1996 European Men's Handball Championship
Template:Short description Template:No footnotes Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox international handball competition The 1996 European Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the tournament and held in Spain from 24 May to 2 June 1996, in the cities of Ciudad Real and Seville. Russia won the tournament after defeating Spain in the final, while Yugoslavia finished third.
Teams
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Venues
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Ciudad Real | Pabellón Santa María | 2.000 |
| Seville | Palacio de Deportes San Pablo | 7.000 |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
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Group B
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Placement games
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
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Final ranking
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1996 Men's European Champions  Russia First Title Team roster:
Andrey Lavrov, Pavel Sukosyan, Igor Lavrov, Stanislav Kulinchenko, Oleg Kuleshov, Denis Krivoshlykov, Lev Voronin, Valery Gopin, Vasily Kudinov, Dmitri Torgovanov, Vyacheslav Atavin, Oleg Grebnev, Oleg Kiselyov, Sergey Pogorelov, Dmitry Filippov. |