Croatia men's national beach handball team

For the women's team, see Croatia women's national beach handball team.

The Croatia national beach handball team (Croatian: Hrvatska reprezentacija u rukometu na pijesku) is the national team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions.^[1]

Croatia
Information
Association	Croatian Handball Federation
Coach	Mladen Paradžik
Colours
Home Away
Results
World Games
Appearances	5 (First in 2005)
Best result	(2022)
World Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 2004)
Best result	(2008, 2016, 2022, 2024)
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Croatia men's national beach handball team

Medal record
Men's beach handball
Representing  Croatia
World Championship
	2008 Spain
	2016 Hungary
	2022 Greece
	2024 China
	2014 Brazil
	2018 Russia
	2012 Oman
European Championship
	2007 Italy
	2009 Norway
	2011 Croatia
	2013 Denmark
	2015 Spain
	2017 Croatia
	2021 Bulgaria
	2025 Turkey
World Games
	2022 Birmingham	Team
	2017 Poland	Team
	2005 Germany	Team
	2009 Taiwan	Team
	2013 Colombia	Team

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).^[2] It is the most successful European national team in beach handball.^[3]

Results

World Championships

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2004	Semifinal	4th	7	4	3	10	6
2006	Quarterfinal	7th	7	4	3	8	9
2008	Final		7	7	0	14	2
2010	Consolation	7th	9	7	2	21	4
2012	Semifinal		10	6	4	15	9
2014	Final		10	6	4	14	11
2016	Final	[4]	10	9	1	18	8
2018	Final		10	9	1	16	5
2020	Cancelled
2022	Final		9	9	0	18	2
2024	Final		9	9	0	18	3
2026	Qualified
Total	11/11		88	70	18	152	59

World Games

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2001 *	Did not qualify
2005 *	Semifinal		6	3	3	8	7
2009 *	Semifinal		6	4	2	10	5
2013	Semifinal		5	2	3	6	7
2017	Final		6	4	2	10	5
2022	Final		6	5	1	10	2
2025	Preliminary round		4	0	4	1	8
Total	6/7		33	18	15	45	34

* invitational sport

World Beach Games

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2019	Quarterfinal	5th	8	5	3	12	8
2023	cancelled
2025
Total	1/1

European Championships

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2000
2002	Consolation	12th	7	2	5	5	10
2004	Main	7th	10	4	6	11	13
2006	Quarterfinal	6th	9	5	4	12	8
2007	Final		11	8	3	18	7
2009	Final		10	8	2	18	5
2011	Final		11	11	0	22	1
2013	Final		10	9	1	19	6
2015	Final		10	9	1	19	4
2017	Semifinal		11	9	2	20	6
2019	Quarterfinal	5th	10	9	1	18	3
2021	Final		9	8	1	16	2
2023	Quarterfinal	7th	7	3	4	6	5
2025	Semifinal
Total	13/14		115	85	30	184	70

European Games

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2023	Quarterfinal	5th[5]	5	4	1
Total	1/1

Mediterranean Beach Games

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
2015	Did not participate
2019	Semifinal
2023	Final
2027
Total	2/3

Team rosters

Medalist teams

• World Championships 2018:^[1]

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:^[6]

Dominik Marković, Borna Kolić, Ivan Dumenčić, Ivan Jurić, Filip Goričanec, Lucian Bura, Josip Dukeš, Valentino Valentaković, Josip Leko, Nikola Finek.
Coach: Mladen Paradžik (head coach)

• World Championships 2024:^[7]

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:^[8]

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,^[9] 2014 WC^[10]), Dominik Marković (2022 WG)^[11]
• Best right wing of the tournament: Lucian Bura (2018 WC,^[12] 2022 WG,^[11] 2022 WC,^[13] 2024 WC^[14])
• Best left wing of the tournament: Ivan Jurić (2016 WC,^[15] 2018 WC^[12])
• MVP of the tournament: Ivan Jurić (2016 WC^[15]), Lucian Bura (2022 WC),^[13] Ivan Dumenčić (2024 WC)^[14]
• Fair play award: 2024 WC^[14]

Abbreviations: WG − World Games · WC − World Championship

Record against other teams

As of 16 July 2022, after 2022 WG

Key Positive total balance (more wins) Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio) Negative total balance (more losses) National team Total World Games World Beach Games World Championship European Championship Mediterranean Beach Games Qualifications Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L  Argentina 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 — — — — — —  Australia 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 — — — — — —  Bahrain 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 — — — — — —  Belarus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — —  Brazil 15 3 12 4 0 4 1 0 1 10 3 7 — — — — — —  Bulgaria 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 — — —  Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —  Cyprus 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0  Denmark 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 5 4 1 — — —  Ecuador 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —  Egypt 7 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 — — — 0 0 0  France 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0  Germany 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 4 1 — — —  Greece 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Hungary 17 11 6 1 0 1 2 1 1 5 4 1 9 6 3 — — —  Iran 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 — — — — — —  Italy 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0  Kuwait 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —  Libya 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — 0 0 0  New Zealand 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —  North Macedonia 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0  Norway 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 7 1 — — —  Oman 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 — — — — — —  Pakistan 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —  Poland 7 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 — — —  Portugal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0  Puerto Rico 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —  Qatar 10 7 3 5 4 1 1 0 1 4 3 1 — — — — — —  Russia 22 12 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 4 4 13 8 5 — — —  Serbia 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 5 2 0 0 0  Spain 17 14 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 7 1 7 6 1 0 0 0  Sweden 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 2 — — —   Switzerland 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 — — —  Thailand 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —  Tunisia 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0 0  Turkey 8 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0  Ukraine 15 9 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 11 6 5 — — —  United States 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —  Uruguay 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 5 0 — — — — — —  Venezuela 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —  Vietnam 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — — — — Total (41) 220 162 58

See also

• Croatia women's national beach handball team