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Pakistan men's national beach handball team

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Information
AssociationPakistan Handball Federation
CoachNaseer Ahmad Pakistan
CaptainTahir Ali
Colours
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2008)
Best result10th (2008)
Asian Beach Handball Championship
Appearances5 (First in 2004)
Last updated on 2 February 2020.
Pakistan men's national beach handball team
Medal record
Men's beach handball
Representing  Pakistan
Asian Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Oman
Gold medal – first place 2007 Iran
Asian Beach Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Indonesia Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Oman Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 China Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Thailand Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Vietnam Team

The Pakistan national beach handball team (Urdu: پاکستان قومى ساحل ہینڈبال ٹیم) is the men's beach handball team that has represented Pakistan in international competitions. It is governed by the Pakistan Handball Federation.

History

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Pakistan Beach Handball team at the 2009 World Games in Taiwan

Pakistan has one of the most successful national beach handball teams from South Asia in international competitions, having won the Asian Championship in 2007 and Asian Beach Games in 2008.

Pakistan national team made their debut in IHF World Championship at the 2008 edition, finishing at 10th position.

Pakistan have won a total of 8 official international medals to professional and grassroots level selections, with one gold and silver medal along with three bronze medals in the Asian Beach Games beach handball tournaments held in Bali 2008, Muscat 2010, Haiyang 2012, Phuket 2014 and Danang 2016, respectively.

Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad is team's home ground, although most of their home games are frequently played in other venues across the country.

World Championship results

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Year Position
Egypt 2004 Did not Qualify
Brazil 2006
Spain 2008 10th place
Turkey 2010 Did not Qualify
Oman 2012
Brazil 2014
Hungary 2016
Russia 2018
Italy 2020
Total 1/9

Asian Championship results

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Year Position
Oman 2004 3rd place
Iran 2007 1st place
Oman 2011 4th place
Hong Kong 2013 Did not Enter
Oman 2015 4th place
Thailand 2017 Did not Enter
China 2019 6th place
Total 5/7
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