2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
DatesAugust 10–20
Teams20 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (2nd title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Sweden
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored3,577 (55.89 per match)
Attendance47,675 (745 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Jim Gottfridsson (58 goals)
Best playerSweden Jim Gottfridsson
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The 2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the world event for youth handballers, which was held in Argentina between August 10–20, 2011. In accordance with the IHF regulations, only players born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to enter the competition. The minimum age for the participation was 16.[1]

Denmark defeated Spain 24–22 in the final to win the title for the second time.[2]

  1. ^ "Info Brochure" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Final: Danish dynamite lit in second halftime". IHF. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2017.