Greece men's national handball team
The Greece national handball team is the national handball team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Handball Federation.
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| Association | Hellenic Handball Federation | ||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2004) | ||
| Best result | 6th (2004) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2005) | ||
| Best result | 6th (2005) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
Greece has a long tradition in handball. First of all, Greece made it to the handball 2005 World Cup and the 2004 Olympics where they beat Brazil, Korea and won against Egypt in a close game. In the Olympics they lost to eventual champions Croatia, and finished sixth in the tournament. In the World Cup they finished in the sixth position as well.
Competitive record
Olympic Games
| Olympic record | ||||||||
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| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1936 Berlin |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | ||||||||
 1972 Munich |
Did not qualify | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1976 Montreal | ||||||||
 1980 Moscow | ||||||||
 1984 Los Angeles | ||||||||
 1988 Seoul | ||||||||
 1992 Barcelona | ||||||||
| 1996 Atlanta | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2000 Sydney | ||||||||
 2004 Athens | Quarter-finals | 6th place | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 188 | 220 |
 2008 Beijing |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2012 London | ||||||||
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | ||||||||
| Total | 1/14 | – | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 188 | 220 |
World Championships
| World Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1938 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1954 | ||||||||
 1958 | ||||||||
| 1961 | ||||||||
 1964 | ||||||||
| 1967 | ||||||||
 1970 | ||||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||
 1978 | ||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||
 1986 | ||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||
 2003 | ||||||||
 2005 | Quarter-finals | 6th place | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 245 | 246 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| / 2019 | ||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
 / 2023 | To be determined | |||||||
// 2025 | ||||||||
| 2027 | ||||||||
| Total | 1/30 | – | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 245 | 246 |
Current squad
The Greece international squad at the 2017 World Championship Qualification
| Position | No. | Player | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nikolaos Loizos | – | PAOK Thessaloniki H.C. | |
| GK | Kostas Gourgoumis | 13 September 1983 | PAOK Thessaloniki H.C. | |
| GK | Kostas Tsilimparis | 31 July 1979 | Filippos Veria | |
| LW | Vyron Papadopoulos | 22 February 1986 | HC Empor Rostock | |
| LW | Christos Mylonas | 13 May 1995 | AC Diomidis Argous | |
| RW | Adam Papadopoulos | 27 July 1995 | AC Diomidis Argous | |
| RW | Christoforos Bakaoukas | 17 April 1981 | AEK H.C. | |
| CB | Dimitrios Tzimourtos | 10 February 1981 | Eintracht Hildesheim | |
| CB | Georgios Mastorogiannis | 30 August 1981 | PAOK Thessaloniki H.C. | |
| CB | Theodoros Megaloikonomu | 18 August 1983 | AC Diomidis Argous | |
| CB | Theodoros Petridis | 16 June 1986 | PAOK Thessaloniki H.C. | |
| RB | Nikolaos Riganas | 28 January 1984 |  HCM Constanța | |
| RB | Alexandros Alvanos | 9 April 1980 | PAOK Thessaloniki H.C. | |
| P | Giorgos Khalkidis | 13 May 1977 | Wacker Thun | |
| P | Charalampos Mallios | 6 August 1987 | AC Diomidis Argous |
External links
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| Handball in Greece | |
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| National teams | |
| League Competitions | |
| Cup Competitions | |
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