2016 Australian National Handball Championship season

September 2017 September 2017 The Australian National Handball Championship consists of four different tournaments across various age groups, including a Junior Section, Schools Tournament, and Australian University Games. In 2016, the Championship ran from 31 August until 9 October. The Junior Section was the first tournament ever in the Championship. It ran from 29 July to 31 July, and was held at Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Teams from New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, and Wellington, New Zealandhttps://vikingshc.com/2016/07/04/congratulations/ Congratulations | Wellington Vikings Handball Club Vikingshc.com 4 July 2016 2016-12-01http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/national-junior-championships National Junior Championships Handball Australia 2016-07-29 2016-12-01 17 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160817085256/http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/national-junior-championships dead http://www.nswhandball.com.au/latest/august-nsw-juniors-perform-well-at-australian-champs/ August – NSW Juniors perform well at Australian Champs « NSW Handball Nswhandball.com.au 2016-08-05 2016-12-01 all took part in the tournament. The Schools Tournament was the second tournament in the championship. It was held in Canberra and ran from 31 August to 2 September.http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/2016-national-schools-championships 2016 National Schools Championships Handball Australia 2016-08-17 2017-05-17 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20160817034627/http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/2016-national-schools-championships 2016-08-17 This was the first Schools tournament held since the late 1980s. Turramurra High School won both the girls and boys tournament. Other schools competing included Narrabundah College, Canberra Combined Schools, and Cheltenham Secondary College.http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/turramurra-high-school-takes-out-inaugural-australian-schools-championships Turramurra High School takes out the inaugural Australian Schools Championships Handball Australia 2016-12-01 15 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170215232438/http://handballaustralia.org.au/content/turramurra-high-school-takes-out-inaugural-australian-schools-championships dead This tournament replaced the Youth Nationals. The Australian University Games was the third tournament in the championship. It was held in Perth, Western Australia. Division One was won by Deakin University, beating the Queensland University of Technology. The University of Technology Sydney took the bronze medal.http://results.unisport.fusesport.com/competition_result.asp?id=189407&seasonid=318 2016 AUG Handball - Mixed Div 1 Results.unisport.fusesport.com 2016-12-01 In Division Two, Griffith University beat the University of Canberra, with Flinders University taking the bronze medal.http://results.unisport.fusesport.com/competition_result.asp?id=225777&seasonid=318 2016 AUG Handball - Mixed Div 2 Results.unisport.fusesport.com 2016-12-01 The Senior Tournament was the fourth tournament in the championship. It was held in Sydney from the 6th to 9 October 2016.https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?eid=bXBlYXMwbWs4aGlta3BiMXVibmQ0bXRvMDAgZWlsY3Q3NmFkYmExdWNxNGc0ZHVtaW1qcTRAZw&ctz=Australia/Sydney&sf=true&output=xml#eventpage_6 Google Calendar 2016-12-01http://www.nswhandball.com.au/latest/october-2016-australian-senior-nationals-oct-6-9-in-sydney/ October – 2016 Australian Senior nationals Oct 6-9 in Sydney « NSW Handball Nswhandball.com.au 2016-10-02 2016-12-01 The winners of the men's section were South Australia, who defeated hosts New South Wales. Victoria won the women's section, defeating Queensland.http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/stage-set-thrilling-finals-day-2016-ha-nationals Stage set for thrilling finals day at 2016 HA Nationals Handball Australia 2016-12-01 10 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161010125333/http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/stage-set-thrilling-finals-day-2016-ha-nationals dead http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/victoria-and-south-australia-claim-gold-dramatic-finals Victoria and South Australia claim gold in dramatic finals Handball Australia 2016-12-01 11 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161011225855/http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/content/victoria-and-south-australia-claim-gold-dramatic-finals dead Senior Indoor results Men Final 9 October 2016 13:30 New South Wales 23–26 South Australia Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens 3rd/4th play-off 9 October 2016 10:30 Victoria 27–20 Western Australia Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens 5th/6th play-off 9 October 2016 09:00 Australian Capital Territory 26–23 Queensland Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens Women Final 9 October 2016 12:00 Victoria 19–18 Queensland Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens 3rd/4th play-off 9 October 2016 09:00 New South Wales 23–28 South Australia Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens 5th/6th play-off 9 October 2016 10:30 Australian Capital Territory 12–20 New Zealand Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens Junior Indoor Results Under 21 Men's Final 31 July 2016 4:00pm Queensland 26–23 Wellington (NZ) Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre Third placed team – New South Wales Under 21 Women's Final 31 July 2016 Queensland 17–8 Australian Capital Territory Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre Third placed team – New South Wales Under 18 Boys 31 July 2016 New South Wales 28–17 Wellington (NZ) Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre Third placed team – Queensland Under 18 Girls 31 July 2016 Wellington (NZ) 27–15 New South Wales Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre Schools Championship Boys 2 September 2016 Turramurra High School 25–13 Narrabundah College Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Girls 2 September 2016 Turramurra High School 9–8 Narrabundah College Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra University Games Mixed Division 1 Gold Medal playoff 30 September 2016 Deakin University 27–24 Queensland University of Technology John XXIII College, Mount Claremont Bronze Medal playoff 30 September 2016 University of Technology Sydney 41–31 University of Adelaide John XXIII College, Mount Claremont Final ranking Deakin UniversityQueensland University of TechnologyUniversity of Technology Sydney4Australian College of Physical Education5University of Adelaide6Monash University7Sydney University8University of New South Wales Mixed Division 2 Gold Medal playoff 30 September 2016 Griffith University 37–28 University of Canberra John XXIII College, Mount Claremont Bronze Medal playoff 30 September 2016 Flinders University 26–22 University of Wollongong John XXIII College, Mount Claremont Final ranking Griffith UniversityUniversity of CanberraFlinders University4University of Wollongong5Western Sydney University6University of Notre Dame Australia7University of Western Australia References External links Handball Australia webpage Handball New South Wales webpage Australian handball wants to capitalise on the game's Olympic popularity. ABC News. 4 August 2016 Category:2016 in Australian sport Category:Handball competitions in Australia Category:2016 in handball