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The Great Britain men's national handball team is the national handball team of Great Britain and is controlled by the British Handball Association which is jointly operated by the England Handball Association and the Scottish Handball Association.

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AssociationBritish Handball Association
CoachRicardo Vasconcelos
Most capsChristopher McDermott (59)[1]
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Formed in 1969,[2] the team took part in international competitions from 1972 to 2003. The team was reformed in order to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, for which it automatically qualified for as the host.[3]

Olympic record
Games Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
  1936 Berlin did not compete
Not held from 1948 to 1968
  1972 Munich did not qualify
  1976 Montreal
  1980 Moscow did not compete
  1984 Los Angeles
  1988 Seoul
  1992 Barcelona
  1996 Atlanta
  2000 Sydney
  2004 Athens
  2008 Beijing
  2012 London Group stage 12th of 12 5 0 0 5 96 182
  2016 Rio de Janeiro did not compete
  2020 Tokyo
Total 1/14 – 5 0 0 5 96 182
World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
  1938 did not compete
Not held from 1948 to 1968
  1970 did not compete
  1974
  1978 did not qualify
  1982
  1986
  1990
  1993 did not compete
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011 did not qualify
  2013
  2015 did not compete
  2017
 /  2019
  2021
 /  2023
 / /  2025 did not qualify
  2027 To be determined
 /  2029
 / /  2031
Total 0/27

European Championships

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European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
  1994 did not compete
  1996
  1998
  2000
  2002
  2004
  2006
  2008
  2010 did not qualify
  2012
  2014
  2016 did not compete
  2018
    2020
   2022
  2024
    2026 did not qualify
    2028 to be determined
Total 0/18

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

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The British Men's team took part in the 1984 World Championships Group C in Italy. The team finished 10th out of 12.

Number Name Club Appearances Goals
01 Stuart McPherson Tryst '77 1 gk
02 Mick Hegarty Liverpool 5 9
03 Tony Tropp Brentwood '72 3 2
04 Paul Church Liverpool 3 1
05 Michael O'Sullivan Refstad 6 15
06 David O'Sullivan Refstad 4 7
07 Stuart Cullan Tryst '77 3 1
08 Larry Beard (capt) Brentwood '72 5 7
09 Paul Dempsey Brentwood '72 4 5
10 Paul Forester Liverpool 3 1
11 Billy Hayburn Brentwood '72 6 7
12 Dave Hendrick Brentwood '72 6 gk
13 Steph Jones Liverpool 6 6
14 Phil Church Liverpool 6 13
15 Stan Horne Birkenhead 5 20
16 Dave Henaghan Liverpool 5 gk

Source[4]

A squad from 1989

Name Club
Chris McManus Tryst '77
Mark McLaughlin Tryst '77
C Ireland
Stuart Cullen Tryst '77
B Mortley
Alan Govan Tryst '77
Tony Ditchfield Liverpool
M Foo
Mark Johnson Liverpool
Mark Dowling Liverpool

Source[5]

A squad from 2003

Name Club
Stuart McLaughlin Tryst '77
Stewart Clarke Liverpool
Johnnie McAleer Stirling
Freddy Wallace Tryst '77
Stuart Cullen Falkirk
Phil Nicholson Tryst '77
Brian Bartlett Tryst '77
Mark Dowling Liverpool
James Yule Falkirk
Alan Govan Liverpool
Chris McManus Liverpool
Mark Evans Wirral
Bruce Hunter Falkirk
David McCreadie Stirling

Source:[6]

Squad for 2012 Olympic Games

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The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7][8]

Head coaches: Dragan Đukić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Jesper Parker 18 April 1984 (aged 28) 2.00 m   IK Sävehof
3 CB Ciaran Williams 22 December 1987 (aged 24) 1.83 m   Salford HC
4 RW Sebastian Prieto 4 February 1987 (aged 25) 1.87 m   Viking HK
7 CB Christopher Mohr 12 January 1990 (aged 22) 1.87 m   Odder Håndbold
12 GK Robert White 5 April 1983 (aged 29) 1.92 m   HB Valence
14 RB Steven Larsson 1 May 1981 (aged 31) 1.95 m   Drammen HK
15 LB Martin Hare 28 November 1989 (aged 22) 1.93 m   Viking HK
18 CB Daniel McMillan 12 August 1982 (aged 29) 1.89 m   Odder Håndbold
20 LW Mark Hawkins 28 December 1985 (aged 26) 1.82 m   Afturelding
21 P Christopher McDermott 7 June 1989 (aged 23) 2.04 m   Afturelding
22 P Robin Garnham 1 May 1988 (aged 24) 1.94 m   Fram Larvik
26 RW Sebastien Edgar 26 May 1991 (aged 21) 1.82 m   LYS Nimes
27 LW John Pearce 23 November 1987 (aged 24) 1.90 m   Braband
28 RB Gawain Vincent 9 March 1990 (aged 22) 1.86 m   HBC Nantes

Squad for the 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championships in Kosovo

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Name Club
Alex Bradley Warrington Wolves
Sam Crocker Brighton Seahawks
Sebastien Edgar
Scott Frew Ayr
Martin Hare
Mark Hawkins Ruislip Eagles
Christopher McDermott Warrington Wolves
Will Moore London GD
John Pearce Poole Phoenix
Nick Satchwell
Josh da Silva Handball Academy, Aarhus
Rafik Tahraoui Warrington Wolves
Ben Tyler Deva
Liam Welsby Warrington Wolves

Data source[9]

Era Name Nationality Associations
circa 1971–1974 Jorge Barke German Brentwood
1975–1976 Jeff Rowlands British BHA
1976–1979 Mike Briers British Birkenhead HC- BHA
1979–1980 Manfred Weiz German
1981–1982 Goran Gazivoda Croatian Brentwood '72
1982–1984 Mick Hegarty British Liverpool, Brentwood '72
1984–1986 Paul Rolls British Brentwood `72
1986– early 1990s Bill Ballie British Tryst '77, Salford
2003-2004 Marco Cardinale Italian
2009 – Aug 2012 Dragan Djukic Serbian
Sept 2012 – 2013 Bill Baillie British Tryst '77, Salford
Jun 2015 Jesper Houmark Danish Danish Handball Federation
Jun 2017 Ricardo Vasconcelos Portuguese

In the 2008–09 season, all the team players were signed with clubs on the European continent, with the exception of Omar Sani, who played in Egypt.

A special arrangement with insolvent German Handball-Bundesliga side TUSEM Essen provided the side with a number of players after most first-team players had left the club.

To further the development of its players, it also operated the British Handball Development academy in Denmark.[10]

Year Date Opposition Score Venue Competition
1969 Italy 12–30 Edge Hill College, Ormskirk Friendly
1972 Luxembourg 12–37 Spain Olympic Qualification (group stage)
1972 Spain 5–40 Spain Olympic Qualification (group stage)
1972 Switzerland 2–37 Spain Olympic Qualification (group stage)
1972 Italy 15–25 Spain Olympic Qualification (play-off)
1972 Belgium 1–31 Spain Olympic Qualification (play-off)
1974 Sep Belgium 4–39 Belgium Friendly
1975 Dec Norway 5–55 Scotland Olympic Qualification (group stage)
1976 Norway 12–43 Norway Olympic Qualification (group stage)
1976 Feb Poland 11–55 Picketts Lock Olympic Qualification (group stage)
1976 Poland 5–43 Poland Olympic Qualification (group stage)
1976 Dec Portugal 8–42 Portugal Group C World Championships
1976 Dec Netherlands 8–36 Portugal Group C World Championships
1976 Dec Belgium 17–21 Portugal Group C World Championships
1976 Dec Faroe Isles 17–28 Portugal Group C World Championships
1978 Jan Israel 8–28 Great Britain Friendly
1978 Jan Israel 8–20 Great Britain Friendly
1978 Jan Ireland 24–10 Great Britain Friendly
1978 Sep Faroe Islands 11–41 Faroe Islands Friendly
1978 Sep Faroe Islands 13–35 Faroe Islands Friendly
1980 Belgium 17–24 Faroe Islands World Championship European C Group (pool B)
1980 France 8–48 Faroe Islands World Championship European C Group (pool B)
1980 Israel 17–37 Faroe Islands World Championship European C Group (pool B)
1980 Portugal 10–28 Faroe Islands World Championship European C Group (pool B)
1980 Italy 17–31 Faroe Islands World Championship European C Group (play-off 9th/10th)
1981 Nov Belgium 11–34 Belgium Friendly
1982 Feb Bulgaria 13–25 Belgium World Championship European C Group (pool A)
1982 Feb Faroe Islands 10–26 Belgium World Championship European C Group (pool A)
1982 Feb Italy 15–27 Belgium World Championship European C Group (pool A)
1982 Feb Norway 11–42 Belgium World Championship European C Group (pool A)
1982 Feb Finland 9–38 Belgium World Championship European C Group (play-off 9th/10th)
1983 Sep Jordan 30–25 Jordan Friendly
1983 Sep Jordan 21–20 Jordan Friendly
1983 Sep Jordan 20–19 Jordan Friendly
1983 Oct Belgium TBC Belgium Friendly
1983 Oct Belgium TBC Belgium Friendly
1983 Nov Netherlands TBC Netherlands Friendly
1983 Nov Netherlands U21 TBC Netherlands Friendly
1983 Dec Luxembourg TBC Luxembourg Friendly
1984 27 Jan Austria 14–26 Vienna Friendly
1984 29 Jan Austria 12–31 Vienna Friendly
1984 Feb Austria 12–32 Brixen, Italy World Championship European C Group (pool B)
1984 Feb Netherlands 13–22 Rovereto, Italy World Championship European C Group (pool B)
1984 Feb Faroe Islands 21–19 Rovereto, Italy World Championship European C Group (pool B)
1984 Feb Bulgaria 15–38 Brixen, Italy World Championship European C Group (pool B)
1984 Feb Turkey 15–25 Brixen, Italy World Championship European C Group (pool B)
1984 Feb Belgium 20–27 Rome, Italy World Championship European C Group (play-off 9th/10th)
1986 Feb France 16–39 Portugal World Championship European C Group
1986 Feb Austria 13–26 Portugal World Championship European C Group
1986 Feb Portugal 11–40 Portugal World Championship European C Group
1986 Feb Luxembourg 19–16 Portugal World Championship European C Group
1986 Feb Greece 19–23 Portugal World Championship European C Group
1987 Aug Egypt TBC Portugal Friendly International Tournament
1987 Aug Portugal TBC Portugal Friendly International Tournament
1987 Aug Tunisia TBC Portugal Friendly International Tournament
1988 Feb Belgium 18–28 Portugal World Championship European C Group
1988 Feb Netherlands 12–34 Portugal World Championship European C Group
1988 Feb Austria 15–37 Portugal World Championship European C Group
1988 Feb Turkey 11–28 Portugal World Championship European C Group
1999 14 Sep Ireland 34–11 Nicosia (Cyprus) Challenge Trophy
1999 15 Sep Malta 34–8 Nicosia (Cyprus) Challenge Trophy
1999 16 Sep Cyprus 10–27 Nicosia (Cyprus) Challenge Trophy
1999 17 Sep Moldova 22–32 Nicosia (Cyprus) Challenge Trophy
1999 18 Sep Armenia 29–19 Nicosia (Cyprus) Challenge Trophy
1999 19 Sep Armenia 30–20 Nicosia (Cyprus) Challenge Trophy (play-off 3rd/4th)
2003 17 Dec Moldova 9–38 Msida (Malta) Challenge Trophy[11]
2003 18 Dec Liechtenstein 27–23 Msida (Malta) Challenge Trophy[12]
2003 18 Dec Azerbaijan 14–29 Msida (Malta) Challenge Trophy[12]
2003 19 Dec Malta 19–16 Msida (Malta) Challenge Trophy[13]
2003 20 Dec Ireland 26–12 Msida (Malta) Challenge Trophy[14]
2003 19 Dec Malta 19–16 Msida (Malta) Challenge Trophy (play-off 3rd/4th)[15]
2007 Jan Australia 14–37 Rødding, Denmark Friendly[16]
2007 Jan Australia 15–33 Rødding, Denmark Friendly[16]
2008 Oct Sultanate of Oman 23–29 Muscat Friendly
2008 Oct Sultanate of Oman 28–22 Muscat Friendly
2008 Oct Sultanate of Oman 20–27 Muscat Friendly
2009 12 Jun Greece 26–33 Friendly
2009 15 Jun Greece 20–35 Friendly
2009 Aug Japan 22–35 Istres (FRA) Friendly
2009 Aug Algeria 19–29 Istres (FRA) Friendly
2009 29 Oct Luxembourg 32–32 Luxembourg Friendly
2009 30 Oct Belgium 23–25 Luxembourg Friendly
2010 2 Jan Switzerland 18–33 Winterthur (SUI) Yellow-Cup
2010 3 Jan Tunisia 24–42 Winterthur (SUI) Yellow-Cup
2010 4 Jan Netherlands 21–39 Winterthur (SUI) Yellow-Cup
2010 8 Jan Tunisia 23–33 Paris (FRA) Marrane-Cup
2010 9 Jan Qatar 26–38 Paris (FRA) Marrane-Cup
2010 10 Jan Czech Republic 22–32 Paris (FRA) Marrane-Cup
2010 15 Jan Romania 27–36 Vantaa (FIN) World Cup Qualifier
2010 16 Jan Bosnia 19–44 Vantaa (FIN) World Cup Qualifier
2010 17 Jan Finland 21–35 Vantaa (FIN) World Cup Qualifier
2010 4 Jun Belgium 26–24 Brussels (BEL) Friendly
2010 5 Jun Belgium 22–36 Brussels (BEL) Friendly
2010 10 Jun Cyprus 16–24 London (UK) European Championship Qualifier
2010 11 Jun Estonia 26–35 London (UK) European Championship Qualifier
2010 12 Jun Bulgaria 33–32 London (UK) European Championship Qualifier
2011 2 Nov Israel 26–29 London (UK) World Championship Qualifier[17]
2011 6 Nov Israel 20–29 Rishion Le Zion(ISR) World Championship Qualifier[18]
2012 5 Jan Austria 22–37 Tulln (Austria) World Championship Qualifier[19]
2012 8 Jan Austria 24–40 London (UK) World Championship Qualifier[19]
2012 8 Jun Switzerland 21–38 Bari (IT) European Championship Qualifier[20]
2012 9 Jun Greece 30–35 Bari (IT) European Championship Qualifier[21]
2012 10 Jun Italy 29–26 Bari (IT) European Championship Qualifier[22]
2012 29 Jul France 15–44 London (UK) Olympic Group A
2012 31 Jul Sweden 19–41 London (UK) Olympic Group A
2012 2 Aug Argentina 21–32 London (UK) Olympic Group A
2012 4 Aug Tunisia 17–34 London (UK) Olympic Group A
2012 6 Aug Iceland 24–41 London (UK) Olympic Group A
2012 31 Oct Greece 14–43 Loutraki (GRE) European Championship Qualifier
2013 4 Apr Italy 23–47 Motherwell (UK) European Championship Qualifier
2013 7 Apr Greece 20–32 London (UK) European Championship Qualifier
2013 6 Jun Italy 26–37 Lavis (IT) European Championship Qualifier
2015 20 Jun Estonia 27–26 Prishtina (Kosovo) Emerging Nations Men's Championship[23]
2015 21 Jun Cameroon 16–23 Prishtina (Kosovo) Emerging Nations Men's Championship[24]
2015 22 Jun Albania 67–22 Prishtina (Kosovo) Emerging Nations Men's Championship[25]
2015 24 Jun Armenia 38–20 Gjakova (Kosovo) Emerging Nations Men's Championship[26]
2015 25 Jun Australia 32–26 Gjakova (Kosovo) Emerging Nations Men's Championship[26]
2015 26 Jun China 28–22 Gjakova (Kosovo) Emerging Nations Men's Championship[26]
2015 29 Aug Ireland 43–16 London (UK) [27]

Data sources 1969 [1]; 1976 [2]; 2008 [3]

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