10th IHF Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships

21 Jun. - 26 Jun. Greece
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The 10th IHF Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships took place in Heraklion, Greece from 21 to 26 June 2022.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Men's competition

Hosts: Greece (GRE)

Reigning champions: Brazil (BRA)

Asia: Iran (IRI), Qatar (QAT)

Africa: Egypt (EGY)

Europe: Croatia (CRO), Denmark (DEN), Norway (NOR), Portugal (POR), Spain (ESP)

North America and the Caribbean: Puerto Rico (PUR), United States of America (USA)

Oceania: New Zealand (NZL)

South and Central America: Argentina (ARG), Ecuador (ECU), Uruguay (URU)

Women's competition

Hosts and reigning champions: Greece (GRE)

Asia: Thailand (THA), Vietnam (VIE)

Europe: Denmark (DEN), Germany (GER), Hungary (HUN), Netherlands (NED), Norway (NOR), Portugal (POR), Spain (ESP)

North America and the Caribbean: Mexico (MEX), United States of America (USA)

Oceania: Australia (AUS)

South and Central America: Argentina (ARG), Brazil (BRA), Uruguay (URU)

DRAW

The draw took place in Heraklion on 13 May 2022 at 14:00 local time. The draw was streamed live via the YouTube page of the Hellenic Handball Federation

Pots men's competition

Pot 1: BRA, ARG, DEN, CRO
Pot 2: ESP, GRE, POR, NOR
Pot 3: IRI, QAT, URU, USA
Pot 4: NZL, ECU, PUR, EGY

The pots were drawn in the following order: 1-3-4-2. As organisers, Greece had the right to choose the group in which they will compete.

Pots women's competition

Pot 1: GRE, GER, DEN, ARG
Pot 2: ESP, NOR, POR, NED
Pot 3: BRA, VIE, URU, MEX
Pot 4: THA, USA, AUS, HUN

The pots were drawn in the following order: 2-3-4-1. As organisers, Greece had the right to choose the group in which they will compete.

DRAW RESULTS

Men's competition

Group A: ARG, GRE, USA, PUR
Group B: CRO, ESP, URU, ECU
Group C: DEN, NOR, IRI, EGY
Group D: BRA, POR, QAT, NZL

Women's competition

Group A: GRE, POR, MEX, THA
Group B: DEN, ESP, VIE, USA
Group C: ARG, NED, URU, AUS
Group D: GER, NOR, BRA, HUN

FINAL RANKING

Men's competition

1. Croatia
2. Denmark
3. Brazil

4. Greece, 5. Qatar, 6. Uruguay, 7. Spain, 8. Norway, 9. Iran, 10. Portugal, 11. Argentina, 12. United States of America, 13. Ecuador, 14. New Zealand, 15. Egypt, 16. Puerto Rico

Women's competition

1. Germany
2. Spain
3. Netherlands

4. Greece, 5. Denmark, 6. Brazil, 7. Argentina, 8. Portugal, 9. Hungary, 10. Thailand, 11. Norway, 12. Uruguay, 13. United States of America, 14. Vietnam 15. Australia, 16. Mexico

 

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