The 2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from 23 January to 4 February 2001. It was the 17th edition of the World Championship in team handball and the hosts won the championship.

Venues

9 cities were hosts for the tournament. The final match took place in the capital Paris.

Qualification

First round

The first four teams of each group qualify for the round of 16.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Places 9th to 16th

For places 9–16 the criterion was the number of points gained against the teams ranked first to fourth in the preliminary round in their group.

Quarterfinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

Medalists