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[1][2][3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] In Division Two, Griffith University beat the University of Canberra, with Flinders University taking the bronze medal.[7]

The Senior Tournament was the fourth tournament in the championship. It was held in Sydney from the 6th to 9 October 2016.[8][9] The winners of the men's section were South Australia, who defeated hosts New South Wales. Victoria won the women's section, defeating Queensland.[10][11]

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

Under 21 Women's

Final
31 July 2016 Queensland 17–8 Australian Capital Territory Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre

Under 18 Boys
31 July 2016 New South Wales 28–17 Wellington (NZ) Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre

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
4Australian College of Physical Education
5University of Adelaide
6Monash University
7Sydney University
8University 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
4University of Wollongong
5Western Sydney University
6University of Notre Dame Australia
7University of Western Australia
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References
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  2. "National Junior Championships". Handball Australia. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. "August – NSW Juniors perform well at Australian Champs « NSW Handball". Nswhandball.com.au. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. "2016 National Schools Championships | Handball Australia". 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. "Turramurra High School takes out the inaugural Australian Schools Championships". Handball Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. "2016 AUG Handball - Mixed Div 1". Results.unisport.fusesport.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. "2016 AUG Handball - Mixed Div 2". Results.unisport.fusesport.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. "Google Calendar". Calendar.google.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. "October – 2016 Australian Senior nationals Oct 6-9 in Sydney « NSW Handball". Nswhandball.com.au. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. "Stage set for thrilling finals day at 2016 HA Nationals". Handball Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  11. "Victoria and South Australia claim gold in dramatic finals". Handball Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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