1998 Oceania Junior Men's Handball Championship

The 1998 Oceania Junior Men's Handball Championship, was the first official competition for junior men's national handball teams from Oceania. It was held from December 11–12, 1998 in Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 1999 IHF Men's Junior World Championship, securing one Vacancy for the World Championship. Australia and New Zealand played a two-game series to determine the winner. Australia was the winner,Men Junior Handball Oceania 1998 Miftagong, New South Wales (AUS) 11-12.12 - Winner Australia http://www.todor66.com/handball/Oceania/Men_Junior_1998.html www.todor66.com but decided to defer its entry to the World Cup and New Zealand took their place.Men Junior Handball XII World Championship 1999 Doha (QAT) 22.08-05.09 - Winner Denmark http://www.todor66.com/handball/World/Men_Junior_1999.html www.todor66.com Overview AUS 72–46 NZL 32–23 40–23 References External links Oceania handball archive Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy 1998 Oceania Handball Nations Cup Category:Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy Category:1998 in Australian sport