Great Britain national korfball team

The Great Britain korfball team is managed by the British Korfball Association (BKA), representing Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

in korfball

Korfball

Korfball is a mixed gender team sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. A team consists of eight players; four female and four male. A team also includes a coach. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1902 by Nico Broekhuysen. In the Netherlands there are around 580 clubs, and over a...

international competitions.
In 2007 it was split in 3 national teams: England

England national korfball team

The England national korfball team is managed by the English Korfball Association , representing England in korfball international competitions....

, Wales

Wales national korfball team

The Wales national korfball team is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association , and represents Wales in international korfball competition....

and Scotland

Scotland national korfball team

The Scotland national korfball team is managed by the Scottish Korfball Association , representing Scotland in korfball international competitions....

, that compete in all international competitions except the World Games

World Games

The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games...

, where they compete as a unified Great Britain korfball team.

Tournament history

World Championships
Year	Championship	Host	Classification
1978	1st World Championship 1978 Korfball World Championship The 1st Korfball World Championships was held in The Netherlands on November 6–11, in the cities of Assen, Nuenen, and Amsterdam-Pool matches:Legend-5th–8th places:-7th–8th places:-5th–6th places:-Semi-finals:...	Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population... (The Netherlands)	4th place
1984	2nd World Championship 1984 Korfball World Championship The 1984 Korfball World Championship was the second edition of the major international korfball competition. It was held in Belgium on April 24–27, in the cities of Antwerp, Louvain la Neuve, Hasselt and Ghent...	Antwerp (Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... )	4th place
1987	3rd World Championship 1987 Korfball World Championship The 1987 Korfball World Championship was the 3rd edition of the major international korfball competition. It was held in the Netherlands on April 20-25, in the cities of Amsterdam, Bennekom, Dordrecht, Papendrecht, Rotterdam and Wormer...	Makkum Makkum Makkum is a village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 3500 citizens .The dutch queen Beatrix came to visit Makkum in 2008 at Queensday.... (The Netherlands)	3rd place
1991	4th World Championship 1991 Korfball World Championship The 1991 Korfball World Championship was the 4th edition of the major international korfball competition. It was held in Belgium on April 2-6, in the cities of Antwerp, Berchem, Brussels, Ghent and Turnhout. In a very close final, Belgium defeated Netherlands by 11–10.-Pool matches:Legend* Portugal...	Antwerp (Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... )	5th place
1995	5th World Championship 1995 Korfball World Championship The 5th Korfball World Championship was held in New Delhi in November 1995, with the participation of 12 national teams.-First round:-Intermediate round:...	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... (India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... )	8th place
1999	6th World Championship 1999 Korfball World Championship The 6th Korfball World Championship was held in Adelaide on July 1999, with the participation of 12 national teams.-First round:-Final round:-Final ranking:# # # # # # # # # # # # -External links:*...	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million... (Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... )	3rd place
2003	7th World Championship 2003 Korfball World Championship The 7th Korfball World Championship was held in The Netherlands on 2003, with the participation of 16 national teams.-Preliminary round:-Groups Round:-Final round:-Final ranking:# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #...	Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... (The Netherlands)	5th place

Since 2007 it was split in 3: England national team
England national korfball team
The England national korfball team is managed by the English Korfball Association , representing England in korfball international competitions....

, Wales national team
Wales national korfball team
The Wales national korfball team is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association , and represents Wales in international korfball competition....

and Scotland national team
Scotland national korfball team
The Scotland national korfball team is managed by the Scottish Korfball Association , representing Scotland in korfball international competitions....

.

World Games World Games The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games...
Year	Championship	Host	Classification
1985	2nd World Games	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... (England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... )	4th place
1989	3rd World Games	Karlsruhe Karlsruhe The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states... (Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... )	5th place
1993	4th World Games	The Hague The Hague The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam... (Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... )	6th place
2001	6th World Games	Akita Akita, Akita is the capital city of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.As of June 11, 2005, with the merger of the former Kawabe District , the city has an estimated population of 323,310 and density of... (Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... )	5th place
2005	7th World Games	Duisburg Duisburg - History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC... (Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... )	6th place
2009	8th World Games Korfball at the 2009 World Games The Korfball events at the World Games 2009 took place at the NKNU Gymnasium, a sport arena in Kaohsiung, from Friday, July 17 to Tuesday, July 21, 2009.-Teams:-Pool matches:Legend-Semifinals:5th-8th placesSemifinals...	Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... (Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... )	7th place

European Championships European Korfball Championship European Korfball Championship is a competition organized by the International Korfball Federation for the European national teams. Is played every four years.-External links:*...
Year	Championship	Host	Classification
1998	1st European Championship 1998 European Korfball Championship The 1998 European Korfball Championship was held in Estoril with 8 national teams in competition, from 16-19 April.-First round:- Final round :19-04-1998- Final standings :...	Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	5th place
2002	2nd European Championship 2002 European Korfball Championship The 2002 European Korfball Championship was held Catalonia from March 31 to April 7, with 10 national teams in competition. The matches were played in Terrassa, Badalona, Sant Boi de Llobregat and Mataró.-First round:...	Terrassa Terrassa Terrassa is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell, the historic capital.... (Catalonia Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an... )	5th place
2006	3rd European Championship 2006 European Korfball Championship The 2006 European Korfball Championship was held in Budapest with 8 national teams in competition, from April 16 to 22.-First round:- Final round :5th-8th placesSemifinalsFinals matches- Final standings :...	Budapest Budapest Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter... (Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... )	5th place

Since 2007 it was split in 3: England national team
England national korfball team
The England national korfball team is managed by the English Korfball Association , representing England in korfball international competitions....

, Wales national team
Wales national korfball team
The Wales national korfball team is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association , and represents Wales in international korfball competition....

and Scotland national team
Scotland national korfball team
The Scotland national korfball team is managed by the Scottish Korfball Association , representing Scotland in korfball international competitions....

.

External links

British Korfball Association

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Tournament history

See also

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