# Oceania Handball Nations Cup

The Oceania Handball Nations Championship was the official competition for senior national handball teams of Oceania, and took place every two years. In addition to crowning the Oceania champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the World Handball Championship. Also played is the Pacific Handball Cup where states of other countries such as New Caledonia, Tahiti and Wallis and Futuna (France) and Marshall Islands, Guam and America Samoa (USA) who are ineligible for International Handball Federation world championship events, compete against member nations.

## Men's tournament
### Summary

| Year | Hosts | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Hosts | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| 1994 Details | Canberra | Australia | 59–22 2 legs | New Zealand | Two teams only | Two teams only | Two teams only |
| 1996 Details | Porirua | Australia | 48–33 2 legs | New Zealand | Two teams only | Two teams only | Two teams only |
| 2002 Details | Sydney | Australia | Round robin | Vanuatu | Cook Islands | Three teams only | Three teams only |
| 2004 Details | Sydney | Australia | Round robin | New Zealand | Cook Islands | Three teams only | Three teams only |
| 2006 Details | Sydney | Australia | Round robin | New Zealand | Cook Islands | Three teams only | Three teams only |
| 2008 Details | Wellington | New Caledonia | Round robin | Australia | Cook Islands | Round robin | New Zealand |
| 2010 Details | Porirua | Australia | Round robin | New Zealand | Cook Islands | Three teams only | Three teams only |
| 2012 Details | Sydney | Australia | 62–20 2 legs | New Zealand | Two teams only | Two teams only | Two teams only |
| 2014 Details | Auckland | Australia | 54–36 2 legs | New Zealand | Two teams only | Two teams only | Two teams only |
| See Asian Handball Championship ||||||||||

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 |

### Participating nations

| Nation | 1994 | 1996 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | Years |
| Australia | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 9 |
| Cook Islands | – | – | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | – | – | 5 |
| New Caledonia | – | – | – | – | – | 1st | – | – | – | 1 |
| New Zealand | 2nd | 2nd | – | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 8 |
| Vanuatu | – | – | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Teams | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |

## Women's tournament
### Summary

| Year | Hosts | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Hosts | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| 1997 Details | Melbourne | Australia | 49–22 2 legs | New Zealand | Two teams only | Two teams only | Two teams only |
| 2005 Details | Sydney | Australia | 69–29 2 legs | New Zealand | Two teams only | Two teams only | Two teams only |
| 2007 Details | Sydney | Australia | Round robin | NZ Handball Federation | Handball New Zealand | Round robin | Three teams only |
| 2009 Details | Brisbane | Australia | Round robin | Queensland | NZ Handball Federation | Round robin | Handball New Zealand |
| 2011 Details | Wellington | Australia | 47–28 2 legs | New Zealand | Two teams only | Two teams only | Two teams only |
| 2013 Details | Wellington | Australia | 50–35 2 legs | New Zealand | Two teams only | Two teams only | Two teams only |
| 2016 Details | Sydney | Australia | 57–21 2 legs | New Zealand | Two teams only | Two teams only | Two teams only |
| See Asian Handball Championship ||||||||||

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Queensland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |

### Participating nations

| Nation | 1997 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2016 | Years |
| Australia | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7 |
| NZ Handball Federation | | | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 5 |
| Handball New Zealand | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | | | | 4 |
| Queensland | | | | 2nd | | | | 1 |
| Teams | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |