Oceania Youth Handball Championship

The Oceania Youth Handball Championship is an Under 19 for Boys and Under 18 for Girls handball tournament organised by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation. The winners of these competition qualify for the IHF Men's Youth World Championship and IHF Women's Youth World Championship respectively.

For the boys there have only been two tournaments held. In 2007 Australia won and they proceeded to the 2007 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Bahrain finishing 16th (last). Australia traveled to Tahiti for the second installment.[1][2] The hosts won two of the three games to claim the title. The third was won by New Zealand in April 2011.[3][4] They proceeded to the 2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Argentina finishing 20th (last).[5] The Cook Islands represented Oceania 2010 World Youth Games in Singapore finishing 6th (last). Both New Zealand and Australia did not take up their option.[6] After a lengthy lay off, the Championship had its third title in New Caledonia 2018. New Zealand retained their title.

The girls first tournament was in 2009 in New Caledonia.[7] The hosts beat Australia four games to nil [8] but Australia did represent Oceania in the 2010 World Youth Games in Singapore.[9] The second tournament, a decade later, was again in New Caledonia where the hosts retained their title.

Champions

Men's competition
Year Venue Final
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2007 Australia
Australia		 Unknown
New Zealand		 only 2 teams
2009 Tahiti
French Polynesia		 Unknown
Australia		 only 2 teams
2011 Cook Islands
New Zealand		 Unknown
Australia
Cook Islands		 only 3 teams
2016 Cook Islands Cancelled - tournament was to be played in December 2016
2018 New Caledonia
New Zealand		 round robin
New Caledonia
Australia		 round robin
Fiji
2020 Tahiti Postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic

Participating Nations
Nation
2007
2009
2011
2018		Years
 Australia 1st2nd2nd3rd4
 Cook Islands --3rd6th2
 Fiji ---4th1
 French Polynesia -1st--1
 New Caledonia ---2nd1
 New Zealand 2nd-1st1st3
 Papua New Guinea ---5th1

Women's competition
Year Venue Final
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2009 New Caledonia
New Caledonia		 unknown
Australia		 only two teams
2016 Cook Islands Cancelled - tournament was to be played in December 2016
2019 New Caledonia
New Caledonia		 round robin
New Zealand
French Polynesia		 round robin
Australia

Participating Nations
Nation
2009
2019		Years
 Australia 2nd4th2
 Fiji -6th1
 French Polynesia -3rd1
 New Caledonia 1st1st2
 New Zealand -2nd1
 Papua New Guinea -5th1

References
  1. http://www.nswhandball.com.au/december-2009-australian-u17-boys-tour-tahiti-2/ December 2009 – Australian U17 Boys tour Tahiti. New South Wales Handball news. Retrieved 20 December 2019
  2. https://www.nyhockeyonline.com/u16-handball-championships/ u16 Handball Championships. NY Hockey Online. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 23 Dec 2019
  3. http://handball.org.nz/wp/?m=201107 YOUTH TEAM READY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ARGENTINA. NZHF 5 July 2011
  4. https://sites.google.com/a/ochf.org/ochf/calendar-1 Calendar on OCHF webpage
  5. https://sites.google.com/a/ochf.org/ochf/calendar OCHF Webpage
  6. http://teamhandballnews.com/wordpress/2010/08/overwhelmed-teams-from-cook-islands-and-australia-remain-enthusiastic/ Overwhelmed teams from Cook Islands and Australia remain enthusiastic. Team Handball News, 24 August 2010.
  7. http://www.nswhandball.com.au/november-2009-australian-girls-u17-tour-new-caledonia-2/ November 2009 – Australian Girls U17 tour New Caledonia. New South Wales Handball News. Retrieved 19 December 2019
  8. https://www.nyhockeyonline.com/u17-girls-australian-team-in-new-caledonia-tournament/ U17 Girls Australian Team in New Caledonia Tournament. NY Hockey Online. 17 Nov 2009. Retrieved 23 Dec 2019
  9. http://teamhandballnews.com/wordpress/2010/08/overwhelmed-teams-from-cook-islands-and-australia-remain-enthusiastic/ Overwhelmed teams from Cook Islands and Australia remain enthusiastic. Team Handball News, 24 August 2010.
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