Beach handball at the 2023 European Games
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{{Infobox multi-sport competition event
|event = Beach handball
|games = 2023 European Games
|image = Beach handball at the 2023 European Games.png
|size = 180
|caption =
|venue = Tarnów Beach Arena
|dates = 20–22 June
|competitors =
|teams = 16
|nations = 10
|men =
|women =
|prev =
|next = 2027
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The Beach handball tournament at the 2023 European Games was held in Tarnów, Poland from 20 to 22 June 2023.{{Cite web|title=Location of European Games Beach Handball 2023|url=https://www.european-games.org/emocje-na-piasku-znamy-terminarz-pilki-recznej//}}
This was the first time beach handball was on the European Games program. (In the previous two editions, held in Baku and Minsk, the beach version of handball was absent). The Games were attended by 192 players – 16 teams, 8 of each sex, from 10 countries and the competitions were held for three days from June 20 at the Beach Sports Center in Tarnow. The competition ended with the awarding of medals to the athletes – medals were provided for the top three male and female teams.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-18 |title=Beach Handball |url=https://www.european-games.org/sports/beach-handball/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=European Games 2023 |language=en-US}} The stands of the arena during the games accommodated 2,100 spectators. Beach soccer specialists also competed at this facility.
The beach handball tournament was played in a specially prepared stadium.
Qualification
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| width=180|Means of qualification{{cite web|title=Qualification system – 3rd European Games – Kraków & Małopolska 2023 – Beach handball|url=https://www.eurolympic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BEACH-HANDBALL_EG2023_QUALIFICATION-SYSTEM_FINAL.pdf|date=26 September 2022|access-date=20 July 2023|publisher=European Olympic Committees}} || Date of competition || width=90|Venue || Berths || Men || Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | colspan=2 align=center|— | align=center|1 | {{bh|POL}} | {{bhw|POL}} | |
| EHF Beach Handball EURO 2023 | 24–28 May 2023 | {{flagicon|POR}} Nazaré | align=center|7 | {{bh|CRO}} {{bh|DEN}} {{bhw|GER}} {{bhm|HUN}} {{bh|NOR}} {{bh|POR}} {{bhm|ESP}} | {{bhw|DEN}} {{bhw|GER}} {{bhw|GRE}} {{bhw|NED}} {{bhw|NOR}} {{bhw|POR}} {{bhw|ESP}} |
| Total || colspan=2| || 8 || || |
Medal summary
=Medalists=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |
| Men{{cite web|title=Beach Handball – Men's – Medallists|url=https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/HBB/EG2023_HBB_C92C_HBBMTEAM4-------------------------.pdf|date=22 June 2023|access-date=20 July 2023|website=european-games.org}} {{DetailsLink|Beach handball at the 2023 European Games – Men's tournament}} | {{flagIOC2|ESP|2023 European Games}} | {{flagIOC2|HUN|2023 European Games}} | valign=top|{{flagIOC2|DEN|2023 European Games}} |
| Women{{cite web|title=Beach Handball – Women's – Medallists|url=https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/HBB/EG2023_HBB_C92C_HBBWTEAM4-------------------------.pdf|date=22 June 2023|access-date=20 July 2023|website=european-games.org}} {{DetailsLink|Beach handball at the 2023 European Games – Women's tournament}} | valign=top|{{flagIOC2|DEN|2023 European Games}} | {{flagIOC2|ESP|2023 European Games}} | {{flagIOC2|GER|2023 European Games}} |
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
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| event = 2023 European Games
| team = NOC
| gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 0
| gold_DEN = 1 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1
| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 0
| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 1
}}
References
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{{Events at the 2023 European Games}}