World University Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 World University Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
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| Founded | Men: 1963 Women: 1994 |
| Founder | International University Sports Federation |
| First season | Men: 1963 Women: 1994 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continents | 5 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Men:  Spain (1st title)Women: Spain (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Men:  Romania (7 titles)Women:  Russia (2 titles) Spain (2 titles) |
The World University Handball Championship is the World University Championship (WUC) in handball competition contested by the men's and women's university's national teams of the member federations/associations of International University Sports Federation (FISU).
The men's tournament which was established in 1963 is the oldest World University Championship in 1994 there was established a women's tournament. Since 2006 both the men's and women's tournaments are held at the same place every two years.[1]
Men's tournament
Summary
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Romania | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 South Korea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Croatia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 77 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 1963 | .svg.png){kind=small} 1965 | 1968 | 1971 | 1973 | .svg.png){kind=small} 1975 | 1977 | 1981 | 1985 | 1987 | 1990 | .svg.png){kind=small} 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2004 | 2006 |  2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | |||
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 Albania | 8th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Algeria | 13–15th | 9–10th | 7th | 5th | 13th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 16th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 15 | 11th | 9th | 1st | 11th | 3rd | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Azerbaijan | Part of Soviet Union | 15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | Part of Soviet Union | 13th | 3rd | 2nd | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 10th | 11th | 9th-16th | 9–10th | 4th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 15th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 10th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria | WD | 9–12th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 China | 12th | 6th | 13th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cyprus | 12th | 5th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | Part of Czechoslovakia | 4th | 13th | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 5th | 4th | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Chile | 9th | 6th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | 3rd | 12th | 2nd | 7th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 4th | 7th | 9–12th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 5th | 5th | 6th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | Part of Soviet Union | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 4th | 8th | 8th | 3rd | 16th | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 5th | 9th | 16th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 4th | 8th | 8th | 9–12th | 9th | 2nd | 10th | 4th | 10th | 5th | 3rd | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 5th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 10th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 9th | 1st | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
 India | 7th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Iceland | 9–12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Iran | 12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | 14th | 9th-16th | 9–12th | 12th | 10th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 13–15th | 12th | 9–12th | 13th | 12th | 8th | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 7th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 12th | 13th | 11th | 11th | 6th | 7th | 11th | 4th | 5th | 10th | 4th | 9th | 4th | 3rd | 18 | ||||||||||
| Kosovo | Part of Yugoslavia | P. .svg.png){kind=small} SCG | 1st | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kuwait | 7th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia | Part of Soviet Union | 6th | 11th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lithuania | Part of Soviet Union | 9th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | 14th | 10th | 10th | 11th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | 8th | 14th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | P. SCG | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 6th | 13th | 3rd | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nigeria | 10th | 9th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 5th | 6th | 13–15th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 12th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 8th | 2nd | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Portugal | 9th | 8th | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 4th | 5th | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Romania | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 5th | 9th | 6th | 1st | 7th | 17 | |||||||||||
| Russia | Part of Soviet Union | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 6th | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | Part of Yugoslavia | P. SCG | 7th | 3rd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 9–12th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 6th | 2nd | 10th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 8th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | 15th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 13th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia | 7th | 11th | 6th | 8th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 14th | 11th | 12th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 10th | 6th | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union | 3rd | 8th | 2nd | 11th | 8th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 United Arab Emirates | 9th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 United States | 9–12th | 8th | 8th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | See Czech Republic and  Slovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | See  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo,  North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro &  Slovenia | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | Part of Yugoslavia | 10th | See Montenegro and Serbia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | S. .svg.png){kind=small} | See Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia & Ukraine | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | ||||
Women's tournament
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||||
| 1994[20] Details | Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovakia | Czech Republic | Romania | Hungary | 12 | |||||
| 1996[21] Details | Sofia, Bulgaria | Russia | 33 – 22 | Poland | Romania | 42 – 19 | Slovakia | 10 | |||
| 1998[20] Details | Wrocław, Poland | Netherlands | 31 – 27 | Romania | Czech Republic | 21 – 19 | France | 11 | |||
| 2000[22] Details | Besançon, France | Russia | 25 – 23 | Romania | Slovakia | 28 – 27 | Spain | 13 | |||
| 2002[23] Details | Valencia, Spain | Romania | 25 – 22[24] | Spain | Czech Republic | 29 – 26[25] | Japan | 7 | |||
| 2006 Details | Gdańsk, Poland | Poland | Hungary | Lithuania | Japan | 7 | |||||
| 2008[12] Details | Venice, Italy | Turkey | 27 – 26 | Hungary | Romania | 46 – 32 | Serbia | 14 | |||
| 2010 Details | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | Hungary | Round-robin | Romania | Czech Republic | Round-robin | Turkey | 7 | |||
| 2012 Details | Blumenau, Brazil | Czech Republic | 32 – 18 | Romania | Poland | 41 – 26 | Brazil | 6 | |||
| 2014 Details | Guimarães, Portugal | Brazil | 24 – 17 | Russia | South Korea | 30 – 20 | Romania | 11 | |||
| 2015 Details | Gwangju, South Korea | Russia | 38 – 36 | South Korea | Serbia | 23 – 18 | Czech Republic | 12 | |||
| 2016 Details | Málaga, Spain | Spain | 20 – 14 | Romania | Poland | 27 – 26 | Russia | 8 | |||
| 2018 Details | Rijeka, Croatia | Japan | 27 – 19 | Brazil | South Korea | 22 – 19 | Poland | 9 | |||
| 2020[18] Details | Łódź, Poland | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe[19] | Not played | — | |||||||
| 2022 Details | Pristina, Kosovo | South Korea | 32 – 22 | Spain | Kosovo | 26 – 24 | Czech Republic | 6 | |||
| 2024 Details | Antequera, Spain | Spain | 32 – 24 | France | Poland | 22 –18 | Czech Republic | 7 | |||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Romania | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| Albania | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Algeria | 8th | 13th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | 5th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 14th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 11th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 10th | 6th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China | 6th | 12th | 5th | 12th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2nd | 3rd | 9th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 7th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Chile | 5th | 6th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 9th | 8th | 5th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 8th | 5th | 7th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 5th | 4th | 10th | 2nd | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| India | 7th | 7th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 13th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 6th | 8th | 10th | 11th | 4th | 4th | 11th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kosovo | 3rd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 7th | 8th | 3rd | 9th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 6th | 8th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Moldova | 7th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1st | 5th | 5th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 9th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 11th | 2nd | 9th | 1st | 10th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 10th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romania | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 7th | 1st | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 4th | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 12th | 10th | 6th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 1st | 4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Uruguay | 6th | 11th | 8th | 9th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discontinued teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 7th | See Serbia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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