Running the numbers

23 Jul. 2019

Running the numbers

After the completion of 60 games and the preliminary round of the 2019 IHF Men’s 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 – Korea vs France (32:46)

Lowest scoring game: 40 goals – Croatia vs Kosovo (23:17) & Serbia vs Japan (21:19)

Highest team score in one game: 50 goals – France (vs Australia 50:11)

Lowest team score in one game: 11 goals – Australia (vs France 50:11)

Preliminary group most goals scored: Group B – 965 goals

Preliminary group least goals scored: Group A – 758 goals

Draws: 1 (Bahrain vs Kosovo – 29:29)

Top scorer: Diogo Silva (POR) – 48 (9.6 per game)

Most assists: Yoseb Lee (KOR) & Gustav Davidsson (SWE) – 19 (3.8 per game)

Most saves: Till Klimpke (GER) – 53 saves from 133 shots (40% - 10.6 per game)

Most goals scored: France – 199 (39.8 per game)

Least goals scored: Australia – 85 (17 per game)

Least goals conceded: Spain – 103 (20.6 per game)

Most goals conceded: Australia – 206 (41.2 per game)

Highest % of attempts to goals: Sweden – 67.7% (168 goals from 248 attempts)

Most attempts: Egypt – 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) – 2,10m

Shortest player: Mohammed Anas (NGR) – 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)