2003 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2003 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Portugal from 20 January to 2 February 2003. It was the 18th edition of the World Championship in team handball and Croatia won the championship.
Qualification
First round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Second round
Group I
----Group II
----Group III
----Group IV
----Final round
5–8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
----7th place game
5th place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics |
Awards
MVP: Christian SchwarzerAll Star Team
- Goalkeeper: Henning Fritz
- Left Wing: Eduard Koksharov
- Left Back: Carlos Pérez
- Center Back: Enric Masip
- Pivot : Christian Schwarzer
- Right Back: Patrick Cazal
- Right Wing: Mirza Džomba
Statistics