Beach handball at the 2023 European Games explained

Event:Beach handball
Games:2023 European Games
Size:180
Venue:Tarnów Beach Arena
Location:Tarnów, Poland
Dates:20–22 June
Teams:16
Nations:10
Next:2027

The Beach handball tournament at the 2023 European Games was held in Tarnów, Poland from 20 to 22 June 2023.[1] This is the first time beach handball is on the European Games program. (In the previous two editions, held in Baku and Minsk, the beach version of handball was absent). The Games will be attended by 192 players – 16 teams, 8 of each sex, from 10 countries and the competitions will be held for three days from June 20 at the Beach Sports Center in Tarnow. The competition will end with the awarding of medals to the athletes – medals are provided for the top three male and female teams.[2] The stands of the arena during the games will accommodate 2,100 spectators. Beach soccer specialists will also compete at this facility.

The beach handball tournament will be played in a specially prepared stadium.[3]

Qualification

width=180Means of qualification[4] Date of competition width=90Venue Berths Men Women
Host country 1
24–28 May 2023 Nazaré7











Total 8

Medal summary

Medalists

Men[5]

Alberto Castro
José Antonio Consuegra
Carlos Donderis
Ramón Fuentes
Adrián Hidalgo
Pablo Martín
Darío A. Mata
Domingo J. L. Mosquera
Adriá Ortolá
Elhji Touré
Joaquín Varo
Sergio J. Venegas

Ádám Balogh
Balázs Csuka
Norbert Gyene
Péter Hajdú
András John
László Kovácsovics
Attila Kun
László Nahaj
Csanád Neukum
Bence Rozmán
Patrik Vizes
Bence Zakics
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Martin Andersen
Frederik Bech
Anders N. Hansen
Andreas Hoegh
Dines Kjeldgaard
William Lærke
Christian Nielsen
Mikkel D. Nielsen
Laurids Ulrichsel
Jeppe Villumsen
Women[6]
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Camilla Degn
Rikke Enevoldsen
Johanne Graugaard
Sandra Hansen
Line Kristensen
Line Larsen
Cecillie Lindgaard
Josefine Mahler
Ann Cecilie Møller
Johanne Uhrhammer
Ida Winding

Mónica Cámara
Alba Díaz
Malena Díaz
Patricia Encinas
Virginia Fernández
Violeta González
Jimena Laguna
Inoa Lucio
Barbara Piñeira
Remei Prat
Gemma P. Sánchez
Mireia Torras

Joelle Arno
Julia Drachsler
Jana Epple
Belen Gettwart
Carolin Hübner
Isabel Kattner
Kristina Krecken
Nele Kurzke
Paula Reips
Michelle Schäfer
Ryleene Teodoro
Janne Woch

Medal table

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location of European Games Beach Handball 2023.
  2. Web site: 2022-10-18 . Beach Handball . 2023-06-14 . European Games 2023 . en-US.
  3. Web site: All about of European Games Beach Handball 2023.
  4. Web site: Qualification system – 3rd European Games – Kraków & Małopolska 2023 – Beach handball. 26 September 2022. 20 July 2023. European Olympic Committees.
  5. Web site: Beach Handball – Men's – Medallists. 22 June 2023. 20 July 2023. european-games.org.
  6. Web site: Beach Handball – Women's – Medallists. 22 June 2023. 20 July 2023. european-games.org.