2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship
International handball competition
2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship Host country Argentina Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Dates August 10–20 Teams 20 (from 5 confederations) Champions Denmark (2nd title) Runner-up Spain Third place Sweden Fourth place France Matches played 64 Goals scored 3,577 (55.89 per match) Attendance 47,675 (745 per match) Top scorer(s) Jim Gottfridsson (58 goals) Best player Jim Gottfridsson
The 2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the world event for youth handballers, which was held in Argentina between August 10–20, 2011. In accordance with the IHF regulations, only players born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to enter the competition. The minimum age for the participation was 16.[ 1]
Denmark defeated Spain 24–22 in the final to win the title for the second time.[ 2]
Venues
Two arenas were used, both in Mar del Plata .
Preliminary round
The draw took place at May 21, 2011 in Argentina .
All times are Argentina Time (UTC–3 )
Team advanced to the Quarterfinals
Team competed in placement games
Group A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Sweden
4
2
2
0
116
111
+5
6
Croatia
4
2
1
1
105
97
+8
5
Slovenia
4
1
2
1
114
107
+7
4
Serbia
4
1
2
1
107
100
+7
4
Bahrain
4
0
1
3
94
121
−27
1
Group B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
France
4
4
0
0
144
96
+48
8
Egypt
4
3
0
1
138
88
+50
6
Brazil
4
2
0
2
138
111
+27
4
Qatar
4
1
0
3
125
95
+30
2
New Zealand
4
0
0
4
56
211
−155
0
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
5–8th place bracket
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
9–12th place bracket
Semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
13–16th place bracket
Semifinals
Fifteenth place game
Thirteenth place game
17–20th place bracket
Semifinals
Nineteenth place game
Seventeenth place game
Final standings
Awards
All-star team
Other awards
References
External links