Oceania Youth Handball Championship

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The Oceania Youth Handball Championship is an Under 19 for Boys and Under 18 for Girls handball tournament organised by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation. The winners of these competition qualify for the IHF Men's Youth World Championship and IHF Women's Youth World Championship respectively.

There have only been two tournaments held. In 2007 Australia won and they proceeded to the 2007 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Bahrain finishing 16th (last). The other was won by New Zealand in April 2011.[1][2] They proceeded to the 2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Argentina finishing 20th (last).[3] The Cook Islands represented Oceania 2010 World Youth Games in Singapore finishing 6th (last). Both New Zealand and Australia did not take up their option.[4]

There has not been a women's tournament as yet, but Australia did represent Oceania in the 2010 World Youth Games in Singapore.[5]

Champions

Men's competition

Year Venue Final
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2007 Unknown
Australia
Unknown
New Zealand
only 2 teams
2011 Cook Islands
New Zealand
Unknown
Australia

Cook Islands
only 3 teams

References

  1. http://handball.org.nz/wp/?m=201107 YOUTH TEAM READY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ARGENTINA. NZHF 5 July 2011
  2. https://sites.google.com/a/ochf.org/ochf/calendar-1 Calendar on OCHF webpage
  3. https://sites.google.com/a/ochf.org/ochf/calendar OCHF Webpage
  4. http://teamhandballnews.com/wordpress/2010/08/overwhelmed-teams-from-cook-islands-and-australia-remain-enthusiastic/ Overwhelmed teams from Cook Islands and Australia remain enthusiastic. Team Handball News, 24 August 2010.
  5. http://teamhandballnews.com/wordpress/2010/08/overwhelmed-teams-from-cook-islands-and-australia-remain-enthusiastic/ Overwhelmed teams from Cook Islands and Australia remain enthusiastic. Team Handball News, 24 August 2010.

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