Italy national handball team

Italy
Information
Association	Italian Handball Association
Colours
Home Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 1997)
Best result	18th, 1997
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 1998)
Best result	11th, 1998
Last updated on Unknown.

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.

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

European Championship record

• 1994: –
• 1996: –
• 1998: 11th
• 2000 – to date: Did not qualify

World Championship record

• 1938: –
• 1942: – Not held
• 1946:, 1950: – Not held
• 1954 to 1990: –
• 1993: –
• 1995: –
• 1997: 18.
• 1999 – to date: Did not qualify

Olympics record

Italy team never participated at the Summer Olympics.^[1]

Current squad

The Italian international squad at the 2013 World Championship Qualification

Famous coaches

• Lino Červar
• Francisco Javier "Zupo" Equisoain Azanza

See also

• Italy at the team sports international competitions
• Italy women's national handball team

References

External links

• (Italian) Nazionale italiana

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