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Oceania Youth Handball Championship

The Oceania Youth Handball Championship is an Under 19 for Boys and Under 18 for Girls handball tournament organised by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation. The winners of these competition qualify for the IHF Men's Youth World Championship and IHF Women's Youth World Championship respectively.

There have only been two tournaments held. In 2007 Australia won and they proceeded to the 2007 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Bahrain finishing 16th (last). The other was won by New Zealand in April 2011. They proceeded to the 2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in Argentina finishing 20th (last). The Cook Islands represented Oceania 2010 World Youth Games in Singapore finishing 6th (last). Both New Zealand and Australia did not take up their option.

There has not been a women's tournament as yet, but Australia did represent Oceania in the 2010 World Youth Games in Singapore.

References

Oceania Youth Handball Championship Wikipedia