Handball at the 1997 Mediterranean Games

Handball
at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
Dates14 – 22 June 1997
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Handball was contested at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men  Croatia  Italy  Spain
Women  France  Croatia  Slovenia

Men's Competition

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Spain 5 3 2 1 0 89 68 +21
2.  Slovenia 4 3 1 2 0 82 76 +6
3.  Turkey 3 3 1 1 1 74 74 0
4.  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 3 0 0 3 70 97 –27
Slovenia  31 – 25  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Spain  25 – 21  Turkey
Slovenia  24 – 24  Turkey
Spain  37 – 20  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovenia  27 – 27  Spain
Turkey  29 – 25  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 0 51 33 +18
2.  Egypt 2 2 1 0 1 41 44 –3
3.  Morocco 0 2 0 0 2 32 47 –15
  • June 16, 1997
Egypt  22 – 18  Morocco
FR Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 25 – 14  Morocco
  • June 18, 1997[7]
FR Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 26 – 19  Egypt

Group C

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Algeria 4 2 2 0 0 54 38 +16
2.  Croatia 2 2 1 0 1 48 48 0
3.  Greece 0 2 0 0 2 44 60 –16
  • June 16, 1997
Croatia  30 – 24  Greece
  • June 17, 1997[6]
Algeria  30 – 20  Greece
  • June 18, 1997[7]
Algeria  24 – 18  Croatia

Group D

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Tunisia 2 2 1 0 1 52 49 +3
2.  Italy 2 2 1 0 1 40 40 0
3.  France 2 2 1 0 1 46 49 –3
Italy  21 – 16  France
  • June 17, 1997[3]
Tunisia  24 – 19  Italy
  • June 18, 1997[7]
France  30 – 28  Tunisia

Standing Games

For 5th to 8th rank

FR Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 28 – 27  Tunisia
Egypt  25 – 18  Algeria

For 9th to 12rd rank

Morocco  20 – 18  Greece
France  25 – 21  Turkey
France  25 – 22  Morocco
Turkey  39 – 21  Greece
Turkey  33 – 23  Morocco
France  30 – 25  Greece
Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
9.  France 6 3 3 0 0 80 68 +12
10.  Turkey 4 3 2 0 1 93 69 +24
11.  Morocco 2 3 1 0 2 65 76 –11
12.  Greece 0 3 0 0 3 64 89 –25

Final round

Quarter finals

Slovenia  25 – 24 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
Spain  29 – 16  Egypt
Croatia  29 – 26  Tunisia
Italy  27 – 20  Algeria

Semi finals

Italy  22 – 21  Spain
Croatia  23 – 21  Slovenia

Finals

  • June 22, 1997 — Classification Match (7th/8th place)[14]
Algeria  28 – 23  Tunisia
  • June 22, 1997 — Classification Match (5th/6th place)[14]
FR Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 23 – 20  Egypt
  • June 22, 1997 — Bronze Medal Match[17]
Spain  31 – 27  Slovenia
  • June 22, 1997 — Gold Medal Match[14]
Croatia  21 – 20  Tunisia

Awards

 1997 Men's Mediterranean Games champions 

Croatia

Standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain
4  Slovenia
5 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
6  Egypt
7  Algeria
8  Tunisia
9  France
10  Turkey
11  Morocco
12  Greece
13  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Women's Competition

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Croatia 5 3 2 1 0 76 52 +24
2.  Slovenia 5 3 2 1 0 84 68 +16
3.  Turkey 2 3 1 0 2 58 76 –18
4.  Italy 0 3 0 0 3 52 74 –22
Slovenia  31 – 23  Turkey
Croatia  25 – 13  Italy
Croatia  28 – 16  Turkey
Slovenia  30 – 22  Italy
Turkey  19 – 17  Italy
Slovenia  23 – 23  Croatia

Group B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  France 7 3 2 1 0 72 54 +18
2. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia 6 3 2 0 1 67 66 +1
3.  Spain 3 3 1 1 1 70 58 +12
4.  Algeria 0 3 0 0 3 54 85 –31
France  21 – 21  Spain
FR Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 27 – 24  Algeria
FR Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 19 – 16  Spain
France  25 – 12  Algeria
France  26 – 21 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
Spain  33 – 18  Algeria

Semi finals

France  26 – 24  Slovenia
Croatia  22 – 20 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia

Finals

  • June 19, 1997 — Classification Match (7th/8th place)[27]
Italy  18 – 17  Algeria
  • June 19, 1997 — Classification Match (5th/6th place)[27][28]
Spain  24 – 20  Turkey
  • June 20, 1997 — Bronze Medal Match[11][10]
Slovenia  27 – 19 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia
  • June 20, 1997 — Gold Medal Match[11][29]
France  23 – 22  Croatia

Awards

 1997 Women's Mediterranean Games champions 

France

Standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Croatia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Slovenia
4  FR Yugoslavia
5  Spain
6  Turkey
7  Italy
8  Algeria

References

  1. ^ a b c La Gazzetta dello Sport, 17.06.1997
  2. ^ "Spain-Turkey, Official match report, June 17, 1997" (PDF). rfebm.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b La Gazzetta dello Sport, 18.06.1997
  4. ^ El Mundo Deportivo, 18.06.1997, p. 38
  5. ^ "Spain-Bosnia and Herzegovina, Official match report, June 17, 1997" (PDF). rfebm.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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  7. ^ a b c d La Gazzetta dello Sport, 19.06.1997
  8. ^ "Spain-Slovenia, Official match report, June 18, 1997" (PDF). rfebm.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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  11. ^ a b c d La Gazzetta dello Sport, 21.06.1997
  12. ^ a b La Gazzetta dello Sport, 22.06.1997
  13. ^ Cumhuriyet, 22.06.1997, p. 16
  14. ^ a b c d La Gazzetta dello Sport, 23.06.1997
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  16. ^ "Spain-Italy, Official match report, June 21, 1997" (PDF). rfebm.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Spain-Slovenia, Official match report, June 22, 1997" (PDF). rfebm.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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  19. ^ Le Quotidien d'Oran, 16.06.1997, p. 23
  20. ^ a b La Gazzetta dello Sport, 16.06.1997
  21. ^ Delo newspaper, 16.06.1997, p. 12
  22. ^ Delo newspaper, 17.06.1997, p. 6
  23. ^ "Spain-Turkey, Official match report, June 17, 1997" (PDF). rfebm.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  24. ^ Borba newspaper, 18.06.1997, p. 11
  25. ^ El Mundo Deportivo, 17.06.1997, p. 45
  26. ^ Delo newspaper, 19.06.1997, p. 20
  27. ^ a b La Gazzetta dello Sport, 20.06.1997
  28. ^ "Spain-Turkey, Official match report, June 19, 1997" (PDF). rfebm.com. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  29. ^ Delo newspaper, 21.06.1997, p. 6