Portugal men's national handball team
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The Portuguese men's national handball team is governed by the Portuguese Handball Federation and competes in international competitions such as the European Men's Handball Championship and the IHF World Men's Handball Championship. They have participated five times in the World Championship (1997, 2001, 2003, 2021, 2023), reaching an all-time best tenth place in 2021, and seven times in the European Championship (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022), with a sixth place in 2020 as their best placing. They participated for the first time in the men's Olympic handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing in ninth place.
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Association | Portuguese Handball Federation | ||
Coach | Paulo Pereira | ||
Assistant coach | Paulo Fidalgo | ||
Most caps | Carlos Resende (250) | ||
Most goals | Carlos Resende (1444) | ||
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Results | |||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2020) | ||
Best result | 9th (2020) | ||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1997) | ||
Best result | 10th (2021) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 8 (First in 1994) | ||
Best result | 6th (2020) | ||
Last updated on 25 January 2021. |