The Oceania Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for senior national beach handball teams of Oceania region. It was first organized by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation in 2013. In addition to crowning the Oceania champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championships.
Year | Host | Final | Bronze Match | ||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2013 Details [1] [2] | Maroubra Beach, Sydney | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | only two teams entered | ||||
2016 Details [3] | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand | only two teams entered | ||||
2018 Details [4] | Glenelg, South Australia | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | only two teams entered | ||||
2019 Details [5] | Glenelg, South Australia | Australia | 2-0 | New Zealand | Cook Islands | 2-1 | American Samoa | ||
2020 Details [6] | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | Exhibition Match only. Australia defeated New Zealand 2-0 | |||||||
2022 Details [7] | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | New Zealand | 3 matches | Australia | only two teams entered |
Year | Host | Final | Bronze Match | ||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2013 Details [8] [9] | Maroubra Beach, Sydney | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | only two teams entered | ||||
2016 Details [3] | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | only two teams entered | ||||
2018 Details [10] | Glenelg, South Australia, | Australia | Round robin | American Samoa | New Zealand | only three teams entered | |||
2019 Details [11] | Glenelg, South Australia | Australia | 2-0 | American Samoa | New Zealand | 2-1 | Cook Islands | ||
2020 Details | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | Postponed. Scheduled for 20-23 February 2020 | |||||||
2022 Details | Coolangatta, Gold Coast | Australia | 3 matches | New Zealand | only two teams entered |
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