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.

Note: Bold indicates champion for that year.

Italic indicates host for that year.

Points gained in the preliminary round against teams that also qualified, were carried over.

Source: EHF Source: EHF (minimum 20% of total shots received by team) Source: EHF EHF