2002 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2002 Men's European Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place from 25 January to 3 February 2002 in Sweden. Sweden won the tournament for a third time in a row, and fourth time overall.
Qualification
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.Venues
| Group | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| A and I | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 12.000 |
| B | Helsingborg | Idrottens Hus | 2.700 |
| C | Skövde | Arena Skövde | 2.500 |
| D | Jönköping | Kinnarps Arena | 7.000 |
| II | Västerås | Västeråshallen | 5.000 |
| Final round | Stockholm | Globen Arena | 14.500 |
Preliminary round
''All times are local.''Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main round
Points gained in the preliminary round against teams that also qualified, were carried over.Group I
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Group II
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Final round
Semifinals
----Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| 2002 Men's European Champions Sweden Fourth Title |
All-Star Team
Source:Top goalscorers
Source:Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
| 1 | Sergiy Bilyk | 42 | 48 | 115 | |
| 2 | Peter Gentzel | 41 | 70 | 171 | |
| 2 | Dejan Perić | 41 | 90 | 220 | |
| 4 | Miloš Slabý | 40 | 42 | 105 | |
| 4 | Michael Bruun | 40 | 42 | 105 | |
| 4 | Arpad Sterbik | 40 | 37 | 93 | |
| 7 | José Javier Hombrados | 39 | 40 | 102 | |
| 8 | Yevgeny Budko | 36 | 56 | 155 | |
| 8 | Sérgio Morgado | 36 | 49 | 136 | |
| 8 | Rafał Bernacki | 36 | 14 | 39 | |
| 8 | David Barrufet | 36 | 62 | 173 |
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