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]
World Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
Position
2004
Semifinal
4th
7
4
3
10
6
2006
Quarterfinal
7th
7
4
3
8
9
2008
Final
7
7
0
14
2
2010
Consolation
7th
9
7
2
21
4
2012
Semifinal
10
6
4
15
9
2014
Final
10
6
4
14
11
2016
Final
[ 4]
10
9
1
18
8
2018
Final
10
9
1
16
5
2020
Cancelled
2022
Final
9
9
0
18
2
2024
Final
9
9
0
18
3
Total
10/10
88
70
18
152
59
Year
Round
Position
2001 *
Did not qualify
2005 *
Semifinal
6
3
3
8
7
2009 *
Semifinal
6
4
2
10
5
2013
Semifinal
5
2
3
6
7
2017
Final
6
4
2
10
5
2022
Final
6
5
1
10
2
Total
5/6
29
18
11
44
26
* invitational sport
Year
Round
Position
2019
Quarterfinal
5th
8
5
3
12
8
2023
cancelled
2025
Total
1/1
European Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
Position
2000
2002
Consolation
12th
7
2
5
5
10
2004
Main
7th
10
4
6
11
13
2006
Quarterfinal
6th
9
5
4
12
8
2007
Final
11
8
3
18
7
2009
Final
10
8
2
18
5
2011
Final
11
11
0
22
1
2013
Final
10
9
1
19
6
2015
Final
10
9
1
19
4
2017
Semifinal
11
9
2
20
6
2019
Quarterfinal
5th
10
9
1
18
3
2021
Final
9
8
1
16
2
2023
Quarterfinal
7th
7
3
4
6
5
Total
12/13
115
85
30
184
70
Year
Round
Position
2023
Quarterfinal
5th[ 5]
5
4
1
Total
1/1
Mediterranean Beach Games [ edit ]
Year
Round
Position
2015
Did not participate
2019
Semifinal
2023
Final
2027
Total
2/3
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.
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
Abbreviations: WG − World Games · WC − World Championship
Record against other teams [ edit ]
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
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