Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy

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The Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy is a handball competition for Under 20 year old men and Under 19 year old women organised by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation. The winner of this competition qualifies for the Men's and Women's Junior World Handball Championship's.

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Champions

Men's competition

YearVenueFinal
WinnerScoreRunner-up3rd PlaceScore4th Place
1998 Mittagong, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
72 – 46
(2 legs)
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
only 2 teams
2010 Brisbane, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
35 – 31Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
26 – 20Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
Cook Islands
2012 Apia, Samoa Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
29 – 28Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
group tableFlag of the Cook Islands.svg
Cook Islands
2014 Wellington, New Zealand Flag of French Polynesia.svg
French Polynesia
20 – 17Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flags of New Caledonia.svg
New Caledonia
29 – 25Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2017 Rarotonga, Cook Islands Flag of French Polynesia.svg
French Polynesia
round robinFlags of New Caledonia.svg
New Caledonia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
round robinFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2018 New Caledonia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
round robinFlag of French Polynesia.svg
French Polynesia
Flags of New Caledonia.svg
New Caledonia
round robinFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2020 Tahiti Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
2022 Cook Islands Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
round robinFlags of New Caledonia.svg
New Caledonia
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
round robinFlag of the Cook Islands.svg
Cook Islands

Participating nations

Nation Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1998
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
2010
Flag of Samoa.svg
2012
Flag of New Zealand.svg
2014
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
2017
Flags of New Caledonia.svg
2018
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
2022
Years
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa ---8th---1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1st1st1st2nd3rd1st1st7
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands -4th4th9th6th6th4th6
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji -----5th-1
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia ---1st1st2nd-3
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia ---3rd2nd3rd2nd4
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2nd2nd2nd4th4th4th3rd7
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea ---6th5th--2
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa -5th5th7th---3
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands -6th-----1
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga ------5th1
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu -3rd3rd5th---3

Women's competition

YearVenueFinal
WinnerScoreRunner-up3rd PlaceScore4th Place
1997 Melbourne, Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
30 – 23
(2 legs)
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
only 2 teams
2012 Apia, Samoa Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
22 – 15Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
group tableFlag of the Cook Islands.svg
Cook Islands
2014 Wellington, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
11 – 7Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flags of New Caledonia.svg
New Caledonia
32 – 12Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
2019 New Caledonia Flags of New Caledonia.svg
New Caledonia
round robinFlag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
round robinFlag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
2023 New Caledonia Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
round robinFlag of French Polynesia.svg
French Polynesia
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
round robinFlag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia

Participating nations

Nation Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1997
Flag of Samoa.svg
2012
Flag of New Zealand.svg
2014
Flags of New Caledonia.svg
2019
Flags of New Caledonia.svg
2023
Years
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa --7th4th-2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1st1st2nd2nd4th5
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands -4th5th-5th3
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji ---6th-1
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia ----2nd1
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia --3rd1st1st3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2nd2nd1st3rd3rd5
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea ---5th-1
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa -5th6th--2
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu -3rd4th--2

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