Croatia men's national beach handball team

For the women's team, see Croatia women's national beach handball team.

Croatia
Information
AssociationCroatian Handball Federation
CoachMladen Paradžik
Colours
Home
Away
Results
World Games
Appearances5 (First in 2005)
Best result (2022)
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 2004)
Best result (2008, 2016, 2022, 2024)
Last updated on Unknown.
Croatia men's national beach handball team
Medal record
Men's beach handball
Representing  Croatia
World Championship
2008 Spain
2016 Hungary
2022 Greece
2024 China
2014 Brazil
2018 Russia
2012 Oman
European Championship
2007 Italy
2009 Norway
2011 Croatia
2013 Denmark
2015 Spain
2021 Bulgaria
2017 Croatia
World Games
2022 Birmingham Team
2017 Poland Team
2005 Germany Team
2009 Taiwan Team
2013 Colombia Team

The Croatia national beach handball team (Croatian: Hrvatska reprezentacija u rukometu na pijesku) 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. It is four-time World champion (as of 2024).[2] It is the most successful European national team in beach handball.[3]

Results

World Championships

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 [4] 10 9 1 18 8
2018 Final 10 9 1 16 5
2020 Cancelled
2022 Final 9 9 0 18 2
2024 Final 9 9 0 18 3
Total 10/10 88 70 18 152 59

World Games

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

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
2019 Quarterfinal 5th 8 5 3 12 8
2023 cancelled
2025
Total 1/1

European Championships

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 12/13 115 85 30 184 70

European Games

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
2023 Quarterfinal 5th[5] 5 4 1
Total 1/1

Mediterranean Beach Games

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
2015 Did not participate
2019 Semifinal
2023 Final
2027
Total 2/3

Team rosters

Medalist teams

Mario Lacković (right wing), Tomislav Lauš (defender), Filip Goričanec (specialist), Ivan Jurić (left wing), Josip Leko (pivot), Matej Semren (pivot), David Henigman (goalkeeper), Lucijan Bura (right wing), Josip Matezović (left wing), Dominik Marković (goalkeeper).
Coaching stuff: Mladen Paradžik (head coach), Mario Močilac (coach), Goran Krušelj (physiotherapist), SIniša Ostoić (chief of delegation).

Dominik Marković, Borna Kolić, Ivan Dumenčić, Ivan Jurić, Filip Goričanec, Lucian Bura, Josip Dukeš, Valentino Valentaković, Josip Leko, Nikola Finek.
Coach: Mladen Paradžik (head cocah)

Stipe Maleničić, Filip Dominik Hančić, Ivan Dumenčić, Ivan Jurić, Josip Dukeš, Valentino Valentaković, Nikola Finek, Lucian Bura, Josip Leko, Filip Goričanec.
Coaching stuff: Mladen Paradžik (head cocah), Mario Močilac (coach), Goran Krušelj (physiotherapist), Ante Taraš.

Non-medalist teams

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

Abbreviations: WG − World Games · WC − World Championship

Record against other teams

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

References

  1. ^ a b 2018 World Championship roster
  2. ^ "Hrvatski rukometaši na pijesku po 4. put postali svjetski prvaci, obranivši naslov otprije dvije godine". hoo.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Olympic Committee. 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ Willemsen, Eric (8 May 2023). "How Croatia Conquered the Beach Handball World". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. EHF.
  4. ^ (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
  5. ^ "Rukomet na pijesku: Hrvatska zauzela 5. mjesto na Europskim igrama". hrs.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Handball Federation. 22 June 2023.
  6. ^ "'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.
  7. ^ "Croatia are world beach handball champions again". croatiaweek.com. Croatia Week. 26 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Rukomet na pijesku: Seniori otputovali na Europske igre". hrs.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Handball Federation. 19 June 2023.
  9. ^ "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)
  10. ^ "All Star Team of the VI Beach Handball World Championships". archive.ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ a b "All-Star Teams announced". ihf.info. 29 July 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Greece 2022 Men's All-star Team". ihf.info. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "China 2024: All-star Teams announced". ihf.info. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  15. ^ a b "All Star Teams announced". ihf.info. 17 July 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.