13–13) | |
  
  **Group D**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 4 |
  | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 2 |
  | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 0 |
  | 25 June 2005 | Tunisia | 35 – 27 | Italy |
  | 25 June 2005 | | (18–12) | |
  | 26 June 2005 | Slovenia | 30 – 27 | Italy |
  | 26 June 2005 | | (13–13) | |
  | 27 June 2005 | Tunisia | 25 – 23 | Slovenia |
  | 27 June 2005 | | (15–10) | |
  
  ### Final round
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 29 June | 29 June | | | |
  | Tunisia | 29 | | | |
  | Tunisia | 29 | 30 June | 30 June | | |
  | France | 27 | 30 June | 30 June | |
  | France | 27 | Tunisia | 27 | |
  | 29 June | 29 June | | Tunisia | 27 | |
  | 29 June | 29 June | Spain | 32 | |
  | Egypt | 28 | Spain | 32 | |
  | Egypt | 28 | | | | 2 July | 2 July |
  | Spain | 32 | | | | 2 July | 2 July |
  | Spain | 32 | | | | Spain | 28 |
  | 29 June | 29 June | | | | | Spain | 28 |
  | 29 June | 29 June | | | | Croatia | 21 |
  | Serbia & M | 33 | | | | Croatia | 21 |
  | Serbia & M | 33 | 30 June | 30 June | | | |
  | Slovenia | 30 | 30 June | 30 June | | | |
  | Slovenia | 30 | Serbia & M | 28 | | | |
  | 29 June | 29 June | | Serbia & M | 28 | | | |
  | 29 June | 29 June | Croatia | 29 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Croatia | 33 | Croatia | 29 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Croatia | 33 | | | | 2 July | 2 July |
  | Greece | 25 | | | | 2 July | 2 July |
  | Greece | 25 | | | | Tunisia | 32 |
  | | | | | | Serbia & M | 26 |
  
  **Quarter-finals**
  
  | 29 June 2005 | Tunisia | 29 – 27 | France |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 29 June 2005 | | (15–14) | |
  | 29 June 2005 | Spain | 32 – 28 | Egypt |
  | 29 June 2005 | | (17–13) | |
  | 29 June 2005 | Serbia & Montenegro | 33 – 30 | Slovenia |
  | 29 June 2005 | | (15–14) | |
  | 29 June 2005 | Croatia | 33 – 25 | Greece |
  | 29 June 2005 | | (16–12) | |
  
  **Semi-finals**
  
  | 30 June 2005 | Spain | 32 – 27 | Tunisia |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 30 June 2005 | | (14–15) | |
  | 30 June 2005 | Croatia | 29 – 28 | Serbia & Montenegro |
  | 30 June 2005 | | (18–12) | |
  
  **Bronze-medal match**
  
  | 2 July 2005 | Tunisia | 32 – 26 | Serbia & Montenegro |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 July 2005 | | (15–13) | |
  
  **Gold-medal match**
  
  | 2 July 2005 | Spain | 28 – 21 | Croatia |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 July 2005 | | (15–11) | |
  
  ### Final standings
  
  | | Spain |
  | - | - |
  | | Croatia |
  | | Tunisia |
  | 4 | Serbia & Montenegro |
  | 5 | Egypt |
  | 6 | Slovenia |
  | 7 | France |
  | 8 | Greece |
  | 9 | Italy |
  | 10 | Turkey |
  