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| Croatia | |||
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| Information | |||
| Association | Croatian Handball Federation | ||
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| Results | |||
| European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2018 ) | ||
| Best result | 1st (2019) | ||
| Last updated on 2019-12-15. | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament | ||
 | 2019 Croatia | |
 | 2018 Portugal | |
The Croatia national wheelchair handball team is the national wheelchair handball team of Croatia and is controlled by the Croatian Handball Federation.
| European Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
 2015 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
 2018 | Runners-up | 2nd of 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 58 | -2 |
 2019 | Champions | 1st of 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 26 | +23 |
 2021 | of | ||||||||
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