The 1998 Oceania Junior Men's Handball Championship, was the first official competition for junior men's national

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

teams from Oceania. It was held from December 11–12, 1998 in Mittagong, New South Wales,

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. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 1999 IHF Men's Junior World Championship, securing one Vacancy for the World Championship. Australia and New Zealand played a two-game series to determine the winner. Australia was the winner, but decided to defer its entry to the World Cup and New Zealand took their place.

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Oceania handball archive
{{Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy

Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy The Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy is a handball competition for Under 20 year old men and Under 19 year old women organised by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation. The winner of this competition qualifies for the Men's Junior World Handbal ...

1998 Oceania Handball Nations Cup Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy 1998 in Australian sport