Handball at the Summer Olympics

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Handball at the Summer Olympics
IOC Discipline CodeHBL
Governing bodyIHF
Events2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
  • 1896
  • 1900
  • 1904
  • 1908
  • 1912
  • 1920

Handball at the Summer Olympics refers to two different sports. Field handball was introduced for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that. At the 1952 Olympics, field handball was a demonstration sport. (Indoor) handball was introduced for men at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Women's handball competition was introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[1]

Men's tournaments[edit]

Summary[edit]

Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
Gold medalists Score Silver medalists Bronze medalists Score 4th-place finishers
1936[2]
Details
Nazi Germany
Berlin

Germany
Round robin
Austria

Switzerland
Round robin
Hungary
6
1972
Details
West Germany
Munich

Yugoslavia
21–16
Czechoslovakia

Romania
19–16
East Germany
16
1976
Details
Canada
Montreal

Soviet Union
19–15
Romania

Poland
21–18
West Germany
12
1980
Details
Soviet Union
Moscow

East Germany
23–22 (ET)
Soviet Union

Romania
20–18
Hungary
12
1984
Details
United States
Los Angeles

Yugoslavia
18–17
West Germany

Romania
23–19
Denmark
12
1988
Details
South Korea
Seoul

Soviet Union
32–25
South Korea

Yugoslavia
27–23
Hungary
12
1992
Details
Spain
Barcelona

Unified Team
22–20
Sweden

France
24–20
Iceland
12
1996
Details
United States
Atlanta

Croatia
27–26
Sweden

Spain
27–25
France
12
2000
Details
Australia
Sydney

Russia
28–26
Sweden

Spain
26–22
Yugoslavia
12
2004
Details
Greece
Athens

Croatia
26–24
Germany

Russia
28–26
Hungary
12
2008
Details
China
Beijing

France
28–23
Iceland

Spain
35–29
Croatia
12
2012
Details
United Kingdom
London

France
22–21
Sweden

Croatia
33–26
Hungary
12
2016
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro

Denmark
28–26
France

Germany
31–25
Poland
12
2020
Details
Japan
Tokyo

France
25–23
Denmark

Spain
33–31
Egypt
12
2024
Details
France
Paris
12

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)3115
2 Soviet Union (URS)2103
3 Croatia (CRO)2013
 Yugoslavia (YUG)2013
5 Germany (GER)1214
6 Denmark (DEN)1102
7 Russia (RUS)1012
8 East Germany (GDR)1001
 Unified Team (EUN)1001
10 Sweden (SWE)0404
11 Romania (ROU)0134
12 Austria (AUT)0101
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
 Iceland (ISL)0101
 South Korea (KOR)0101
16 Spain (ESP)0044
17 Poland (POL)0011
 Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (18 entries)14141442

Participating nations[edit]

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Nation Germany
1936
Germany
1972
Canada
1976
Soviet Union
1980
United States
1984
South Korea
1988
Spain
1992
United States
1996
Australia
2000
Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
2020
France
2024
United States
2028
Australia
2032
Years
 Algeria 10th 12th 10th 10th 4
 Argentina 10th 10th 12th Q 4
 Australia 12th Q 2
 Austria 2nd 1
 Bahrain 8th 1
 Brazil 12th 11th 10th 11th 7th 10th 6
 Canada 11th 1
 China 12th 1
 Croatia Part of  Yugoslavia 1st 1st 4th 3rd 5th Q 6
 Cuba 11th 11th 2
 Denmark 13th 8th 9th 4th 7th 6th 1st 2nd Q 9
 Egypt 11th 6th 7th 12th 10th 9th 4th Q 8
 France 3rd 4th 6th 5th 1st 1st 2nd 1st Q 9
 Germany 1st See  GDR and  FRG 10th 7th 5th 2nd 9th 3rd 6th Q 9
 Great Britain 12th 1
 Greece 6th 1
 Hungary 4th 8th 6th 4th 4th 7th 4th 4th Q 9
 Iceland 12th 6th 8th 4th 9th 2nd 5th 7
 Japan 11th 9th 10th 11th 11th Q 6
 Kuwait 12th 12th 2
 Norway 9th 7th Q 3
 Poland 10th 3rd 7th 5th 4th 5
 Portugal 9th 1
 Qatar 8th 1
 Romania 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 8th 6
 Russia See  Soviet Union 5th 1st 3rd 6th 4
 Serbia See  Yugoslavia See  Serbia and Montenegro 9th 1
 Slovenia Part of  Yugoslavia 8th 11th 6th Q 4
 South Korea 11th 2nd 6th 9th 8th 8th 11th 7
 Spain 15th 5th 8th 9th 5th 3rd 3rd 7th 3rd 7th 3rd Q 12
 Sweden 7th 5th 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 11th 5th Q 10
  Switzerland 3rd 8th 7th 8th 4
 Tunisia 16th WD 10th 8th 12th 5
 United States 6th 14th 10th 9th 12th 9th Q 7
Discontinued nations
 Czechoslovakia 2nd 7th 6th 9th See  Czech Republic 4
 East Germany  G 4th 1st 7th See  Germany 3
 Serbia and Montenegro See  Yugoslavia 4th See  Serbia 1[A]
 Soviet Union 5th 1st 2nd 1st 1st See  Russia 5[B]
 West Germany  G 6th 4th 2nd See  Germany 3
 Yugoslavia 1st 5th 6th 1st 3rd See  Serbia and Montenegro See  Serbia 5
Total 6 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Women's tournaments[edit]

Summary[edit]

Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Teams
Gold medalists Score Silver medalists Bronze medalists Score 4th-place finishers
1976
Details
Canada
Montreal

Soviet Union
Round robin
East Germany

Hungary
Round robin
Romania
6
1980
Details
Soviet Union
Moscow

Soviet Union
Round robin
Yugoslavia

East Germany
Round robin
Hungary
6
1984
Details
United States
Los Angeles

Yugoslavia
Round robin
South Korea

China
Round robin
West Germany
6
1988
Details
South Korea
Seoul

South Korea
Round robin
Norway

Soviet Union
Round robin
Yugoslavia
8
1992
Details
Spain
Barcelona

South Korea
28–21
Norway

Unified Team
24–20
Germany
8
1996
Details
United States
Atlanta

Denmark
37–33 (ET)
South Korea

Hungary
20–18
Norway
8
2000
Details
Australia
Sydney

Denmark
31–27
Hungary

Norway
22–21
South Korea
10
2004
Details
Greece
Athens

Denmark
34–34 (ET, pen: 4–2)
South Korea

Ukraine
21–18
France
10
2008
Details
China
Beijing

Norway
34–27
Russia

South Korea
33–28
Hungary
12
2012
Details
United Kingdom
London

Norway
26–23
Montenegro

Spain
31–29
South Korea
12
2016
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro

Russia
22–19
France

Norway
36–26
Netherlands
12
2020
Details
Japan
Tokyo

France
30–25
ROC

Norway
36–19
Sweden
12
2024
Details
France
Paris
12

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Denmark (DEN)3003
2 South Korea (KOR)2316
3 Norway (NOR)2237
4 Soviet Union (URS)2013
5 France (FRA)1102
 Russia (RUS)1102
 Yugoslavia (YUG)1102
8 Hungary (HUN)0123
9 East Germany (GDR)0112
10 Montenegro (MNE)0101
 ROC0101
12 China (CHN)0011
 Spain (ESP)0011
 Ukraine (UKR)0011
 Unified Team (EUN)0011
Totals (15 entries)12121236

Participating nations[edit]

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Nation Canada
1976
Soviet Union
1980
United States
1984
South Korea
1988
Spain
1992
United States
1996
Australia
2000
Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
2020
France
2024
United States
2028
Australia
2032
Years
 Angola 7th 9th 9th 12th 10th 8th 10th Q 8
 Argentina 12th 1
 Australia 10th Q 2
 Austria 6th 5th 5th 3
 Brazil 8th 7th 9th 6th 5th 11th Q 7
 Canada 6th 1
 China 3rd 6th 5th 8th 6th 5
 Congo 6th 1
 Croatia Part of  Yugoslavia 7th 1
 Denmark 1st 1st 1st 9th Q 5
 France 6th 4th 5th 5th 2nd 1st Q 7
 Germany See  GDR and  FRG 4th 6th 11th 3
 Great Britain 12th 1
 Greece 10th 1
 Hungary 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 5th 4th 7th 7
 Ivory Coast 8th 1
 Japan 5th 12th 2
 Kazakhstan Part of  Soviet Union 10th 1
 Montenegro Part of  Yugoslavia Part of  Serbia and Montenegro 2nd 11th 6th 3
 Netherlands 4th 5th 2
 Nigeria 8th 1
 Norway 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd Q 9
 Romania 4th 7th 7th 9th 4
 Russia See  Soviet Union 2nd 8th 1st 2nd 4[C]
 South Korea 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 3rd 4th 10th 8th Q 11
 Spain 7th 6th 3rd 6th 9th 5
 Sweden 8th 11th 7th 4th 4
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union 3rd 1
 United States 5th 7th 6th 8th Q 5
Discontinued nations
 Czechoslovakia 5th 5th See  Czech Republic 2
 East Germany 2nd 3rd See  Germany 2
 Soviet Union 1st 1st 3rd 3rd See  Russia 4[B]
 West Germany 4th See  Germany 1
 Yugoslavia 2nd 1st 4th See  Serbia and Montenegro See  Serbia 3
Total 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

Combined medal table[edit]

The table below include teams under the name they had at the time.[3] It should be mentioned, though, that URS and EUN is the same team like RUS and ROC is the same.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France (FRA)4217
2 Soviet Union (URS)4116
3 Denmark (DEN)4105
4 Yugoslavia (YUG)3115
5 South Korea (KOR)2417
6 Norway (NOR)2237
7 Russia (RUS)2114
8 Croatia (CRO)2013
9 East Germany (GDR)1113
 Germany (GER)1113
11 Unified Team (EUN)1012
12 Sweden (SWE)0404
13 Romania (ROU)0134
14 Hungary (HUN)0123
15 Austria (AUT)0101
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
 Iceland (ISL)0101
 Montenegro (MNE)0101
 ROC0101
 West Germany (FRG)0101
21 Spain (ESP)0055
22 China (CHN)0011
 Poland (POL)0011
 Switzerland (SUI)0011
 Ukraine (UKR)0011
Totals (25 entries)26262678

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Serbia and Montenegro's total includes one appearance as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2000.
  2. ^ a b Soviet Union's total includes one appearance as Unified Team in 1992.
  3. ^ Russia's total includes one appearance as Russian Olympic Committee in 2020.

References and notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Montreal Olympics photo flashback: More women competed thanks to three new events | Montreal Gazette". 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-24.
  2. ^ In 1936, it was played as Field handball.
  3. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

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