title: Great Britain national korfball team
text: # Great Britain national korfball team
  
  The Great Britain korfball team is managed by the British Korfball Association (BKA), representing Great Britain in korfball international competitions. In 2007 it was split in 3 national teams: England, Wales and Scotland, that compete in all international competitions except the World Games, where they compete as a unified Great Britain and Northern Ireland korfball team. A unified Ireland team is represented separately.
  
  ## Tournament history
  
  World Championships :
  
  | Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1978 | 1st World Championship | Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | 4th place |
  | 1984 | 2nd World Championship | Antwerp (Belgium) | 4th place |
  | 1987 | 3rd World Championship | Makkum (The Netherlands) | 3rd place |
  | 1991 | 4th World Championship | Antwerp (Belgium) | 5th place |
  | 1995 | 5th World Championship | New Delhi (India) | 8th place |
  | 1999 | 6th World Championship | Adelaide (Australia) | 3rd place |
  | 2003 | 7th World Championship | Rotterdam (The Netherlands) | 5th place |
  
  * Since 2007 it was split in 3: England national team, Wales national team and Scotland national team.
  
  World Games :
  
  | Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1985 | 2nd World Games | London (England) | 4th place |
  | 1989 | 3rd World Games | Karlsruhe (Germany) | 5th place |
  | 1993 | 4th World Games | The Hague (Netherlands) | 6th place |
  | 2001 | 6th World Games | Akita (Japan) | 5th place |
  | 2005 | 7th World Games | Duisburg (Germany) | 6th place |
  | 2009 | 8th World Games | Kaohsiung (Taiwan) | 7th place |
  | 2013 | 9th World Games | Cali (Colombia) | 5th place |
  | 2017 | 10th World Games | Wrocław (Poland) | 7th place |
  
  European Championships :
  
  | Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1998 | 1st European Championship | Portugal | 5th place |
  | 2002 | 2nd European Championship | Terrassa (Spain) | 5th place |
  | 2006 | 3rd European Championship | Budapest (Hungary) | 5th place |
  
  * Since 2007 it was split in 3: England national team, Wales national team and Scotland national team.
  