| Beach handball at the 2013 World Games | |
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 The pictogram of Beach handball. | |
| Venue | Cañaveralejo Bull Fighting Ring |
| Dates | 2–4 August 2013 |
| Competitors | from 12 nations |
The beach handball competition at the 2013 World Games was held from 2 August to 4 August, at the Cañaveralejo Bull Fighting Ring in Cali, Colombia. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men |  Brazil |  Russia |  Croatia |
| Women | Brazil |  Hungary |  Norway |
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 August 2013 | ||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| 4 August 2013 | ||||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| 3 August 2013 | ||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||
 Qatar | 1 | |||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 August 2013 | ||||||
| Croatia | 2 | |||||
| Qatar | 1 | |||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 August 2013 | ||||||
 Colombia | 1 | |||||
| 4 August 2013 | ||||||
 Venezuela | 2 | |||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||
| 3 August 2013 | ||||||
 Ukraine | 2 | |||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||
 Australia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 August 2013 | ||||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 August 2013 | ||||||
| Norway | 0 | |||||
| 4 August 2013 | ||||||
| Hungary | 2 | |||||
| Hungary | 1 | |||||
| 3 August 2013 | ||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
 Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 August 2013 | ||||||
| Norway | 2 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 August 2013 | ||||||
 Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| 4 August 2013 | ||||||
 Tunisia | 0 | |||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| 3 August 2013 | ||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 August 2013 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
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