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The United States national wheelchair handball team is the national wheelchair handball team of the United States of America and is overseen by USA Team Handball.
6 June 2024 USA Team Handball announced that they received a wild card for the 2024 Wheelchair Handball World Championship. [1] One day later they announced the coaching staff and there will be try outs from 5th to 7th July 2024. [2] They try outs were held at the Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum at the Auburn University. [3] [4]
IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship record (Four a Side) | |||||||||
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Year | Position | GP | W | L | SW | SL | SPW | SPL | |
2022 Egypt | Did not participated | ||||||||
2024 Egypt | TBD | ||||||||
Total | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship record (Six a Side) | |||||||||
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Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
2022 Portugal | Did not participated | ||||||||
Total | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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