Australia_men's_national_handball_team
The Australia national handball team is the national handball team of Australia, representing the country in international matches. Handball Australia is the national governing body for the Olympic Sport of Handball and for the sport of Beach Handball.[1] Australia has consistently won the Oceania championships in both men's and women's division. In 2014 the International Handball Federation (IHF) decided to exclude Australia from the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship.[2]
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| Association | Australian Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Taip Ramadani | ||
| Assistant coach | Eoin Murray | ||
| Captain | Caleb Gahan | ||
| Most caps | Darryl McCormack (71) | ||
| Most goals | Darryl McCormack (269) | ||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2000) | ||
| Best result | 12th (2000) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1999) | ||
| Best result | 21st (2003) | ||
| Oceania Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) | ||
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Olympic Games
World Championship
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| Year | Position |
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| Egypt 1999 | 24th |
| Portugal 2003 | 21st |
| Tunisia 2005 | 24th |
| Germany 2007 | 24th |
| Croatia 2009 | 24th |
| Sweden 2011 | 24th |
| Spain 2013 | 24th |
| Qatar 2015 | Qualified did not attend |
| Total | 9/32 |
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Oceania Nations Cup
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| Year | Position |
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| Australia 1994 | 1st |
| New Zealand 1996 | 1st |
| Australia 2002 | 1st |
| Australia 2004 | 1st |
| Australia 2006 | 1st |
| New Zealand 2008 | 2nd |
| New Zealand 2010 | 1st |
| Australia 2012 | 1st |
| New Zealand 2014 | 1st |
| Total | 9/9 |
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Asian Championship
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| South Korea 2018 | 11th |
| Kuwait 2020 | 12th |
| Saudi Arabia 2022 | 16th |
| Bahrain 2024 | Withdrew |
| Total | 3/4 |
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Pacific Cup
IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Current squad
This is selected squad for the 2023 IHF Emerging Nations Championship.[3]
Head coach: Taip Ramadani
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Notable players
- Bevan Calvert
- Darryl McCormack
- Taip Ramadani
- Lee Schofield
- Ognjen Latinović
- Milan Slavujević
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Notes
- ^ Mohamed Abdel Wahed was named as stand-in coach for the 2020 Asian Men's Championship in Kuwait, following the withdrawal of Ante Jelićić
References
- "AHF – Beach Handball". Australian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- "IHF grants Germany wild card to enter World Championship 2015". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- "Australia set for the Emerging Nations Championship". 15 April 2023.
- Official website
(in English)
