title: Beach handball at the 2019 World Beach Games
text: # Beach handball at the 2019 World Beach Games
  
  Beach handball competitions at the 2019 World Beach Games in Al Rayyan, Qatar are scheduled to be held from October 9 (a day before the opening ceremony) to October 14. The venue for the competition is located at Al-Gharafa. A total of twelve men's and twelve women's teams (each consisting up to 10 athletes) competed in each tournament. This means a total of 240 athletes are scheduled to compete.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  Each National Olympic Committee might enter up to one men's and one women's team in the handball tournaments. The qualification processes for the men's and women's events were similar. The host country was guaranteed an entry in each event, as was the Top five Beach Handball World Championships. 6 more spots were awarded to the winners of continental qualification tournaments (for Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America).
  
  ### Men's qualification
  
  | Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Host nation | 14 June 2019 | Lausanne | 1 | Qatar |
  | 2018 World Championship | 24–29 July 2018 | Kazan | 5 | Brazil Croatia Hungary Sweden Spain |
  | 2019 Oceania Beach Handball Championship | 21–24 February 2019 | Glenelg | 1 | Australia |
  | 2019 North American and the Caribbean Beach Handball Championship | 11–14 June 2019 | Port of Spain | 1 | United States |
  | 2019 South and Central American Championship | 11–14 June 2019 | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | Uruguay |
  | 2019 African Beach Games | 14–16 June 2019 | Sal | 1 | Tunisia |
  | 2019 Asian Championship | 15–22 June 2019 | Weihai | 1 | Oman |
  | 2019 European Championship | 2–7 July 2019 | Stare Jabłonki | 1 | Denmark |
  | Total | Total | Total | 12 | |
  
  ### Women's qualification
  
  | Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2018 World Championship | 24–29 July 2018 | Kazan | 5 | Greece Norway Brazil Spain Denmark |
  | 2019 Oceania Beach Handball Championship | 21–24 February 2019 | Glenelg | 1 | Australia |
  | 2019 North American and the Caribbean Beach Handball Championship | 11–14 June 2019 | Port of Spain | 1 | United States |
  | 2019 South and Central American Championship | 11–14 June 2019 | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | Argentina |
  | 2019 African Beach Games | 14–16 June 2019 | Sal | 1 | Tunisia |
  | 2019 Asian Championship | 15–22 June 2019 | Weihai | 1 2 | China Vietnam |
  | 2019 European Championship | 2–7 July 2019 | Stare Jabłonki | 1 | Hungary |
  | Total | Total | Total | 12 | |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medal table
  
  * Host nation (Qatar)
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 2 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 3 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 3 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  
  ### Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men details | Brazil | Spain | Sweden |
  | Women details | Denmark | Hungary | Brazil |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  * Brazil (20)
  * Croatia (10)
  * Denmark (10)
  * Greece (10)
  * Hungary (10)
  * Norway (10)
  * Spain (20)
  * Sweden (10)
  * United States (20)
  