Beach handball at the World Games
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Beach handball is part of the World Games as an invitational sport since the 2001 edition. It has become an official sport of the World Games program since 2013.{{cite web|url=http://worldgames2013.com.co/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=168%3Anewsports&catid=42%3Arokstories&Itemid=269&lang=enl|title=Beach Handball and Softball are on the official sports programme|publisher=worldgames2013.com.co|access-date=7 June 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Men's tournament
From 2001 to 2009 Beach Handball was contested as a demonstration event. Since the 2013 edition the sport has been formally recognized as part of the World Games program.{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/upload/exchange/WHM-tec/InfoBrochure_Final2.pdf|title=Beach handball - The World Games|publisher=ihf.info|access-date=7 June 2012}}
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| rowspan="2" width="5%" |Year | rowspan="2" width="10%" |Host | rowspan="1001" width="1%" bgcolor="ffffff" | | colspan="3" |Gold-medal match | rowspan="1001" width="1%" bgcolor="ffffff" | | colspan="3" |Bronze-medal match |
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| width="15%" |File:Gold medal IWGA.svg Gold | width="9%" |Score | width="15%" |File:Silver medal IWGA.svg Silver | width="15%" |File:Bronze medal IWGA.svg Bronze | width="9%" |Score | width="15%" |Fourth place |
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|2001 |{{flagicon|Japan}} |{{bhm-big|Belarus}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhm-big|Spain}} |{{bhm-big|Brazil}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhm-big|Iran}} |
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|2005 |{{flagicon|Germany}} |{{bhm-big|Russia}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhm-big|Spain}} |{{bhm-big|Croatia}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhm-big|Germany}} |
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|2009 |{{flagicon|Taiwan}} |{{bhm-big|Brazil}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhm-big|Hungary}} |{{bhm-big|Croatia}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhm-big|Oman}} |
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|2013 |{{flagicon|Colombia}} |{{bhm-big|Brazil}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhm-big|Russia}} |{{bhm-big|Croatia}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhm-big|Qatar}} |
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|2017 |{{flagicon|Poland}} |{{bhm-big|Brazil}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhm-big|Croatia}} |{{bhm-big|Qatar}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhm-big|Hungary}} |
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|2022 |{{flagicon|USA}} |{{bhm-big|Croatia}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhm-big|Qatar}} |{{bhm-big|Brazil}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhm-big|USA}} |
Women's tournament
From 2001 to 2009 Beach Handball was contested as a demonstration event. Since the 2013 edition the sport is formally recognized as part of the World Games program.
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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year !rowspan=2 width=10%|Host ! rowspan="1001" width="1%" bgcolor="ffffff" | !colspan=3|Gold-medal match ! rowspan="1001" width="1%" bgcolor="ffffff" | !colspan=3|Bronze-medal match |
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!width=15%|File:Gold medal IWGA.svg Gold !width=9%|Score !width=15%|File:Silver medal IWGA.svg Silver !width=15%|File:Bronze medal IWGA.svg Bronze !width=9%|Score !width=15%|Fourth place |
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|2001 |{{flagicon|Japan}} |{{bhw-big|Ukraine}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhw-big|Germany}} |{{bhw-big|Brazil}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhw-big|Japan}} |
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|2005 |{{flagicon|Germany}} |{{bhw-big|Brazil}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhw-big|Hungary}} |{{bhw-big|Turkey}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhw-big|Croatia}} |
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|2009 |{{flagicon|Taiwan}} |{{bhw-big|Italy}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhw-big|Croatia}} |{{bhw-big|Brazil}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhw-big|North Macedonia|name=Macedonia}} |
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|2013 |{{flagicon|Colombia}} |{{bhw-big|Brazil}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhw-big|Hungary}} |{{bhw-big|Norway}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhw-big|Chinese Taipei}} |
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|2017 |{{flagicon|Poland}} |{{bhw-big|Brazil}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhw-big|Argentina}} |{{bhw-big|Spain}} | 2 – 1 |{{bhw-big|Norway}} |
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|2022 |{{flagicon|USA}} |{{bhw-big|Germany}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhw-big|NOR}} |{{bhw-big|ARG}} | 2 – 0 |{{bhw-big|USA}} |
See also
References
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221134/http://www.duisburg.de/worldgames_archiv/infosystem/?lang=en
{{World Games Sports}}
{{International Beach Handball}}
{{International Handball}}
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