The Oceania Youth Handball Championship is an Under 19 for Boys and Under 18 for Girls handball tournament organised by the

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. The winners of these competition qualify for the

IHF Men's Youth World Championship The IHF Men's Youth World Championship is the official competition for men's national handball teams under-19, has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 2005. It takes place every two years in odd years. Tournaments Meda ...

and

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respectively. For the boys there have only been two tournaments held. In 2007 Australia won and they proceeded to the

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in Bahrain finishing 16th (last). Australia traveled to

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for the second installment. The hosts won two of the three games to claim the title. The third was won by

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in April 2011. They proceeded to the

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in Argentina finishing 20th (last). The

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represented

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2010 World Youth Games in

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finishing 6th (last). Both

and Australia did not take up their option. 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. The hosts beat Australia four games to nil but Australia did represent

in the 2010 World Youth Games in

.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. The second tournament, a decade later, was again in New Caledonia where the hosts retained their title.

Champions

Men's competition

Participating nations

Women's competition

Participating nations

References

External links

Oceania Continent Handball Federation web page

Oceania on the International Handball Federation web page
{{OCHF youth teams Handball competitions in Oceania Youth handball competitions