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{{Short description|International beach handball competition}}
{{Infobox sports league
|title= IHF Men's & Women's Beach Handball World Championships
|current_season= 2024 Men's Beach Handball World Championships
|current_season2= 2024 Women's Beach Handball World Championships
|logo= 
|logo_size= 180px
|caption= Logo of [[International Handball Federation]]
|sport= Beach Handball
|founded= 2004
|founder= [[International Handball Federation]]
|inaugural= [[2004 Beach Handball World Championships|2004]]
|teams=16
|continents= 5
|champion= {{bhm|CRO}} (men)<br>{{bhw|GER}} (women)
|most_champs= {{bhm|BRA}} (men; 5 titles)<br>{{bhw|BRA}}<br>(women; 3 titles)
}}
The '''IHF Beach Handball World Championships''' is an international [[beach handball]] competition contested by the men's and women's national teams of the member federations/associations of [[International Handball Federation]] (IHF), the sport's global governing body.

The tournament was established in 2004, taking place every two years to allow continental tournaments to flourish without the burden of the World Championship qualifiers crowding the schedule every 12 months. The current tournament format lasts over approximately 6 days and involves 16 teams initially competing in four groups of four teams. The group winners and runners-up advance to a series of knock-out stages until the champion is crowned. The losing semi-finalists play each other in a play-off match to determine the third and fourth-placed teams.

The [[2018 Beach Handball World Championships|most recent edition]] was held in [[Kazan]] ([[Russia]]), and crowned [[Brazil national beach handball team|Brazil]] as champions defeating defending champions [[Croatia men's national beach handball team|Croatia]] by 2–0 in the final of men's category. Debutants [[Greece women's national beach handball team|Greece]] claimed title in women's category by defeating [[Norway women's national beach handball team|Norway]] in the final by 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/BeachHandball/MensandWomensBeachHandballWorldChampionsh/tabid/6227/Default.aspx|title=Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships|publisher=[[International Handball Federation|IHF]]|access-date=1 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518004954/http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/BeachHandball/MensandWomensBeachHandballWorldChampionsh/tabid/6227/Default.aspx|archive-date=18 May 2012}}</ref>

==Men's tournament==
===Summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=14%|Host
! rowspan="14" width="1%" bgcolor="ffffff" |
!colspan=3|Final
!width=1% rowspan=14 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Bronze match
|-
!width=15%|Gold
!width=9%|Score
!width=15%|Silver
!width=15%|Bronze
!width=9%|Score
!width=15%|Fourth place
|-
|2004 <br> ''[[2004 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Egypt|size=22px}}<br>[[El Gouna]]
|'''{{bhm-big|Egypt}}'''
| '''2–1'''
|{{bhm-big|Turkey}}
|{{bhm-big|Russia}}
| '''2–1'''
|{{bhm-big|Croatia}}
|-
|2006 <br> ''[[2006 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Brazil|size=22px}}<br>[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|'''{{bhm-big|Brazil}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{bhm-big|Turkey}}
|{{bhm-big|Spain}}
| '''2–1'''
|{{bhm-big|Egypt}}
|-
|2008 <br> ''[[2008 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Spain|size=22px}}<br>[[Cadiz]]
|'''{{bhm-big|Croatia}}'''
| '''2–1 <br>([[penalty shootout|p.s.]])'''
|{{bhm-big|Brazil}}
|{{bhm-big|Serbia|2004}}
| '''2–0'''
|{{bhm-big|Egypt}}
|-
|2010 <br> ''[[2010 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Turkey|size=22px}}<br>[[Antalya]]
|'''{{bhm-big|Brazil}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{bhm-big|Hungary}}
|{{bhm-big|Turkey}}
| '''2–1'''
|{{bhm-big|Egypt}}
|-
|2012 <br> ''[[2012 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Oman|size=22px}}<br>[[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]
|'''{{bhm-big|Brazil}}'''
| '''2–1'''
|{{bhm-big|Ukraine}}
|{{bhm-big|Croatia}}
| '''2–0'''
|{{bhm-big|Russia}}
|-
|2014 <br> ''[[2014 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Brazil|size=22px}}<br>[[Recife]]
|'''{{bhm-big|Brazil}}'''
| '''2–1'''
|{{bhm-big|Croatia}}
|{{bhm-big|Qatar}}
| '''2–1'''
|{{bhm-big|Denmark}}
|-
|2016 <br> ''[[2016 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Hungary|size=22px}}<br>[[Budapest]]<ref name="2016/2018">{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/MediaCenter/News/NewsDetails/tabid/130/Default.aspx?ID=2401|title=Budapest and Sochi to host the next two Beach Handball World Championships|date=20 February 2015|work=ihf.info}}</ref>
|'''{{bhm-big|Croatia}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{bhm-big|Brazil}}
|{{bhm-big|Qatar}}
| '''2–1'''
|{{bhm-big|Hungary}}
|-
|2018 <br> ''[[2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Russia|size=22px}}<br>[[Kazan]]<ref name="2016/2018" />
|'''{{bhm-big|Brazil}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{bhm-big|Croatia}}
|{{bhm-big|Hungary}}
| '''2–0'''
|{{bhm-big|Sweden}}
|-
|2020 <br> ''[[2020 Men's Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Italy|size=22px}}<br>[[Pescara]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/figh/docs/beach2020_concept2|title=Beach Handball 2020 WCh - Italy|website=Issuu|date=16 April 2018 |access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>
|colspan=3|''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''<ref name=Cancel>{{cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/key-decisions-made-ihf-events-ihf-council-meeting|title=Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting|date=22 February 2021|work=ihf.info}}</ref>
|colspan=3|''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''
|-
|2022 <br> ''[[2022 Men's Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Greece|size=22px}}<br>[[Crete]]<ref name=Greece>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/greece-host-ihf-beach-handball-world-championships-2022|title=Greece to host IHF Beach Handball World Championships in 2022|website=ihf.info|access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
|'''{{bhm-big|Croatia}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{bhm-big|Denmark}}
|{{bhm-big|Brazil}}
| '''2–0'''
|{{bhm-big|Greece}}
|-
|2024 <br> ''[[2024 Men's Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|China|size=22px}}<br>[[Pingtan Island]]<ref name=China>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/china-set-amaze-20-year-anniversary-ihf-beach-handball-world-championships|title=China set to "amaze" for 20-year anniversary of IHF Beach Handball World Championships|website=ihf.info|access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref>
|'''{{bhm-big|Croatia}}'''
| '''2–1'''
|{{bhm-big|Denmark}}
|{{bhm-big|Portugal}}
| '''2–0'''
|{{bhm-big|Germany}}
|-
|2026 <br> ''[[2026 Men's Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Croatia|size=22px}}<br>[[Zagreb]]<ref name=Zagreb>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/croatia-host-2026-ihf-mens-and-womens-beach-handball-world-championships|title=Croatia to host the 2026 IHF Men’s and Women’s Beach Handball World Championships|website=ihf.info|access-date=23 June 2025}}</ref>
|
| 
|
|
| 
|
|}

===Medal table===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = bhm
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_BRA = 5 | silver_BRA = 2 | bronze_BRA = 1
 | gold_CRO = 4 | silver_CRO = 2 | bronze_CRO = 1
 | gold_EGY = 1 | silver_EGY = 0 | bronze_EGY = 0
 | gold_TUR = 0 | silver_TUR = 2 | bronze_TUR = 1
 | gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 2 | bronze_DEN = 0
 | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 1
 | gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_QAT = 0 | silver_QAT = 0 | bronze_QAT = 2
 | gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1
 | gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 1
 | gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 0 | bronze_SRB = 1
 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 1
}}

===Participating nations===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! width=170|Nation
! {{flagicon|EGY}}<br />[[2004 Beach Handball World Championships|2004]] !! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2006 Beach Handball World Championships|2006]] !! {{flagicon|ESP}}<br />[[2008 Beach Handball World Championships|2008]] !! {{flagicon|TUR}}<br />[[2010 Beach Handball World Championships|2010]] !! {{flagicon|OMA}}<br />[[2012 Beach Handball World Championships|2012]] !! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2014 Beach Handball World Championships|2014]] !! {{flagicon|HUN}}<br />[[2016 Beach Handball World Championships|2016]] !! {{flagicon|RUS}}<br />[[2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships|2018]] !! <s>[[2020 Men's Beach Handball World Championships|2020]]</s> !! {{flagicon|GRE}}<br />[[2022 Men's Beach Handball World Championships|2022]] !! {{flagicon|CHN}}<br />[[2024 Men's Beach Handball World Championships|2024]] !! {{flagicon|CRO}}<br />[[2026 Men's Beach Handball World Championships|2026]] !! Years
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|ARG|size=20px}}
| || || || || || 10th ||  || 11th || || 11th || 8th || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|AUS|size=20px}}
| || || || 12th || 12th || 11th || 12th || 13th || || || 14th || || '''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|BHR|size=20px}}
| 7th || 6th || || || 9th || || 9th || || || || || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|BRA|size=20px}}
| 9th ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || 6th || || '''10'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|CHN|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || || 12th || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|CRO|size=20px}}
| 4th || 7th ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''|| 7th ||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || Q || '''11'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|DEN|size=20px}}
| || || || 5th || || 4th || || 7th || || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || || '''5'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|DOM|size=20px}}
| || 10th || || || || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|ECU|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || 13th || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|EGY|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''|| 4th || 4th || 4th || 6th || 8th || 8th || || || 15th || || || '''8'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|GER|size=20px}}
| || 8th || || || || || || || || || 4th || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|GRE|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || 4th || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|HUN|size=20px}}
| 6th || 5th || 7th ||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''|| || || 4th || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || || || 7th || || '''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|IRN|size=20px}}
| || || 11th || || || || || 8th || || 9th || || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|KUW|size=20px}}
| || || || || 10th || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|LBA|size=20px}}
| || || 12th || 11th || || || || || || || || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|NOR|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || 8th || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|NZL|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || 16th || || 14th || || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|OMA|size=20px}}
| 8th || || || 9th || 8th || 12th || 7th || 10th || || || 15th || || '''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|PAK|size=20px}}
| || || 10th || || || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|POR|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || 10th || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|PUR|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || 16th || 16th || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|QAT|size=20px}}
| || || || 10th || 7th ||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''|| 9th || || 5th || 10th || || '''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|RUS|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''|| 9th || 8th || 6th || 4th || 7th || || 6th || || DQ || || || '''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|SRB|size=20px}}
| || ||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''|| || || 6th || || || || || || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|ESP|size=20px}}
| ||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''|| 5th || 8th || 5th || 5th || 5th || 5th || || 7th || 5th || || '''9'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|SWE|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || 4th || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|TUN|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || || 11th || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|TUR|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''|| 6th ||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''|| || || || || || || || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|USA|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || 11th || 12th || || 12th || 13th || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|UKR|size=20px}}
| 5th || || || ||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''|| || 6th || || || || || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|URU|size=20px}}
| || || 9th || || 11th || 9th || 10th || 15th || || 6th || 9th || || '''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhm|VIE|size=20px}}
| || || || ||  || || || 14th || || || || || '''1'''
|-
! Total || 9 || 10 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 16 || || 16 || 16 || || 
|}

==Women's tournament==
===Summary===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 98%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=14%|Host
! rowspan="14" width="1%" bgcolor="ffffff" |
!colspan=3|Final
!width=1% rowspan=14 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Bronze match
|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
!width=15%|Gold
!width=9%|Score
!width=15%|Silver
!width=15%|Bronze
!width=9%|Score
!width=15%|Fourth place
|-
|2004 <br> ''[[2004 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Egypt|size=22px}}<br>[[El Gouna]]
|'''{{Bhw-big|Russia}}'''
| '''2–1'''
|{{Bhw-big|Turkey}}
|{{Bhw-big|Italy|2003}}
| {{ref| 1|n/a}}
|{{Bhw-big|Croatia}}
|-
|2006 <br> ''[[2006 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Brazil|size=22px}}<br>[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|'''{{Bhw-big|Brazil}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Germany}}
|{{Bhw-big|Russia}}
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Bulgaria}}
|-
|2008 <br> ''[[2008 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Spain|size=22px}}<br>[[Cadiz]] 
|'''{{Bhw-big|Croatia}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Spain}}
|{{Bhw-big|Brazil}}
| '''2–1'''
|{{Bhw-big|Italy}}
|-
|2010 <br> ''[[2010 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Turkey|size=22px}}<br>[[Antalya]]
|'''{{Bhw-big|Norway}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Denmark}}
|{{Bhw-big|Brazil}}
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Ukraine}}
|-
|2012 <br> ''[[2012 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Oman|size=22px}}<br>[[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]
|'''{{Bhw-big|Brazil}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Denmark}}
|{{Bhw-big|Norway}}
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Hungary}}
|-
|2014 <br> ''[[2014 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Brazil|size=22px}}<br>[[Recife]]
|'''{{Bhw-big|Brazil}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Hungary}}
|{{Bhw-big|Norway}}
| '''2–1'''
|{{Bhw-big|Ukraine}}
|-
|2016 <br> ''[[2016 Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Hungary|size=22px}}<br>[[Budapest]]<ref name="2016/2018" />
|'''{{Bhw-big|Spain}}'''
| '''2–1'''
|{{Bhw-big|Brazil}}
|{{Bhw-big|Norway}}
| '''2–1'''
|{{Bhw-big|Hungary}}
|-
|2018 <br> ''[[2018 Women's Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Russia|size=22px}}<br>[[Kazan]]<ref name="2016/2018" />
|'''{{Bhw-big|Greece}}'''
| '''2–1'''
|{{Bhw-big|Norway}}
|{{Bhw-big|Brazil}}
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Spain}}
|-
|2020 <br> ''[[2020 Women's Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Italy|size=22px}}<br>[[Pescara]] 
|colspan=3|''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''<ref name=Cancel />
|colspan=3|''Cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''
|-
|2022 <br> ''[[2022 Women's Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Greece|size=22px}}<br>[[Crete]]<ref name=Greece />
|'''{{Bhw-big|Germany}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Spain}}
|{{Bhw-big|Netherlands}}
| '''2–1'''
|{{Bhw-big|Greece}}
|-
|2024 <br> ''[[2024 Women's Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|China|size=22px}}<br>[[Pingtan Island]]<ref name=China />
|'''{{Bhw-big|Germany}}'''
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Argentina}}
|{{Bhw-big|Netherlands}}
| '''2–0'''
|{{Bhw-big|Denmark}}
|-
|2026 <br> ''[[2026 Women's Beach Handball World Championships|Details]]''
|{{flagdeco|Croatia|size=22px}}<br>[[Zagreb]]<ref name=Zagreb />
|
| 
|
|
| 
|
|}

===Medal table===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = bhw
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_BRA = 3 | silver_BRA = 1 | bronze_BRA = 3
 | gold_GER = 2 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 0
 | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 2 | bronze_ESP = 0
 | gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 3
 | gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 1
 | gold_CRO = 1 | silver_CRO = 0 | bronze_CRO = 0
 | gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 0 | bronze_GRE = 0
 | gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 2 | bronze_DEN = 0
 | gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 1 | bronze_ARG = 0
 | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 1 | bronze_HUN = 0
 | gold_TUR = 0 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 0
 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 0 | bronze_NED = 2
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1
}}

===Participating nations===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! width=170|Nation
! {{flagicon|EGY}}<br />[[2004 Beach Handball World Championships|2004]] !! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2006 Beach Handball World Championships|2006]] !! {{flagicon|ESP}}<br />[[2008 Beach Handball World Championships|2008]] !! {{flagicon|TUR}}<br />[[2010 Beach Handball World Championships|2010]] !! {{flagicon|OMA}}<br />[[2012 Beach Handball World Championships|2012]] !! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2014 Beach Handball World Championships|2014]] !! {{flagicon|HUN}}<br />[[2016 Beach Handball World Championships|2016]] !! {{flagicon|RUS}}<br />[[2018 Women's Beach Handball World Championships|2018]] !! <s>[[2020 Women's Beach Handball World Championships|2020]]</s> !! {{flagicon|GRE}}<br />[[2022 Women's Beach Handball World Championships|2022]] !! {{flagicon|CHN}}<br />[[2024 Women's Beach Handball World Championships|2024]] !! {{flagicon|CRO}}<br />[[2026 Women's Beach Handball World Championships|2026]] !! Years
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|ARG|size=20px}}
| || || || || || 11th || 7th || || || 7th || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|AUS|size=20px}}
| || || || || 8th || 12th || 8th || 16th || || 16th || 13th || || '''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|BRA|size=20px}}
| 6th ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || || 6th || 8th || || '''10'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|BUL|size=20px}}
| || 4th || || || || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|CHN|size=20px}}
| || || 12th || 11th || 9th || || || || || || 14th || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|TPE|size=20px}}
| || || || || || 10th || 6th || 13th || || || || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|CRO|size=20px}}
| 4th || 6th ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''|| 6th || 5th || || || || || || 7th || Q || '''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|DEN|size=20px}}
| || || ||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''|| 7th || || 5th || || 5th || 4th || || '''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|DOM|size=20px}}
| || 10th || 11th || || || || || || || || || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|FRA|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || 11th || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|GER|size=20px}}
| ||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''|| || || || || || || || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|GRE|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || || 4th || 10th || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|HKG|size=20px}}
| 8th || || || || || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|HUN|size=20px}}
| 5th || 7th || || 7th || 4th ||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''|| 4th || || || 9th || || || '''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|ITA|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''|| 8th || 4th || 8th || 7th || 6th || 5th || || || || || || '''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|JPN|size=20px}}
| 7th || || || 10th || || || || || || || || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|MKD|size=20px}}
| || || 10th || || || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|MEX|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || 12th || || 15th || || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|NED|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|NZL|size=20px}}
| || || || 12th || || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|NOR|size=20px}}
| || || 6th ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''  || || 11th || 11th || || '''8'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|PAR|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || 8th || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|PHI|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || || 12th || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|POL|size=20px}}
| || || || || 10th || || 10th || 6th || || || || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|POR|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || 8th || 6th || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|PUR|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || || || || 15th || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|RUS|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''|| 5th || || || || || 7th || || || || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|SRB|size=20px}}
| || || 8th || || || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|SIN|size=20px}}
| || || || || 12th || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|ESP|size=20px}}
| || ||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''|| 9th || || 5th ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''|| 4th || || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || 5th || || '''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|THA|size=20px}}
| || || || || 11th || 9th || 9th || 15th || || 10th || || || '''5'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|TUN|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || 12th || || || || || || '''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|TUR|size=20px}}
|bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''|| 5th || || 5th || || || || || || || || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|UKR|size=20px}}
| || || 9th || 4th || || 4th || || || || || || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|USA|size=20px}}
| || || || || || || || 14th || || 14th || 16th || || '''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|URU|size=20px}}
|| || 9th || 7th || || 6th || 8th || 11th || 10th || || 12th || || || '''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{bhw|VIE|size=20px}}
| || || || ||  || || || 9th || || 13th || 9th || || '''3'''
|-
! Total || 8 || 10 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 16 || || 16 || 16 || || 
|}

==Overall medal count==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_BRA = 8 | silver_BRA = 3 | bronze_BRA = 4
 | gold_CRO = 4 | silver_CRO = 2 | bronze_CRO = 1
 | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 1
 | gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 3
 | gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 2
 | gold_EGY = 1 | silver_EGY = 0 | bronze_EGY = 0
 | gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 0 | bronze_GRE = 0
 | gold_TUR = 0 | silver_TUR = 3 | bronze_TUR = 1
 | gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 2 | bronze_HUN = 1
 | gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 2 | bronze_DEN = 0
 | gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 1 | bronze_GER = 0
 | gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_QAT = 0 | silver_QAT = 0 | bronze_QAT = 2
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 1
 | gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 0 | bronze_SRB = 1
}}

==See also==
*[[Beach handball at the World Games]]
*[[Asian Beach Handball Championship]]
*[[European Beach Handball Championship (disambiguation)]]
*[[Oceania Beach Handball Championship]]
*[[Pan American Beach Handball Championship]]
*[[South and Central American Beach Handball Championship]]
*[[IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Beach Handball World Championships}}
{{International Beach Handball}}
{{International Handball}}
{{Main world championships}}

[[Category:Beach Handball World Championships| ]]
[[Category:Beach handball competitions]]
[[Category:World championships in handball|Beach]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2004]]
[[Category:International Handball Federation competitions|Beach]]