Beach handball at the World Games
Beach handball was part of the World Games, as invitational sport from the edition of Akita 2001, but from the edition of Cali 2013, it became an official sport of the program.[1]
Medalists
Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali |  Brazil (BRA) |
 Russia (RUS) |
 Croatia (CRO) |
Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Brazil (BRA) |
 Hungary (HUN) |
 Norway (NOR) |
Men's Tournament
The tournaments from 2001 to 2005 was demonstration events![2]
| Year | Host | Gold Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Score |  Silver |
 Bronze |
Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2001 Details |
 Akita |
 Belarus |
Round robin |  Spain |
Brazil |
Round robin |  Iran | ||
| 2005 Details |
 Duisburg |
Russia |
2 – 0 | Spain |
Croatia |
2 – 1 | Germany | ||
| 2009 Details |
 Kaohsiung |
Brazil |
2 – 0 | Hungary |
Croatia |
2 – 0 |  Oman | ||
| 2013 Details |
 Cali |
Brazil |
2 – 0 | Russia |
Croatia |
2 – 1 |  Qatar | ||
Women's Tournament
The tournaments from 2001 to 2005 was demonstration events!
| Year | Host | Gold Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |
Score | Silver |
Bronze |
Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2001 Details |
Akita |
 Ukraine |
Round robin | Germany |
Brazil |
Round robin | Japan | ||
| 2005 Details |
Duisburg |
Brazil |
2 – 0 | Hungary |
 Turkey |
2 – 0 | Croatia | ||
| 2009 Details |
Kaohsiung |
 Italy |
2 – 1 | Croatia |
Brazil |
2 – 0 |  Macedonia | ||
| 2013 Details |
Cali |
Brazil |
2 – 1 | Hungary |
Norway |
2 – 0 |  Chinese Taipei | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Beach Handball and Softball are on the official sports programme". worldgames2013.com.co. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ↑ "Beach handball - The World Games". ihf.info. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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