The Croatia national beach handball team is the national team of Croatia . It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions.[1]
It was the first Croatian national team to win a gold medal at the World Games.
Results [ edit ] World Championships [ edit ] Year Round Position 2004 Semifinal 4th 7 4 3 10 6 2006 Quarterfinal 7th 7 4 3 8 9 2008 Final 7 7 0 14 2 2010 Consolation 7th 9 7 2 21 4 2012 Semifinal 10 6 4 15 9 2014 Final 10 6 4 14 11 2016 Final [2] 10 9 1 18 8 2018 Final 10 9 1 16 5 2020 Cancelled 2022 Final 9 9 0 18 2 Total 9/9 79 61 18 134 56
World Games [ edit ] Year Round Position 2001 * Did not qualify 2005 * Semifinal 6 3 3 8 7 2009 * Semifinal 6 4 2 10 5 2013 Semifinal 5 2 3 6 7 2017 Final 6 4 2 10 5 2022 Final 6 5 1 10 2 Total 5/6 29 18 11 44 26
* invitational sport World Beach Games [ edit ] Year Round Position 2019 Quarterfinal 5th 8 5 3 12 8 2023 Total 1/1
European Championships [ edit ] Year Round Position 2000 2002 Consolation 12th 7 2 5 5 10 2004 Main 7th 10 4 6 11 13 2006 Quarterfinal 6th 9 5 4 12 8 2007 Final 11 8 3 18 7 2009 Final 10 8 2 18 5 2011 Final 11 11 0 22 1 2013 Final 10 9 1 19 6 2015 Final 10 9 1 19 4 2017 Semifinal 11 9 2 20 6 2019 Quarterfinal 5th 10 9 1 18 3 2021 Final 9 8 1 16 2 2023 Quarterfinal 7th 7 3 4 6 5 Total 11/12 115 85 30 184 70
European Games [ edit ] Year Round Position 2023 Quarterfinal 5th[3] Total 1/1
Mediterranean Beach Games [ edit ] Year Round Position 2015 Did not participate 2019 Semifinal 3rd 2023 Final 1st 2027 Total 2/3
Team rosters [ edit ] Medalist teams [ edit ] Dominik Marković, Borna Kolić, Ivan Dumenčić, Ivan Jurić, Filip Goričanec, Lucian Bura, Josip Dukeš, Valentino Valentaković, Josip Leko, Nikola Finek. Coach: Mladen Paradžik
Non-medalist teams [ edit ] Ivan Jurić, Ivan Dumenčić, Nikola Finek, Valentino Valentaković, Filip Goričanec, Dominik Marković, Tomislav Lauš, Filip Dominik Hančić, Lucian Bura, Josip Đukes, Josip Topić, Sebastian Lučić. Coach: Mladen Paradžik
Abbreviations: WG − World Games · WC − World Championship
Record against other teams [ edit ] As of 16 July 2022, after 2022 WG
Key Positive total balance (more wins) Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio) Negative total balance (more losses)
National team Total World Games World Beach Games World Championship European Championship Mediterranean Beach Games Qualifications Argentina 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 — — — — — — Australia 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 — — — — — — Bahrain 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 — — — — — — Belarus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — Brazil 15 3 12 4 0 4 1 0 1 10 3 7 — — — — — — Bulgaria 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 — — — Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — Cyprus 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 Denmark 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 5 4 1 — — — Ecuador 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — — — — Egypt 7 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 — — — 0 0 0 France 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Germany 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 1 — — — Greece 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hungary 17 11 6 1 0 1 2 1 1 5 4 1 9 6 3 — — — Iran 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 — — — — — — Italy 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — — — — Libya 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — 0 0 0 New Zealand 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — North Macedonia 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 Norway 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 7 1 — — — Oman 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 — — — — — — Pakistan 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — Poland 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 — — — Portugal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Puerto Rico 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — Qatar 10 7 3 5 4 1 1 0 1 4 3 1 — — — — — — Russia 22 12 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 4 4 13 8 5 — — — Serbia 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 5 2 0 0 0 Spain 17 14 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 7 1 7 6 1 0 0 0 Sweden 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 2 — — — Switzerland 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 — — — Thailand 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — Tunisia 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 Turkey 8 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 Ukraine 15 9 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 11 6 5 — — — United States 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — — — — Uruguay 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 5 0 — — — — — — Venezuela 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — Vietnam 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — — — — Total (41) 220 162 58
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