Handball at the Summer Olympics

Handball at the Summer Olympics
Governing body IHF
Events 2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
  • 1896
  • 1900
  • 1904
  • 1908
  • 1912
  • 1920
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952

Handball at the Summer Olympics was introduced for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that, only for handball to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory. Women's handball competition was introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Men

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Medalists Score Silver Medalists Bronze Medalists Score 4th place
1936
Details
Nazi Germany
Berlin

Germany
Round robin
Austria

Switzerland
Round robin
Hungary
Not Held from 1948 to 1968
1972
Details
West Germany
Munich

Yugoslavia
21 – 16
Czechoslovakia

Romania
19 – 16
East Germany
1976
Details
Canada
Montreal

Soviet Union
19 – 15
Romania

Poland
21 – 18
West Germany
1980
Details
Soviet Union
Moscow

East Germany
23 – 22
Over Time

Soviet Union

Romania
20 – 18
Hungary
1984
Details
United States
Los Angeles

Yugoslavia
18 – 17
West Germany

Romania
23 – 19
Denmark
1988
Details
South Korea
Seoul

Soviet Union
32 – 25
South Korea

Yugoslavia
27 – 23
Hungary
1992
Details
Spain
Barcelona

Unified Team
22 – 20
Sweden

France
24 – 20
Iceland
1996
Details
United States
Atlanta

Croatia
27 – 26
Sweden

Spain
27 – 25
France
2000
Details
Australia
Sydney

Russia
28 – 26
Sweden

Spain
26 – 22
Yugoslavia
2004
Details
Greece
Athens

Croatia
26 – 24
Germany

Russia
28 – 26
Hungary
2008
Details
China
Beijing

France
28 – 23
Iceland

Spain
35 – 29
Croatia
2012
Details
United Kingdom
London

France
22 – 21
Sweden

Croatia
33 – 26
Hungary
2016
Details
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro

Denmark
28 – 26
France

Germany
31 – 25
Poland
Men's medal count
 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  France 2 1 1 4
2  Soviet Union 2 1 0 3
3  Yugoslavia 2 0 1 3
 Croatia 2 0 1 3
5  Germany 1 2 1 4
6  Russia 1 0 1 2
7  Denmark 1 0 0 1
 East Germany 1 0 0 1
 Unified Team (EUN) 1 0 0 1
10  Sweden 0 4 0 4
11  Romania 0 1 3 4
12  Austria 0 1 0 1
 Czechoslovakia 0 1 0 1
 South Korea 0 1 0 1
 Iceland 0 1 0 1
16  Spain 0 0 3 3
17   Switzerland 0 0 1 1
 Poland 0 0 1 1
Total 13 13 13 39

Women

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Medalists Score Silver Medalists Bronze Medalists Score 4th place
1976
Details
Canada
Montreal

Soviet Union
Round robin
East Germany

Hungary
Round robin
Romania
1980
Details
Soviet Union
Moscow

Soviet Union
Round robin
Yugoslavia

East Germany
Round robin
Hungary
1984
Details
United States
Los Angeles

Yugoslavia
Round robin
South Korea

China
Round robin
West Germany
1988
Details
South Korea
Seoul

South Korea
Round robin
Norway

Soviet Union
Round robin
Yugoslavia
1992
Details
Spain
Barcelona

South Korea
28 – 21
Norway

Unified Team
24 – 20
Germany
1996
Details
United States
Atlanta

Denmark
37 – 33
Over Time

South Korea

Hungary
20 – 18
Norway
2000
Details
Australia
Sydney

Denmark
31 – 27
Hungary

Norway
22 – 21
South Korea
2004
Details
Greece
Athens

Denmark
34 – 34
( 4 – 2 P)

South Korea

Ukraine
21 – 18
France
2008
Details
China
Beijing

Norway
34 – 27
Russia

South Korea
33 – 28
Hungary
2012
Details
United Kingdom
London

Norway
26 – 23
Montenegro

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

Russia
22 – 19
France

Norway
36 – 26
Netherlands
Women's medal count
 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Denmark 3 0 0 3
2  South Korea 2 3 1 6
3  Norway 2 2 2 6
4  Soviet Union 2 0 1 3
5  Russia 1 1 0 2
6  Yugoslavia 1 1 0 2
7  Hungary 0 1 2 3
8  East Germany 0 1 1 2
9  France 0 1 0 1
 Montenegro 0 1 0 1
11  China 0 0 1 1
 Spain 0 0 1 1
 Ukraine 0 0 1 1
 Unified Team (EUN) 0 0 1 1
Total 11 11 11 33
* = Russia to compute the Bronze medal in 1992 the Unified Team.

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union (URS) 4116
2  Denmark (DEN) 4004
3  Yugoslavia (YUG) 3115
4  South Korea (KOR) 2417
5  Norway (NOR) 2226
6 France (FRA) 2215
7  Russia (RUS) 2103
8  Croatia (CRO) 2013
9  Germany (GER) 1214
10  East Germany (GDR) 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
19  Spain (ESP) 0044
20  China (CHN) 0011
 Poland (POL) 0011
 Switzerland (SUI) 0011
 Ukraine (UKR) 0011

Nations

Total

Only players who participated in at least one game are counted.

In 1936 the competition was field handball. Women competed first in 1976.

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Years
 Algeria (ALG)                141514
 Austria (AUT)          22      15
 Brazil (BRA)                X
 Canada (CAN)                28
 China (CHN)                1312
 Congo (CGO)                14
 Ivory Coast (CIV)                14
 Cuba (CUB)                13
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)                16131329X
 Denmark (DEN)                16131414
 Egypt (EGY)                X
 France (FRA)                X
 Germany (GER)          22      X
 East Germany (GDR)                16142813
 West Germany (FRG)                161428
 Hungary (HUN)          16      15262814X
 Iceland (ISL)                151515X
 Japan (JPN)                15241515
 Kuwait (KUW)                14
 Norway (NOR)                1615
 Poland (POL)                151414
 Romania (ROU)          15      15281415X
 South Korea (KOR)                2826X
 Soviet Union (URS)                15282729
 Spain (ESP)                15131515X
 Sweden (SWE)                161514X
 Switzerland (SUI)          17      1415
 Tunisia (TUN)                15
 Unified Team (EUN)                X
 United States (USA)          13      15142728
 Yugoslavia (YUG)                1414282929
Nations 6 16 12 14 14 15
Handball players 105 242 230 248 259 282
Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 10

Men

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Years
 Algeria (ALG)                141514X
 Argentina (ARG)                XX
 Australia (AUS)                X
 Austria (AUT)          22      
 Brazil (BRA)                XXXXX
 Canada (CAN)                14
 China (CHN)                X
 Croatia (CRO)                XXXXX
 Cuba (CUB)                13X
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)                161314X
 Denmark (DEN)                16131414XXX
 Egypt (EGY)                XXXXXX
 France (FRA)                XXXXXXX
 Germany (GER)          22      XXXXXX
 East Germany (GDR)                161413
 West Germany (FRG)                161415
 Great Britain (GBR)                X
 Greece (GRE)                X
 Hungary (HUN)          16      15121414XXX
 Iceland (ISL)                151515XXXX
 Japan (JPN)                15121515
 Kuwait (KUW)                14X
 Norway (NOR)                16
 Poland (POL)                151414XX
 Qatar (QAT)                X
 Romania (ROU)          15      15141415X
 Russia (RUS)                XXXX
 Serbia (SRB)                X
 Slovenia (SLO)                XXX
 South Korea (KOR)                1514XXXXX
 Soviet Union (URS)                15141414X[1]
 Spain (ESP)                15131515XXXXXX
 Sweden (SWE)                161514XXXXX
 Switzerland (SUI)          17      1415X
 Tunisia (TUN)                15XXX
 United States (USA)          13      15141414X
 Yugoslavia (YUG)                1414141415X
Nations 6 16 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 1212
male handball players 105 242 148 166 177 171
Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 10

Women

Nation 96 00 04 08 12 20 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Years
 Angola (ANG)                XXXXXX
 Argentina (ARG)                X
 Australia (AUS)                X
 Austria (AUT)                15XX
 Brazil (BRA)                XXXXX
 Canada (CAN)                14
 China (CHN)                1312XXX
 Congo (CGO)                14
 Croatia (CRO)                X
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)                1315
 Denmark (DEN)                XXXX
 France (FRA)                XXXXX
 Germany (GER)                XXX
 East Germany (GDR)                1414
 West Germany (FRG)                13
 Great Britain (GBR)                X
 Greece (GRE)                X
 Hungary (HUN)                1414XXXX
 Ivory Coast (CIV)                14
 Japan (JPN)                12
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)                X
 Montenegro (MNE)                XX
 Netherlands (NED)                X
 Nigeria (NGR)                X
 Norway (NOR)                15XXXXXX
 Romania (ROU)                14XXX
 Russia (RUS)                XXX
 South Korea (KOR)                1312XXXXXXX
 Soviet Union (URS)                141315X[2]
 Spain (ESP)                XXXX
 Sweden (SWE)                XXX
 Ukraine (UKR)                X
 United States (USA)                1314XX
 Yugoslavia (YUG)                141514
Nations 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12
female handball players 82 82 82 111
Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 8

See also

References

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