IHF Beach Handball World Championships

IHF Men's & Women's Beach Handball World Championships

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Men's Beach Handball World Championships 2024 Women's Beach Handball World Championships
Sport	Beach Handball
Founded	2004
Founder	International Handball Federation
First season	2004
No. of teams	16
Continents	5
Most recent champion(s)	Croatia (men)  Germany (women)
Most titles	Brazil (men; 5 titles)  Brazil (women; 3 titles)

The IHF Beach Handball World Championships is an international beach handball competition contested by the men's and women's national teams of the member federations/associations of International Handball Federation (IHF), the sport's global governing body.

The tournament was established in 2004, taking place every two years to allow continental tournaments to flourish without the burden of the World Championship qualifiers crowding the schedule every 12 months. The current tournament format lasts over approximately 6 days and involves 16 teams initially competing in four groups of four teams. The group winners and runners-up advance to a series of knock-out stages until the champion is crowned. The losing semi-finalists play each other in a play-off match to determine the third and fourth-placed teams.

The most recent edition was held in Kazan (Russia), and crowned Brazil as champions defeating defending champions Croatia by 2–0 in the final of men's category. Debutants Greece claimed title in women's category by defeating Norway in the final by 2–1.^[1]

Year	Host		Final				Bronze match
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2004 Details	El Gouna		Egypt	2–1	Turkey		Russia	2–1	Croatia
2006 Details	Rio de Janeiro		Brazil	2–0	Turkey		Spain	2–1	Egypt
2008 Details	Cadiz		Croatia	2–1 (p.s.)	Brazil		Serbia	2–0	Egypt
2010 Details	Antalya		Brazil	2–0	Hungary		Turkey	2–1	Egypt
2012 Details	Muscat		Brazil	2–1	Ukraine		Croatia	2–0	Russia
2014 Details	Recife		Brazil	2–1	Croatia		Qatar	2–1	Denmark
2016 Details	Budapest[2]		Croatia	2–0	Brazil		Qatar	2–1	Hungary
2018 Details	Kazan[2]		Brazil	2–0	Croatia		Hungary	2–0	Sweden
2020 Details	Pescara[3]		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]				Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	Crete[5]		Croatia	2–0	Denmark		Brazil	2–0	Greece
2024 Details	Pingtan Island[6]		Croatia	2–1	Denmark		Portugal	2–0	Germany

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	5	2	1	8
2	Croatia	4	2	1	7
3	Egypt	1	0	0	1
4	Turkey	0	2	1	3
5	Denmark	0	2	0	2
6	Hungary	0	1	1	2
7	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
8	Qatar	0	0	2	2
9	Portugal	0	0	1	1
	Russia	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		10	10	10	30

Nation	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	Years
Argentina						10th		11th		11th	8th	4
Australia				12th	12th	11th	12th	13th			14th	6
Bahrain	7th	6th			9th		9th					4
Brazil	9th	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st		3rd	6th	10
China											12th	1
Croatia	4th	7th	1st	7th	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd		1st	1st	10
Denmark				5th		4th		7th		2nd	2nd	5
Dominican Republic		10th										1
Ecuador										13th		1
Egypt	1st	4th	4th	4th	6th	8th	8th			15th		8
Germany		8th									4th	2
Greece										4th		1
Hungary	6th	5th	7th	2nd			4th	3rd			7th	7
Iran			11th					8th		9th		3
Kuwait					10th							1
Libya			12th	11th								2
Norway										8th		1
New Zealand								16th		14th		2
Oman	8th			9th	8th	12th	7th	10th			15th	7
Pakistan			10th									1
Portugal										10th	3rd	2
Puerto Rico										16th	16th	2
Qatar				10th	7th	3rd	3rd	9th		5th	10th	7
Russia	3rd	9th	8th	6th	4th	7th		6th		DQ		7
Serbia			3rd			6th						2
Spain		3rd	5th	8th	5th	5th	5th	5th		7th	5th	9
Sweden								4th				1
Tunisia											11th	1
Turkey	2nd	2nd	6th	3rd								4
United States							11th	12th		12th	13th	4
Ukraine	5th				2nd		6th					3
Uruguay			9th		11th	9th	10th	15th		6th	9th	7
Vietnam								14th				1
Total	9	10	12	12	12	12	12	16		16	16

Year	Host		Final				Bronze match
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2004 Details	El Gouna		Russia	2–1	Turkey		Italy	n/a	Croatia
2006 Details	Rio de Janeiro		Brazil	2–0	Germany		Russia	2–0	Bulgaria
2008 Details	Cadiz		Croatia	2–0	Spain		Brazil	2–1	Italy
2010 Details	Antalya		Norway	2–0	Denmark		Brazil	2–0	Ukraine
2012 Details	Muscat		Brazil	2–0	Denmark		Norway	2–0	Hungary
2014 Details	Recife		Brazil	2–0	Hungary		Norway	2–1	Ukraine
2016 Details	Budapest[2]		Spain	2–1	Brazil		Norway	2–1	Hungary
2018 Details	Kazan[2]		Greece	2–1	Norway		Brazil	2–0	Spain
2020 Details	Pescara		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]				Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	Crete[5]		Germany	2–0	Spain		Netherlands	2–1	Greece
2024 Details	Pingtan Island[6]		Germany	2–0	Argentina		Netherlands	2–0	Denmark

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	3	1	3	7
2	Germany	2	1	0	3
3	Spain	1	2	0	3
4	Norway	1	1	3	5
5	Russia	1	0	1	2
6	Croatia	1	0	0	1
	Greece	1	0	0	1
8	Denmark	0	2	0	2
9	Argentina	0	1	0	1
	Hungary	0	1	0	1
	Turkey	0	1	0	1
12	Netherlands	0	0	2	2
13	Italy	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 entries)		10	10	10	30

Nation	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	Years
Argentina						11th	7th			7th	2nd	4
Australia					8th	12th	8th	16th		16th	13th	6
Brazil	6th	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd		6th	8th	10
Bulgaria		4th										1
China			12th	11th	9th						14th	4
Chinese Taipei						10th	6th	13th				3
Croatia	4th	6th	1st	6th	5th						7th	6
Denmark				2nd	2nd	7th		5th		5th	4th	6
Dominican Republic		10th	11th									2
France								11th				1
Germany		2nd								1st	1st	3
Greece								1st		4th	10th	3
Hong Kong	8th											1
Hungary	5th	7th		7th	4th	2nd	4th			9th		7
Italy	3rd	8th	4th	8th	7th	6th	5th					7
Japan	7th			10th								2
North Macedonia			10th									1
Mexico								12th		15th		2
Netherlands										3rd	3rd	2
New Zealand				12th								1
Norway			6th	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd		11th	11th	8
Paraguay								8th				1
Philippines											12th	1
Poland					10th		10th	6th				3
Portugal										8th	6th	2
Puerto Rico											15th	1
Russia	1st	3rd	5th					7th				4
Serbia			8th									1
Singapore					12th							1
Spain			2nd	9th		5th	1st	4th		2nd	5th	7
Thailand					11th	9th	9th	15th		10th		5
Tunisia							12th					2
Turkey	2nd	5th		5th								3
Ukraine			9th	4th		4th						3
United States								14th		14th	16th	3
Uruguay		9th	7th		6th	8th	11th	10th		12th		7
Vietnam								9th		13th	9th	3
Total	8	10	12	12	12	12	12	16		16	16

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	8	3	4	15
2	Croatia	4	2	1	7
3	Norway	1	1	3	5
4	Spain	1	1	1	3
5	Russia	1	0	2	3
6	Egypt	1	0	0	1
	Greece	1	0	0	1
8	Turkey	0	3	1	4
9	Hungary	0	2	1	3
10	Denmark	0	2	0	2
11	Germany	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
13	Qatar	0	0	2	2
14	Italy	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		17	16	17	50

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