Running the numbers
23 Jul. 2019

After the completion of 60 games and the preliminary round of the 2019 IHF Menβs Junior World Championship in Spain, we take a look at some of the numbers relating to the championship and those playing in it.
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2019 IHF Men's Junior World Championship - Spain
Games played: 60
Games remaining: 32
Total goals scored: 3,409
Highest scoring game: 78 goals β Korea vs France (32:46)
Lowest scoring game: 40 goals β Croatia vs Kosovo (23:17) & Serbia vs Japan (21:19)
Highest team score in one game: 50 goals β France (vs Australia 50:11)
Lowest team score in one game: 11 goals β Australia (vs France 50:11)
Preliminary group most goals scored: Group B β 965 goals
Preliminary group least goals scored: Group A β 758 goals
Draws: 1 (Bahrain vs Kosovo β 29:29)
Top scorer: Diogo Silva (POR) β 48 (9.6 per game)
Most assists: Yoseb Lee (KOR) & Gustav Davidsson (SWE) β 19 (3.8 per game)
Most saves: Till Klimpke (GER) β 53 saves from 133 shots (40% - 10.6 per game)
Most goals scored: France β 199 (39.8 per game)
Least goals scored: Australia β 85 (17 per game)
Least goals conceded: Spain β 103 (20.6 per game)
Most goals conceded: Australia β 206 (41.2 per game)
Highest % of attempts to goals: Sweden β 67.7% (168 goals from 248 attempts)
Most attempts: Egypt β 304 (60.8 per game)
Birthdays remaining during Spain 2019: #24 AUS Scott Bethune (25/07), #25 POR Andre Gomes (27/07)
All statistics above current as of 23/07/19
Squad statistics
*after submission of 16-name squads at pre-competition technical meeting and ARG replacement, using data submitted by national federations (not allΒ complete)
Youngest squad (average): Australia (18.93 years)
Youngest player: Tim McCourt (AUS) - 16 years old (02/05/2003)
Tallest player: Victor Gbenga Rotibi (NGR) β 2,10m
Shortest player: Mohammed Anas (NGR) β 1,50m
Oldest squad (average): Germany (20.47 years)
Tallest squad (average): Croatia (195.2cm)
Shortest squad (average): Bahrain (177.9cm)
Lightest squad (average): Bahrain (73.1kg)
Heaviest squad (average): Denmark (98.1kg)