2004 Beach Handball World Championships

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The 2004 Beach Handball World Championships are a nine-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at El Gouna in Egypt in 2004. This were the first ever beach handball world championships held in history of the sport. Matches are played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result is decisive.

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Final rankings

Men

POSTeam [1]
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
4.Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
5.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
6.Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
7.Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
8.Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
9.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Women

POSTeam [2]
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
4.Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
6.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
7.Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
8.Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong

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References

  1. "I Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships 2004 > Statistics > Men". International Handball Federation . Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. "I Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships 2004 > Statistics > Women". International Handball Federation . Retrieved 7 January 2015.