In this article, we will further explore the topic of World University Handball Championship, a topic that has captured the attention of academics, professionals, and enthusiasts alike in recent years. Since its emergence, World University Handball Championship has aroused great interest in various fields, generating debates and reflections that have contributed significantly to the advancement of knowledge in areas such as science, technology, culture and society in general. Throughout these pages, we will immerse ourselves in the fascinating world of World University Handball Championship, analyzing its different facets, its impact and its relevance in the current context. From its origins to its possible future developments, we will embark on a journey of discovery and understanding that will allow us to appreciate the importance and potential of World University Handball Championship in the contemporary world.
Current season, competition or edition: 2022 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: Kosovo (1st title) Women: South Korea (1st title) |
Most titles | Men: Romania (7 titles) Women: Russia (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.
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 | Portugal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
South Korea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
8 | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
14 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
15 | 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 | |
20 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Georgia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
23 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (25 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 |
Nation | 1963 |
1965 |
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1977 |
1981 |
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1992 |
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2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
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2022 |
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Albania | 8th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Algeria | 13–15th | 9–10th | 7th | 5th | 13th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 10th | 11th | 9th-16th | 9–10th | 4th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 15th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 10th | 3rd | 2nd | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chile | 9th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 5th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 10th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 9th | 1st | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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. 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 | 15 | |||||||||||||
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 | 3rd | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 8th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | 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 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Romania | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Spain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
5 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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 | Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Nation | 1994 |
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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 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | 5th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Croatia | 9th | 8th | 5th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 8th | 5th | 7th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 5th | 4th | 10th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
India | 7th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 9th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 11th | 2nd | 9th | 1st | 10th | 5th | 3rd | 9th | 3rd | 4th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |