Denmark men's national junior handball team

Denmark
Information
AssociationDanish Handball Federation
CoachClaus Bjarke Hansen
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1st
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2nd
Results
IHF U-21 World Championship
Appearances22 (First in 1977)
Best resultGold Champions, (1997, 1999, 2005)
European Junior Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1996)
Best resultGold Champions, (1996, 1998, 2008, 2010)
Last updated on Unknown.
Denmark men's national junior handball team
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Handball
World Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1997
Gold medal – first place 1999
Gold medal – first place 2005
Silver medal – second place 1993
Silver medal – second place 2003
Silver medal – second place 2009
Silver medal – second place 2011
Silver medal – second place 2015
Silver medal – second place 2017
Bronze medal – third place 2007
Bronze medal – third place 1983
European Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996
Gold medal – first place 1998
Gold medal – first place 2008
Gold medal – first place 2010
Silver medal – second place 2004
Bronze medal – third place 2006

The Denmark national junior handball team is the national under–20 Handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Federation it represents Denmark in international matches. They are the team with the most medals in both the IHF Junior World Championship with 11 medals, and the European Junior Championship with 6 medals.

History

IHF Junior World Championship record

Year[1] Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
Sweden 1977 8th Place 6 2 0 4 116 136 –20
Denmark/Sweden 1979 4th Place 8 6 0 2 198 140 +58
Portugal 1981 7th Place 6 3 0 3 123 114 +9
Finland 1983 Third Place 6 5 0 1 153 133 +20
Italy 1985 7th Place 7 4 0 3 175 156 +19
Yugoslavia 1987 9th Place 7 3 0 4 150 167 –17
Spain 1989 Didn't Qualify
Greece 1991 7th Place 7 3 2 2 165 167 –2
Egypt 1993 Final Round 2nd Place 7 4 0 3 179 151 +28
Argentina 1995 9th Place 8 5 0 3 220 179 +41
Turkey 1997 Final Round Champions 8 8 0 0 231 154 +77
Qatar 1999 Final Round Champions 8 8 0 0 212 144 +68
Switzerland 2001 6th Place 8 5 0 3 200 165 +35
Brazil 2003 Final Round 2nd Place 9 6 0 3 265 243 +22
Hungary 2005 Final Round Champions 9 8 0 1 302 256 +46
Macedonia 2007 Semi Finals Third Place 9 7 0 2 274 255 +19
Egypt 2009 Final Round 2nd Place 10 9 0 1 326 250 +76
Greece 2011 Final Round 2nd Place 9 8 0 1 276 204 +72
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013 Round of 16 13th Place 9 6 1 2 275 238 +37
2015 Brazil Final Round 2nd Place 9 7 0 2 273 225 +48
2017 Algeria Final Round 2nd Place 9 6 0 3 294 265 +29
Spain 2019 Quarterfinals 5th Place 9 7 0 2 329 252 +77
Germany/Greece 2023 Quarterfinals 5th Place 8 6 0 2 231 210 +21
Total 22/23 3 Titles

European Junior Championship record

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA GD
Romania 1996 Final Round Champions
Austria 1998 Final Round Champions
Greece 2000 Semi Finals 4th Place
Poland 2002 5th Place
Latvia 2004 Final Round 2nd Place
Austria 2006 Semi Finals Third Place
Romania 2008 Final Round Champions
Slovakia 2010 Final Round Champions
Turkey 2012 10th place
Austria 2014 Semi Finals 4th Place
Denmark 2016 Main round 6th Place
Slovenia 2018 Intermediate round 12th Place
Portugal 2022 Main round 8th place
Total 13/13 4 Titles

Team

Current squad

This is the squad for the 2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship[2]

Denmark national junior handball team roster
No. Pos. Player Name Date of Birth Height Weight Current Club
12 GK Kristian Pedersen 7 February 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (200 lb) Denmark Nordsjælland Håndbold
20 GK Mike Jensen 7 February 1995 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) Denmark GOG Gudme
04 RB Arewth Jacob Lassen 11 September 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 110 kg (240 lb) Denmark Randers HH
13 RB Jóhan Hansen 1 May 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) Denmark Skanderborg Håndbold
18 RB Martin Christensen Risom 30 June 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) Denmark Skanderborg Håndbold
10 RW Christian Jensen 15 November 1995 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) Denmark Aarhus Håndbold
06 CB Sebastian Hennerberg 16 February 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) Denmark Aarhus Håndbold
22 CB Bach Kristian Bonefeld 16 July 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (200 lb) Denmark TM Tønder
25 CB Kragh Cornelius Aastrup 5 May 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) Denmark Nordsjælland Håndbold
09 LB Kiehn Frederik Clausen 29 June 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) Denmark GOG Gudme
15 LB Andreas Jensen Holst 1 December 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) Denmark Lemvig Thyboron
23 LB Jacob Holm 5 September 1995 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 94 kg (207 lb) Denmark Ribe-Esbjerg HH
07 LW Pelle Guldager Schilling 21 January 1994 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 86 kg (190 lb) Denmark Ribe-Esbjerg HH
19 LW Magnus Landin Jacobsen 20 August 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) Denmark KIF Kolding
11 LP Magnus Jensen Saugstrup 12 July 1996 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) Denmark Aalborg Håndbold
14 LP Simon Jensen Hald 28 September 1994 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 112 kg (247 lb) Denmark Aarhus Håndbold
Legend

GK-Goalkeeper, LW-Left Winger, RW-Right Winger, LP-Line Player, BP-Back, LB-Left Back, CB-Center Back, RB-Right Back.

Role Name
Head coach Denmark Claus Hansen
Assistant coach Denmark Stefan Madsen
Assistant coach Denmark Micheal Bruun
Physiotherapist Denmark Thomas Petersen Padkaer

Honours

Notable players

Notable coaches

  • Denmark Flemming Pedersen

References