Oceania Youth Handball Championship

Summary

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.

For the boys 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). Australia traveled to Tahiti for the second installment.[1][2] The hosts won two of the three games to claim the title. The third was won by New Zealand in April 2011.[3][4] They proceeded to the 2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Argentina finishing 20th (last).[5] 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.[6] After a lengthy lay off, the Championship had its third title in New Caledonia 2018. New Zealand retained their title.

The girls first tournament was in 2009 in New Caledonia.[7] The hosts beat Australia four games to nil [8] but Australia did represent Oceania in the 2010 World Youth Games in Singapore.[9] The second tournament, a decade later, was again in New Caledonia where the hosts retained their title.

Champions edit

Men's competition edit

Year Venue Final
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2007 Australia  
Australia
Unknown  
New Zealand
only 2 teams
2009 Tahiti  
French Polynesia
Unknown  
Australia
only 2 teams
2011 Cook Islands  
New Zealand
Unknown  
Australia
 
Cook Islands
only 3 teams
2016 Cook Islands Cancelled - tournament was to be played in December 2016
2018 New Caledonia  
New Zealand
round robin  
New Caledonia
 
Australia
round robin  
Fiji
2020 Tahiti Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
2022 Cook Islands  
French Polynesia
round robin  
New Zealand
 
New Caledonia
round robin  
Australia

Participating nations edit

Nation  
2007
 
2009
 
2011
 
2018
 
2022
Years
  Australia 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 5
  Cook Islands - - 3rd 6th 5th 3
  Fiji - - - 4th - 1
  French Polynesia - 1st - - 1st 2
  New Caledonia - - - 2nd 3rd 2
  New Zealand 2nd - 1st 1st 2nd 4
  Papua New Guinea - - - 5th - 1
  Tonga - - - - 6th 1

Women's competition edit

Year Venue Final
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2009 New Caledonia  
New Caledonia
unknown  
Australia
only two teams
2016 Cook Islands Cancelled - tournament was to be played in December 2016
2019 New Caledonia  
New Caledonia
round robin  
New Zealand
 
French Polynesia
round robin  
Australia
2023 New Caledonia  
New Caledonia
round robin  
French Polynesia
 
New Zealand
only three teams

Participating nations edit

Nation  
2009
 
2019
 
2023
Years
  Australia 2nd 4th - 2
  Fiji - 6th - 1
  French Polynesia - 3rd 2nd 2
  New Caledonia 1st 1st 1st 3
  New Zealand - 2nd 3rd 2
  Papua New Guinea - 5th - 1

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.nswhandball.com.au/december-2009-australian-u17-boys-tour-tahiti-2/ December 2009 – Australian U17 Boys tour Tahiti. New South Wales Handball news. Retrieved 20 December 2019
  2. ^ https://www.nyhockeyonline.com/u16-handball-championships/ u16 Handball Championships. NY Hockey Online. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 23 Dec 2019
  3. ^ http://handball.org.nz/wp/?m=201107 YOUTH TEAM READY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ARGENTINA. NZHF 5 July 2011
  4. ^ https://sites.google.com/a/ochf.org/ochf/calendar-1 Calendar on OCHF webpage
  5. ^ https://sites.google.com/a/ochf.org/ochf/calendar OCHF Webpage
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ http://www.nswhandball.com.au/november-2009-australian-girls-u17-tour-new-caledonia-2/ November 2009 – Australian Girls U17 tour New Caledonia. New South Wales Handball News. Retrieved 19 December 2019
  8. ^ https://www.nyhockeyonline.com/u17-girls-australian-team-in-new-caledonia-tournament/ U17 Girls Australian Team in New Caledonia Tournament. NY Hockey Online. 17 Nov 2009. Retrieved 23 Dec 2019
  9. ^ 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.

External links edit

  • Oceania Continent Handball Federation web page
  • Oceania on the International Handball Federation web page