Venue(s) 4 (in 1 host city) Runner-up Denmark | Dates July 17–31 Champions Germany (2nd title) | |
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Teams 24 (from 4 confederations) |
The 2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the tournament and was held at Thessaloniki, Greece from July 17–31, 2011.
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Oceania withdrew their participation at this year's tournament, Norway replaced the Oceanian team.
Uruguay withdrew from this year's edition, Venezuela replaced them as the first substitute of the Pan-American continent.
In a rematch of the 2009 final Germany defeated Denmark 27–18 in the final.
Format
The 24 teams were allocated into six groups with the first four advancing to the eighthfinals in a knock-out system until the final.
Preliminary round
The draw took place at April 16, 2011 at 12:00 local time in Thessaloniki, Greece. The schedule was announced on June 21.
Group A
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group B
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group C
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group D
All times are local (UTC+3).