Handball at the Arab Games

Handball at the Arab Games
Handball
First event	1961 Casablanca
Occur every	four years
Last event	2011 Doha
Most successful team(s)	Egypt (EGY) (6 titles)

Handball has been an Arab Games event since the third edition in 1961 in Casablanca, Morocco.

Men's tournaments

Summaries

Year	Host	Final			Third-place game
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1961 Details	Casablanca	UA Republic	–	Morocco	Jordan	–
1965 Details	Cairo	UA Republic	–	Palestine	Syria	–
1976 Details	Damascus	Syria	–	Jordan		–
1985 Details	Rabat	Tunisia	–	Algeria	Morocco	–	Saudi Arabia
1992 Details	Damascus	Egypt	–	Saudi Arabia	Tunisia	–
1997	Beirut	canceled			canceled
1999 Details	Amman	Egypt	26 – 20	Morocco	Jordan and Saudi Arabia
2004	Algiers	canceled			canceled
2007 Details	Cairo	Egypt	^n/a	Algeria	Saudi Arabia	^n/a	Jordan
2011 Details	Doha	Egypt	26 – 21	Qatar	Tunisia	23 – 21	Saudi Arabia
2023 Details	(5 cities)^a	Qatar	37 – 24	Saudi Arabia	Algeria	31 – 29	Iraq

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
^a Arab Games helds in 5 cities (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza). Handball tournament helds in Oran.

Women's tournaments

Summaries

Year	Host	Final			Third-place game
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1985 Details	Rabat	Tunisia		Algeria	Morocco
1992 Details	Damascus	Algeria		Tunisia	Syria
1997	Beirut	canceled			canceled
1999 Details	Amman	Algeria		Tunisia	Egypt Jordan
2004	Algiers	canceled			canceled
2007	Cairo	canceled			canceled
2011 Details	Doha	Algeria	^n/a	Tunisia	Jordan	^n/a	Qatar
2023 Details	(5 cities)^a	canceled			canceled

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
^a Arab Games helds in 5 cities (Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba and Tipaza). Handball tournament helds in Oran.

Participating nations

Nation	85	92	99	11	Years
Algeria	2nd	1st	1st	1st	4
Egypt			3rd*		1
Jordan			3rd*	3rd	2
Morocco	3rd				1
Qatar				4th	1
Syria		3rd			1
Tunisia	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	4

* Egypt and Jordan third both.

References

External links

Sports at the Arab Games
Union of Arab National Olympic Committees
Main sports	Athletics Cycling Gymnastics Shooting Swimming
Boat Sports	Rowing Sailing
Combat Sports	Bodybuilding Boxing Fencing Judo Karate Kickboxing Taekwondo Weightlifting Wrestling
Team sports	Basketball Football Handball Volleyball Water Polo
Racquet Sports	Badminton Squash Table Tennis Tennis
Other Sports	Archery Bowling Bridge Camel Riding Cue Sports Chess Diving Equestrian Fin Swimming Golf Modern Pentathlon Surfing

International handball
IAHF IHF Olympic Games World Championships Men Women National teams Player of the Year Achievements by nation Beach handball World Championships World Games
International	World Championships Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth University Wheelchair Men's Field Handball Women's Field Handball Youth Olympics Summer Universiade Emerging Nations IHF Inter-Continental Trophy Arab Games Mediterranean Games
Africa	African Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth African Games
North America and Caribbean	North American and Caribbean Championship Men Women Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games
South & Central America	South & Central American Championships Men Women Pan American Games South American Games Bolivarian Games
Asia	Asian Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth Asian Games
Europe	European Championships Men Women Men's U-20 Women's U-19 Men's U-18 Women's U-17 Beach Men Beach Women Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament European Open
Oceania	Oceania Championships Senior Junior Youth Beach Pacific Cup French Pacific Championship
Defunct	Goodwill Games Intercontinental Cup Pan American Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth

International men's handball
IAHF IHF Summer Olympic Games IHF World Championship IHF Field World Championship IHF Emerging Nations Championship IHF World Player of the Year
Africa	CAHB African Championship African Games
Asia & Oceania	AHF & OCHF Asian Championship Oceania Handball Nations Cup Asian Games
Europe	EHF European Championship
North America and Caribbean	NACHC Nor.Ca. Championship Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games
South & Central America	SCAHC South & Central American Championship Pan American Games South American Games
Multi-sport events	Arab Games Bolivarian Games Mediterranean Games Universiade World University Championships
Discontinued	EHF Nations' Cup EHF Challenge Trophy Pan American Championship Intercontinental Cup Goodwill Games

International women's handball
IAHF IHF Summer Olympic Games IHF World Championship IHF Field World Championship IHF World Player of the Year
Africa	CAHB African Championship African Games
Asia & Oceania	AHF & OCHF Asian Championship Oceania Nations Cup Asian Games
Europe	EHF European Championship
North America and Caribbean	NACHC Nor.Ca. Championship Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games
South & Central America	SCAHC South & Central American Championship Pan American Games South American Games
Multi-sport events	Arab Games Bolivarian Games Mediterranean Games Universiade World University Championships
Discontinued	EHF Challenge Trophy EHF Nations' Cup Pan American Championship Goodwill Games

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