1999 World Men's Handball Championship

none June 2023 World Men's Handball Championship 1999 200px Egypt 1–15 June 24 4 3 SWE 4 RUS FRY ESP 80 4044 Rolando Uríos CUB(57 goals) Stefan Lövgren SWE 1997 World Men's Handball Championship 2001 World Men's Handball Championship The 1999 World Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the World Championship in team handball. It was held in Egypt, from 1 to 15 June, in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia and Port Said. Sweden won the championship.https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/handball/world-mens-handball-championship-1999-egypt/final/30198/ Global Sports Archive World Championship - Final 15 May 2025 Qualification Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 EGY 1997 World Championship 16 May–1 June 1997 1 RUS 1998 European Championship 29 May – 7 June 1998 4 SWEESPGERFRY 1998 Pan American Championship 22–29 September 1998 3 CUBARGBRA 1998 African Championship 19–28 October 1998 4 TUNALGNGRMAR European qualificationhttp://history.eurohandball.com/wch/men/1999/round/2/Qualification 1999 Men's World Championship – Qualification EHF 9 September 2020 24 June – 29 November 1998 6 CRODENFRAHUNMKD North MacedoniaNOR Asian qualification 4 CHNKUWKSAKOR 1997 Oceanian qualification 1 AUS Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3). Group A main WDL complete 2 ESP ESP DEN DEN TUN TUN ALG ALG MAR MAR ARG ARG 5 0 0 163 101 4 0 1 117 108 2 1 2 111 118 1 1 3 106 120 0 3 2 100 117 0 1 4 96 129 Algeria 19–19 Morocco ALG Q A A A A green1 Round of 16 2 June 1999 17:30 TUN 23–19 ARG 9–8 Cairo 1,000 Pendić, Majstorović FRY 2 June 1999 19:30 DEN 20–19 MAR 11–7 Cairo 2,000 Al-Holi, Al-Enezi KUW 2 June 1999 21:30 ESP 34–24 ALG 20–11 Cairo 2,000 Øie, Høgsnes NOR 3 June 1999 17:30 MAR 23–23 TUN 8–12 Cairo 200 Anusic, Bojsen USA 3 June 1999 19:30 ARG 19–31 ESP 6–15 Cairo 2,000 Klucsó, Lekrinszki HUN 3 June 1999 21:30 ALG 18–28 DEN 9–12 Cairo 2,000 Pendić, Majstorović FRY 4 June 1999 17:30 ESP 34–18 MAR 16–9 Cairo 2,500 Al-Holi, Al-Enezi KUW 4 June 1999 19:30 ARG 16–25 ALG 9–11 Cairo 2,500 Hansson, Olsson SWE 4 June 1999 21:30 TUN 19–23 DEN 8–11 Cairo 2,500 Klucsó, Lekrinszki HUN 6 June 1999 17:30 TUN 23–20 ALG 12–10 Cairo 3,000 Garcia, Moreno FRA 6 June 1999 19:30 MAR 21–21 ARG 10–12 Cairo 3,000 Litvinov, Khudoerko RUS 6 June 1999 21:30 DEN 17–31 ESP 8–16 Cairo 3,500 Klucsó, Lekrinszki HUN 7 June 1999 17:30 ALG 19–19 MAR 11–10 Cairo 2,000 Øie, Høgsnes NOR 7 June 1999 19:30 DEN 29–21 ARG 12–9 Cairo 2,500 Litvinov, Khudoerko RUS 7 June 1999 21:30 ESP 33–23 TUN 16–13 Cairo 2,500 Hansson, Olsson SWE Group B main WDL complete IHF 2 5 0 0 146 100 4 0 1 126 111 H 3 0 2 153 131 2 0 3 108 133 1 0 4 122 149 0 0 5 101 132 GER GER EGY EGY CUB CUB BRA BRA MKD MKD North Macedonia KSA KSA Q A A A A green1 Round of 16 1 June 1999 21:30 EGY 28–19 BRA 16–8 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 22,000 Garcia, Moreno FRA 2 June 1999 19:30 KSA 21–28 MKD North Macedonia 11–16 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 3,500 Anusic, Bojsen USA 2 June 1999 21:30 GER 34–25 CUB 15–13 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 3,500 Garcia, Moreno FRA 3 June 1999 17:15 BRA 22–21 KSA 14–12 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 7,000 Al-Holi, Al-Enezi KUW 3 June 1999 19:15 MKD North Macedonia 25–36 GER 9–16 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 10,000 Litvinov, Khudoerko RUS 3 June 1999 21:15 CUB 29–31 EGY 14–17 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 20,000 Hansson, Olsson SWE 4 June 1999 17:15 GER 26–13 BRA 15–7 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 4,000 Pendić, Majstorović FRY 4 June 1999 19:15 MKD North Macedonia 18–32 CUB 10–16 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 10,000 Øie, Høgsnes NOR 4 June 1999 21:15 KSA 16–19 EGY 4–10 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 18,000 Litvinov, Khudoerko RUS 6 June 1999 17:30 KSA 24–36 CUB 10–17 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 10,000 Pendić, Majstorović FRY 6 June 1999 19:30 BRA 30–27 MKD North Macedonia 15–15 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 23,000 Hansson, Olsson SWE 6 June 1999 21:30 EGY 18–23 GER 7–9 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 25,000 Øie, Høgsnes NOR 7 June 1999 17:30 CUB 31–24 BRA 15–10 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 5,000 Anusic, Bojsen USA 7 June 1999 19:30 GER 27–19 KSA 13–10 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 15,000 Klucsó, Lekrinszki HUN 7 June 1999 21:30 EGY 30–24 MKD North Macedonia 18–8 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 21,000 Garcia, Moreno FRA Group C main WDL complete 2 5 0 0 162 106 3 1 1 118 115 3 0 2 134 112 2 1 2 130 129 1 0 4 107 147 0 0 5 112 154 RUS RUS CRO CRO HUN HUN NOR NOR KUW KUW NGR NGR Q A A A A green1 Round of 16 2 June 1999 16:00 CRO 25–19 KUW 15–7 Ismailia 2,000 Selem, Ali EGY 2 June 1999 18:00 HUN 34–25 NGR 16–9 Ismailia 2,000 Migas, Bavas GRE 2 June 1999 20:00 RUS 35–27 NOR 19–11 Ismailia 2,000 Bülow, Lübker GER 3 June 1999 16:00 KUW 16–32 HUN 8–15 Ismailia 2,000 Gallego, Lamas ESP 3 June 1999 18:00 NGR 23–36 RUS 11–17 Ismailia 2,100 Selem, Ali EGY 3 June 1999 20:00 NOR 23–23 CRO 13–11 Ismailia 2,500 Migas, Bavas GRE 4 June 1999 16:00 RUS 35–15 KUW 20–6 Ismailia 1,800 Migas, Bavas GRE 4 June 1999 18:00 HUN 19–20 CRO 8–10 Ismailia 2,400 Bülow, Lübker GER 4 June 1999 20:00 NGR 13–27 NOR 9–8 Ismailia 2,500 Gallego, Lamas ESP 6 June 1999 15:30 CRO 23–29 RUS 7–13 Ismailia 2,400 Gallego, Lamas ESP 6 June 1999 17:30 KUW 30–26 NGR 14–17 Ismailia 2,500 Boye, Jensen DEN 6 June 1999 19:30 HUN 31–24 NOR 13–13 Ismailia 2,600 Fegir, Stegura UKR 7 June 1999 16:00 CRO 27–25 NGR 14–10 Ismailia 2,200 Fegir, Stegura UKR 7 June 1999 18:00 RUS 27–18 HUN 12–10 Ismailia 2,100 Boye, Jensen DEN 7 June 1999 20:00 NOR 29–27 KUW 18–14 Ismailia 2,400 Gallego, Lamas ESP Group D main WDL complete 2 4 1 0 168 104 4 0 1 151 113 3 1 1 156 120 2 0 3 146 122 1 0 4 122 193 0 0 5 101 192 SWE SWE FRA FRA FRY FRY KOR KOR 1997 CHN CHN AUS AUS Q A A A A green1 Round of 16 2 June 1999 15:30 FRY 43–25 CHN 23–12 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,800 Kohout, Dolejš CZE 2 June 1999 17:30 SWE 25–20 KOR 1997 14–13 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,000 Merghany, Towfik EGY 2 June 1999 20:00 FRA 32–15 AUS 16–9 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,000 Boye, Jensen DEN 3 June 1999 15:30 CHN 21–42 SWE 11–23 Port Said Hall, Port Said 1,500 Fegir, Stegura UKR 3 June 1999 17:30 AUS 22–40 FRY 11–24 Port Said Hall, Port Said 1,500 Merghany, Towfik EGY 3 June 1999 20:00 KOR 1997 25–28 FRA 12–13 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,000 Kohout, Dolejš CZE 4 June 1999 15:30 SWE 49–17 AUS 22–10 Port Said Hall, Port Said 1,500 Kohout, Dolejš CZE 4 June 1999 17:30 CHN 23–38 KOR 1997 12–18 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,000 Merghany, Towfik EGY 4 June 1999 20:00 FRY 23–26 FRA 11–13 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,500 Boye, Jensen DEN 6 June 1999 15:30 FRY 28–25 KOR 1997 10–13 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,000 Migas, Bavas GRE 6 June 1999 17:30 FRA 24–30 SWE 13–13 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,500 Bülow, Lübker GER 6 June 1999 19:30 AUS 29–33 CHN 16–15 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,500 Merghany, Towfik EGY 7 June 1999 16:00 SWE 22–22 FRY 11–15 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,000 Kohout, Dolejš CZE 7 June 1999 18:00 KOR 1997 38–18 AUS 19–9 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,500 Bülow, Lübker GER 7 June 1999 20:00 FRA 41–20 CHN 18–7 Port Said Hall, Port Said 1,000 Merghany, Towfik EGY Final round Bracket N16 yes high yes Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Third place 9 June ESP 27 BRA 17 9 June HUN 23 FRA 24 9 June RUS 31 KOR 1997 23 9 June TUN 22 EGY 24 9 June FRY 30 CRO 23 9 June GER 28 ALG 17 9 June CUB 32 DEN 24 9 June SWE 33 NOR 26 11 June ESP 23 FRA 18 11 June RUS 26 EGY 20 11 June FRY 22 GER 21 11 June CUB 26 SWE 33 13 June ESP 21 RUS 22 13 June FRY 22 SWE 23 15 June RUS 24 SWE 25 15 June ESP 24 FRY 27 Fifth place bracket N4 yes high yes 5–8th place semifinals Fifth place Seventh place 13 June EGY 25 FRA (ET) 27 13 June CUB 22 GER 23 14 June FRA 21 GER 26 14 June EGY 35 CUB 28 Round of 16 9 June 1999 15:00 CUB 32–24 DEN 13–14 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 2,000 Klucso, Lekrinszki HUN 9 June 1999 16:15 GER 28–17 ALG 14–9 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 10,000 Hansson, Olsson SWE 9 June 1999 18:00 RUS 31–23 KOR 1997 16–8 Mubarak Hall, Ismailia 2,000 Pendić, Majstorović SCG 9 June 1999 18:00 HUN 23–24 FRA 11–14 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,500 Kohout, Dolejš CZE 9 June 1999 19:30 ESP 27–17 BRA Marca Olalla, Urdangarin 5 Bruno Souza 6 15–5 3 1 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 18,000 Litvinov, Khudoerko RUS 9 June 1999 20:30 SWE 33–26 NOR 13–10 Port Said Hall, Port Said 2,500 Migas, Bavas GRE 9 June 1999 20:30 FRY 30–23 CRO Serbia Nenad Peruničić 10 ? 15–9 5 3 Mubarak Hall, Ismailia 2,500 Gallego, Lamas ESP 9 June 1999 21:45 TUN 22–24 EGY 13–14 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 25,000 Øie, Høgsnes NOR Quarterfinals 11 June 1999 14:00 ESP 23–18 FRA Marca Rafael Guijosa 6 Fernandez, Stoecklin 5 12–9 3 3 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 6,000 Pendić, Majstorović SCG 11 June 1999 16:15 CUB 26–33 SWE 13–19 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 23,000 Litvinov, Khudoerko RUS 11 June 1999 18:30 FRY 22–21 GER Serbia Vladan Matić 6 ? 10–12 7 ? Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 25,000 Boye, Jensen DEN 11 June 1999 20:45 RUS 26–20 EGY 11–8 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 25,000 Bülow, Lübker GER 5–8th place semifinals 13 June 1999 14:00 CUB 22–23 GER 11–12 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 4,000 Kohout, Dolejš CZE 13 June 1999 16:15 EGY 25–27 FRA 12–13 22–22 3–5 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 8,000 Gallego, Lamas ESP Semifinals 13 June 1999 18:00 FRY 22–23 SWE Report Nedeljko Jovanović 6 ? 11–9 3 ? Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 4,500 Garcia, Moreno FRA 13 June 1999 20:45 ESP 21–22 RUS Marca Demetrio Lozano 5 Eduard Koksharov 7 9–11 7 1 5 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 2,000 Boye, Jensen DEN Seventh place game 14 June 1999 18:00 EGY 35–28 CUB 15–14 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 5,000 Kohout, Dolejš CZE Fifth place game 14 June 1999 20:30 FRA 21–26 GER 10–14 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 2,000 Litvinov, Khudoerko RUS Bronze medal game 15 June 1999 18:00 ESP 24–27 FRY MarcaSerbia Rafael Guijosa 8 Blažo Lisičić 7 14–12 3 3 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 20,000 Øie, Høgsnes NOR Final 15 June 1999 21:30 RUS 24–25 SWE Marca Aleksandr Tuchkin 6 Stefan Lövgren 7 14–12 2 3 1 Cairo Stadium – Hall 1, Cairo 23,000 Bülow, Lübker GER Ranking and statistics Final standings Image:gold medal icon.svg SWEImage:silver medal icon.svg RUSImage:bronze medal icon.svg FR Yugoslavia4 ESP5 GER6 FRA7 EGY8 CUB9 DEN10 CRO11 HUN 12 TUN13 NOR14 KOR 199715 ALG16 BRA17 MAR18 MKD Macedonia19 KUW20 CHN21 ARG22 KSA23 NGR24 AUS Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics 1999 Men's World Champions 150px|border|SwedenSwedenFourth Title Team roster Peter Gentzel, Magnus Wislander, Ola Lindgren, Henrik Andersson, Stefan Lövgren, Pierre Thorsson, Magnus Andersson, Ljubomir Vranjes, Tomas Svensson, Thomas Sivertsson, Martin Frändesjö, Johan Petersson, Christian Eriksson, Staffan Olsson and Mathias Franzén.Head coach: Bengt Johansson. All-star Team thumb|All-star Team: Guijosa, Jovanović, Mustafa (IHF president), Kudinov; Uríos, Petersson; Lavrov and Olsson. Best player: February 2021 Stefan Lovgren SWE Goalkeeper: Andrey Lavrov RUS Left wing: Rafael Guijosa ESP Left back: Vasily Kudinov RUS Center back: Nedeljko Jovanović FRY Pivot : Rolando Uríos CUB Right back: Staffan Olsson SWE Right wing: Johan Petersson SWE Top goalscorers Rank Name Team Goals Shots % 1 Rolando Uríos CUB 57 85 67.06 2 Rafael Guijosa ESP 50 62 80.65 3 Stefan Lövgren SWE 46 83 55.424 Julio Fis CUB 43 106 40.57József Éles HUN 71 60.566 Stefan Kretzschmar GER 41 67 61.19Mohamed Madi TUN 69 59.42Nenad Peruničić FRY 73 56.16Yoon Kyung-shin KOR 1997 79 51.90 10 Andrej Golic FRA 38 62 61.29 Source: Egypt99 Top goalkeepers Rank Name Team % 1 Christian Ramota GER 46.2 2 David Barrufet ESP 44.3 3 Tomas Svensson SWE 42.9 4 Andrey Lavrov RUS 41.1 5 Peter Gentzel SWE 40.8 6 Toufik Hakem ALG 40.5 7 Zoran Đorđić FRY 40.4 8 Søren Haagen NOR 39.3 9 Vladimir Rivero CUB 38.9 10 Christian Gaudin FRA 37.3 Medalists GoldSilver Bronze SWE text-align:center; Peter Gentzel Tomas Svensson Martin Boquist Magnus Wislander Tomas Sivertsson Ola Lindgren Martin Frändesjö Jonas Ernelind Johan Petersson Stefan Lövgren Christian Eriksson Pierre Thorsson Staffan Olsson Magnus Andersson Mathias Franzén Ljubomir Vranjes Henrik Andersson Head coach : Mr. Bengt Johansson RUS text-align:center; Dmitry Filippov Valery Gopin Vyacheslav Gorpishin Oleg Grebnev Oleg Khodkov Eduard Koksharov Denis Krivoshlykov Vasily Kudinov Stanislav Kulinchenko Andrey Lavrov Igor Lavrov Sergey Pogorelov Pavel Sukosyan Dmitri Torgovanov Aleksandr Tuchkin Lev Voronin Head coach : Mr. Vladimir Maksimov FR Yugoslaviatext-align:center; Zoran Đorđić Nebojša Golić Nedeljko Jovanović Petar Kapisoda Branko Kokir Ivan Lapčević Blažo Lisičić Nenad Maksić Vladan Matić Žikica Milosavljević Dejan Perić Nenad Peruničić Vladimir Petrić Ratko Nikolić Dragan Škrbić (Captain) Arpad Šterbik Head coach : Mr. Zoran Živković References External links Tournament page from the IHF XVI Men's World Championship at IHF.info Category:World Men's Handball Championship W H H Category:June 1999 sports events in Africa Category:Sports competitions in Cairo Category:Sport in Port Said