Oceania Youth Beach Handball Championship

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The Oceania Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for Under 17 years national beach handball teams of Oceania region. It was first organized by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation in 2017.[1] The first champions for boys were Australia and for girls America Samoa.[2] In addition to crowning the Oceania champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championships[3] and also the Youth Olympic Games.[4] The first competition was held in Raratonga in the Cook Islands from 3 May 2017 until 5 May 2017.[2][5]

Champions[]

Boy's division[]

Year Host Final Bronze Match
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
2017
Cook Islands
Raratonga, Cook Islands 		Australia
Australia 		2–0
(16–2, 24–4)
New Zealand

Participating Nations[]

Nation Cook Islands
 Years
  4th 1
Australia Australia 1st 1
  3rd 1
  5th 1
 New Zealand 2nd 1

Girl's division[]

Year Host Final Bronze Match
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
2017
Cook Islands
Raratonga, Cook Islands
2–0
(11–4, 7–0)
Australia

Participating Nations[]

Nation Cook Islands
 Years
  1st 1
 Australia 2nd 1
  3rd 1
  4th 1

References[]

  1. ^ "NewsDetails". Ihf.info. 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  2. ^ a b "U17 Beach Handball Boys claim gold and Girls sliver at Oceania Champs". Handball Australia. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  3. ^ International Handball Federation Three nations to represent Oceania at U17 Beach Handball World Championship. International Handball Federation, 9 May 2017
  4. ^ http://www.tpenoc.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IHF-Beach-Handball.pdf Archived 2017-07-12 at the Wayback Machine QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018
  5. ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/southern-courier/sport/junior-beach-handball-players-aiming-for-2018-youth-olympics/news-story/80497f447f39832d4bd086e3fb7b09b9 Junior beach handball players aiming for 2018 Youth Olympics. The Daily Telegraph, 2017-01-30

See also[]

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