2002 Oceania Handball Championship

The 2002 Handball Championship was the third edition of the Oceania Handball Nations Cup, which took place at the Sleeman Centre in Brisbane, Australia from 5 to 7 July 2002. By winning, Australia secured the Oceania bid for the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship in Portugal. Participating nations were Australia, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands.[1]

2002 Oceania Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Australia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–7 July
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up Vanuatu
Third place Cook Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored158 (52.67 per match)
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Standings edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia (H) 2 2 0 0 86 21 +65 4
  Vanuatu 2 1 0 1 48 68 −20 2
  Cook Islands 2 0 0 2 24 69 −45 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Results edit

All times are local (UTC+10).

5 July 2002
19:30
Vanuatu   34–17   Cook Islands Sydney, Australia
(14–7)

6 July 2002
19:30
Australia   35–7   Cook Islands Sydney, Australia
(17–2)

7 July 2002
10:30
Australia   51–14   Vanuatu Sydney, Australia
(24–7)

References edit

  1. ^ "Men Handball Oceania 2002 Sidney (AUS) 05-07.07 - Winner Australia". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links edit