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The Oceania Handball Nations Championship was the official competition for senior national handball teams of
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, and took place every two years. In addition to crowning the Oceania champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the ''World Handball Championship''. Also played is the Pacific Handball Cup where states of other countries such as New Caledonia,
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and
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(France) and
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,
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and America Samoa (USA) who are ineligible for
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world championship events, compete against member nations.


Men's tournament


Summary


Medal table


Participating nations


Women's tournament


Summary


Medal table


Participating nations


Notes


External links


Handball Oceania Archive on Todor66.com


References

Handball competitions in Oceania Oceanian championships Recurring sporting events established in 1994 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2018 {{Oceania-stub