2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
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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.
Oceania
withdrew their participation at this years tournament, Norway
replaced the Oceanian team.
Uruguay withdrew from this years edition, Venezuela
replaced them as the first subsitute of the Pan-American continent.
In a rematch of the 2009
final Germany
defeated Denmark
27–18 in the final.
, Greece
. The schedule was announced on June 21.
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Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
from July 17–31 2011.
Oceania
Oceania Handball Federation
The Oceania Continent Handball Federation, often referred to by the initialism OCHF, is the administrative and controlling body for Oceanian team handball...
withdrew their participation at this years tournament, Norway
Norway national handball team
The Norway national handball team is the national handball team of Norway. Controlled by the Norwegian Handball Federation it represents Norway in international matches.- Current squad :...
replaced the Oceanian team.
Uruguay withdrew from this years edition, Venezuela
Venezuela national handball team
The Venezuela national handball team is the national team of Venezuela. It takes part in international team handball competitions....
replaced them as the first subsitute of the Pan-American continent.
In a rematch of the 2009
2009 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
The 2009 Men's Junior World Handball Championship took place in Egypt from August 5–1August 9.-Group A:---------------------------------------------------------Group B:------------------------...
final Germany
Germany national handball team
The Germany national handball team is the national handball team of Germany. Germany won the handball world cup in 1938, 1978 and in 2007 as the host of the handball world cup-Achievements:Olympic Games* winner in 1936...
defeated Denmark
Denmark national handball team
The Denmark national handball team is the national handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches....
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 ThessalonikiThessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The schedule was announced on June 21.
Group A
All times are local (UTC+3Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European, North African, and Middle Eastern countries...
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Group B
All times are local (UTC+3Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European, North African, and Middle Eastern countries...
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Group C
All times are local (UTC+3Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European, North African, and Middle Eastern countries...
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Group D
All times are local (UTC+3Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European, North African, and Middle Eastern countries...
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Championship
Eightfinals
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
----Third place game
Final
5–8th place play-offs
Semifinals
----Seventh place game
Fifth place game
9th–16th place playoffs
13–16th place bracketQuarterfinals
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13th–16th place Semifinals
----9th–12th place Semifinals
----Fifteenth place game
Thirteenth place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
17–20th place play-offs
Semifinals
----Nineteenth place game
Seventeenth place game
21–24th place play-offs
Semifinals
----21st place game
23rd place game
Final standings
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All-star team
- Goalkeeper:
- Left wing:
- Left back:
- Pivot:
- Centre back:
- Right back:
- Right wing: