List of American Handball Champions in the United States
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This page lists national champions in American handball (wall handball) in the United States, organized by year and division. For 3 wall and 1 wall, singles champions are "Open" unless "Pro" is shown.[1]
| Year | 4W Pro Singles | 4W Open Singles | 4W Open Doubles | 3W Singles | 3W Open Doubles | 1W Singles | 1W Open Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Bill Ranft | Ranft / Joe Lacey | |||||
| 1920 | Max Gold | Gge. Klawiter / Gge. Retzer | |||||
| 1921 | Carl Haedge | Stan Spiegel / Wilfred Asselin | |||||
| 1922 | Art Shinners | Maynard Laswell / Max Gold | |||||
| 1923 | Joe Murray | Joe Bathe / Russ Serrenberg | |||||
| 1924 | Maynard Laswell | Lane McMillin / Jack Donovan | |||||
| 1925 | Maynard Laswell | Wm.Kamman / Herm Dworman | |||||
| 1926 | Maynard Laswell | Lane McMillian / J. Donovan | |||||
| 1927 | George Nelson | Wm.Kamman / Herm Dworman | |||||
| 1928 | Joe Griffin | Kamman / Al Schaufelberger | |||||
| 1929 | Al Banuet | Al Banuet / Lane McMillin | |||||
| 1930 | Al Banuet | Al Banuet / Woody Paynter | |||||
| 1931 | Al Banuet | Joe Bathe / Herm Dworman | |||||
| 1932 | Angelo Trulio | Angelo Trulio / M. Laswell | |||||
| 1933 | Sam Atcheson | Joe Goudreau / John Endzvick | |||||
| 1934 | Sam Atcheson | Henry Herz / Leo Manka | |||||
| 1935 | Joe Platak | Andy Berry / Joe Gordon | |||||
| 1936 | Joe Platak | Andy Berry / Joe Gordon | |||||
| 1937 | Joe Platak | Joe Platak / Bob Weiller | |||||
| 1938 | Joe Platak | Frank Coyle / Ed Linz | |||||
| 1939 | Joe Platak | Frank Coyle / Ed Linz | |||||
| 1940 | Joe Platak | Joe Gordon / Joe Goldsmith | |||||
| 1941 | Joe Platak | Frank Coyle / Ed Linz | |||||
| 1942 | Jack Clements | Joe Gordon / Harold Smith | |||||
| 1943 | Joe Platak | Joe Gordon / Harold Smith | |||||
| 1944 | Frank Coyle | Joe Platak / Bob Quinn | |||||
| 1945 | Joe Platak | Sam Atcheson / Walt Detwiller | |||||
| 1946 | Angelo Trulio | Frank Coyle / Ed Linz | |||||
| 1947 | Gus Lewis | Sam Haber / Joe Samson | |||||
| 1948 | Gus Lewis | Frank Gluckler / Dave Pahl | |||||
| 1949 | Vic Hershkowitz | Gus Lewis / Sam Haber | |||||
| 1950 | Ken Schneider | Frank Coyle / Bill Baier | Vic Hershkowitz | Frank Glucker / Marshall Leher | |||
| 1951 | Walter Plekan | Frank Coyle / Bill Baier | Vic Hershkowitz | Frank Coyle / Bill Baier | |||
| 1952 | Vic Hershkowitz | Frank Coyle / Bill Baier | Vic Hershkowitz | Leo Dressier / Phil Collins | |||
| 1953 | Bob Brady | Sam Haber / Harry Dreyfus | Vic Hershkowitz | Sam Haber / Bill Baier | |||
| 1954 | Vic Hershkowitz | Sam Haber / Ken Schneider | Vic Hershkowitz | Gus Lewis / Phil Collins | |||
| 1955 | Jimmy Jacobs | Sam Haber / Ken Schneider | Vic Hershkowitz | Gus Lewis / Phil Collins | |||
| 1956 | Jimmy Jacobs | John Sloan / Phil Collins | Vic Hershkowitz | Vic Hershkowitz / Harry Dreyfus | |||
| 1957 | Jimmy Jacobs | John Sloan / Phil Collins | Vic Hershkowitz | Ruby Obert / Oscar Obert | |||
| 1958 | John Sloan | John Sloan / Phil Collins | Vic Hershkowitz | John Sloan / Bob Brady | |||
| 1959 | John Sloan | John Sloan / Phil Collins | Jimmy Jacobs | Ruby Obert / Oscar Obert | Oscar Obert | Ruby Obert / Oscar Obert | |
| 1960 | Jimmy Jacobs | Jim Jacobs / Dick Weisman | Jimmy Jacobs | Ruby Obert / Oscar Obert | Oscar Obert | Ruby Obert / Oscar Obert | |
| 1961 | Johnny Sloan | Sloan / Vic Hershkowitz | Jimmy Jacobs | Charlie and Joe Danilczyk | Oscar Obert | Ruby Obert / Oscar Obert | |
| 1962 | Oscar Obert | Jim Jacobs / Marty Decatur | Oscar Obert | Marty Decatur / Johnny Sloan | Ken Davidoff | Ruby Obert / Oscar Obert | |
| 1963 | Oscar Obert | Jimmy Jacobs / Marty Decatur | Marty Decatur | Decatur / Lou Russo | Oscar Obert | Ruby Obert / Oscar Obert | |
| 1964 | Jim Jacobs | John Sloan / Phil Elbert | Marty Decatur | Ruby Obert / Oscar Obert | Oscar Obert | Norvid / J. Danilczyk | |
| 1965 | Jim Jacobs | Jacobs / Marty Decatur | Carl Obert | Ruby Obert / Oscar Obert | Oscar Obert | Wally Ulbrich / Holmes | |
| 1966 | Paul Haber | Pete Tyson / Bob Lindsay | Marty Decatur | Decatur / Lou Russo | Steve Sandler | J. Danilczyk / Artie Reyer | |
| 1967 | Paul Haber | Jim Jacobs / Marty Decatur | Carl Obert | Oscar Obert / Ruby Obert | Steve Sandler | J. Danilczyk / Artie Reyer | |
| 1968 | Stuffy Singer | Jim Jacobs / Marty Decatur | Marty Decatur | Decatur / Lou Russo | Steve Sandler | Carl Obert / Ruby Obert | |
| 1969 | Paul Haber | Lou Russo / Lou Kramberg | Marty Decatur | Marty Decatur / Lou Russo | Steve Sandler | Lou Russo / Joel Wisotsky | |
| 1970 | Paul Haber | Carl Obert / Ruby Obert | Steve August | Paul Haber / Andy Upatnieks | Steve Sandler | Steve Sandler / Don Weber | |
| 1971 | Paul Haber | Ray Neveau / Simie Fein | Lou Russo | Paul Haber / Andy Upatnieks | Steve Sandler | Artie Reyer / Wally Ulbrich | |
| 1972 | Fred Lewis | Kent Fusselman / Al Drews | Lou Russo | Joel Wisotsky / Ruby Obert | Wally Ulbrich | Wally Ulbrich / Mark Levine | |
| 1973 | Terry Muck | Ray Neveau / Simie Fein | Paul Haber | Joel Wisotsky / Ruby Obert | Steve Sandler | Lou Russo / Joel Wisotsky | |
| 1974 | Fred Lewis | Ray Neveau / Simie Fein | Fred Lewis | Marty Decatur / Paul Haber | Al Torres | Joel Wisotsky / Wally Ulbrich | |
| 1975 | Fred Lewis | Jay Bileu | Steve Lott / Marty Decatur | Lou Russo | Joel Wisotsky / Wally Ulbrich | ||
| 1976 | Fred Lewis | Vern Roberts | Gary Rohrer / Dan O'Connor | Lou Russo | Joel Wisotsky / Wally Ulbrich | ||
| 1977 | Naty Alvarado | Skip McDowell / Matt Kelly | Lou Russo | Vern Roberts / Dave Dohman | Al Torres | Torres / Artie Reyer | |
| 1978 | Fred Lewis | Stuffy Singer / Marty Decatur | Fred Lewis | Vern Roberts / Dave Dohman | Stu Kirzner | John Edwards / John Reicher | |
| 1979 | Naty Alvarado | Stuffy Singer / Marty Decatur | Lou Russo | John Sabo / Ken Ginty | Flip Wolfarth | Joel Wisotsky / Howie Eisenberg | |
| 1980 | Naty Alvarado | Skip McDowell / Harry Robertson | Lou Russo | Vern Roberts / Alvarado | Al Torres | Joel Wisotsky / Howie Eisenberg | |
| 1981 | Fred Lewis | Tom Kopatich / Jack Roberts | Naty Alvarado | Vern Roberts / Alvarado | Steve Sandler | Mark Levine / Artie Reyer | |
| 1982 | Naty Alvarado | Alvarado / Vern Roberts | Naty Alvarado | Vern Roberts / Alvarado | Joe Durso | Mark Levine / Neal Bocian | |
| 1983 | Naty Alvarado | Alvarado / Vern Roberts | Naty Alvarado | Vern Roberts / Alvarado | Al Torres | Joe Durso / Al Apuzzi | |
| 1984 | Naty Alvarado | Alvarado / Vern Roberts | Naty Alvarado | Vern Roberts / Alvarado | Joe Durso | Durso / Al Apuzzi | |
| 1985 | Naty Alvarado | Tony Ryan | Alvarado / Vern Roberts | Vern Roberts | Roberts / Naty Alvarado | Ed Golden | Al Torres / Al Apuzzi |
| 1986 | Naty Alvarado | Tony Ryan | Jon Kendler / Poncho Monreal | Vern Roberts (Pro) | Richard Lopez / Vince Munoz | Al Apuzzi | Durso / Al Apuzzi |
| 1987 | Naty Alvarado | Ken Ginty | Jon Kendler / Poncho Monreal | Vern Roberts (Pro) | Ken Ginty / Eric Klarman | Joe Durso (Pro) | Durso / Al Apuzzi |
| 1988 | Naty Alvarado | David Steinberg | Doug Glatt / Dennis Haynes | Jon Kendler (Pro) | John Bike / Dave Dohman | Joe Durso (Pro) | Durso / Al Apuzzi |
| 1989 | Poncho Monreal | David Steinberg | Danny Bell / Charlie Kalil | John Bike (Pro) | John Bike / Dave Dohman | Joe Durso (Pro) | Durso / Al Apuzzi |
| 1990 | Naty Alvarado | David Chapman | Doug Glatt / Rod Prince | Vince Munoz (Pro) | John Bike / Dave Dohman | Joe Durso (Pro) | Eric Klarman / Danny Maroney |
| 1991 | John Bike Jr. | Lennart DeLa Torre | John Bike Jr. / Octavio Silveyra | John Bike (Pro) | Bike / Dave Dohman | Joe Durso (Pro) | Joe & Paul Lonegran |
| 1992 | Octavio Silveyra | John Davis | D. Chapman / Naty Alvarado Jr. | John Bike (Pro) | Bike / Dave Dohman | Joe Durso (Pro) | Al Apuzzi / Ed Golden |
| 1993 | David Chapman | Ed Corbett | Chapman / Naty Alvarado Jr. | Eric Klarman (Pro) | Dave Chapman / Klarman | Al Apuzzi (Pro) | Al Torres / Robert Sostre |
| 1994 | Octavio Silveyra | Kris Schaumann | Silveyra / John Bike | David Chapman (Pro) | Chapman / Eric Klarman | Joe Durso (Pro) | Ed Maisonet / Paul Williams |
| 1995 | David Chapman | Chris Rusing | Chapman / Naty Alvarado Jr. | David Chapman (Pro) | Chapman / John Bike | Ed Maisonet (Pro) | Ed Maisonet / Paul Williams |
| 1996 | David Chapman | Justin Balkenbush | Jonn Bike / Octavio Silveyra | Vince Munoz (Pro) | Munoz / Octavio Silveyra | Ed Maisonet (Pro) | Robert Sostre / Al Torres |
| 1997 | Octavio Silveyra | Dan Armijo | Jonn Bike / Octavio Silveyra | Vince Munoz | John Bike / Dave Dohman | Robert Sostre (Pro) | Tony Roberts / Dave Rojas |
| 1998 | David Chapman | John Libby | Dave Chapman / Vince Munoz | Vince Munoz (Pro) | John Bike / Dave Dohman | Ed Maisonet (Pro) | Anthony Roberts / Dave Rojas |
| 1999 | David Chapman | Eoin Kennedy | David Chapman / Vince Munoz | Vince Munoz (Pro) | Vince Munoz / Eddie Chapa | Joe Kaplan (Pro) | Eddie Maisonet / Paul Williams |
| 2000 | David Chapman | Dean Crispen | David Chapman / Vince Munoz | Vince Munoz (Pro) | Vince Munoz / Eddie Chapa | Robert Sostre (Pro) | Joe Kaplan / Cesar Sala |
| 2001 | Vince Munoz | Dessie Keegan (IRE.) | Nati Alvarado Jr. / John Bike Jr. | Vince Munoz (Pro) | Vince Munoz / Eddie Chapa | Cesar Sala (Pro) | David Rojas / John Wright |
| 2002 | David Chapman | Richard McCann | David Chapman / Vince Munoz | Vince Munoz (Pro) | Vince Munoz / Eddie Chapa | Pee Wee Castro (Pro) | Pee Wee Castro / Anthony Roberts |
| 2003 | John Bike Jr. | Rayan Grossenbacher | Norm Dunne / Marcos Chavez | Vince Munoz (Pro) | Marcos Chavez / Sean Lenning | Tony Roberts (Pro) | Pee Wee Castro / Joe Durso |
| 2004 | David Chapman | Ryan Grossenbacher | Marcos Chavez / Vince Munoz | Sean Lenning (Pro) | Marcos Chavez / Sean Lenning | Satish Jagnandan (Pro) | Pee Wee Castro / Willie Polanco |
| 2005 | Paul Brady (Ire.) | Tony Healy / Richard McCann (Ire.) | Vince Munoz (Pro) | Vince Munoz / Eddie Chapa | Satish Jagnandan (Pro) | Tony Roberts / Robert Sostre | |
| 2006 | Paul Brady (Ire.) | Paul Brady / Michael Finnegan (Ire.) | Emmett Peixto (Pro) | Sean Lenning / Eddie Chapa | Satish Jagnandan (Pro) | Cesar Sala / Joe Kaplan | |
| 2007 | Paul Brady (Ire.) | Tony Healy / Ricky McCann (Ire.) | Sean Lenning (Pro) | Sean Lenning / Marcos Chavez | Satish Jagnandan (Pro) | Cesar Sala / Joe Kaplan | |
| 2008 | Paul Brady (Ire.) | Emmett Peixoto / David Chapman | Sean Lenning (Pro) | Sean Lenning / Emmett Peixoto | Cesar Sala (Pro) | Willie Polanco / Pee Wee Castro | |
| 2009 | Paul Brady (Ire.) | Emmett Peixoto / David Chapman | Emmett Peixoto (Pro) | Sean Lenning / Luis Moreno | Satish Jagnandan (Pro) | Willie Polanco / Pee Wee Castro | |
| 2010 | Paul Brady (Ire.) | Tom Sheridan / Ducksy Walsh(Ire.) | David Chapman (Pro) | David Chapman / Bill Mehilos | Tyree Bastides (Pro) | Willie Polanco / Pee Wee Castro | |
| 2011 | David Chapman | Sean Lenning / Armando Ortiz | Sean Lenning (Pro) | David Chapman / Bill Mehilos | Pee Wee Castro (Pro) | Joe Kaplan / Cesar Sala | |
| 2012 | Paul Brady | Luis Moreno / Andy Nett | Sean Lenning (Pro) | Adam Szatkowski / Dane Szatkowski | John Wright (Pro) | PeeWee Castro / Willie Polanco | |
| 2013 | Paul Brady | Nikolai Nahorniak / Tyree Bastidas | Tyree Bastidas (Pro) | Sean Lenning / Daniel Cordova | Tyree Bastidas (Pro) | Alvaro Rebaza / Givonni Vazquez | |
| 2014 | Paul Brady | Charly Shanks / Andy Nett | Sean Lenning (Pro) | Braulio Ruiz / Armando Ortiz | Tyree Bastidas (Pro) | William Polanco / Michael Schneider | |
| 2015 | Paul Brady | Sean Lenning / Marcos Chavez | Sean Lenning (Pro) | Sean Lenning / Marcos Chavez | Tyree Bastidas (Pro) | Tyree Bastidas / Billy O’Donnell | |
| 2016 | Killian Carroll | Sean Lenning / Marcos Chavez | Sean Lenning (Pro) | Sean Lenning / Marcos Chavez | Tyree Bastidas (Pro) | Tyree Bastidas / Billy O’Donnell | |
| 2017 | Killian Carroll | Sean Lenning / Marcos Chavez | Sean Lenning (Pro) | Sean Lenning / Marcos Chavez | Timothy Gonzalez | Timothy Gonzalez / Jurell Bastidas | |
| 2018 | Killian Carroll | Robbie McCarthy / Diarmaid Nash | Sean Lenning (Pro) | Daniel Cordova / Luis Cordova Jr. | Tyree Bastidas | Tyree Bastidas / Jurell Bastidas | |
| 2019 | Paul Brady | Sean Lenning / Marcos Chavez | Sean Lenning (Pro) | Sean Lenning / Marcos Chavez | Timothy Gonzalez | Allan Sanchez / Victor LoPierre | |
| 2020 | Tywan Cook | ||||||
| 2021 | Killian Carroll | Sean Lenning / Nick Mattioni | Sean Lenning | Braulio Ruiz / Sam Esser | Tyree Bastidas | Tywan Cook / Victor LoPierre | |
| 2022 | Diarmaid Nash | Diarmaid Nash / Martin Mulkerrins | Sean Lenning | Braulio Ruiz / Sam Esser | Tyree Bastidas (Pro) | Tyree Bastidas / Jurell Bastidas (Pro) | |
| 2023 | Martin Mulkerrins | Martin Mulkerrins / Killian Carroll | Sean Lenning | Luis Cordova Jr. / Daniel Cordova | Tyree Bastidas (Pro) | Tyree Bastidas / Jurell Bastidas (Pro) | |
| 2024 | Killian Carroll | Killian Carroll / Martin Mulkerrins (Pro) | Killian Carroll | Sam Esser / Braulio Ruiz | Tyree Bastidas (Pro) | Carlin Rosa / Allan Sanchez (Pro) | |
| 2025 | Martin Mulkerrins | Sean Lenning / Luis Cordova Jr. | Braulio Ruiz | Sean Lenning / John A. Bike | Tyree Bastidas (Pro) | Carlin Rosa / Allan Sanchez (Pro) |
See also
- List of American Handball Women's Champions in the United States – women's national champions
- United States Handball Association