Oceania Youth Handball Championship

The Oceania Youth Handball Championship is an Under 19 for Boys and Under 18 for Girls handball tournament organised by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation. The winners of these competition qualify for the IHF Men's Youth World Championship and IHF Women's Youth World Championship respectively.

There have only been two tournaments held. In 2007 Australia won and they proceeded to the 2007 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Bahrain finishing 16th (last). The other was won by New Zealand in 2010.[1][2] They proceeded to the 2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Argentina finishing 20th (last).[3] That tournament was also a qualifier for the 2010 World Youth Games in Singapore. Both New Zealand and Australia did not participate, so the Cook Islands represented Oceania.[4]

There has not been a women's tournament as yet, but Australia did represent Oceania in the 2010 World Youth Games in Singapore.[5]

Champions

Men's competition

Year Venue Final
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2007 Unknown Australia Australia Unknown New Zealand New Zealand only 2 teams
2010 Cook Islands Australia New Zealand Unknown New Zealand Australia Cook Islands Cook Islands only 3 teams

References

  1. ↑ http://handball.org.nz/wp/?m=201107 YOUTH TEAM READY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ARGENTINA. NZHF 5 July 2011
  2. ↑ https://sites.google.com/a/ochf.org/ochf/calendar-1 Calendar on OCHF webpage
  3. ↑ https://sites.google.com/a/ochf.org/ochf/calendar OCHF Webpage
  4. ↑ http://teamhandballnews.com/wordpress/2010/08/overwhelmed-teams-from-cook-islands-and-australia-remain-enthusiastic/ Overwhelmed teams from Cook Islands and Australia remain enthusiastic. Team Handball News, 24 August 2010.
  5. ↑ http://teamhandballnews.com/wordpress/2010/08/overwhelmed-teams-from-cook-islands-and-australia-remain-enthusiastic/ Overwhelmed teams from Cook Islands and Australia remain enthusiastic. Team Handball News, 24 August 2010.

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