2023 World Men's Handball Championship

2023 World Men's Handball Championship
Världmästerskapet i handboll för herrar 2023 (in Swedish)
Mistrzostwa Świata w Piłce Ręcznej Mężczyzn 2023 (in Polish)
Tournament details
Host countries Poland
 Sweden
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Dates11–29 January
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (3rd title)
Runner-up France
Third place Spain
Fourth place Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played112
Goals scored6,555 (58.53 per match)
Attendance618,112 (5,519 per match)
Top scorer(s)Denmark Mathias Gidsel
(60 goals)
Best playerDenmark Mathias Gidsel
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The 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 28th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Poland and Sweden from 11 to 29 January 2023.

Denmark were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2019 and 2021 editions, and successfully defended their title by defeating France 34–29 in the final. In doing so, Denmark became the first men's national handball team to win three consecutive world titles. Spain beat the hosts and European champions Sweden to win a World Championship bronze medal for the third time, the second in consecutive editions.[1][2][3][4]

Pax, the official mascot of the World Men's Handball Championship 2023
Match Poland-Saudi Arabia in Katowice
  1. ^ "Denmark write history with otherworldly three-peat". ihf.info. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Spain seal podium place in highest-scoring bronze-medal game ever". ihf.info. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ^ "IHF 2023 World Men's Championship". IHF 2023 World Men's Championship. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. ^ "انطلاق تدريبات كأس العالم للرماية بـ العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة". أخر الاخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 April 2023.