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2002 European Men's Handball Championship

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2002 European Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Dates25 January – 3 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (4th title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Iceland
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored2,609 (52.18 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iceland Ólafur Stefánsson
(58 goals)
Best playerSweden Magnus Wislander
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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.

Qualification

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Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament
 Sweden Host, defending champion 4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 France Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship 4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 Russia Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship 4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 Spain Semifinalist of 2000 European Championship 4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 Slovenia Fifth place of 2000 European Championship 3 (1994, 1996, 2000)
 Croatia Playoff winner 4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 Czech Republic Playoff winner 2 (1996, 1998)
 Denmark Playoff winner 3 (1994, 1996, 2000)
 Germany Playoff winner 4 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 Iceland Playoff winner 1 (2000)
 Israel Playoff winner 0 (Debut)
 Poland Playoff winner 0 (Debut)
 Portugal Playoff winner 2 (1994, 2000)
  Switzerland Playoff winner 0 (Debut)
 Ukraine Playoff winner 1 (2000)
 Yugoslavia Playoff winner 2 (1996, 1998)

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

Venues

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Group City Stadium Capacity
A and I Gothenburg Scandinavium 12.000
B Helsingborg Idrottens Hus 2.700
C Skövde Arena Skövde 2.500
D Jönköping Kinnarps Arena 7.000
II Västerås Västeråshallen 5.000
Final round Stockholm Globen Arena 14.500

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 3 3 0 0 86 63 +23 6 Main round
2  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 77 82 −5 4
3  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 78 80 −2 2
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 67 83 −16 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
25 January 2002
18:00
Poland  24–25  Czech Republic Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 8,400
Referees: Falcone, Rätz (SUI)
Jurasik 8 (9–11) Laclavik 5
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25 January 2002
20:00
Sweden  27–21  Ukraine Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,300
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Lövgren 12 (11–9) Kostetskiy 5
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26 January 2002
17:00
Czech Republic  22–31  Sweden Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,400
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Berka 7 (12–14) Frändesjö 8
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26 January 2002
19:00
Ukraine  30–23  Poland Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5,700
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Velyky 9 (13–13) four players 4
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27 January 2002
16:00
Ukraine  27–30  Czech Republic Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 7,640
Referees: Josić, Rudić (CRO)
Kostetskiy 14 (12–16) Filip, Radčenko 9
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27 January 2002
18:00
Sweden  28–20  Poland Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,400
Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszki (HUN)
Franzén 7 (12–12) Tkaczyk 7
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 2 1 0 81 71 +10 5[a] Main round
2  Russia 3 2 1 0 80 70 +10 5[a]
3  Portugal 3 1 0 2 65 70 −5 2
4  Israel 3 0 0 3 67 82 −15 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Russia 25–25 Denmark
25 January 2002
18:00
Portugal  26–15  Israel Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
R. Costa 5 (12–6) Boutenko 5
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25 January 2002
20:00
Russia  25–25  Denmark Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Josić, Rudić (CRO)
Ivanov, Tuchkin 5 (12–13) Stryger 5
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26 January 2002
15:00
Israel  26–27  Russia Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszki (HUN)
Maimon 7 (11–16) Ivanov 6
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26 January 2002
17:00
Denmark  27–20  Portugal Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Falcone, Rätz (SUI)
Christiansen 6 (10–10) Galambas, Resende 5
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27 January 2002
15:00
Russia  28–19  Portugal Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,145
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Koksharov, Rastvortsev 7 (17–7) Coelho 7
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27 January 2002
17:00
Denmark  29–26  Israel Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg
Attendance: 1,810
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Christiansen 10 (14–8) Balsar 10
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 3 2 1 0 88 71 +17 5[a] Main round
2  Spain 3 2 1 0 73 66 +7 5[a]
3  Slovenia 3 0 1 2 79 90 −11 1[b]
4   Switzerland 3 0 1 2 78 91 −13 1[b]
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Spain 24–24 Iceland
  2. ^ a b Slovenia 34–34 Switzerland
25 January 2002
18:00
Slovenia  34–34   Switzerland Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Vugrinec 12 (18–16) Kostadinovich 7
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25 January 2002
20:00
Spain  24–24  Iceland Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE)
Garralda 6 (9–13) Stefánsson 7
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26 January 2002
17:00
Iceland  31–25  Slovenia Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Jóhannesson, Stefánsson 9 (15–11) Lubej 8
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26 January 2002
19:00
Switzerland  22–24  Spain Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Kostadinovich 7 (10–14) O'Callaghan, Ortega 5
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27 January 2002
17:00
Iceland  33–22   Switzerland Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 2,020
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
Stefánsson 11 (15–9) Kostadinovich 8
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27 January 2002
19:00
Spain  25–20  Slovenia Arena Skövde, Skövde
Attendance: 2,190
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
Guijosa 9 (11–7) Tomšič, Vugrinec 5
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 68 57 +11 5[a] Main round
2  France 3 2 1 0 66 62 +4 5[a]
3  Yugoslavia 3 1 0 2 75 71 +4 2
4  Croatia 3 0 0 3 70 89 −19 0
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b France 15–15 Germany
25 January 2002
18:00
Croatia  22–34  Yugoslavia Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
Goluža 5 (10–17) Jovanović 8
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25 January 2002
20:00
France  15–15  Germany Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Fernandez, B. Gille 4 (8–8) Baur, Kehrmann 4
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26 January 2002
17:30
Yugoslavia  20–22  France Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
Jovanović 8 (9–14) three players 4
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26 January 2002
19:30
Germany  26–21  Croatia Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Kretzschmar 7 (13–9) Goluža 9
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27 January 2002
16:00
Germany  27–21  Yugoslavia Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Kehrmann, Kretzschmar 8 (14–11) Jovanović 7
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27 January 2002
18:00
France  29–27  Croatia Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping
Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE)
Plantin 8 (10–12) Bilić 10
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Main round

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

Group I

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 5 4 1 0 131 113 +18 9 Semifinals
2  Sweden (H) 5 4 0 1 141 118 +23 8
3  Russia 5 3 1 1 139 118 +21 7 Fifth place game
4  Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 126 145 −19 4 Seventh place game
5  Portugal 5 1 0 4 116 134 −18 2 Ninth place game
6  Ukraine 5 0 0 5 112 137 −25 0 Eleventh place game
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
29 January 2002
16:00
Ukraine  23–28  Portugal Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Migas, Bavas (GRE)
Kostetsky 7 (11–14) R. Costa 7
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29 January 2002
18:00
Czech Republic  25–31  Denmark Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 9,200
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Heinz 8 (10–18) Christiansen 13
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29 January 2002
20:00
Sweden  30–26  Russia Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,400
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Lövgren 12 (18–14) Rastvortsev 7
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30 January 2002
16:00
Czech Republic  20–29  Russia Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,250
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
Filip 9 (8–12) Voronin 7
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30 January 2002
18:00
Ukraine  17–21  Denmark Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Petrenko 6 (7–11) Jeppesen 6
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30 January 2002
20:00
Sweden  27–22  Portugal Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 10,650
Referees: Josić, Rudić (CRO)
Petersson 8 (15–12) three players 4
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31 January 2002
16:00
Czech Republic  29–27  Portugal Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,750
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
three players 6 (14–14) R. Costa 9
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31 January 2002
18:00
Ukraine  24–31  Russia Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Referees: Josić, Rudić (CRO)
Kostetsky 6 (10–12) Tuchkin 6
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31 January 2002
20:00
Sweden  26–27  Denmark Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 11,700
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
Andersson, Lövgren 7 (14–11) Boldsen, Stryger 5
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Group II

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 5 3 2 0 144 125 +19 8 Semifinals
2  Germany 5 3 1 1 116 111 +5 7
3  France 5 2 2 1 123 109 +14 6 Fifth place game
4  Spain 5 2 1 2 126 122 +4 5 Seventh place game
5  Yugoslavia 5 1 1 3 126 139 −13 3 Ninth place game
6  Slovenia 5 0 1 4 118 147 −29 1 Eleventh place game
Source: EHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
29 January 2002
16:00
Iceland  26–26  France Västeråshallen, Västerås
Attendance: 2,800
Referees: Falcone, Rätz (SUI)
Jóhannesson 6 (14–12) Burdet 7
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29 January 2002
18:00
Slovenia  24–24  Yugoslavia Västeråshallen, Västerås
Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszki (HUN)
Pungartnik 9 (11–14) Matić 9
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29 January 2002
20:00
Spain  18–19  Germany Västeråshallen, Västerås
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
Ortega 6 (9–8) Stephan 6
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30 January 2002
16:00
Iceland  34–26  Yugoslavia Västeråshallen, Västerås
Attendance: 3,480
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Stefánsson 10 (16–14) Škrbić 6
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30 January 2002
18:00
Slovenia  28–31  Germany Västeråshallen, Västerås
Attendance: 3,660
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Pajovič 6 (12–12) Hens 6
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30 January 2002
20:00
Spain  27–24  France Västeråshallen, Västerås
Attendance: 3,870
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Urdiales 5 (13–11) Girault 7
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31 January 2002
16:00
Spain  32–35  Yugoslavia Västeråshallen, Västerås
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Entrerríos 10 (15–15) Lisičić, Škrbić 8
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31 January 2002
18:00
Slovenia  21–36  France Västeråshallen, Västerås
Attendance: 3,300
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Pungartnik 5 (10–19) Fernandez 12
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31 January 2002
20:00
Iceland  29–24  Germany Västeråshallen, Västerås
Attendance: 3,900
Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszki (HUN)
Jóhannesson 8 (15–11) Hens 5
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Placement games

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Eleventh place game

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2 February 2002
09:30
Ukraine  34–29  Slovenia Globen Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Kostetskiy 11 (20–14) Vugrinec 7
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Ninth place game

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3 February 2002
12:00
Portugal  31–25  Yugoslavia Globen Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Andorinho 9 (15–12) Jovanović 8
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Seventh place game

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2 February 2002
09:30
Czech Republic  29–36  Spain Globen Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 4,150
Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszki (HUN)
Filip 10 (14–17) Hernández 8
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Fifth place game

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3 February 2002
12:00
Russia  31–28  France Globen Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 3,050
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
Krivoshlykov 10 (14–11) B. Gille 5
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Final round

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2. February 2002
 
 
 Denmark 23
 
3. February 2002
 
 Germany 28
 
 Germany 31
 
2. February 2002
 
 Sweden (ET) 33
 
 Sweden 33
 
 
 Iceland 22
 
Bronze-final
 
 
3. February 2002
 
 
 Denmark 29
 
 
 Iceland 22

Semifinals

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2 February 2002
16:00
Sweden  33–22  Iceland Globen Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Goulão, Macau (POR)
Lövgren, Petersson 6 (14–12) Stefánsson 6
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2 February 2002
18:30
Denmark  23–28  Germany Globen Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 13,550
Referees: Josić, Rudić (CRO)
Stryger 6 (12–13) Baur, Zerbe 7
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Third place game

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3 February 2002
15:30
Denmark  29–22  Iceland Globen Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 12,380
Referees: Vakula, Liudovyk (UKR)
Jeppesen 8 (13–11) S. Sigurðsson 6
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Final

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3 February 2002
18:00
Germany  31–33 (ET)  Sweden Globen Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 14,300
Referees: Nachevski , Nachevski (MKD)
three players 6 (14–13) Lövgren 8
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FT: 26–26 ET: 5–7

Ranking and statistics

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References

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  • eurohandball.com. "2002 Men's European Championship". Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  • todor66.com. "Men Handball European Championship 2002". Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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