World Men’s Handball Championship Winners List – Past Handball Champions since 1938
IHF (International Handball Federation)has been organized the IHF Men’s Handball World Championship from 1938 onwards. Denmark is the current champion and they hold their second title at the 2021 tournament in Egypt. The most title winner is France with six titles and Sweden and Romania with four titles each.
Also Read : IHF World Women’s Handball Championship Winners
Let’s we see IHF World Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Handball Championship from 1938 onwards. IHF World Women’s Handball Championship starts from 1938 and Germany men’s team is the first winner.

World Men’s Handball Indoor Championship Winners List Since 1938
YEAR | HOST | WINNER | RUNNERS-UP |
2027 | Germany | ||
2025 | Croatia/Denmark/Norway | ||
2023 | Poland/Sweden | ||
2021 | Egypt | Denmark | Sweden |
2019 | Denmark/Germany | Denmark | Norway |
2017 | France | France | Norway |
2015 | Qatar | France | Qatar |
2013 | Spain | Spain | Denmark |
2011 | Sweden | France | Denmark |
2009 | Croatia | France | Croatia |
2007 | Germany | Germany | Poland |
2005 | Tunisia | Spain | Croatia |
2003 | Germany | Croatia | Germany |
2001 | France | France | Sweden |
1999 | Egypt | Sweden | Russia |
1997 | Japan | Russia | Sweden |
1995 | Iceland | France | Croatia |
1993 | Sweden | Russia | France |
1990 | Czechoslovakia | Sweden | Soviet Union |
1986 | Switzerland | Yugoslavia | Hungary |
1982 | West Germany | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia |
1978 | Denmark | West Germany | Soviet Union |
1974 | East Germany | Romania | East Germany |
1970 | France | Romania | East Germany |
1967 | Sweden | Czechoslovakia | Denmark |
1964 | Czechoslovakia | Romania | Sweden |
1961 | West Germany | Romania | Czechoslovakia |
1958 | East Germany | Sweden | Czechoslovakia |
1954 | Sweden | Sweden | Germany |
1938 | Germany | Germany | Austria |
World Men’s Handball Outdoor Championship Winners List
YEAR | HOST | GOLD | SILVER |
1938 | Germany | Germany | Switzerland |
1948 | France | Sweden | Denmark |
1952 | Switzerland | West Germany | Sweden |
1955 | West Germany | West Germany | Switzerland |
1959 | Austria | Germany | Romania |
1963 | Switzerland | East Germany | West Germany |
1966 | Austria | West Germany | East Germany |
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