# European Men's U-20 Handball Championship

The European Men's U-20 Handball Championship is the official competition for junior men's national handball teams of Europe, held by the European Handball Federation every two years.
In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Junior World Handball Championship.

## Medal summary

Source:
| # | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Teams |
| # | Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Teams |
| 1 | 1996 Details | Romania | Denmark | 26–19 | Spain | Russia | 30–29 after extra time | France | 12 |
| 2 | 1998 Details | Austria | Denmark | 22–21 | Yugoslavia | Hungary | 29–24 | Spain | 12 |
| 3 | 2000 Details | Greece | Yugoslavia | 34–29 | Belarus | Spain | 30–22 | Denmark | 12 |
| 4 | 2002 Details | Poland | Poland | 29–25 | Slovenia | Yugoslavia | 33–30 | Macedonia | 12 |
| 5 | 2004 Details | Latvia | Germany | 27–26 | Denmark | Slovenia | 29–28 | Hungary | 16 |
| 6 | 2006 Details | Austria | Germany | 24–19 | Sweden | Denmark | 33–32 | Serbia and Montenegro | 16 |
| 7 | 2008 Details | Romania | Denmark | 26–21 | Germany | France | 32–30 | Sweden | 16 |
| 8 | 2010 Details | Slovakia | Denmark | 30–24 | Portugal | Slovenia | 30–25 after 2nd extra time | Germany | 16 |
| 9 | 2012 Details | Turkey | Spain | 34–21 | Croatia | Slovenia | 36–34 after penalty shootout | Sweden | 16 |
| 10 | 2014 Details | Austria | Germany | 26–24 | Sweden | Spain | 29–27 | Denmark | 16 |
| 11 | 2016 Details | Denmark | Spain | 30–29 ET | Germany | France | 35–30 | Croatia | 16 |
| 12 | 2018 Details | Slovenia | Slovenia | 31–30 | France | Germany | 29–26 | Portugal | 16 |
| 13 | 2022 Details | Portugal | Spain | 37–35 | Portugal | Serbia | 30–26 | Sweden | 16 |
| 14 | 2024 Details | Slovenia | Spain | 35–31 | Portugal | Denmark | 26–23 | Germany | 24 |
| 15 | 2026 Details | Romania | | | | | | | 24 |

## Medal count

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Denmark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Portugal | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### Participating nations

| Nation | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | Total |
| Austria | - | 10 | - | - | 7 | 13 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | - | 5 |
| Belarus | 10 | - | 2nd | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 8 | - | 8 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 9 |
| Croatia | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | - | 7 | 16 | 11 | 2nd | - | 4 | 6 | 14 | 11 | - | 11 |
| Denmark | 1st | 1st | 4 | 5 | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3rd | - | 14 |
| Estonia | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Faroe Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 18 | - | 2 |
| Finland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| France | 4 | 11 | - | - | 10 | 10 | 3rd | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3rd | 2nd | 6 | 10 | - | 12 |
| Germany | - | - | - | - | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4 | 7 | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 7 | 4 | - | 10 |
| Greece | 12 | 7 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | 4 |
| Hungary | - | 3rd | 6 | - | 4 | - | 10 | - | - | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 12 | - | 9 |
| Iceland | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 8 | 11 | - | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | - | 7 |
| Israel | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 15 | - | 13 | - | 21 | - | 5 |
| Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 20 | - | 2 |
| Latvia | - | - | 11 | - | 16 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Lithuania | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Montenegro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 24 | - | 2 |
| Netherlands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| North Macedonia | - | - | 9 | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 15 | - | - | 9 | - | 6 |
| Norway | - | 9 | 10 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | - | 9 |
| Poland | - | - | 7 | 1st | 14 | 11 | 12 | - | 12 | - | 8 | 16 | 13 | 14 | - | 10 |
| Portugal | 7 | - | - | 10 | 8 | - | 7 | 2nd | 5 | - | - | 4 | 2nd | 2nd | - | 9 |
| Romania | 8 | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 13 | - | - | - | 14 | - | 16 | Q | 7 |
| Russia | 3rd | - | - | 7 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | - | 16 | 15 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Serbia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3rd | 13 | - | 8 |
| Slovakia | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 15 | 12 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Slovenia | - | - | 5 | 2nd | 3rd | 8 | 13 | 3rd | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 1st | 9 | 15 | - | 12 |
| Spain | 2nd | 4 | 3rd | - | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 5 | 1st | 1st | - | 13 |
| Sweden | 11 | 5 | - | - | 5 | 2nd | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2nd | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | - | 12 |
| Switzerland | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | 8 | 12 | 9 | - | - | 17 | - | 5 |
| Turkey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ukraine | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 2 |
| FR Yugoslavia | 6 | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | |