FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA GIUOCO HANDBALL

FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA GIUOCO HANDBALL
National Sporting Federation Building
Viale Tiziano 70/76
I-00186 Roma

Telephone: +39-6-3230196
Telefax: +39-6-36858544

Italy is qualified directly for the 1998 Men’s European Championship as Organiser

Results of Italy in Preparation Matches:

1997  August  Italy – Demark  17:33 in Denmark
1997  August  Italy – Norway  23:22 in Denmark
1997  August  Italy – Poland  21:32 in Denmark
1997  September  Italy – Spain  15:30 in Spain
1997  September  Italy – Spain  19:32 in Spain
1997  November  Italy – Portugal  23:19 and 15:15 and 20:22 in Portugal
1997  December  Italy – Portugal  22:18 in Italy
1997  December  Italy – Bosnia  29:24 in Italy
1997  December  Italy – Yugoslavia  26:25 in Italy

List of players:
Please see the next page with the provisional list of players (status: 20th January 1998)

National Coach:
Lino Cervar born on September 22, 1950 in Delici (Istria-Italy)

Silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games

Ranking since 1990:

1990 World Championship in Czechoslovakia did not qualify

1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona did not qualify

1993 World Championship in Sweden did not qualify

1994 European Championship in Portugal did not qualify

1995 World Championship in Iceland did not qualify

1996 European Championship in Spain did not qualify

1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta did not qualify

1997 World Championship in Japan 18^th place

1990 World Championship in Czechoslovakia	did not qualify
1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona	did not qualify
1993 World Championship in Sweden	did not qualify
1994 European Championship in Portugal	did not qualify
1995 World Championship in Iceland	did not qualify
1996 European Championship in Spain	did not qualify
1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta	did not qualify
1997 World Championship in Japan	18^th place