Oceania Beach Handball Championship
The Oceania Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for senior national beach handball teams of Oceania region. It was first organized by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation in 2013. In addition to crowning the Oceania champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championships.
Champions
Men's division
| Year | Host | Final | Bronze Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2013 Details[1][2] |
Maroubra Beach, Sydney |
Australia |
2–0 | New Zealand |
only two teams entered | ||||
| 2016 Details[3] |
Coolangatta, Gold Coast |
Australia |
2–1 | New Zealand |
only two teams entered | ||||
| 2018 Details[4] |
Glenelg, South Australia |
Australia |
2–0 | New Zealand |
only two teams entered | ||||
| 2019 Details[5] |
Glenelg, South Australia |
Australia |
2–0 | New Zealand |
Cook Islands |
2–1 | American Samoa | ||
| 2020 Details[6] |
Coolangatta, Gold Coast |
Exhibition Match only. Australia defeated New Zealand 2-0 | |||||||
| 2022 Details[7] |
Coolangatta, Gold Coast |
New Zealand |
3 matches | Australia |
only two teams entered | ||||
| 2023 Details[8] |
Coolangatta, Gold Coast |
Australia |
2–1 | New Zealand |
Cook Islands |
only three teams entered | |||
| 2026 Details[9] |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
Australia |
2–0 | New Zealand |
Cook Islands |
2–0 | Kiribati | ||
Women's division
| Year | Host | Final | Bronze Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2013 Details[1][2] |
Maroubra Beach, Sydney |
Australia |
2–0 | New Zealand |
only two teams entered | ||||
| 2016 Details[3] |
Coolangatta, Gold Coast |
Australia |
2–0 | New Zealand |
only two teams entered | ||||
| 2018 Details[4] |
Glenelg, South Australia, |
Australia |
Round robin | American Samoa |
New Zealand |
only three teams entered | |||
| 2019 Details[5] |
Glenelg, South Australia |
Australia |
2-0 | American Samoa |
New Zealand |
2-1 | Cook Islands | ||
| 2020 Details |
Coolangatta, Gold Coast |
Postponed. Scheduled for 20-23 February 2020 | |||||||
| 2022 Details |
Coolangatta, Gold Coast |
Australia |
3 matches | New Zealand |
only two teams entered | ||||
| 2023 Details[8] |
Coolangatta, Gold Coast |
Australia |
2–0 | New Zealand |
Cook Islands |
2–0 | American Samoa | ||
| 2026 Details[9] |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
Australia |
2–0 | Cook Islands |
New Zealand |
2–0 | Kiribati | ||
See also
References
- ^ a b 2013 Australian Beach Handball Team
- ^ a b Fixtures and results. NSW Beach Handball
- ^ a b "Australia qualify for 2016 Beach Handball World Championships". IHF. Retrieved 29 Feb 2016.
- ^ a b Biggest ever Australian Beach Handball Open Club Championship a success. Handball Australia webpage
- ^ a b Official Results 2019
- ^ Official report 2020. IHF.com
- ^ Oceania Continent Handball Federation
- ^ a b "Australian teams triumph in Oceania Beach Handball Championships, securing spots in 2023 ANOC World Beach Games". Handball Australia. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Australia are 2026 double Oceania beach handball champions". www.ihf.info. Retrieved 18 February 2026.