The 1996 (2nd) European handball championship for men took place May 24-June 2, 1996, in Ciudad Real/Sevilla (Spain).

Final ranking

  1. Russia
  2. Spain
  3. Yugoslavia
  4. Sweden
  5. Croatia
  6. Czech Republic
  7. France
  8. Germany
  9. Romania
  10. Hungary
  11. Slovenia
  12. Denmark