2000 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2000 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Romania from 8 to 17 December. It was won by Hungary by beating Ukraine 32–30 after extra time in the final match.

Venues
The teams of the tournament were divided into two groups. The matches of Group A took place in the city of Râmnicu Vâlcea, while Group B games and the final round were played in the capital city, Bucharest.

Qualification
Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Final ranking and statistics
Nikolett Brigovácz, Ágnes Farkas, Anikó Kántor, Gabriella Kindl, Erika Kirsner, Anita Kulcsár, Beatrix Kökény, Krisztina Nagy, Ildikó Pádár, Zsuzsanna Pálffy, Katalin Pálinger, Krisztina Pigniczki, Judit Simics, Beáta Siti, Eszter Siti, Tímea Sugár Head coach: Lajos Mocsai.

Top goalscorers
Source: EHF

Top goalkeepers
Source: EHF

All Star Team
Source: Hand mag