The 2002 Men's European Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place from 25 January to 3 February 2002 in Sweden. Sweden won the tournament for a third time in a row, and fourth time overall.
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
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All times are local (UTC+1).
Points gained in the preliminary round against teams that also qualified, were carried over.
<small>Source: EHF</small>
<small>Source: EHF</small>
(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)
<small>Source: EHF EHF</small>