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Scandinavians Dominate World Handball Championship


Mon 28 Jan 2019 | 08:03 AM
maydaa nadar

By Maydaa Abo El-Nadar

Herning, Jan.28 (SEE) – Denmark defeated

Norway 31-22 at the 2019 IHF World Men Handball Championship’s final. The match

took place on Sunday at the Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark.

On the same day, France competed

with Germany for the bronze medal. The third-place match ended 26-25. Thanks to

this narrow lead over Germany, France secured the tournament’s third place.

After beating Croatia 34-28 in

the fifth-place game, Sweden finished fifth.

Worth noting is that it’s the first

time for Denmark to win this prestigious championship. In 1967, 2011, and 2013,

it was the runner-up. In 2007 it was the bronze medalist.

At the tournament’s first edition

in 1938, Denmark finished fourth. It was also ranked fourth in 1958, 1970,

1978, 1982, and in 2009.