The Bahrain national handball team is the national

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

team of

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

and is controlled by the Bahrain Handball Federation. In May 2025

Robert Hedin Gunnar Robert Hedin (born 2 February 1966) is a Swedish handball coach and retired player who won silver medals at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He also won a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championship, playing alongside his younger brothe ...

was appointed to the position as head coach. In January 2022 Bahrain led by

Aron Kristjánsson Aron Kristjánsson (born 14 July 1972) is a former handball player and the current head coach of the Bahrain men's national handball team. Career He was the head coach of the Iceland men's national handball team between August 2012 and January ...

made it to the final of the

2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship The 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held from 18 to 31 January 2022 in Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and Asian Handball Federation ...

, getting to the final for the fifth time in seven tournaments. They would go on to face Qatar in the final.

Results

Olympic Games

World Championship

Asian Championship

Current squad

Squad for the

2025 World Men's Handball Championship The 2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 29th such event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It was held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway from 14 January to 2 February 2025. This edition marked the first time the world cha ...

. Head coach:

References

External links

IHF profile
{{National sports teams of Bahrain Men's national handball teams