Tournament details | |
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Host country | Georgia |
Dates | 8–20 August |
Teams | 24 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | France (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Spain |
Third place | Denmark |
Fourth place | Croatia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 92 |
Goals scored | 5231 (56.86 per match) |
Attendance | 11,094 (121 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Teitur Örn Einarsson (66 goals) |
Best player | Kyllian Villeminot |
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The 2017 IHF Men's Youth World Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament and held in Tbilisi, Georgia from 8 to 20 August 2017. All matches were played in two halls at the Olympic Palace.
France won their second straight title by defeating Spain 28–25 in the final. Denmark captured the bronze medal after defeating Croatia 30–29.
On 31 July 2017, Venezuela withdrew from the tournament and Poland was named as the substitute.
The draw was held on 10 May 2017.
The seedings were announced on 8 May 2017.
The IHF selected 16 referee pairs for the championship.
The schedule was announced on 29 May 2017.
All times are local (UTC+4).
FT: 37–37 Pen: 5–3
The eight losers of the round of 16 are seeded according to their results in the preliminary round against teams ranked 1–4 and play a elimination game to determine their final position.
FT: 23–23 ET: 2–4
Source: IHF
Source: IHF