Croatia men's national beach handball team

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]

Croatia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Information
AssociationCroatian Handball Federation
CoachMladen Paradžik
Colours
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Results
World Games
Appearances6 (First in 2001)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2022)
World Championship
Appearances9 (First in 2004)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) (2008, 2016, 2022)
Last updated on Unknown.
Croatia men's national beach handball team
Medal record
Men's beach handball
Representing  Croatia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Oman
Silver medal – second place 2014 Brazil
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hungary
Silver medal – second place 2018 Russia
Gold medal – first place 2022 Greece
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Italy
Gold medal – first place 2009 Norway
Gold medal – first place 2011 Croatia
Gold medal – first place 2013 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2015 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Croatia
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bulgaria
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Taiwan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Colombia Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Poland Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team

It was the first Croatian national team to win a gold medal at the World Games.

Results edit

World Championships edit

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
  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 Pld W L SW SL
  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 Pld W L SW SL
  2019 Quarterfinal 5th 8 5 3 12 8
  2023
Total 1/1

European Championships edit

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
  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 Pld W L SW SL
  2023 Quarterfinal 5th[3]
Total 1/1

Mediterranean Beach Games edit

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
  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

Awards edit

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
Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L
  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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2018 World Championship roster
  2. ^ (Croatian) Sportnet: Hrvatska osvojila zlatnu medalju na Svjetskom prvenstvu u Budimpešti Archived 2017-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, Sportnet, July 17, 2016. Accessed July 19, 2016
  3. ^ "Rukomet na pijesku: Hrvatska zauzela 5. mjesto na Europskim igrama". hrs.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Handball Federation. 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "'Neka pati koga smeta...' Hrvatski rukometaši na pijesku svjetski su prvaci, ništa im nisu mogli ni opasni Danci". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 2022-06-26. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Rukomet na pijesku: Seniori otputovali na Europske igre". hrs.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Handball Federation. 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ "V Beach Handball World Championships: All Star Team". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "All Star Team of the VI Beach Handball World Championships". archive.ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Rukomet na pijesku: Hrvatska zlatna na Svjetskim igrama". sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 2022-07-16. Retrieved 23 January 2023. Dominik Marković proglašen je najboljim vratarem turnira, dok je Lucian Bura još jednom odnio titulu najboljeg desnog krila.
  9. ^ a b "All-Star Teams announced". ihf.info. 29 July 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Greece 2022 Men's All-star Team". ihf.info. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  11. ^ a b "All Star Teams announced". ihf.info. 17 July 2016.

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