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Italy national handball team

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Appearances
  
1 (First in 1997)

Appearances
  
1 (First in 1998)

Location
  
Italy

Best result
  
18th, 1997

Best result
  
11th, 1998

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Association
  
Italian Handball Association

The Italy national handball team is the national handball team of Italy. It only had 1 appearance in World championship 1997, and the next year hosted the European Championship (in both times coache by Lino Červar). It had poor result in both competitions. It never qualified for the Olympic Games.

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However, the handball is popular in Italian zones where it is played.

Best results

  • 1979.: Silver medal on Mediterranean Games.
  • 1991.: Bronze medal on Mediterranean Games.
  • 1997.: Victory on the qualification for the World Championships in Japan, only appearance of Italy on World Championships (ending 18th).
  • 1997.: Silver medal on Mediterranean Games.
  • 1998.: Only appearance on European Championships; 11th place.

    • Lino Červar was the coach on these last three competitions.

    Details

    Mediterranean Games record
  • 1979: 2nd
  • 1991: 3rd
  • 1997: 2nd
    • Olympics record

    Italy team never participated at the Summer Olympics.

    Current squad

    The Italian international squad at the 2013 World Championship Qualification

    Famous coaches

  • Lino Červar
  • Zupo Equisoain

    • References

    Italy national handball team Wikipedia
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