2000 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2000 European Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held in Croatia from 21 to 30 January 2000, in the cities of Zagreb and Rijeka. Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Spain finished third.
Qualification
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.Venues
Two Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2000 Championship:| Rijeka | Zagreb | |
| Dvorana Mladosti Capacity: 4,000 | Dom Športova Capacity: 7,000 |
Preliminary round
''All times are local.''Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
----Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| 2000 Men's European Champions Sweden Third Title |
All-Star Team
Source:Top goalscorers
Source:Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
| 1 | Tomas Svensson | 43 | 52 | 122 | |
| 2 | David Barrufet | 40 | 87 | 215 | |
| 3 | Henning Fritz | 39 | 22 | 57 | |
| 3 | Peter Gentzel | 39 | 54 | 137 | |
| 5 | Venio Losert | 38 | 48 | 128 | |
| 5 | Bruno Martini | 38 | 55 | 143 | |
| 7 | Mirko Bašić | 37 | 27 | 73 | |
| 7 | Jan Holpert | 37 | 38 | 104 | |
| 9 | Kasper Hvidt | 35 | 44 | 124 | |
| 9 | Frode Scheie | 35 | 38 | 108 |
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