1995 World Men's Handball Championship

1995 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Iceland
Venue(s)	5 (in 4 host cities)
Dates	7–21 May
Teams	24 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	France (1st title)
Runner-up	Croatia
Third place	Sweden
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	88
Goals scored	4,283 (48.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Yoon Kyung-shin; (86 goals)
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The 1995 World Men's Handball Championship was the 14th team handball World Championship. It was held in Iceland between 7–21 May 1995. France won the championship. Games were played in Reykjavík, Hafnarfjörður, Akureyri and Kópavogur.

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation		1	Iceland
1993 World Men's Handball Championship	10–20 March 1993	8	Russia France Sweden Switzerland Spain Germany Czech Republic Denmark
1993 Asian Men's Handball Championship	24 September – 5 October 1993	3	South Korea Kuwait Japan
1994 European Men's Handball Championship	3–12 June 1994	4	Croatia Hungary Belarus Slovenia
1994 Pan American Men's Handball Championship	16–23 September 1994	3	Cuba Brazil United States
1994 African Men's Handball Championship	5–24 November 1994	4	Tunisia Algeria Egypt Morocco
EHF v OCHF Play-off	9–12 December 1994	1	Romania

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	5	5	0	133	103	+30	10	Round of 16
2	South Korea	5	4	1	140	112	+28	8
3	Iceland	5	3	2	119	107	+12	6
4	Tunisia	5	2	3	110	125	−15	4
5	Hungary	5	1	4	119	121	−2	2
6	United States	5	0	5	82	135	−53	0

Source: ^[1]^[2]

7 May 1995 15:00	Switzerland	26–22	Tunisia	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE)
		(15–10)

7 May 1995 17:00	Hungary	26–29	South Korea	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA)
		(11–14)

7 May 1995 20:00	Iceland	27–16	United States	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(13–11)

9 May 1995 15:00	United States	14–26	Hungary	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 100 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
		(7–13)

9 May 1995 17:00	South Korea	22–25	Switzerland	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 300 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
		(6–10)

9 May 1995 20:00	Tunisia	21–25	Iceland	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
		(7–13)

10 May 1995 15:00	Switzerland	28–15	United States	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 150 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
		(12–7)

10 May 1995 17:00	Tunisia	18–33	South Korea	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 300 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(7–16)

10 May 1995 20:00	Iceland	23–20	Hungary	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE)
		(11–9)

12 May 1995 15:00	Hungary	23–30	Switzerland	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 3,400 Referees: Broman, Blademo (SWE)
		(10–15)

12 May 1995 17:00	Iceland	23–26	South Korea	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 5,400 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
		(10–12)

12 May 1995 20:00	United States	17–24	Tunisia	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE)
		(9–12)

13 May 1995 16:00	Switzerland	24–21	Iceland	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
		(11–10)

14 May 1995 13:00	Hungary	24–25	Tunisia	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 240 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
		(15–12)

14 May 1995 13:00	South Korea	30–20	United States	Digranes, Kópavogur Attendance: 150 Referees: Masi, Di Piero (ITA)
		(14–7)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	5	4	1	140	119	+21	8	Round of 16
2	Russia	5	4	1	112	96	+16	8
3	Czech Republic	5	4	1	121	111	+10	8
4	Cuba	5	2	3	136	132	+4	4
5	Slovenia	5	1	4	131	126	+5	2
6	Morocco	5	0	5	93	149	−56	0

Source: ^[1]^[2]

8 May 1995 15:00	Russia	21–17	Cuba	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 250 Referees: Brosio, Zavorotny (ARG)
		(10–9)

8 May 1995 17:00	Czech Republic	25–16	Morocco	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 160 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL)
		(12–8)

8 May 1995 20:00	Croatia	26–24	Slovenia	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 500 Referees: Børresen, Strand (NOR)
		(13–9)

9 May 1995 15:00	Cuba	26–29	Czech Republic	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 200 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
		(12–16)

9 May 1995 17:00	Slovenia	22–27	Russia	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 250 Referees: Broman, Blademo (SWE)
		(12–13)

9 May 1995 20:00	Morocco	21–33	Croatia	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 200 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA)
		(8–15)

11 May 1995 15:00	Cuba	34–26	Slovenia	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 240 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA)
		(17–16)

11 May 1995 17:00	Czech Republic	27–25	Croatia	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 396 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
		(12–13)

11 May 1995 20:00	Russia	22–15	Morocco	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 310 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
		(12–8)

12 May 1995 15:00	Czech Republic	23–22	Slovenia	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 480 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(11–12)

12 May 1995 17:00	Croatia	25–20	Russia	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 500 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
		(14–9)

12 May 1995 20:00	Morocco	25–32	Cuba	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 410 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
		(8–13)

14 May 1995 15:00	Slovenia	37–16	Morocco	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 242 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
		(18–9)

14 May 1995 17:00	Croatia	31–27	Cuba	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 360 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
		(13–16)

14 May 1995 20:00	Russia	22–17	Czech Republic	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 1,490 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA)
		(11–9)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	5	5	0	128	93	+35	10	Round of 16
2	Romania	5	3	2	121	121	0	6
3	France	5	3	2	122	108	+14	6
4	Algeria	5	2	3	103	113	−10	4
5	Denmark	5	2	3	126	117	+9	4
6	Japan	5	0	5	101	149	−48	0

Source: ^[1]^[2]

8 May 1995 15:00	France	33–20	Japan	Smárinn, Kópavogur Attendance: 350 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE)
		(17–6)

8 May 1995 17:00	Germany	27–19	Romania	Smárinn, Kópavogur Attendance: 978 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (SWE)
		(11–11)

8 May 1995 20:00	Denmark	24–25	Algeria	Smárinn, Kópavogur Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Broman, Blademo (SWE)
		(9–16)

10 May 1995 15:00	Algeria	21–23	France	Smárinn, Kópavogur Attendance: 100 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL)
		(9–12)

10 May 1995 17:00	Japan	19–30	Germany	Smárinn, Kópavogur Attendance: 150 Referees: Børresen, Strand (NOR)
		(9–15)

10 May 1995 20:00	Romania	24–28	Denmark	Smárinn, Kópavogur Attendance: 200 Referees: Brosio, Zavorotny (ARG)
		(13–14)

11 May 1995 15:00	Japan	18–20	Algeria	Smárinn, Kópavogur Attendance: 300 Referees: Brosio, Zavorotny (ARG)
		(7–9)

11 May 1995 17:00	Germany	24–18	Denmark	Smárinn, Kópavogur Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL)
		(11–9)

11 May 1995 20:00	France	22–23	Romania	Smárinn, Kópavogur Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Brussel, Van Dongen (NED)
		(11–13)

13 May 1995 14:00	Germany	24–15	Algeria	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Brussel, Van Dongen (NED)
		(10–8)

13 May 1995 14:00	Romania	31–22	Japan	Digranes, Kópavogur Attendance: 100 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
		(13–11)

13 May 1995 16:00	Denmark	21–22	France	Digranes, Kópavogur Attendance: 300 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL)
		(9–11)

14 May 1995 15:00	Denmark	35–22	Japan	Digranes, Kópavogur Attendance: 500 Referees: Brussel, Van Dongen (NED)
		(15–9)

14 May 1995 17:00	France	22–23	Germany	Digranes, Kópavogur Attendance: 850 Referees: Børresen, Strand (NOR)
		(11–11)

14 May 1995 20:00	Algeria	22–24	Romania	Digranes, Kópavogur Attendance: 500 Referees: Brosio, Zavorotny (ARG)
		(7–10)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	5	5	0	151	114	+37	10	Round of 16
2	Spain	5	4	1	123	104	+19	8
3	Egypt	5	3	2	111	106	+5	6
4	Belarus	5	2	3	154	125	+29	4
5	Kuwait	5	1	4	85	131	−46	2
6	Brazil	5	0	5	96	140	−44	0

Source: ^[1]^[2]

8 May 1995 15:00	Spain	24–21	Kuwait	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 400 Referees: Szajna, Wróblewski (POL)
		(9–9)

8 May 1995 17:00	Sweden	29–28	Belarus	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 600 Referees: Masi, Di Piero (ITA)
		(15–9)

8 May 1995 20:00	Egypt	32–20	Brazil	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 460 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
		(19–10)

9 May 1995 15:00	Belarus	27–30	Spain	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 250 Referees: Brussel, Van Dongen (NED)
		(13–12)

9 May 1995 17:00	Brazil	21–29	Sweden	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 50 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI)
		(9–15)

9 May 1995 20:00	Kuwait	0–10^[a]	Egypt	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 118 Referees: Masi, Di Piero (ITA)

11 May 1995 15:00	Belarus	34–21	Brazil	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 100 Referees: Szajna, Wróblewski (POL)
		(15–7)

11 May 1995 17:00	Sweden	37–22	Kuwait	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 120 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
		(19–12)

11 May 1995 20:00	Spain	27–20	Egypt	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 202 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI)
		(13–10)

12 May 1995 15:00	Kuwait	18–39	Belarus	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 300 Referees: Rudin, Schill (SUI)
		(11–23)

12 May 1995 17:00	Egypt	22–33	Sweden	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 503 Referees: Børresen, Strand (NOR)
		(12–16)

12 May 1995 20:00	Spain	21–13	Brazil	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 550 Referees: Brosio, Zavorotny (ARG)
		(9–3)

14 May 1995 15:00	Brazil	21–24	Kuwait	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 830 Referees: Sigurðsson, Sigurjónsson (ISL)
		(6–9)

14 May 1995 17:00	Sweden	23–21	Spain	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 1,004 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
		(14–10)

14 May 1995 20:00	Egypt	27–26	Belarus	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 1,011 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL)
		(14–10)

Knockout stage

Bracket

16 May

Iceland

12

17 May

Russia

25

Russia

17

16 May

Germany

20

Germany

33

19 May

Belarus

26

Germany

20

16 May

France

22

Switzerland

27

17 May

Cuba

26

Switzerland

18

16 May

France

28

France

23

21 May

Spain

20

France

23

16 May

Croatia

19

Croatia (pen.)

29

17 May

Tunisia

28

Croatia

30

16 May

Egypt

16

Egypt

31

19 May

Romania

26

Croatia

28

16 May

Sweden

25

Third place

Sweden

28

17 May

21 May

Algeria

22

Sweden

21

Sweden

26

16 May

Czech Republic

17

Germany

20

Czech Republic (OT)

26

South Korea

25

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

19 May

Czech Republic	21
		20 May
Egypt	25
		Egypt	28
19 May
		Russia (OT)	31
Switzerland	23

Russia	25
		Seventh place

		20 May

		Czech Republic	21

		Switzerland	23

9–16th place quarterfinals		9–12th place semifinals		Ninth place

17 May

Tunisia	25
		19 May
Romania	33
		Romania	34
17 May
		South Korea	29
Algeria	25
				20 May
South Korea	33
				Romania	32
17 May
				Belarus	35
Iceland	23
		19 May
Belarus	28
		Belarus	35
17 May
		Spain	34	Eleventh place
Cuba	29
				20 May
Spain	32
				Spain	27

				South Korea	22

Round of 16

16 May 1995 15:00	Croatia	29–28 (ET)	Tunisia	Digranes, Kópavogur Attendance: 350 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
		(8–10)

	FT: 18–18 ET: 2–2, 5–5 Pen: 4–3

16 May 1995 15:00	Czech Republic	26–25 (ET)	South Korea	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 850 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL)
		(9–8)

	FT: 23–23 ET: 3–2

16 May 1995 17:00	Germany	33–26	Belarus	Digranes, Kópavogur Attendance: 500 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
		(15–13)

16 May 1995 17:00	Switzerland	27–26	Cuba	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Johansson, Kjellqvist (SWE)
		(16–9)

16 May 1995 17:00	France	23–20	Spain	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 440 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
		(12–9)

16 May 1995 20:00	Iceland	12–25	Russia	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 5,200 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(8–11)

16 May 1995 20:00	Egypt	31–26	Romania	Digranes, Kópavogur Attendance: 400 Referees: Børresen, Strand (NOR)
		(13–14)

16 May 1995 20:00	Sweden	28–22	Algeria	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 447 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
		(16–12)

9–16th place quarterfinals

17 May 1995 15:00	Cuba	29–32	Spain	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 25 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA)
		(18–16)

17 May 1995 17:15	Algeria	21–33	South Korea	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 468 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(13–16)

17 May 1995 20:00	Tunisia	25–33	Romania	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 100 Referees: Broman, Blademo (SWE)
		(13–17)

17 May 1995 20:00	Iceland	23–28	Belarus	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
		(15–15)

Quarterfinals

17 May 1995 15:00	Switzerland	18–28	France	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 950 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
		(7–15)

17 May 1995 17:15	Russia	17–20	Germany	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 900 Referees: Børresen, Strand (NOR)
		(7–12)

17 May 1995 17:15	Croatia	30–16	Egypt	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 125 Referees: Brussel, Van Dongen (NED)
		(13–8)

17 May 1995 20:00	Sweden	21–17	Czech Republic	Akureyri Sports Hall, Akureyri Attendance: 657 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
		(9–9)

9–12th place semifinals

19 May 1995 13:00	Belarus	35–34 (ET)	Spain	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 250 Referees: Bülow, Lübker (GER)
		(13–15)

	FT: 30–30 ET: 5–4

19 May 1995 15:00	Romania	34–29	South Korea	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 280 Referees: Masi, Di Piero (ITA)
		(15–14)

5–8th place semifinals

19 May 1995 13:00	Czech Republic	21–25	Egypt	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 100 Referees: Dancescu, Mateescu (ROU)
		(7–10)

19 May 1995 15:00	Switzerland	23–25	Russia	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 300 Referees: Brussel, Van Dongen (NED)
		(8–11)

Semifinals

19 May 1995 18:00	Germany	20–22	France	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,240 Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
		(8–11)

19 May 1995 20:00	Croatia	28–25	Sweden	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
		(16–7)

Eleventh place game

20 May 1995 15:00	Spain	27–22	South Korea	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Referees: Broman, Blademo (SWE)
	Munaíz 6	(17–12)	Yoon 10
	3×

Ninth place game

20 May 1995 17:00	Romania	32–35	Belarus	Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður Attendance: 87 Referees: Garcia, Moreno (FRA)
	Mocanu 7	(17–16)	Parashchenko 9
	1×		4×

Seventh place game

20 May 1995 17:00	Czech Republic	21–23	Switzerland	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
	Šetlík 7	(9–10)	Baumgartner 11
	3×		4×

Fifth place game

20 May 1995 17:00	Egypt	28–31 (ET)	Russia	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Arnaldsson, Erlingsson (ISL)
	Awaad 6	(13–13)	Filippov 9
	4×		2×
	FT: 24–24 ET: 4–7

Third place game

21 May 1995 12:30	Sweden	26–20	Germany	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Brussel, Van Dongen (NED)
	Andersson 6	(11–9)	Kretzschmar 6
	4×		2×

Final

21 May 1995 15:00	France	23–19	Croatia	Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík Attendance: 4,900 Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
	Stoecklin 7	(11–6)	Bilić, Ćavar 5
	5×		2×

Final standings

Rank	Team
	France
	Croatia
	Sweden
4	Germany
5	Russia
6	Egypt
7	Switzerland
8	Czech Republic
9	Belarus
10	Romania
11	Spain
12	South Korea
13	Cuba
14	Iceland
15	Tunisia
16	Algeria
17	Hungary
18	Slovenia
19	Denmark
20	Kuwait
21	United States
22	Morocco
23	Japan
24	Brazil

Source: IHF

	Qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1997 World Men's Handball Championship

1995 Men's World Champions France First title

Medal summary

Gold	Silver	Bronze
France Christian Gaudin Eric Quintin Pascal Mahé Bruno Martini Frédéric Volle Philippe Gardent Denis Lathoud Thierry Perreux Guéric Kervadec Laurent Munier Patrick Cazal Yohann Delattre Gaël Monthurel Jackson Richardson Grégory Anquetil Stéphane Stoecklin Head coach: Mr. Daniel Costantini	Croatia Zvonimir Bilić Irfan Smajlagić Valter Matošević Patrik Ćavar Tomislav Farkaš Venio Losert Slavko Goluža Vlado Šola Goran Perkovac Iztok Puc Nenad Kljaić Bruno Gudelj Zlatko Saračević Vladimir Jelčić Alvaro Načinović Mirza Šarić Head coach : Mr. Zdravko Zovko	Sweden Magnus Andersson Robert Andersson Per Carlén Martin Frändesjö Peter Gentzel Erik Hajas Robert Hedin Ola Lindgren Stefan Lövgren Staffan Olsson Mats Olsson Johan Petersson Tomas Sivertsson Tomas Svensson Pierre Thorsson Magnus Wislander Head coach : Mr. Bengt Johansson

Notes

^ The final score retained by the IHF for the Kuwait-Egypt match is 0-10 instead of 21-28, which could indicate a disqualification of Kuwait.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1995 Men Indoor ISL" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1995 Men's World Championship – Finals". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

External links

[3] The final score retained by the IHF for the Kuwait-Egypt match is 0-10 instead of 21-28, which could indicate a disqualification of Kuwait.

[IHF-1] "1995 Men Indoor ISL" (PDF).

[Eurohandball-2] "1995 Men's World Championship – Finals". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[1]