The European Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for senior national
beach handball
Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...
teams of Europe. It was first organized by the
EHF in 2000. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
.
Summary
Medal table
See also
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World Men's Beach Handball Championship
The IHF Beach Handball World Championships is an international beach handball competition contested by the men's and women's national teams of the member federations/associations of International Handball Federation (IHF), the sport's global gover ...
References
{{European Championships
Handball competitions in Europe
Beach handball competitions
European championships