Handball was contested at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari.
| Handball at the 1997 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 – 22 June 1997 |
← 1993 2001 → | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Croatia Silvio Ivandija Goran Perkovac Mario Bjeliš Božidar Jović Mladen Prskalo Davor Dominiković Mirza Džomba Dragan Jerković Neno Boban Goran Jerković Valner Franković Valter Matošević | Italy Michael Niederwieser Marcello Schmidt Ricci Jürgen Prantner Zaime Kobilica Michele Guerrazzi Alessandro Fusina Settimio Massotti Marcello Fonti Corrado Bronzo Alessandro Tarafino Leonardo Lopasso Maurizio Tabanelli | Spain José Javier Hombrados David Rodríguez Alberto Entrerríos José Ángel Delgado Mariano Ortega Jesús Fernández Juan Pedro Jiménez Fernando Hernández Alejandro Paredes Vicente Alamo Juancho Pérez José Luis Pérez |
| Women | France Anne Loaec Catherine Pibarot Alexandra Castioni Nodjialem Myaro Véronique Pecqueux Laëtitia Pierrot Valérie Nicolas Mézuela Servier Isabelle Wendling Nathalie Selambarom Stéphanie Ludwig Chantal Maïo | Croatia Irina Maljko Klaudija Bubalo Marija Čelina Samira Hasagić Renata Pavličić Helena Lulić Paula Glavaš Nataša Kolega Vlatka Mihoci Renata Damjanić Snježana Petika Božica Gregurić | Slovenia Matejka Savicki Nataša Mežek Tatjana Polajner Marjetka Marton Sergeja Stefanišin Darja Škopelja Barbara Hudej Deja Doler Anja Frešer Simona Šturm Irma Kapidžič Katja Kurent |
Men's Competition
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 68 | +21 |
| 2. | Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 76 | +6 |
| 3. | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 74 | 0 |
| 4. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 97 | –27 |
- June 16, 1997
| Slovenia | 31 – 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Spain | 25 – 21 | Turkey |
- June 17, 1997
| Slovenia | 24 – 24 | Turkey |
| Spain | 37 – 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
- June 18, 1997
| Slovenia | 27 – 27 | Spain |
| Turkey | 29 – 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FR Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 33 | +18 |
| 2. | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 44 | –3 |
| 3. | Morocco | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 47 | –15 |
- June 16, 1997
| Egypt | 22 – 18 | Morocco |
- June 17, 1997
| FR Yugoslavia | 25 – 14 | Morocco |
- June 18, 1997
| FR Yugoslavia | 26 – 19 | Egypt |
Group C
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Algeria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 38 | +16 |
| 2. | Croatia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| 3. | Greece | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 60 | –16 |
- June 16, 1997
| Croatia | 30 – 24 | Greece |
- June 17, 1997
| Algeria | 30 – 20 | Greece |
- June 18, 1997
| Algeria | 24 – 18 | Croatia |
Group D
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 49 | +3 |
| 2. | Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| 3. | France | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 49 | –3 |
- June 16, 1997
| Italy | 21 – 16 | France |
- June 17, 1997
| Tunisia | 24 – 19 | Italy |
- June 18, 1997
| France | 30 – 28 | Tunisia |
Standing Games
For 5th to 8th rank
- June 21, 1997
| FR Yugoslavia | 28 – 27 | Tunisia |
| Egypt | 25 – 18 | Algeria |
For 9th to 12th rank
- June 20, 1997
| Morocco | 20 – 18 | Greece |
| France | 25 – 21 | Turkey |
- June 21, 1997
| France | 25 – 22 | Morocco |
| Turkey | 39 – 21 | Greece |
- June 22, 1997
| Turkey | 33 – 23 | Morocco |
| France | 30 – 25 | Greece |
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | France | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 68 | +12 |
| 10. | Turkey | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 69 | +24 |
| 11. | Morocco | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 76 | –11 |
| 12. | Greece | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 89 | –25 |
Final round
Quarter finals
- June 20, 1997
| Slovenia | 25 – 24 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Spain | 29 – 16 | Egypt |
| Croatia | 29 – 26 | Tunisia |
| Italy | 27 – 20 | Algeria |
Semi finals
- June 21, 1997
| Italy | 22 – 21 | Spain |
| Croatia | 23 – 21 | Slovenia |
Finals
- June 22, 1997 — Classification Match (7th/8th place)
| Algeria | 28 – 23 | Tunisia |
- June 22, 1997 — Classification Match (5th/6th place)
| FR Yugoslavia | 23 – 20 | Egypt |
- June 22, 1997 — Bronze Medal Match
| Spain | 31 – 27 | Slovenia |
- June 22, 1997 — Gold Medal Match
| Croatia | 21 – 20 | Tunisia |
Awards
| 1997 Men's Mediterranean Games champions |
|---|
Croatia |
Standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Croatia | |
| Italy | |
| Spain | |
| 4 | Slovenia |
| 5 | FR Yugoslavia |
| 6 | Egypt |
| 7 | Algeria |
| 8 | Tunisia |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Turkey |
| 11 | Morocco |
| 12 | Greece |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Women's Competition
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 52 | +24 |
| 2. | Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 68 | +16 |
| 3. | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 76 | –18 |
| 4. | Italy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 74 | –22 |
- June 14, 1997
| Slovenia | 31 – 23 | Turkey |
| Croatia | 25 – 13 | Italy |
- June 15, 1997
| Croatia | 28 – 16 | Turkey |
| Slovenia | 30 – 22 | Italy |
- June 16, 1997
| Turkey | 19 – 17 | Italy |
| Slovenia | 23 – 23 | Croatia |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | France | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 54 | +18 |
| 2. | FR Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 66 | +1 |
| 3. | Spain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 58 | +12 |
| 4. | Algeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 85 | –31 |
- June 14, 1997
| France | 21 – 21 | Spain |
| FR Yugoslavia | 27 – 24 | Algeria |
- June 15, 1997
| FR Yugoslavia | 19 – 16 | Spain |
| France | 25 – 12 | Algeria |
- June 16, 1997
| France | 26 – 21 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Spain | 33 – 18 | Algeria |
Semi finals
- June 18, 1997
| France | 26 – 24 | Slovenia |
| Croatia | 22 – 20 | FR Yugoslavia |
Finals
- June 19, 1997 — Classification Match (7th/8th place)
| Italy | 18 – 17 | Algeria |
- June 19, 1997 — Classification Match (5th/6th place)
| Spain | 24 – 20 | Turkey |
- June 20, 1997 — Bronze Medal Match
| Slovenia | 27 – 19 | FR Yugoslavia |
- June 20, 1997 — Gold Medal Match
| France | 23 – 22 | Croatia |
Awards
| 1997 Women's Mediterranean Games champions |
|---|
France |
Standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Croatia | |
| Slovenia | |
| 4 | FR Yugoslavia |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | Turkey |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Algeria |
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