Handball
World Men’s Handball Champions
See a complete list of World Men’s Handball Champions. Denmark defeated France 32-26 to win the 2024 Championships. This was their fourth championship title.
Fast Facts:
- The 30th World Championships will take place on January 2027 in Germany.
- France has won the most Men’s World Handball titles with six victories.
- Sweden has finished as runners-up more times than any other team.
- Qatar is the first country that is not from Europe to medal. They lost to France in the 2015 finals.
- The first World Championship organized by the International Handball Federation took place in Germany in 1938 involving four teams from Europe.
- European teams have dominated the championships.
World Men’s Handball Champions:
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner Up |
| 2024 | Denmark | 32-26 | Croatia |
| 2023 | Denmark | 34-29 | France |
| 2021 | Denmark | 26-24 | Sweden |
| 2019 | Denmark | 31-22 | Norway |
| 2017 | France | 33-26 | Norway |
| 2015 | France | 25-22 | Qatar |
| 2013 | Spain | 35-19 | Denmark |
| 2011 | France | 37-35 | Denmark |
| 2009 | France | 24-19 | Croatia |
| 2007 | Germany | 29-24 | Poland |
| 2005 | Spain | 40-34 | Croatia |
| 2003 | Croatia | 34-31 | Germany |
| 2001 | France | 28-25 after extra time | Sweden |
| 1999 | Sweden | 25-24 | Russia |
| 1997 | Russia | 23-21 | Sweden |
| 1995 | France | 23-19 | Croatia |
| 1993 | Russia | 28-19 | France |
| 1990 | Sweden | 27-23 | Soviet Union |
| 1986 | Yugoslavia | 24-22 | Hungary |
| 1982 | Soviet Union | 30-27 after extra time | Yugoslavia |
| 1978 | West Germany | 20-19 | Soviet Union |
| 1974 | Romania | 14-12 | East Germany |
| 1970 | Romania | 13-12 after second extra time | East Germany |
| 1967 | Czechoslovakia | 14-11 | Denmark |
| 1964 | Romania | 25-22 | Sweden |
| 1961 | Romania | 9-8 after second extra time | Czechoslovakia |
| 1958 | Sweden | 22-12 | Czechoslovakia |
| 1954 | Sweden | 17-14 | West Germany |
| 1938 | Germany | no final | Austria |