Spain men's national handball team
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The Spain national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won two World Championships and two European Championships. They also have won medals in the three main international competitions: nine at European Championships, five at World Championships and five at Olympic Games (1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris).
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| Nickname | Hispanos | ||
| Association | Royal Spanish Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Jordi Ribera | ||
| Assistant coach | Juan Caamaño César Montes Ignacio Torrescusa | ||
| Captain | Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas | ||
| Most caps | Raúl Entrerríos (294) | ||
| Most goals | Juanín García (822) | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 12 (First in 1972) | ||
| Best result |  3rd (1996, 2000, 2008, 2020, 2024) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 22 (First in 1958) | ||
| Best result |  1st (2005, 2013) | ||
| European Handball Championship | |||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result |  1st (2018, 2020) | ||
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| Competition |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| World Championship | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| European Championship | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Total | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1936 Berlin |
did not enter | ||||||||
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | |||||||||
 1972 Munich |
Match for 15th place | 15th of 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 89 | −7 |
 1976 Montreal |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 1980 Moscow |
Match for 5th place | 5th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 129 | −3 |
 1984 Los Angeles |
Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 124 | −2 |
 1988 Seoul |
Match for 9th place | 9th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 121 | +1 |
 1992 Barcelona |
Match for 5th place | 5th of 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 119 | +14 |
| 1996 Atlanta |
Third place | 3rd of 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 147 | +14 |
 2000 Sydney |
Third place | 3rd of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 222 | 206 | +16 |
 2004 Athens |
Match for 7th place | 7th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 242 | 222 | +20 |
 2008 Beijing |
Third place | 3rd of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 246 | 234 | +12 |
 2012 London |
Quarter-finals | 7th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 162 | 149 | +13 |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020 Tokyo |
Third place | 3rd of 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 245 | 233 | +12 |
 2024 Paris |
Third place | 3rd of 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 227 | 223 | +4 |
| 2028 Los Angeles |
TBD | ||||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | |||||||||
| Total | 12/15 | 0 Titles | 82 | 47 | 1 | 34 | 2,090 | 1,996 | +94 |
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | did not enter | |||||
 1954 | ||||||
 1958 | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1961 | did not enter | |||||
 1964 | ||||||
| 1967 | ||||||
| 1970 | ||||||
| 1974 | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 1978 | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 8th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
 1986 | 5th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1990 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
 1995 | 11th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 7th | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
 1999 | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 5th | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
 2003 | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
 2005 | | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 7th | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
 2009 | 13th | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2011 |  | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
 2015 | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 5th | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| / 2019 | 7th | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
 / 2023 | | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
// 2025 | Qualified | |||||
| 2027 | TBD | |||||
| / 2029 | ||||||
| // 2031 | ||||||
| Total | 23/29 | 164 | 114 | 8 | 42 | |
| Final tournament | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Position | Pld | W | D | L | |||
| 1994 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 126 | 1st | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1996 |  | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 162 | Directly qualified | |||||||
 1998 | | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 150 | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2000 |  | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | 7th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 173 | Directly qualified | |||||||
 2004 | 10th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 170 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 258 | 227 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 9th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 169 | Directly qualified | |||||||
 2010 | 6th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 192 | 1st | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||
 2012 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 213 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 239 | 218 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 207 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 225 | 189 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 278 | 226 | Directly qualified | |||||||
  2022 | | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 249 | 232 | Directly qualified | |||||||
| 2024 | 13th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 96 | Directly qualified | |||||||
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
| 2028 | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host | |||||||||||||
| Total | 16/18 | 114 | 76 | 8 | 30 | 3200 | 2916 | ||||||||
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 21-player roster was announced on 10 June 2024.[1] The final squad was revealed on 7 July 2024.[2] On 18 July 2024, Jorge Maqueda replaced Joan Cañellas due to an injury.[3]
Head coach: Jordi Ribera[4]
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Most capped players
Last updated: 25 July 2024 |
Top scorers
Last updated: 25 July 2024 |
U-21U-20 |
U-19U-18
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