Croatia men's national beach handball team explained

Croatia
Badge:	Flag of Croatia.svg
Association:	Croatian Handball Federation
Coach:	Mladen Paradžik
World Games Apps:	6
World Games First:	2001
World Games Best:	(2022)
World Cup Apps:	10
World Cup First:	2004
World Cup Best:	(2008, 2016, 2022, 2024)

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]

Results

World Championships

Year	Round	Position
	Semifinal	4th	7	4	3	10	6
	Quarterfinal	7th	7	4	3	8	9
	Final		7	7	0	14	2
	Consolation	7th	9	7	2	21	4
	Semifinal		10	6	4	15	9
	Final		10	6	4	14	11
	Final	^[4]	10	9	1	18	8
	Final		10	9	1	16	5
	Cancelled
	Final		9	9	0	18	2
	Final		9	9	0	18	3
Total	10/10		88	70	18	152	59

World Games

Year	Round	Position
2001 *	Did not qualify
2005 *	Semifinal		6	3	3	8	7
2009 *	Semifinal		6	4	2	10	5
	Semifinal		5	2	3	6	7
	Final		6	4	2	10	5
	Final		6	5	1	10	2
Total	5/6		29	18	11	44	26

• invitational sport

World Beach Games

Year	Round	Position
	Quarterfinal	5th	8	5	3	12	8
	align=center colspan=7	cancelled
Total	1/1

European Championships

Year	Round	Position
	Consolation	12th	7	2	5	5	10
	Main	7th	10	4	6	11	13
	Quarterfinal	6th	9	5	4	12	8
	Final		11	8	3	18	7
	Final		10	8	2	18	5
	Final		11	11	0	22	1
	Final		10	9	1	19	6
	Final		10	9	1	19	4
	Semifinal		11	9	2	20	6
	Quarterfinal	5th	10	9	1	18	3
	Final		9	8	1	16	2
	Quarterfinal	7th	7	3	4	6	5
Total	12/13		115	85	30	184	70

European Games

Year	Round	Position
2023	Quarterfinal	5th^[5]	5	4	1
Total	1/1

Mediterranean Beach Games

Year	Round	Position
2015	Did not participate
2019	Semifinal
2023	Final
2027
Total	2/3

Team rosters

Medalist teams

• World Championships 2018:^[1]

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).

• World Championships 2022:^[6]

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)

• World Championships 2024:^[7]

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.

Non-medalist teams

• 2023 European Games:^[8]

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

Awards

• Best goalkeeper of the tournament: Igor Totić (2012 WC,^[9] 2014 WC^[10]), Dominik Marković (2022 WG)^[11]
• Best right wing of the tournament: Lucian Bura (2018 WC,^[12] 2022 WG,^[11] 2022 WC, 2024 WC)
• Best left wing of the tournament: Ivan Jurić (2016 WC, 2018 WC^[12])
• MVP of the tournament: Ivan Jurić (2016 WC^[13]), Lucian Bura (2022 WC),^[14] Ivan Dumenčić (2024 WC)^[15]
• Fair play award: 2024 WC^[15]

Abbreviations: WG − World Games · WC − World Championship

Record against other teams

As of 16 July 2022, after 2022 WG

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See also

• Croatia women's national beach handball team

External links

• • IHF profile

Notes and References

1. https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/e3d4d272-1e04-4311-94b7-cb5909d3a4be/pdf/CRO.pdf 2018 World Championship roster
2. Web site: hr. Hrvatski rukometaši na pijesku po 4. put postali svjetski prvaci, obranivši naslov otprije dvije godine. hoo.hr. Croatian Olympic Committee. 23 June 2024.
3. Web site: Willemsen. Eric. How Croatia Conquered the Beach Handball World. 8 May 2023. EHF. ehfeuro.eurohandball.com.
4. (Croatian) Sportnet: Hrvatska osvojila zlatnu medalju na Svjetskom prvenstvu u Budimpešti, Sportnet, July 17, 2016. Accessed July 19, 2016
5. Web site: Rukomet na pijesku: Hrvatska zauzela 5. mjesto na Europskim igrama. hr. hrs.hr. Croatian Handball Federation. 22 June 2023.
6. Web site: 'Neka pati koga smeta...' Hrvatski rukometaši na pijesku svjetski su prvaci, ništa im nisu mogli ni opasni Danci . . 2022-06-26 . tportal.hr . Croatian . 23 January 2023 .
7. Web site: Croatia are world beach handball champions again. 26 June 2024. croatiaweek.com. Croatia Week.
8. Web site: Rukomet na pijesku: Seniori otputovali na Europske igre. hr. hrs.hr. Croatian Handball Federation. 19 June 2023.
9. Web site: V Beach Handball World Championships: All Star Team . . ihf.info . International Handball Federation . 23 January 2022 . 1 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120801053742/http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/BeachHandball/MensandWomensBeachHandballWorldChampionsh/News/NewsDetails/tabid/6234/Default.aspx?ID=1176 . bot: unknown .
10. Web site: All Star Team of the VI Beach Handball World Championships . . 27 July 2014 . archive.ihf.info . International Handball Federation . 23 January 2022 .
11. Web site: Rukomet na pijesku: Hrvatska zlatna na Svjetskim igrama . . 2022-07-16 . sport.hrt.hr . . 23 January 2023 . Croatian. Dominik Marković proglašen je najboljim vratarem turnira, dok je Lucian Bura još jednom odnio titulu najboljeg desnog krila..
12. Web site: All-Star Teams announced. 29 July 2018. ihf.info.
13. Web site: All Star Teams announced. 17 July 2016. ihf.info.
14. Web site: Greece 2022 Men’s All-star Team. ihf.info. 23 January 2023.
15. Web site: China 2024: All-star Teams announced. ihf.info. 23 June 2024.