Denmark men's national handball team
The Denmark men's national handball team (Danish: Danmarks håndboldlandshold) is controlled by the Danish Handball Association and represents Denmark in international matches. They are the team with the fourth most medals won in European Championship history on the men's side behind Sweden, France and Spain, with a total of seven medals. Two of these are gold medals (2008, 2012), one silver (2014) and four bronze medals (2002, 2004, 2006 & 2022).
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| Association | Danish Handball Association | ||
| Coach | Nikolaj Jacobsen | ||
| Assistant coach | Henrik Kronborg | ||
| Most caps | Lars Christiansen (338) | ||
| Most goals | Lars Christiansen (1503) | ||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1972) | ||
| Best result | 1st (2016) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 25 (First in 1938) | ||
| Best result | 1st (2019, 2021, 2023) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result | 1st (2008, 2012) | ||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team | |
| 2020 Tokyo | Team | |
| World Championship | ||
| 2019 Denmark/Germany | ||
| 2021 Egypt | ||
| 2023 Poland/Sweden | ||
| 1967 Sweden | ||
| 2011 Sweden | ||
| 2013 Spain | ||
| 2007 Germany | ||
| World Outdoor Championship | ||
| 1948 France | ||
| European Championship | ||
| 2008 Norway | ||
| 2012 Serbia | ||
| 2014 Denmark | ||
| 2024 Germany | ||
| 2002 Sweden | ||
| 2004 Slovenia | ||
| 2006 Switzerland | ||
| 2022 Hungary/Slovakia | ||
As of January 2024 they are triple defending World Champions. Defending their 2019 World Championship title at the 2021 World Championship in Egypt, they became only the fourth country to successfully defend a World Championship title. (The other three being Sweden, Romania and France).
By winning the World Championship in 2023, they became the first team on the men's side, to win three World Championship titles in a row, winning in 2019, 2021 & 2023.
They are also the only team to have won nineteen national matches in a row without losing at a World Championship tournament from 2019 to 2021, surpassing the eighteen match winning streak by France. In January 2023, they became the first team ever, to not lose at 28 games in a row at the World Championships spanning from 2019–present, beating the previous record by France who had a 25 winning streak set between 2015 and 2019.
As of January 2021, they are the fourth most successful team in World Championship history behind France, Sweden and Romania, having won seven medals. Three of these are gold (2019, 2021, 2023), three silver (1967, 2011, 2013) and one bronze (2007).