# Handball at the 1997 Mediterranean Games

Handball was contested at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men | Croatia | Italy | Spain |
| Women | France | Croatia | Slovenia |

## Men's Competition
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 68 | +21 |
| 2. | Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 76 | +6 |
| 3. | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 74 | 0 |
| 4. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 97 | –27 |
* June 16, 1997
| Slovenia | 31 – 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Spain | 25 – 21 | Turkey |
* June 17, 1997
| Slovenia | 24 – 24 | Turkey |
| Spain | 37 – 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
* June 18, 1997
| Slovenia | 27 – 27 | Spain |
| Turkey | 29 – 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |

#### Group B

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | FR Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 33 | +18 |
| 2. | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 44 | –3 |
| 3. | Morocco | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 47 | –15 |
* June 16, 1997
| Egypt | 22 – 18 | Morocco |
* June 17, 1997
| FR Yugoslavia | 25 – 14 | Morocco |
* June 18, 1997
| FR Yugoslavia | 26 – 19 | Egypt |

#### Group C

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Algeria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 38 | +16 |
| 2. | Croatia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| 3. | Greece | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 60 | –16 |
* June 16, 1997
| Croatia | 30 – 24 | Greece |
* June 17, 1997
| Algeria | 30 – 20 | Greece |
* June 18, 1997
| Algeria | 24 – 18 | Croatia |

#### Group D

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 49 | +3 |
| 2. | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| 3. | France | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 49 | –3 |
* June 16, 1997
| Italy | 21 – 16 | France |
* June 17, 1997
| Tunisia | 24 – 19 | Italy |
* June 18, 1997
| France | 30 – 28 | Tunisia |

### Standing Games
#### For 5th to 8th rank

* June 21, 1997
| FR Yugoslavia | 28 – 27 | Tunisia |
| Egypt | 25 – 18 | Algeria |

#### For 9th to 12th rank

* June 20, 1997
| Morocco | 20 – 18 | Greece |
| France | 25 – 21 | Turkey |
* June 21, 1997
| France | 25 – 22 | Morocco |
| Turkey | 39 – 21 | Greece |
* June 22, 1997
| Turkey | 33 – 23 | Morocco |
| France | 30 – 25 | Greece |
| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 9. | France | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 68 | +12 |
| 10. | Turkey | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 69 | +24 |
| 11. | Morocco | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 76 | –11 |
| 12. | Greece | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 89 | –25 |

### Final round
#### Quarter finals

* June 20, 1997
| Slovenia | 25 – 24 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Spain | 29 – 16 | Egypt |
| Croatia | 29 – 26 | Tunisia |
| Italy | 27 – 20 | Algeria |

#### Semi finals

* June 21, 1997
| Italy | 22 – 21 | Spain |
| Croatia | 23 – 21 | Slovenia |

#### Finals

* June 22, 1997 — Classification Match (7th/8th place)
| Algeria | 28 – 23 | Tunisia |
* June 22, 1997 — Classification Match (5th/6th place)
| FR Yugoslavia | 23 – 20 | Egypt |
* June 22, 1997 — Bronze Medal Match
| Spain | 31 – 27 | Slovenia |
* June 22, 1997 — Gold Medal Match
| Croatia | 21 – 20 | Tunisia |

### Awards

* 1997 Men's Mediterranean Games champions
* Croatia

### Standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Croatia |
| | Italy |
| | Spain |
| 4 | Slovenia |
| 5 | FR Yugoslavia |
| 6 | Egypt |
| 7 | Algeria |
| 8 | Tunisia |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Turkey |
| 11 | Morocco |
| 12 | Greece |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |

## Women's Competition
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 52 | +24 |
| 2. | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 68 | +16 |
| 3. | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 76 | –18 |
| 4. | Italy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 74 | –22 |
* June 14, 1997
| Slovenia | 31 – 23 | Turkey |
| Croatia | 25 – 13 | Italy |
* June 15, 1997
| Croatia | 28 – 16 | Turkey |
| Slovenia | 30 – 22 | Italy |
* June 16, 1997
| Turkey | 19 – 17 | Italy |
| Slovenia | 23 – 23 | Croatia |

#### Group B

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| 1. | France | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 54 | +18 |
| 2. | FR Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 66 | +1 |
| 3. | Spain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 58 | +12 |
| 4. | Algeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 85 | –31 |
* June 14, 1997
| France | 21 – 21 | Spain |
| FR Yugoslavia | 27 – 24 | Algeria |
* June 15, 1997
| FR Yugoslavia | 19 – 16 | Spain |
| France | 25 – 12 | Algeria |
* June 16, 1997
| France | 26 – 21 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Spain | 33 – 18 | Algeria |

#### Semi finals

* June 18, 1997
| France | 26 – 24 | Slovenia |
| Croatia | 22 – 20 | FR Yugoslavia |

#### Finals

* June 19, 1997 — Classification Match (7th/8th place)
| Italy | 18 – 17 | Algeria |
* June 19, 1997 — Classification Match (5th/6th place)
| Spain | 24 – 20 | Turkey |
* June 20, 1997 — Bronze Medal Match
| Slovenia | 27 – 19 | FR Yugoslavia |
* June 20, 1997 — Gold Medal Match
| France | 23 – 22 | Croatia |

### Awards

* 1997 Women's Mediterranean Games champions
* France

### Standings

| Rank | Team |
| | France |
| | Croatia |
| | Slovenia |
| 4 | FR Yugoslavia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Turkey |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Algeria |