The Oceania Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for Under 17 years national beach handball teams of Oceania region. It was first organized by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation in 2017.^[1] The first champions for boys were Australia and for girls America Samoa.^[2] In addition to crowning the Oceania champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championships^[3] and also the Youth Olympic Games.^[4] The first competition was held in Raratonga in the Cook Islands from 3 May 2017 until 5 May 2017.^[2][5]

Champions[edit]

Boy's division[edit]

Year	Host		Final				Bronze Match
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth Place
2017 Details	Raratonga, Cook Islands		Australia	2–0 (16–2, 24–4)	New Zealand		Cook Islands		American Samoa

Participating nations[edit]

Nation	2017	Years
American Samoa	4th	1
Australia	1st	1
Cook Islands	3rd	1
Kiribati	5th	1
New Zealand	2nd	1

Girl's division[edit]

Year	Host		Final				Bronze Match
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth Place
2017 Details	Raratonga, Cook Islands		American Samoa	2–0 (11–4, 7–0)	Australia		Cook Islands		Kiribati

Participating nations[edit]

Nation	2017	Years
American Samoa	1st	1
Australia	2nd	1
Cook Islands	3rd	1
Kiribati	4th	1

References[edit]

See also[edit]

• Oceania Continent Handball Federation
• Oceania Beach Handball Championship
• Oceania Junior Beach Handball Championship - Under 19's