Beach handball is part of the World Games as an invitational sport since the 2001 edition. It has become an official sport of the World Games program since 2013.[1]
From 2001 to 2009 Beach Handball was contested as a demonstration event. Since the 2013 edition the sport has been formally recognized as part of the World Games program.[2]
| Year | Host | Gold-medal match | Bronze-medal match | ||||||
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2001 Details |  Akita | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 | ||||||
| 2005 Details |  Duisburg | 2 – 0 | 2 – 1 | ||||||
| 2009 Details | Kaohsiung | 2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | ||||||
| 2013 Details |  Cali | 2 – 0 | 2 – 1 | ||||||
| 2017 Details |  Wrocław | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 | ||||||
| 2022 Details |  Birmingham | 2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | ||||||
From 2001 to 2009 Beach Handball was contested as a demonstration event. Since the 2013 edition the sport is formally recognized as part of the World Games program.
| Year | Host | Gold-medal match | Bronze-medal match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=15% | Gold | width=9% | Score | width=15% | Silver | width=15% | Bronze | width=9% | Score | width=15% | Fourth place |
| 2001 Details | Akita | 2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | ||||||||
| 2005 Details | Duisburg | 2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | ||||||||
| 2009 Details | Kaohsiung | 2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | ||||||||
| 2013 Details | Cali | 2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | ||||||||
| 2017 Details | Wrocław | 2 – 0 | 2 – 1 | ||||||||
| 2022 Details | Birmingham | 2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | ||||||||