2003 World Men's Handball Championship

Key facts

Host country

Portugal

Venues

9 (in 9 host cities)

Dates

20 January–2 February

Teams

24 (from 5 confederations)

Champions

Croatia (1st title)

Runners up

Germany

Third place

France

Fourth place

Spain

Goals scored

4,641 (55.25 per match)

Top scorers

Carlos Pérez ( HUN ) , (64 goals)

Best player

Christian Schwarzer ( GER )

via Wikipedia infobox

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