# 2016 Australian National Handball Championship season

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 Zealand 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. 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. 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. In Division Two, Griffith University beat the University of Canberra, with Flinders University taking the bronze medal.
The Senior Tournament was the fourth tournament in the championship. It was held in Sydney from the 6th to 9 October 2016. The winners of the men's section were South Australia, who defeated hosts New South Wales. Victoria won the women's section, defeating Queensland.

## 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 University |
| | Queensland University of Technology |
| | University of Technology Sydney |
| 4 | Australian College of Physical Education |
| 5 | University of Adelaide |
| 6 | Monash University |
| 7 | Sydney University |
| 8 | University 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 University |
| | University of Canberra |
| | Flinders University |
| 4 | University of Wollongong |
| 5 | Western Sydney University |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame Australia |
| 7 | University of Western Australia |