Beach handball at the World Games

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.

Medalists

Men

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2013 Cali	Brazil (BRA)	Russia (RUS)	Croatia (CRO)

Women

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2013 Cali	Brazil (BRA)	Hungary (HUN)	Norway (NOR)

Men'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.

Year	Host		Gold Medal Match				Bronze Medal Match
		15px Gold	Score	15px Silver	15px Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2001 Details	Akita	Belarus	Round robin	Spain	Brazil	Round robin	Iran
2005 Details	Duisburg	Russia	2 – 0	Spain	Croatia	2 – 1	Germany
2009 Details	Kaohsiung	Brazil	2 – 0	Hungary	Croatia	2 – 0	Oman
2013 Details	Cali	Brazil	2 – 0	Russia	Croatia	2 – 1	Qatar

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.

Year	Host		Gold Medal Match				Bronze Medal Match
		15px Gold	Score	15px Silver	15px Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2001 Details	Akita	Ukraine	Round robin	Germany	Brazil	Round robin	Japan
2005 Details	Duisburg	Brazil	2 – 0	Hungary	Turkey	2 – 0	Croatia
2009 Details	Kaohsiung	Italy	2 – 1	Croatia	Brazil	2 – 0	Macedonia
2013 Details	Cali	Brazil	2 – 1	Hungary	Norway	2 – 0	Chinese Taipei

See also

• Beach Handball World Championships

References

• http://www.duisburg.de/worldgames_archiv/infosystem/?lang=en&sport_id=53