Oceania Youth Beach Handball Championship

The Oceania Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for Under 17 years national beach handball teams of Oceania region. It was first organized by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation in 2017.[1] The first champions for boys were Australia and for girls America Samoa.[2] In addition to crowning the Oceania champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championships [3] and also the Youth Olympic Games.[4] The first competition was held in Raratonga in the Cook Islands from 3 May 2017 until 5 May 2017.[2] [5]

Champions

Boy's division
Year Host Final Bronze Match
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
2017
Details
Raratonga, Cook Islands
Australia		 2–0
(16–2, 24–4)
New Zealand
Cook Islands
American Samoa

Participating Nations
Nation
2017		Years
 American Samoa 4th1
Australia 1st1
 Cook Islands 3rd1
 Kiribati 5th1
 New Zealand 2nd1

Girl's division
Year Host Final Bronze Match
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth Place
2017
Details
Raratonga, Cook Islands
American Samoa		 2–0
(11–4, 7–0)
Australia
Cook Islands
Kiribati

Participating Nations
Nation
2017		Years
 American Samoa 1st1
 Australia 2nd1
 Cook Islands 3rd1
 Kiribati 4th1

References
  1. "NewsDetails". Ihf.info. 2017-04-29. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  2. "U17 Beach Handball Boys claim gold and Girls sliver at Oceania Champs". Handball Australia. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  3. International Handball Federation Three nations to represent Oceania at U17 Beach Handball World Championship. International Handball Federation, 9 May 2017
  4. http://www.tpenoc.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IHF-Beach-Handball.pdf Archived 2017-07-12 at the Wayback Machine QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018
  5. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/southern-courier/sport/junior-beach-handball-players-aiming-for-2018-youth-olympics/news-story/80497f447f39832d4bd086e3fb7b09b9 Junior beach handball players aiming for 2018 Youth Olympics. The Daily Telegraph, 2017-01-30

See also
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