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Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.
The Australia national handball team is the national handball team of Australia, representing the country in international matches. Handball Australia is the national governing body for the Olympic Sport of Handball and for the sport of Beach Handball. Australia has consistently won the Oceania championships in both men's and women's division. In 2014 the International Handball Federation (IHF) decided to exclude Australia from the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship.
The 2009 World Women's Handball Championship was the 19th edition, second to take place outside Europe, of the international championship tournament in women's team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). China hosted the event from 5-20 December 2009. Russia successfully contested France in the final, their fourth title.
Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball loses most of its bounce on sand, there is little to no dribbling, and players instead perform more passing as the rules of travelling still apply.
Danish Handball Association is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby.
The Australia women's national handball team is the national handball team of Australia. It is governed by the Australian Handball Federation, and takes part in international handball competitions.
The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the international championship tournament in women's Team sport handball that is governed by the International Handball Federation (IHF). Brazil hosted the event from 2–18 December 2011.
Jemima Harbort is an Australian handball player for Queensland HC and the Australian national team.
Alice Keighley is an Australian team handball and beach handball player. As a member of the Australian national team, Alice played in the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil and in the 2015 IHF Four Nations Tournament in Kazakhstan. As a member of the Australian Women's Junior Handball Team, she competed in the 2013 IHF Intercontinental World Cup Challenge Trophy in Mexico and the 2012 IHF Oceania Continental Challenge Trophy. In 2010, she was selected in the Australian Youth Olympic handball team to attend the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, where the team came 6th. As a member of the Australia women's national beach handball team, she competed in the 2012 Beach Handball World Championships in Oman, the World Games 2013 in Colombia and the 2014 Beach Handball World Championships in Brazil.
Catherine Kent is an Australian team handball goalkeeper. She was a long-term member of the Australia women's handball team, and participated in six World Championship campaigns for Australia.
Madeleine McAfee is an Australian handball player for UTS Handball Club and on both, the Australian national team and Australia women's national beach handball team, and participated at the 2016 Beach handball world Championships as well as the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil and in the 2009 Women's World Championships in China.
Daniela Borelli dos Santos, also known as Daniela Cook, is an Australian team handball player. She part of the Australian national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary and Brazil.
Rosalie Boyd, is an Australian handball player for Queensland HC and the Australian national team and beach handball national team.
The Australia national beach handball team are the national team of Australia. It is governed by the Australian Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions.
The Australian Handball Federation (AHF) is the governing body for the Olympic sport of handball (also known as European Handball or Olympic Handball) in Australia.
Sally Potocki is an active beach handball player and a retired Australian Indoor handball player who last played professionally for Bayer Leverkusen in 1. Bundesliga and the Australian national team.
Emma van Bussel is an Australian team handball player. She plays for the Sydney University HC, and on the Australian national team. She represented Australia at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia.
Vanja Smiljanic is an Australian team handball player. She plays for the club Melbourne HC, and on both Australian national team (indoor) and is the captain of the Australia women's national beach handball team.
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.
The Sydney University Handball Club is a handball team from the University of Sydney from Sydney, Australia. They are five times Men's National Champions, seven times Men's Oceania Champions and qualified for seven IHF Super Globe competitions. The men's team has won the State Championship eleven times. The women's team has also won the State Championship nine times.
References
- ↑ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roster Australia" (PDF). International Handball Federation . Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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