Handball at the 2001 Mediterranean Games

Handball at the 2001 Mediterranean Games

Handball was contested at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in El Menzah and Ariana.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	Croatia	Tunisia	France
Women	France	Spain	Slovenia

Men's Competition

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	France	4	2	2	0	0	52	29	+23
2.	Spain	2	2	1	0	1	45	43	+2
3.	Greece	0	2	0	0	2	33	58	–25

• September 8, 2001

Spain	28 – 21	Greece

• September 9, 2001

France	30 – 12	Greece

• September 10, 2001

France	22 – 17	Spain

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Slovenia	3	2	1	1	0	63	52	+11
2.	FR Yugoslavia	3	2	1	1	0	57	49	+8
3.	Morocco	0	2	0	0	2	53	72	–19

• September 8, 2001

Slovenia	39 – 28	Morocco

• September 9, 2001

FR Yugoslavia	33 – 25	Morocco

• September 10, 2001

FR Yugoslavia	24 – 24	Slovenia

Group C

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Croatia	4	2	2	0	0	60	52	+8
2.	Algeria	2	2	1	0	1	58	49	+9
3.	Turkey	0	2	0	0	2	53	70	–17

• September 8, 2001

Croatia	35 – 29	Turkey

• September 9, 2001

Algeria	35 – 24	Turkey

• September 10, 2001

Croatia	25 – 23	Algeria

Group D

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Tunisia	4	2	2	0	0	57	44	+17
2.	Italy	2	2	1	0	1	52	54	–2
3.	Syria	0	2	0	0	2	48	59	–11

• September 8, 2001

Italy	30 – 26	Syria

• September 9, 2001

Tunisia	29 – 22	Syria

• September 10, 2001

Tunisia	28 – 22	Italy

Standing Games

For 5th to 8th rank

FR Yugoslavia played with Slovenia in the match for 5th place, while Italy played with Algeria in the match for 7th place.

• September 14, 2001

FR Yugoslavia	33 – 26	Slovenia

Algeria	27 – 24	Italy

For 9th to 12rd rank

• September 11, 2001

Greece	32 – 31	Morocco
Turkey	30 – 28	Syria

After the first classement match, Syria withdrew from the tournament.^[1] The ranking was based on the results of the tournament between the three participating countries: Morocco, Greece and Turkey.

• September 12, 2001

Morocco	34 – 32	Turkey

• September 13, 2001

Greece	30 – 23	Turkey

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
9.	Greece	4	2	2	0	0	62	54	+8
10.	Morocco	2	2	1	0	1	65	64	+1
11.	Turkey	0	2	0	0	2	55	64	–9
12.	Syria	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Final round

Quarter finals

• September 12, 2001

France	26 – 20	FR Yugoslavia
Croatia	32 – 25	Italy
Spain	32 – 25	Slovenia
Tunisia	27 – 19	Algeria

Semi finals

• September 13, 2001

Croatia	32 – 26	France
Tunisia	28 – 27	Spain

Finals

• September 14, 2001 — Bronze Medal Match

France	22 – 21	Spain

• September 14, 2001 — Gold Medal Match

Croatia	24 – 23	Tunisia

Awards

2001 Men's Mediterranean Games champions
Croatia

Standings

Rank	Team
	Croatia
	Tunisia
	France
4	Spain
5	FR Yugoslavia
6	Slovenia
7	Algeria
8	Italy
9	Greece
10	Morocco
11	Turkey
12	Syria

Women's Competition

Standings

Rank	Team
	France
	Spain
	Slovenia
4	FR Yugoslavia
5	Turkey
6	Italy
7	Tunisia
8	Greece

References

1. Αλλα τρία μετάλλια

• HANDBALL (Hommes), 8 au 14/9/2001, 14èmes Jeux Méditerranéens Tunis 2001, Resultats Techniques.
• HANDBALL (Dames), 6 au 12/9/2001, 14èmes Jeux Méditerranéens Tunis 2001, Resultats Techniques.
• Complete 2001 Mediterranean Games Standings
• "Updates on Mediterranean Games"