IHF Beach Handball World Championships

Template:Short description 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 most recent edition was held in Kazan (Russia), and crowned Brazil as champions defeating defending champions Croatia by 2–0 in the final of men's category. Debutants Greece claimed title in women's category by defeating Norway in the final by 2–1.

Men's tournament

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Bronze match
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2004 Details	Template:Flagdeco El Gouna		Template:Bhm-big	2–1	Template:Bhm-big		Template:Bhm-big	2–1	Template:Bhm-big
2006 Details	Template:Flagdeco Rio de Janeiro		Template:Bhm-big	2–0	Template:Bhm-big		Template:Bhm-big	2–1	Template:Bhm-big
2008 Details	Template:Flagdeco Cadiz		Template:Bhm-big	2–1 (p.s.)	Template:Bhm-big		Template:Bhm-big	2–0	Template:Bhm-big
2010 Details	Template:Flagdeco Antalya		Template:Bhm-big	2–0	Template:Bhm-big		Template:Bhm-big	2–1	Template:Bhm-big
2012 Details	Template:Flagdeco Muscat		Template:Bhm-big	2–1	Template:Bhm-big		Template:Bhm-big	2–0	Template:Bhm-big
2014 Details	Template:Flagdeco Recife		Template:Bhm-big	2–1	Template:Bhm-big		Template:Bhm-big	2–1	Template:Bhm-big
2016 Details	Template:Flagdeco Budapest		Template:Bhm-big	2–0	Template:Bhm-big		Template:Bhm-big	2–1	Template:Bhm-big
2018 Details	Template:Flagdeco Kazan		Template:Bhm-big	2–0	Template:Bhm-big		Template:Bhm-big	2–0	Template:Bhm-big
2020 Details	Template:Flagdeco Pescara		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic				Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	Template:Flagdeco Crete		Template:Bhm-big	2–0	Template:Bhm-big		Template:Bhm-big	2–0	Template:Bhm-big
2024 Details	Template:Flagdeco Pingtan Island		Template:Bhm-big	2–1	Template:Bhm-big		Template:Bhm-big	2–0	Template:Bhm-big
2026 Details	Template:Flagdeco Zagreb

Participating nations

Nation	Template:Flagicon 2004	Template:Flagicon 2006	Template:Flagicon 2008	Template:Flagicon 2010	Template:Flagicon 2012	Template:Flagicon 2014	Template:Flagicon 2016	Template:Flagicon 2018	2020	Template:Flagicon 2022	Template:Flagicon 2024	Template:Flagicon 2026	Years
Template:Bhm						10th		11th		11th	8th		4
Template:Bhm				12th	12th	11th	12th	13th			14th		6
Template:Bhm	7th	6th			9th		9th						4
Template:Bhm	9th	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st		3rd	6th		10
Template:Bhm											12th		1
Template:Bhm	4th	7th	1st	7th	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd		1st	1st	Q	11
Template:Bhm				5th		4th		7th		2nd	2nd		5
Template:Bhm		10th											1
Template:Bhm										13th			1
Template:Bhm	1st	4th	4th	4th	6th	8th	8th			15th			8
Template:Bhm		8th									4th		2
Template:Bhm										4th			1
Template:Bhm	6th	5th	7th	2nd			4th	3rd			7th		7
Template:Bhm			11th					8th		9th			3
Template:Bhm					10th								1
Template:Bhm			12th	11th									2
Template:Bhm										8th			1
Template:Bhm								16th		14th			2
Template:Bhm	8th			9th	8th	12th	7th	10th			15th		7
Template:Bhm			10th										1
Template:Bhm										10th	3rd		2
Template:Bhm										16th	16th		2
Template:Bhm				10th	7th	3rd	3rd	9th		5th	10th		7
Template:Bhm	3rd	9th	8th	6th	4th	7th		6th		DQ			7
Template:Bhm			3rd			6th							2
Template:Bhm		3rd	5th	8th	5th	5th	5th	5th		7th	5th		9
Template:Bhm								4th					1
Template:Bhm											11th		1
Template:Bhm	2nd	2nd	6th	3rd									4
Template:Bhm							11th	12th		12th	13th		4
Template:Bhm	5th				2nd		6th						3
Template:Bhm			9th		11th	9th	10th	15th		6th	9th		7
Template:Bhm								14th					1
Total	9	10	12	12	12	12	12	16		16	16

Women's tournament

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Bronze match
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2004 Details	Template:Flagdeco El Gouna		Template:Bhw-big	2–1	Template:Bhw-big		Template:Bhw-big	n/a	Template:Bhw-big
2006 Details	Template:Flagdeco Rio de Janeiro		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big
2008 Details	Template:Flagdeco Cadiz		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big		Template:Bhw-big	2–1	Template:Bhw-big
2010 Details	Template:Flagdeco Antalya		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big
2012 Details	Template:Flagdeco Muscat		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big
2014 Details	Template:Flagdeco Recife		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big		Template:Bhw-big	2–1	Template:Bhw-big
2016 Details	Template:Flagdeco Budapest		Template:Bhw-big	2–1	Template:Bhw-big		Template:Bhw-big	2–1	Template:Bhw-big
2018 Details	Template:Flagdeco Kazan		Template:Bhw-big	2–1	Template:Bhw-big		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big
2020 Details	Template:Flagdeco Pescara		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic				Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	Template:Flagdeco Crete		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big		Template:Bhw-big	2–1	Template:Bhw-big
2024 Details	Template:Flagdeco Pingtan Island		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big		Template:Bhw-big	2–0	Template:Bhw-big
2026 Details	Template:Flagdeco Zagreb

Participating nations

Nation	Template:Flagicon 2004	Template:Flagicon 2006	Template:Flagicon 2008	Template:Flagicon 2010	Template:Flagicon 2012	Template:Flagicon 2014	Template:Flagicon 2016	Template:Flagicon 2018	2020	Template:Flagicon 2022	Template:Flagicon 2024	Template:Flagicon 2026	Years
Template:Bhw						11th	7th			7th	2nd		4
Template:Bhw					8th	12th	8th	16th		16th	13th		6
Template:Bhw	6th	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd		6th	8th		10
Template:Bhw		4th											1
Template:Bhw			12th	11th	9th						14th		4
Template:Bhw						10th	6th	13th					3
Template:Bhw	4th	6th	1st	6th	5th						7th	Q	7
Template:Bhw				2nd	2nd	7th		5th		5th	4th		6
Template:Bhw		10th	11th										2
Template:Bhw								11th					1
Template:Bhw		2nd								1st	1st		3
Template:Bhw								1st		4th	10th		3
Template:Bhw	8th												1
Template:Bhw	5th	7th		7th	4th	2nd	4th			9th			7
Template:Bhw	3rd	8th	4th	8th	7th	6th	5th						7
Template:Bhw	7th			10th									2
Template:Bhw			10th										1
Template:Bhw								12th		15th			2
Template:Bhw										3rd	3rd		2
Template:Bhw				12th									1
Template:Bhw			6th	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd		11th	11th		8
Template:Bhw								8th					1
Template:Bhw											12th		1
Template:Bhw					10th		10th	6th					3
Template:Bhw										8th	6th		2
Template:Bhw											15th		1
Template:Bhw	1st	3rd	5th					7th					4
Template:Bhw			8th										1
Template:Bhw					12th								1
Template:Bhw			2nd	9th		5th	1st	4th		2nd	5th		7
Template:Bhw					11th	9th	9th	15th		10th			5
Template:Bhw							12th						2
Template:Bhw	2nd	5th		5th									3
Template:Bhw			9th	4th		4th							3
Template:Bhw								14th		14th	16th		3
Template:Bhw		9th	7th		6th	8th	11th	10th		12th			7
Template:Bhw								9th		13th	9th		3
Total	8	10	12	12	12	12	12	16		16	16

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