Handball

Clusters

  • Ball Sports

IWGA Member Federation since 1997.

Learn more about Handball on the IHF website or YouTube.

Good to know

Handball is an Olympic Sport, but the discipline ‘Beach’ is part of TWG programme.

Fun Fact

There is a special way to score more than one goal. Extra points are awarded for particularly spectacular goals: for those scored in-flight, through a penalty or by a goalkeeper.

On the programme of The World Games

2025 Chengdu, CHN

2022 Birmingham, USA

2017 Wrocław, POL

2013 Cali, COL

2009 Kaohsiung, TPE

  • Beach (invitational)

2005 Duisburg, GER

  • Beach (invitational)

2001 Akita, JPN

  • Beach (invitational)

A Beginners' Guide to Handball

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Handball

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International Handball Federation

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Medal Results Birmingham 2022

Beach Team Men

  1. 1. CRO
  2. 2. QAT
  3. 3. BRA

Beach Team Women

  1. 1. GER
  2. 2. NOR
  3. 3. ARG

Most successful athletes of Handball

  1. Bruno OLIVEIRA (BRA) 2 0 1
  2. Gil PIRES (BRA) 2 0 1
  3. Nailson AMARAL (BRA) 2 0 1
  4. Camila RAMOS DE SOUZA (BRA) 2 0 0
  5. Millena DOS ANJOS ALENCAR (BRA) 2 0 0
  1. Patricia SCHEPPA (BRA) 2 0 0
  2. Renata SANTIAGO (BRA) 2 0 0
  3. Thiago BARCELLOS (BRA) 2 0 0
  4. Wellington DE NOVAIS ALVES ESTEVES (BRA) 2 0 0
  5. Ivan DUMENČIĆ (CRO) 1 1 1

Most successful countries of Handball

  1. Flag of BrazilBrazil 4 0 1
  2. Flag of CroatiaCroatia 1 1 1
  3. Flag of GermanyGermany 1 0 0
  4. Flag of ArgentinaArgentina 0 1 1
  5. Flag of NorwayNorway 0 1 1
  1. Flag of QatarQatar 0 1 1
  2. Flag of HungaryHungary 0 1 0
  3. Flag of RussiaRussia 0 1 0
  4. Flag of SpainSpain 0 0 1

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