- Czech Republic national handball team
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Czech Republic Information Nickname - Association Czech Handball Association Coach Pavel Pauze Ranking #13 (85.5 points) Colours Results World Championship Appearances 4 (First in 1995) Best result 8th, 1995 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in 1996) Best result 6th, 1996 Infobox last updated on: Unknown. The Czech Republic national handball team is the national handball team of the Czech Republic. It was most successful in the mid-1990s, with sixth place at the 1996 European Championship and a win over the later runners-up Croatia at the 1995 World Championship, but the team have failed to qualify for major championships on several occasions since.
Before the Czech Republic became independent in 1993, the Czechoslovakia national team won five World Championship medals between 1954 and 1967, and qualified for every World Championship between 1954 and 1993. However, the Czech federation were admitted in time to attempt to qualify for the first European Championship in 1994. They were eliminated by another new nation, Slovenia, after losing on the away goals rule.[1]
References
- ^ 1994 - Men's European Championship / Runners Up, European Handball Federation, retrieved 2 April 2007
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