World University Handball Championship

World University Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:; 2024 World University Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	Men: 1963; Women: 1994
Founder	International University Sports Federation
First season	Men: 1963; Women: 1994
No. of teams	16
Continents	5
Most recent; champions	Men: Spain (1st title); Women: Spain (2nd title)
Most titles	Men: Romania (7 titles); Women: Russia (2 titles); Spain (2 titles)

The World University Handball Championship is the World University Championship (WUC) in handball competition contested by the men's and women's university's national teams of the member federations/associations of International University Sports Federation (FISU).

SportHandball

FoundedMen: 1963
Women: 1994

FounderInternational University Sports Federation

First seasonMen: 1963
Women: 1994

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The men's tournament which was established in 1963 is the oldest World University Championship in 1994 there was established a women's tournament. Since 2006 both the men's and women's tournaments are held at the same place every two years.^[1]

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Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match			Teams
Year	Host		Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place	Teams
1963^[2] Details	Lund, Sweden		Sweden	14 – 11	West Germany		Romania	27 – 18	Denmark	7
1965^[2] Details	Madrid, Spain		West Germany		Spain		Sweden		France	10
1968^[2] Details	Darmstadt, West Germany		Soviet Union		Romania		Czechoslovakia		Sweden	15
1971^[2]^[3] Details	Prague, Czechoslovakia		Soviet Union		Czechoslovakia		Romania		Spain	8
1973^[2]^[4]^[5] Details	Lund, Sweden		Romania	19 – 18 (ET)	Soviet Union		Yugoslavia	19 – 16	West Germany	15
1975^[2] Details	Bucharest, Romania		Romania		Soviet Union		Poland		Spain	12
1977^[2] Details	Warsaw, Poland		Romania		Yugoslavia		Poland		Soviet Union	10
1981^[6] Details	Different Locations, France		Romania	20 − 16	France		Yugoslavia	29 − 21	Soviet Union	12
1985^[2] Details	Darmstadt, West Germany		Romania		Soviet Union		West Germany		Yugoslavia	16
1987^[2] Details	Bucharest, Romania		Romania		Soviet Union		Yugoslavia		Hungary	16
1990^[2] Details	Groningen, Netherlands		Soviet Union		Romania		Netherlands		Belgium	12
1992^[2] Details	Saint Petersburg, Russia		Austria		Hungary		Russia		Romania	4
1994^[2] Details	İzmir, Turkey		Russia		Turkey		Ukraine		France	13
1996^[2]^[7] Details	Nyíregyháza, Hungary		Hungary	28 – 22	Turkey		FR Yugoslavia	33 – 24	Poland	13
1998^[2]^[8] Details	Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia		FR Yugoslavia	34 – 25	Hungary		Russia	25 – 23	Turkey	9
2000^[2]^[9] Details	Covilhã, Portugal		Hungary	26 – 25	Portugal		Russia	30 – 22	FR Yugoslavia	13
2002	Brasília, Brazil		Cancelled				Cancelled			-
2004^[10] Details	Chelyabinsk, Russia		Russia		Ukraine		Croatia		Japan	8
2006^[11] Details	Gdańsk, Poland		Russia	31 – 30	Georgia		Belarus	35 – 27	Czech Republic	13
2008^[12] Details	Venice, Italy		Russia		Belarus		Austria	34 – 29	Turkey	16
2010^[13] Details	Nyíregyháza, Hungary		Hungary	33 – 26	Czech Republic		Serbia	39 – 39	Japan	10
2012^[14] Details	Blumenau, Brazil		Czech Republic	34 – 24	Portugal		Brazil	33 – 29	Poland	10
2014^[2]^[15] Details	Guimarães, Portugal		Portugal	29 – 23	Brazil		Spain	29 – 28 (PS)	Russia	11

2015 Details	Gwangju, South Korea		Portugal	25 – 21	Serbia		Switzerland	38 – 36	South Korea	13
2016^[16] Details	Málaga, Spain		Romania	28 – 20	South Korea		Spain	29 – 27	Japan	8
2018^[17] Details	Rijeka, Croatia		South Korea	36 – 31	Croatia		Japan	29 – 24	Portugal	10
2020^[18] Details	Łódź, Poland		Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe^[19]				Not played			N/a
2022 Details	Pristina, Kosovo		Kosovo	33 – 30	South Korea		Spain	31 – 21	Montenegro	8
2024 Details	Antequera, Spain	Spain	33 – 30	Poland	France	32 – 29	Czech Republic	7
2026 Details	Bordeaux, France

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Romania	7	2	2	11
2	Russia	5	0	3	8
3	Hungary	3	2	0	5
4	Soviet Union	2	4	0	6
5	Portugal	1	2	0	3
5	South Korea	1	2	0	3
7	Yugoslavia	1	1	4	6
8	Spain	1	1	3	5
9	West Germany	1	1	1	3
10	Czech Republic	1	1	0	2
11	Austria	1	0	1	2
11	Sweden	1	0	1	2
13	Kosovo	1	0	0	1
14	Turkey	0	2	0	2
15	Poland	0	1	2	3
16	Belarus	0	1	1	2
	Brazil	0	1	1	2
	Croatia	0	1	1	2
	Czechoslovakia	0	1	1	2
	France	0	1	1	2
	Ukraine	0	1	1	2
22	Georgia	0	1	0	1
23	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
Totals (25 entries)		26	26	26	78

Nation	1963	1965	1968	1971	1973	1975	1977	1981	1985	1987	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024
Albania																									8th		1
Algeria					13–15th		9–10th		7th		5th					13th											5
Australia																			16th								1
Austria			15						11th	9th		1st		11th					3rd								6
Azerbaijan	Part of Soviet Union																		15th								1
Belarus	Part of Soviet Union													13th				3rd	2nd								3
Belgium		10th	11th	9th-16th			9–10th				4th																5
Brazil									15th				9th	9th	5th	10th					3rd	2nd				5th	8
Bulgaria	WD				9–12th	7th	7th	5th	9th	5th																	6
China																12th	6th	13th									3
Cyprus																			12th	5th							2
Czech Republic	Part of Czechoslovakia																	4th	13th	2nd	1st	7th		5th		4th	6
Chile																					9th					6th	2
Croatia	Part of Yugoslavia																3rd	12th						2nd	7th		4
Denmark	4th		7th		9–12th																						3
Egypt																						5th	5th	6th			3
Georgia	Part of Soviet Union														6th			2nd	6th								3
Germany	2nd	1st	5th		4th	8th		8th	3rd	16th																	8
Greece											6th																1
Finland		5th	9th						16th																		3
France		4th	8th	8th	9–12th	9th		2nd	10th				4th	10th		5th										3rd	11
Hungary							5th	6th		4th		2nd	10th	1st	2nd	1st		7th	9th	1st							11
India																										7th	1
Iceland					9–12th																						1
Iran													12th														1
Israel			14th	9th-16th				9–12th		12th	10th																5
Italy					13–15th	12th		9–12th	13th					12th					8th								6
Japan	7th					10th	8th	7th	12th	13th	11th		11th	6th	7th	11th	4th	5th	10th	4th		9th	4th	3rd			18
Kosovo	Part of Yugoslavia																P. SCG								1st		1
Kuwait																					7th						1
Latvia	Part of Soviet Union																	6th	11th								2
Lithuania	Part of Soviet Union																							9th			1
Mexico																			14th	10th	10th	11th					4
Morocco		8th								14th																	2
Montenegro	Part of Yugoslavia																P. SCG								4th		1
Netherlands		6th	13th								3rd																3
Nigeria										10th	9th																2
Norway	5th		6th		13–15th																						3
Poland			12th	6th	7th	3rd	3rd		5th	7th	7th		6th	4th				9th	5th	7th	4th			8th		2nd	16
Portugal		9th												8th	9th	2nd					2nd	1st	7th	4th	5th		9
Romania	3rd		2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	4th	7th	5th		9th						6th	1st	7th			17
Russia	Part of Soviet Union										1st	3rd	1st	7th	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st			4th	6th				11
Serbia	Part of Yugoslavia																P. SCG		7th	3rd							2
South Korea								9–12th	6th	6th	8th		8th								8th		2nd	1st	2nd		9
Spain	6th	2nd	10th	4th	6th	4th																3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	1st	10
Sweden	1st	3rd	4th	7th	8th																						5
Switzerland										15th																	1
Chinese Taipei													13th		7th						6th	8th	8th	10th			5
Tunisia		7th				11th	6th									8th											4
Turkey									14th	11th	12th		2nd	2nd	4th	6th	5th	8th	4th	6th	5th	10th			6th		14
Ukraine	Part of Soviet Union												3rd		8th		2nd	11th		8th							5
United Arab Emirates																				9th							1
United States								9–12th	8th	8th																	3
Discontinued teams
Czechoslovakia			3rd	2nd	5th	6th							See Czech Republic and Slovakia														4
Yugoslavia				5th	3rd	5th	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd			5th	3rd	1st	4th	See Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro & Slovenia										11
Serbia and Montenegro	Part of Yugoslavia																	10th	See Montenegro and Serbia								1
Soviet Union			1st	1st	2nd	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	S.	See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine															8
Total	7	10	15	16	15	12	10	12	16	16	12	4	13	13	9	13	8	13	16	10	10	11	8	10	8

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match			Teams
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place	Teams
1994^[20] Details	Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakia		Czech Republic	Romania		Hungary	12
1996^[21] Details	Sofia, Bulgaria	Russia	33 – 22	Poland	Romania	42 – 19	Slovakia	10
1998^[20] Details	Wrocław, Poland	Netherlands	31 – 27	Romania	Czech Republic	21 – 19	France	11
2000^[22] Details	Besançon, France	Russia	25 – 23	Romania	Slovakia	28 – 27	Spain	13
2002^[23] Details	Valencia, Spain	Romania	25 – 22^[24]	Spain	Czech Republic	29 – 26^[25]	Japan	7
2006 Details	Gdańsk, Poland	Poland		Hungary	Lithuania		Japan	7
2008^[12] Details	Venice, Italy	Turkey	27 – 26	Hungary	Romania	46 – 32	Serbia	14
2010 Details	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	Hungary	Round-robin	Romania	Czech Republic	Round-robin	Turkey	7
2012 Details	Blumenau, Brazil	Czech Republic	32 – 18	Romania	Poland	41 – 26	Brazil	6
2014 Details	Guimarães, Portugal	Brazil	24 – 17	Russia	South Korea	30 – 20	Romania	11
2015 Details	Gwangju, South Korea	Russia	38 – 36	South Korea	Serbia	23 – 18	Czech Republic	12
2016 Details	Málaga, Spain	Spain	20 – 14	Romania	Poland	27 – 26	Russia	8
2018 Details	Rijeka, Croatia	Japan	27 – 19	Brazil	South Korea	22 – 19	Poland	9
2020^[18] Details	Łódź, Poland	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe^[19]			Not played			N/a
2022 Details	Pristina, Kosovo	South Korea	32 – 22	Spain	Kosovo	26 – 24	Czech Republic	6
2024 Details	Antequera, Spain	Spain	32 – 24	France	Poland	22 –18	Czech Republic	7

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Spain	2	2	0	4
2	Russia	2	1	0	3
3	Romania	1	5	3	9
4	Hungary	1	2	0	3
5	Czech Republic	1	1	3	5
5	Poland	1	1	3	5
7	Brazil	1	1	0	2
8	South Korea	1	0	2	3
9	Slovakia	1	0	1	2
10	Japan	1	0	0	1
	Netherlands	1	0	0	1
	Turkey	1	0	0	1
13	France	0	1	0	1
14	Kosovo	0	0	1	1
14	Lithuania	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		14	14	14	42

World University Handball Championship

Men's tournament

Summary

Medal table

Participating nations

Women's tournament

Summary

Medal table

Participating nations

References

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Current season, competition or edition: 2024 World University Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	Men: 1963 Women: 1994
Founder	International University Sports Federation
First season	Men: 1963 Women: 1994
No. of teams	16
Continents	5
Most recent champions	Men: Spain (1st title) Women: Spain (2nd title)
Most titles	Men: Romania (7 titles) Women: Russia (2 titles) Spain (2 titles)