2002 Oceania Handball Championship

2002 Oceania Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	5–7 July
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (3rd title)
Runners-up	Vanuatu
Third place	Cook Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	158 (52.67 per match)
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The 2002 Handball Championship was the third edition of the Oceania Handball Nations Cup, which took place at the Sleeman Centre in Brisbane, Australia from 5 to 7 July 2002. By winning, Australia secured the Oceania bid for the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship in Portugal. Participating nations were Australia, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands. ^[1]

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia (H)	2	2	0	0	86	21	+65	4
Vanuatu	2	1	0	1	48	68	−20	2
Cook Islands	2	0	0	2	24	69	−45	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Hosts

Results

All times are local (UTC+10).

5 July 2002 19:30	Vanuatu	34–17	Cook Islands	Sydney, Australia
		(14–7)

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6 July 2002 19:30	Australia	35–7	Cook Islands	Sydney, Australia
		(17–2)

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7 July 2002 10:30	Australia	51–14	Vanuatu	Sydney, Australia
		(24–7)

References

1. "Men Handball Oceania 2002 Sidney (AUS) 05-07.07 - Winner Australia". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

• Report on Tudor Handball