2008 European Men's Handball Championship

2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Håndball-EM 2008. (in Norwegian)
Tournament details
Host country Norway
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates17–27 January
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (1st title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place France
Fourth place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored2,643 (56.23 per match)
Attendance165,150 (3,514 per match)
Top scorer(s)Croatia Ivano Balić
Denmark Lars Christiansen
France Nikola Karabatić
(44 goals)
Best playerFrance Nikola Karabatić
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The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (8th tournament) was held in Norway from 17 to 27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark won the tournament with Croatia second and France third.