Brazil celebrates the best beach hamdball teams on the world! Both teams, men’s and women’s won the gold medals at the VI World Championship in Recife. Men’s team beat European champion – Croatia at the final match after shot-out 2:1, while girls were better against Hungary. Bronze medals won Qatar (the first medal ever for this country) and Norway (female).
This is the fourth gold for Brazilian boys. The last team who beat them was Croatia at WCh 2008 in Cadiz, Spain.
Final rankings
Men’s competition
Gold Brazil
Silver Croatia
Bronze Qatar
4th Denmark
5th Spain
6th Serbia
7th Russia
8th Egypt
9th Uruguay
10th Argentina
11th Australia
12th Oman
Women’s competition
Gold Brazil
Silver Hungary
Bronze Norway
4th Ukraine
5th Spain
6th Italy
7th Denmark
8th Uruguay
9th Thailand
10th Chinese Taipei
11th Argentina
12th Australia
Top scorer
Men’s competition
Juan A. Vasquez Diz (Spain)
Women’s competition
Cathrine Oed Korvald (Norway)
