For the women's team, see Croatia women's national beach handball 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
Egypt 2004 Semifinal 4th 7 4 3 10 6
Brazil 2006 Quarterfinal 7th 7 4 3 8 9
Spain 2008 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 7 0 14 2
Turkey 2010 Consolation 7th 9 7 2 21 4
Oman 2012 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 6 4 15 9
Brazil 2014 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 6 4 14 11
Hungary 2016 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s)[4] 10 9 1 18 8
Russia 2018 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 9 1 16 5
Italy 2020 Cancelled
Greece 2022 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 9 0 18 2
China 2024 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 9 0 18 3
Total 10/10 88 70 18 152 59

World Games

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Japan 2001 * Did not qualify
Germany 2005 * Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3 3 8 7
Taiwan 2009 * Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 4 2 10 5
Colombia 2013 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2 3 6 7
Poland 2017 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 2 10 5
United States 2022 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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
Qatar 2019 Quarterfinal 5th 8 5 3 12 8
Indonesia 2023 cancelled
2025
Total 1/1

European Championships

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Italy 2000
Spain 2002 Consolation 12th 7 2 5 5 10
Turkey 2004 Main 7th 10 4 6 11 13
Germany 2006 Quarterfinal 6th 9 5 4 12 8
Italy 2007 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 8 3 18 7
Norway 2009 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 8 2 18 5
Croatia 2011 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 11 11 0 22 1
Denmark 2013 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 9 1 19 6
Spain 2015 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 9 1 19 4
Croatia 2017 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 9 2 20 6
Poland 2019 Quarterfinal 5th 10 9 1 18 3
Bulgaria 2021 Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 8 1 16 2
Portugal 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
Poland 2023 Quarterfinal 5th[5] 5 4 1
Total 1/1

Mediterranean Beach Games

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Italy 2015 Did not participate
Greece 2019 Semifinal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Greece 2023 Final 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Portugal 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 cocah), 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.
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  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)
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  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.
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  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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_beach_handball_team
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