2014 European Men's Handball Championship
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The 2014 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 11th edition of the tournament and held in Denmark from 12–26 January.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Denmark |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Dates | 12–26 January |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | France (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Denmark |
Third place | Spain |
Fourth place | Croatia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 47 |
Goals scored | 2,612 (55.57 per match) |
Attendance | 316,390 (6,732 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Joan Cañellas (ESP) (50 goals) |
Best player | Nikola Karabatić (FRA)[1] |
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Denmark was automatically qualified as hosting nation, and as defending champions as well. After the final, at total of 316,390 spectators had visited the stadiums. An all time EHF record.
France won their third title after defeating Denmark 41–32 in the final.[2]