Beach handball at the World Games
Beach handball has been part of the World Games sinceit was held for the sixth time in 2001 . Beach handball was a demonstration competition between 2001 and 2009 and has been a regular part of the World Games since 2013.
With three titles in both men and women, Brazil is the most successful team. Other nations could only win the title once. For men, Brazil has been the reigning title holder for three and for women for two.
Medalist
Men
| year | host | final | Small finale | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gold | result | silver | bronze | result | fourth place | ||||
| 2001 details |
 Japan Akita |
 Belarus
|
2 - 1 |
 Spain
|
 Brazil
|
2 - 1 |
 Iran
|
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| 2005 details |
 Germany Duisburg |
 Russia
|
2 - 0 |
Spain
|
 Croatia
|
2 - 1 |
Germany
|
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| 2009 details |
 Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung |
Brazil
|
2 - 0 |
 Hungary
|
Croatia
|
2 - 0 |
 Oman
|
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| 2013 details |
 Colombia Cali |
Brazil
|
2 - 0 |
Russia
|
Croatia
|
2 - 1 |
 Qatar
|
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| 2017 details |
 Poland Wroclaw |
Brazil
|
2 - 1 |
Croatia
|
Qatar
|
2 - 1 |
Hungary
|
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Women
| year | host | final | Small finale | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gold | result | silver | bronze | result | fourth place | ||||
| 2001 details |
Japan Akita |
 Ukraine
|
2 - 1 |
Germany
|
Brazil
|
2 - 0 |
Japan
|
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| 2005 details |
Germany Duisburg |
Brazil
|
2 - 0 |
Hungary
|
 Turkey
|
2 - 0 |
Croatia
|
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| 2009 details |
Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung |
 Italy
|
2 - 1 |
Croatia
|
Brazil
|
2 - 0 |
 Macedonia
|
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| 2013 details |
Colombia Cali |
Brazil
|
2 - 1 |
Hungary
|
 Norway
|
2 - 0 |
Chinese Taipei
|
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| 2017 details |
Poland Wroclaw |
Brazil
|
2 - 0 |
 Argentina
|
Spain
|
2 - 1 |
Norway
|
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Web links
- World Games 2005 (English)