2000 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2000 European Men's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held in Croatia from 21 to 30 January 2000, in the cities of Zagreb and Rijeka.[1] Sweden won the tournament after defeating Russia in the final, while Spain finished third.Two Croatian cities were selected as hosts for the 2000 Championship: All times are local (UTC+1).The winning teams were considerably more efficient in field shots and in 7m throws than the defeated ones - (43.20%) and (76.53%) as compared to (32.52%) and (65.76%), respectively.Scoring efficiency from a distance and from the 6m line differentiates the successful teams (winners) from the unsuccessful (defeated) ones.