title: Beach handball at the Bolivarian Beach Games
text: # Beach handball at the Bolivarian Beach Games
  
  Beach Handball has been a Bolivarian Beach Games event since 2012 in Lima, Peru.
  
  ## Men
  
  ### Summary
  
  | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
  | 2012 Details | Lima | Venezuela | 2–1 | Ecuador | Colombia | 2–0 | Paraguay |
  | 2014 Details | Huanchaco | Venezuela | 2–0 | Ecuador | Colombia | 2–0 | Peru |
  | 2016 Details | Iquique | Venezuela | 2–1 | Paraguay | Ecuador | 2–0 | Chile |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 2 | Ecuador | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 3 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
  
  ### Participating nations
  
  | Nation | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | Years |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chile | - | 5th | 4th | 2 |
  | Colombia | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 3 |
  | Ecuador | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3 |
  | El Salvador | 6th | - | - | 1 |
  | Paraguay | 4th | - | 2nd | 2 |
  | Peru | 5th | 4th | 6th | 3 |
  | Venezuela | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3 |
  | Total | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
  
  ## Women
  
  ### Summary
  
  | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
  | 2012 Details | Lima | Venezuela | 2–0 | Colombia | Paraguay | 2–1 | Dominican Republic |
  | 2014 Details | Huanchaco | Venezuela | No playoffs | Paraguay | Colombia | No playoffs | Ecuador |
  | 2016 Details | Iquique | Venezuela | 2–1 | Paraguay | Colombia | 2–0 | Chile |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 2 | Paraguay | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 3 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
  
  ### Participating nations
  
  | Nation | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | Years |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chile | - | 5th | 4th | 2 |
  | Colombia | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3 |
  | Dominican Republic | 4th | - | - | 1 |
  | Ecuador | 5th | 4th | - | 2 |
  | Guatemala | 6th | - | - | 1 |
  | Paraguay | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3 |
  | Peru | 7th | 6th | 5th | 3 |
  | Venezuela | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3 |
  | Total | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
  