2018 European Men's Handball Championship

2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship
Europsko rukometno prvenstvo za muškarce 2018
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Dates12–28 January
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runner-up Sweden
Third place France
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played47
Goals scored2,563 (54.53 per match)
Attendance263,209 (5,600 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Ondřej Zdráhala
(56 goals)
Best playerSweden Jim Gottfridsson
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EHF flags in Zagreb
Championship Billboard in Zagreb

The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament, hosted for the second time in Croatia from 12 to 28 January 2018. Croatia was awarded hosting the tournament during the EHF congress in Dublin on 20 September 2014. This was the last edition to feature 16 teams, with the 2020 edition expanding to 24 teams and six preliminary groups format.

Spain won their first title after defeating Sweden 29–23 in the final. France captured the bronze medal after defeating Denmark 32–29.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Defensive masterclass leads Spain to maiden EHF EURO title". eurohandball.com. 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Spain win first European title". ihf.info. Retrieved 29 January 2018.