The Men's Elite Division is a team handball tournament to determine the U.S. National Champion. Only qualified teams are allowed to play in this division while teams who fail to qualify play in the Open Division. Automatic bids are given to the winners of the Northeast Team Handball League, Midwest Team Handball and, in the past, were also given to the Great Lakes Team Handball Association and Western Team Handball League. The current Elite Division format comprises 8 teams. Before the Elite Division was established, the National Champion was crowned in the Open Division.
In 2023/24, and in the absence of qualifying events, the Elite Division was not held and the US national champion was decided in the Open Division.
Year
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Final
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3rd place match
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Teams
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Champions
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Score
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Runners-up
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3rd place
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Score
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4th place
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2000[1] Tampa, Florida
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Condor South
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Garden City[* 1]
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Condor West
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Knight Air
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8
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2001[2][3] Atlanta, Georgia
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Garden City[* 1]
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20-14
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Condors
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San Francisco CalHeat
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15-9
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ATH
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6
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2002[4][5] Nassau Community College, NY
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Knight Air
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Condors
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San Francisco CalHeat
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24-21
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Garden City[* 1]
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8
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2003[6] Reno, Nevada
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ATH Blue
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26-20
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Condors
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Garden City[* 1]
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16-14
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San Francisco CalHeat
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7
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2004[7] Houston, Texas
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Atlanta Metro Condors
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26-15
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Garden City[* 1]
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New York City THC
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32-29
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San Francisco CalHeat
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14
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2005[8] Houston, Texas
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Garden City[* 1]
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Condors
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New York City THC
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Los Angeles THC
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12
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2006[9] Houston, Texas
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New York Athletic Club
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18-16
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Miami Sharks
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Carolina THC
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15-13
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Condors
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12
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2007 University of Delaware, DE
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New York City THC
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38-27[10]
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West Point Black
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New York Athletic Club
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Chicago Inter Handball
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8
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2008 Newark, Delaware
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cancelled
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cancelled
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0
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2009[11] Elgin, Illinois
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New York City THC
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37-34[12]
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Houston Firehawks TH
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New York Athletic Club
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26-12[13]
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Los Angeles THC
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20
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2010[14] Las Vegas, Nevada
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Los Angeles THC
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25-20
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New England Freeze
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New York City THC
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Houston Firehawks TH
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8
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2011[15] Salt Lake City, Utah
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New York City THC
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33-13
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Chicago Inter Handball
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Boston TH
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32-30
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West Point
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10
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2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota
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New York City THC
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25-20[16]
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Los Angeles THC
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Chicago Inter Handball
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21-20[17]
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Boston TH
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8
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2013[18] Reno, Nevada
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New York Athletic Club
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25-24
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New York City THC
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West Point Black
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29-24
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Los Angeles THC
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7
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2014[19] Reno, Nevada
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New York Athletic Club
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25-21
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Los Angeles THC
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West Point Black
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37-32
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Chicago Inter Handball
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8
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2015[20] York, Pennsylvania
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New York City THC
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26-13
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Boston TH
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New York Athletic Club
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19-15
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DC Diplomats THC
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8
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2016[21] York, Pennsylvania
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New York Athletic Club
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28-25
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New York City THC
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United H.C.
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Boston THC
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10
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2017[22] Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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New York City THC
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33-26
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United H.C.
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New York Athletic Club
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23-20
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Boston THC
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8
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2018[23] Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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New York City THC
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31-18
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San Francisco CalHeat
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New York Athletic Club
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34-25
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Boston THC
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8
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2019[24] Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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San Francisco CalHeat
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31-30
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New York City THC
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New York Athletic Club
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32-30
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Los Angeles THC
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8
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2020 Detroit, Michigan
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cancelled
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cancelled
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0
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2021 Detroit, Michigan
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cancelled
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cancelled
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0
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2022 Adrian, Michigan
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San Francisco CalHeat
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33-22
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New York Athletic Club
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New York City THC
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32-28
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Chicago Inter Handball
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8
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2023 Spokane, Washington
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San Francisco CalHeat
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34-30
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New York City THC
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New York Athletic Club
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24-23
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Chicago Inter Handball
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7
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2024 Spokane, Washington
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No Elite division (replaced by Open D1)
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No Elite division (replaced by Open D1)
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0
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Men's Elite Medal count
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Men's All time Medal count
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