The Croatia national beach handball team () is the national team of

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. It is governed by the

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and takes part in international

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/ref> It was the first Croatian national team to win a gold medal at the World Games. It is four-time World champion (as of 2024). It is the most successful European national team in beach handball.

Results

World Championships

World Games

:''* invitational sport''

World Beach Games

European Championships

European Games

Mediterranean Beach Games

Team rosters

Medalist teams

* World Championships 2018: Mario Lacković (right wing), Tomislav Lauš (defender), Filip Goričanec (specialist), Ivan Jurić (left wing), Josip Leko (pivot), Matej Semren (pivot), David Henigman (goalkeeper), Lucijan Bura (right wing), Josip Matezović (left wing), Dominik Marković (goalkeeper).
Coaching stuff: Mladen Paradžik (head coach), Mario Močilac (coach), Goran Krušelj (physiotherapist), SIniša Ostoić (chief of delegation). * World Championships 2022: Dominik Marković, Borna Kolić, Ivan Dumenčić, Ivan Jurić, Filip Goričanec, Lucian Bura, Josip Dukeš, Valentino Valentaković, Josip Leko, Nikola Finek.
Coach: Mladen Paradžik (head cocah) * World Championships 2024: Stipe Maleničić, Filip Dominik Hančić, Ivan Dumenčić, Ivan Jurić, Josip Dukeš, Valentino Valentaković, Nikola Finek, Lucian Bura, Josip Leko, Filip Goričanec.
Coaching stuff: Mladen Paradžik (head cocah), Mario Močilac (coach), Goran Krušelj (physiotherapist), Ante Taraš.

Non-medalist teams

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games (), also known as the 2023 European Games or Kraków-Małopolska 2023, was an international multi-sport event held from 21 June to 2 July 2023 in Kraków and Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Małopolska, Poland. It was the first ...

: Ivan Jurić, Ivan Dumenčić, Nikola Finek, Valentino Valentaković, Filip Goričanec, Dominik Marković, Tomislav Lauš, Filip Dominik Hančić, Lucian Bura, Josip Đukes, Josip Topić, Sebastian Lučić.
Coach: Mladen Paradžik

Awards

* Best goalkeeper of the tournament: Igor Totić ( 2012 WC, 2014 WC ), Dominik Marković ( 2022 WG) * Best right wing of the tournament: Lucian Bura ( 2018 WC, 2022 WG, 2022 WC, 2024 WC) * Best left wing of the tournament:

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( 2016 WC, 2018 WC) *

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of the tournament:

( 2016 WC), Lucian Bura ( 2022 WC), Ivan Dumenčić ( 2024 WC) * Fair play award: 2024 WC Abbreviations: WG −

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Record against other teams

''As of 16 July 2022, after 2022 WG ''

References

External links

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IHF profile
{{European national beach handball teams

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