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The '''Great Britain korfball team''' is managed by the British Korfball Association (BKA), representing [[Great Britain]] in [[korfball]] international competitions.
The '''Great Britain korfball team''' is managed by the British Korfball Association (BKA), representing [[Great Britain]] in [[korfball]] international competitions.
In 2007 it was split in 3 national teams: [[England national korfball team|England]], [[Wales national korfball team|Wales]] and [[Scotland national korfball team|Scotland]], that compete in all international competitions except the [[World Games]], where competes the best of them as '''Great Britain korfball team'''.
In 2007 it was split in 3 national teams: [[England national korfball team|England]], [[Wales national korfball team|Wales]] and [[Scotland national korfball team|Scotland]], that compete in all international competitions except the [[World Games]], where they compete as a unified '''Great Britain korfball team'''.


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Great Britain
AssociationBritish Korfball Association (BKA)
IKF membership1946
IKF codeSee ENG,WAL, SCO
IKF rankSee ENG,WAL, SCO
World Championships
Appearances7
First appearance1978
Best result3rd place, 1987
World Games
Appearances6
First appearance1985
Best result4th place, 1985
European Championships
Appearances3
First appearance1998
Best result5th place, 1998, 2002, 2006
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The Great Britain korfball team is managed by the British Korfball Association (BKA), representing Great Britain in korfball international competitions. In 2007 it was split in 3 national teams: England, Wales and Scotland, that compete in all international competitions except the World Games, where they compete as a unified Great Britain korfball team.

Tournament history

World Championships
Year Championship Host Classification
1978 1st World Championship Amsterdam (The Netherlands) 4th place
1984 2nd World Championship Antwerp (Belgium) 4th place
1987 3rd World Championship Makkum (The Netherlands) 3rd place
1991 4th World Championship Antwerp (Belgium) 5th place
1995 5th World Championship New Delhi (India) 8th place
1999 6th World Championship Adelaide (Australia) 3rd place
2003 7th World Championship Rotterdam (The Netherlands) 5th place
World Games
Year Championship Host Classification
1985 2nd World Games London (England) 4th place
1989 3rd World Games Karlsruhe (Germany) 5th place
1993 4th World Games The Hague (Netherlands) 6th place
2001 6th World Games Akita (Japan) 5th place
2005 7th World Games Duisburg (Germany) 6th place
2009 8th World Games Kaohsiung (Taiwan) 7th place
European Championships
Year Championship Host Classification
1998 1st European Championship Portugal 5th place
2002 2nd European Championship Terrassa (Catalonia) 5th place
2006 3rd European Championship Budapest (Hungary) 5th place

See also