Handball at the Summer Olympics
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, also on German territory. Women's handball competition was introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
| Handball at the Summer Olympics | |
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| Governing body | IHF |
| Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
| Games | |
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Men
Summary
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Croatia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Unified Team | 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 | |
 Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 nations) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1936 | 1972 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1976 | 1980 |  1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2000 |  2004 |  2008 |  2012 |  2016 |  2020 | 2024 | 2028 | Years |
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 Algeria |
10th | 12th | 10th | 10th | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Argentina |
10th | 10th | Q | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Australia |
12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Austria |
2nd | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Bahrain |
Q | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Brazil |
12th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 7th | 5 | |||||||||||
| Canada |
11th | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| China |
12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Croatia |
1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5 | |||||||||||
 Cuba |
11th | 11th | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia |
2nd | 7th | 6th | 9th | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark |
13th | 8th | 9th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 1st | Q | 8 | ||||||||
| East Germany |
4th | 1st | 7th | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Egypt |
11th | 6th | 7th | 12th | 10th | 9th | Q | 7 | |||||||||
| France |
3rd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | Q | 8 | ||||||||
| Germany |
1st | 10th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 9th | 3rd | 7 | |||||||||
| Great Britain |
12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Greece |
6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Hungary |
4th | 8th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 8 | ||||||||
| Iceland |
12th | 6th | 8th | 4th | 9th | 2nd | 5th | 7 | |||||||||
| Japan |
11th | 9th | 10th | 11th | Q | 5 | |||||||||||
 Kuwait |
12th | 12th | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Norway |
9th | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Poland |
10th | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5 | |||||||||||
 Qatar |
8th | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Romania |
5th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 6 | ||||||||||
| Russia |
5th | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Serbia |
9th | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Slovenia |
8th | 11th | 6th | 3 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea |
11th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 11th | 7 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union |
5th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Spain |
15th | 5th | 8th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 7th | Q | 11 | |||||
| Sweden |
7th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 11th | 8 | ||||||||
| Switzerland |
3rd | 8th | 7th | 8th | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Tunisia |
16th | WD | 10th | 8th | 12th | 5 | |||||||||||
| Unified Team |
1st | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| United States |
6th | 14th | 10th | 9th | 12th | 9th | Q | 7 | |||||||||
| West Germany |
6th | 4th | 2nd | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
1st | 5th | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 6 | ||||||||||
| Total | 6 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Women
Summary
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 nations) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 2028 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |
7th | 9th | 9th | 12th | 10th | 8th | Q | 7 | |||||||
| Argentina |
12th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Australia |
10th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Austria |
6th | 5th | 5th | 3 | |||||||||||
| Brazil |
8th | 7th | 9th | 6th | 5th | Q | 6 | ||||||||
| Canada |
6th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| China |
3rd | 6th | 5th | 8th | 6th | 5 | |||||||||
 Congo |
6th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia |
7th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia |
5th | 5th | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark |
1st | 1st | 1st | 9th | 4 | ||||||||||
| East Germany |
2nd | 3rd | 2 | ||||||||||||
| France |
6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | Q | Q | 7 | |||||||
| Germany |
4th | 6th | 11th | 3 | |||||||||||
| Great Britain |
12th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Greece |
10th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary |
3rd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 6 | ||||||||
 Ivory Coast |
8th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Japan |
5th | Q | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan |
10th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro |
2nd | 11th | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Netherlands |
4th | Q | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Nigeria |
8th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Norway |
2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 7 | |||||||
| Romania |
4th | 7th | 7th | 9th | 4 | ||||||||||
| Russia |
2nd | 8th | 1st | 3 | |||||||||||
| South Korea |
2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 10th | Q | 10 | ||||
| Soviet Union |
1st | 1st | 3rd | 3 | |||||||||||
| Spain |
7th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 4 | ||||||||||
| Sweden |
8th | 11th | 7th | 3 | |||||||||||
| Ukraine |
3rd | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Unified Team |
3rd | 1 | |||||||||||||
| United States |
5th | 7th | 6th | 8th | Q | 5 | |||||||||
| West Germany |
4th | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
2nd | 1st | 4th | 3 | |||||||||||
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Combined medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Croatia (CRO) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 nations) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
See also
References and notes
- In 1936, it was played as Field handball.
External links
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