| Handball World Championship Archive |
| Men | Gold | Final | Silver | Bronze | 4. | | Men 2009 | | | | | | | Men 2007 | Germany | 29-24 | Poland | Denmark | France | | Men 2005 | Spain | 40-34 | Croatia | France | Tunisia | | Men 2003 | Croatia | 34-31 | Germany | France | Spain | | Men 2001 | France | 28-25 | Sweden | Yugoslavia | Egypt | | Men 1999 | Sweden | 25-24 | Russia | Yugoslavia | Spain | | Men 1997 | Russia | 23-21 | Sweden | France | Hungary | | Men 1995 | France | 23-19 | Croatia | Sweden | Germany | | Men 1993 | Russia | 28-19 | France | Sweden | Switzerland | | Men 1990 | Sweden | 27-23 | Soviet Union | Romania | Yugoslavia | | Men 1986 | Yugoslavia | 24-22 | Hungary | East Germany | Sweden | | Men 1982 | Soviet Union | 30-27 | Yugoslavia | Poland | Denmark | | Men 1978 | West Germany | 20-19 | Soviet Union | East Germany | Denmark | | Men 1974 | Romania | 14-12 | East Germany | Yugoslavia | Poland | | Men 1970 | Romania | 13-12 | East Germany | Yugoslavia | Denmark | | Men 1967 | Czechoslovakia | 14-11 | Denmark | Romania | Soviet Union | | Men 1964 | Romania | 25-22 | Sweden | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | | Men 1961 | Romania | 9 - 8 | Czechoslovakia | Sweden | Germany | | Men 1958 | Sweden | 22-12 | Czechoslovakia | Germany | Denmark | | Men 1954 | Sweden | 17-14 | Germany | Czechoslovakia | Switzerland | | Men 1938 | Germany | group | Austria | Sweden | Denmark |
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| Ranking Men | G | Sr | B | 4 | All | | 1. Sweden | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | | 2. Romania | 4 | | 2 | | 6 | | 3. Russia/URSS | 3 | 3 | | 1 | 7 | | 4. Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | | 5. France | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | | 6. Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 5 | | 7. Croatia | 1 | 2 | | | 3 | | 8. Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | | 9. Spain | 1 | | | 2 | 3 | | 10.East Germany | | 2 | 2 | | 4 | | 11.Denmark | | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | | 12.Poland | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 13.Hungary | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 14.Austria | | 1 | | | 1 | | 15.Switzerland | | | | 2 | 2 | | 16.Egypt | | | | 1 | 1 | | 16.Tunisia | | | | 1 | 1 |
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| Women | Gold | Final | Silver | Bronze | 4. | | Women 2007 | Russia | 29-24 | Norway | Germany | Romania | | Women 2005 | Russia | 28-23 | Romania | Hugary | Denmark | | Women 2003 | France | 32-29 | Hungary | South Korea | Ukraine | | Women 2001 | Russia | 30-25 | Norway | Yugoslavia | Denmark | | Women 1999 | Norway | 25-24 | France | Austria | Romania | | Women 1997 | Denmark | 33-22 | Norway | Germany | Russia | | Women 1995 | South Korea | 25-20 | Hungary | Denmark | Norway | | Women 1993 | Germany | 22-21 | Denmark | Norway | Romania | | Women 1990 | Soviet Union | 24-22 | Yugoslavia | East Germany | West Germany | | Women 1986 | Soviet Union | 30-22 | Czechoslovakia | Norway | East Germany | | Women 1982 | Soviet Union | group | Hungary | Yugoslavia | East Germany | | Women 1978 | East Germany | group | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Hungary | | Women 1975 | East Germany | group | Soviet Union | Hungary | Romania | | Women 1973 | Yugoslavia | 16-11 | Romania | Soviet Union | Hungary | | Women 1971 | East Germany | 11- 8 | Yugoslavia | Hungary | Romania | | Women 1968 | suspended due the Soviet invasion in Czechoslovakia | | Women 1965 | Hungary | 5 - 3 | Yugoslavia | West Germany | Czechoslovakia | | Women 1962 | Romania | 8 - 5 | Denmark | Czechoslovakia | Yugoslavia | | Women 1957 | Czechoslovakia | 7 - 1 | Hungary | Yugoslavia | West Germany |
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| Ranking Women | G | S | B | 4 | All | | 1. Russia/URSS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | | 2. East Germany | 3 | | 1 | 2 | 6 | | 3. Hungary | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | | 4. Yugoslavia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | | 5. Norway | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | | 6. Denmark | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | 7. Romania | 1 | 2 | | 5 | 8 | | 8. Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | 9. France | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | | 10.Germany | 1 | | 3 | 2 | 6 | | 11.South Korea | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | 12.Austria | | | 1 | | 1 | | 13.Ukraine | | | | 1 | 1 |
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