IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship
| Current season, competition or edition: Current sports event 2024 Wheelchair Handball World Championship | |
| Sport | Wheelchair handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 26 October 2019 |
| Founder | International Handball Federation |
| First season | 2022 |
| Continent | International (IHF) |
| Most recent champion | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (1st title) |
| Most titles | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Error creating thumbnail: Brazil (1 title) |
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The IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship is the official competition for senior national Wheelchair handball teams of the world.
History
In 2013 was already held a Wheelchair Handball World Championship organised by Brazil. But not officially recognized by the IHF. Brazil won all categories.[1]
Since 2015 there exists the European Wheelchair Handball Nations’ Tournament.
On 26 October 2019 the first Meeting of IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group was held. They planned the first Wheelchair Handball World Championship for 2021 during the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.[2]
During the IHF Council Meeting No. 6 on 27 and 28 February 2020 in Cairo the IHF announced that there will be the first Wheelchair Handball World Championship already in 2020. The IHF will add Wheelchair handball for the 2028 Summer Paralympics. But one of the requirement is that there were two world championships until 2022.[3][4]
Tournaments
6×6
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2020 | Error creating thumbnail: Sweden |
Tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]: 18:12 [6] | |||||||||
| 2021 | Spain Spain | ||||||||||
| 2022 Details |
Portugal Portugal |
File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal | 18–10 |  Netherlands
|
 Norway
|
15–14 |  India
|
9 | |||
4×4
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2022 Details |
Egypt Egypt |
Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | 2–1 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 2–0 |  Chile
|
6 | |||
| 2024 Details |
Egypt Egypt |
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 2–0 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | 2–0 |  France
|
8 | |||
Performance
6×6
| Nation | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal | 1 (2022 *) | |||
| Netherlands
|
1 (2022) | |||
| Norway
|
1 (2022) | |||
| India
|
1 (2022) |
4×4
| Nation | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 1 (2024 *) | 1 (2022 *) | ||
| Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | 1 (2022) | 1 (2024) | ||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1 (2024) | |||
| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 1 (2022) | |||
| Chile
|
1 (2022) | |||
| France
|
1 (2024) |
Statistics
Total hosts
| Times hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 2022 4×4, 2024 4×4 |
| 1 | File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal | 2022 6×6 |
Literature
- "XXVIII. Competition Manual for IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championships" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 27 February 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
References
- ^ "Handball Adaptado: Brasil campeón del mundial en todas las categorías". Mundo Handball (in español). 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Taborsky, Frantisek (26 October 2019). "Minutes 1st Meeting of IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Basel. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Council Meeting No. 6" (PDF). Norwegian Handball Federation. Cairo: International Handball Federation. 27–28 February 2020. 5.4. Wheelchair Handball Working Group; P. 17-19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (3 March 2020). "International Handball Federation announces hosts of upcoming World Championships". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ History and current situation of wheelchair handball and 6 a side rules By IHF Wheelchair Handball. International Handball Federation. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Evolution of a discipline, of a sport: Wheelchair handball and the IHF". International Handball Federation. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
