Handball was contested at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in El Menzah and Ariana.

FR Yugoslavia played with Slovenia in the match for 5th place, while Italy played with Algeria in the match for 7th place.

After the first classement match, Syria withdrew from the tournament.

[1] The ranking was based on the results of the tournament between the three participating countries: Morocco, Greece and Turkey.

Algeria withdrew from the competition.