Handball

Croatia wins World Handball Championship

FEBRUARY 2003 - After beating Germany in finals 34:31, Croatia has become the World Handball champion in the men's category. The handball world championship competition was held in Portugal.

This is the latest in the string of successes by Croatian Handball team.

Two years later, the world championship competition in the men's category was held in Spain. Croatia got second place, after losing from Spain in the finals.

Handball is a fast-paced game, enjoyed by many - Croatian team in a game

Olympic Winners

The Croatian handball team success began in 1996, after they became Olympic champions of the Atlanta 1996 Games.

Since then Croatia has become one of the European and the World handball powers, winning 5 medals so far on European and World cup competitions, as well as being Olympic winners.

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