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2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

Field	Value
image	Argentina2011Men_sWorldYouthChampionships.jpg
country	Argentina
dates	August 10–20
num_teams	20
confederations	5
venues	2
cities	1
champion	DEN
count	2
second	ESP
third	SWE
fourth	FRA
matches	64
goals	3577
attendance
top_scorer	SWE Jim Gottfridsson (58 goals)
player	SWE Jim Gottfridsson
previous	2009 Men's Youth World Handball Championship
next	2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

The 2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the world event for youth handballers, which was held in Argentina between August 10–20, 2011. In accordance with the IHF regulations, only players born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to enter the competition. The minimum age for the participation was 16.

Denmark defeated Spain 24–22 in the final to win the title for the second time.

Venues

Two arenas were used, both in Mar del Plata.

Polideportivo Islas Malvinas (Capacity: 8,000)
Once Unidos (Capacity: 1,500)

Preliminary round

The draw took place at May 21, 2011 in Argentina.

All times are Argentina Time (UTC–3)

	Team competed in placement games

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

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Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

5–8th place bracket

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Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

9–12th place bracket

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Semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

13–16th place bracket

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Semifinals

Fifteenth place game

Thirteenth place game

17–20th place bracket

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Semifinals

Nineteenth place game

Seventeenth place game

Final standings

Rank	Team
[[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]]
[[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]]
[[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]]
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Awards

All-star team

Goalkeeper: Nikola Portner
Left wing: Hugo Descat
Left back: Theis Baagøe
Pivot: Ignacio Plaza Jiménez
Centre back: Aitor Ariño
Right back: Martin Larsen
Right wing: Mario Šoštarič

Other awards

MVP: Jim Gottfridsson
Most promising player: Nicolai Nygaard Pedersen

References

"Info Brochure". International Handball Federation.
(21 August 2011). "Final: Danish dynamite lit in second halftime". IHF.

Wikipedia Source

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