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Handball at the Summer Olympics

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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.

Men's tournaments

Summary

YearHostGold medal matchBronze medal matchTeamsGold medalistsScoreSilver medalistsBronze medalistsScore4th-place finishers
1936
DetailsNazi Germany
Berlin****Round robinRound robin6
1972
DetailsWest Germany
Munich****21–1619–1616
1976
DetailsCanada
Montreal****19–1521–1812
1980
DetailsSoviet Union
Moscow****23–22 (ET)20–1812
1984
DetailsUnited States
Los Angeles****18–1723–1912
1988
DetailsSouth Korea
Seoul****32–2527–2312
1992
DetailsSpain
Barcelona**[[Image:Olympic flag.svg30pxborderalt=link=]]
Unified Team**22–2024–2012
1996
DetailsUnited States
Atlanta****27–2627–2512
2000
DetailsAustralia
Sydney****28–2626–2212
2004
DetailsGreece
Athens****26–2428–2612
2008
DetailsChina
Beijing****28–2335–2912
2012
DetailsGreat Britain
London****22–2133–2612
2016
DetailsBrazil
Rio de Janeiro****28–2631–2512
2020
DetailsJapan
Tokyo****25–2333–3112
2024DetailsFrance
Paris****39–2623–2212
2028DetailsUnited States
Los Angeles12
2032DetailsAustralia
Brisbane12

Medal table

Participating nations

;Legend

  • – Champions
  • – Runners-up
  • – Third place
  • – Fourth place
  • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  • – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
NationGER
1936GER
1972CAN
1976URS
1980USA
1984KOR
1988ESP
1992USA
1996AUS
2000GRE
2004CHN
2008GBR
2012BRA
2016JPN
2020FRA
2024USA
2028AUS
2032YearsTotal616121212121212121212121212121212
•••10th12th10th•10th•••••••4
•••••••••••10th10th12th12th4
••••••••12th••••••Q2
2nd••••••••••••••1
•••••••••••••8th•1
••••••12th11th•10th11th•7th10th•6
••11th••••••••••••1
••••••••••12th••••1
Part of•1st•1st4th3rd5th•9th6
•••11th••••11th••••••2
•13th8th9th4th•••••7th6th1st2nd1st9
••••••11th6th7th12th10th•9th4th5th8
••••••3rd4th6th5th1st1st2nd1st8th9
1stSee and10th7th5th2nd9th•3rd6th2nd9
•••••••••••12th•••1
•••••••••6th•••••1
4th8th6th4th•4th7th••4th•4th••10th9
•12th••6th8th4th••9th2nd5th•••7
•11th9th•10th11th•••••••11th11th6
•••12th•••12th•••••••2
•9th•••••••••••7th6th3
•10th3rd7th••••••5th•4th••5
•••••••••••••9th•1
••••••••••••8th••1
5th3rd2nd3rd3rd•8th••••••••6
See5th1st3rd6th••••4
SeeSee•9th•••1
Part of••8th11th••6th•4th4
••••11th2nd6th•9th8th8th11th•••7
•15th•5th8th9th5th3rd3rd7th3rd7th•3rd3rd12
•7th••5th5th2nd2nd2nd••2nd11th5th7th10
3rd••8th7th••8th•••••••4
•16thWD•••••10th••8th12th••5
6th14th10th•9th12th•9th•••••••Q7
Discontinued nations
**•2nd7th••6th9thSee4
**4th•1st•7thSee3
**See••4th•See1
**•5th1st2nd•1st1stSee5
**6th4th•2nd•See3
**•1st5th6th1st3rdSeeSee5

Women's tournaments

Summary

YearHostGold medal matchBronze medal matchTeamsGold medalistsScoreSilver medalistsBronze medalistsScore4th-place finishers
1976
DetailsCanada
Montreal****Round robinRound robin6
1980
DetailsSoviet Union
Moscow****Round robinRound robin6
1984
DetailsUnited States
Los Angeles****Round robinRound robin6
1988
DetailsSouth Korea
Seoul****Round robinRound robin8
1992
DetailsSpain
Barcelona****28–21[[Image:Olympic flag.svg30pxborderalt=link=]]
Unified Team24–208
1996
DetailsUnited States
Atlanta****37–33 (ET)20–188
2000
DetailsAustralia
Sydney****31–2722–2110
2004
DetailsGreece
Athens****34–34 (ET, pen: 4–2)21–1810
2008
DetailsChina
Beijing****34–2733–2812
2012
DetailsGreat Britain
London****26–2331–2912
2016
DetailsBrazil
Rio de Janeiro****22–1936–2612
2020
DetailsJapan
Tokyo****30–2536–1912
2024
DetailsFrance
Paris****29–2130–2512
2028DetailsUnited States
Los Angeles12
2032DetailsAustralia
Brisbane12

Medal table

Participating nations

;Legend

  • – Champions
  • – Runners-up
  • – Third place
  • – Fourth place
  • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  • – Hosts
  • = – More than one team tied for that rank
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
NationCAN
1976URS
1980USA
1984KOR
1988ESP
1992USA
1996AUS
2000GRE
2004CHN
2008GBR
2012BRA
2016JPN
2020FRA
2024USA
2028AUS
2032YearsTotal666888101012121212121212
•••••7th9th9th12th10th8th10th9th8
••••••••••12th••1
••••••10th••••••Q2
••6th•5th•5th••••••3
••••••8th7th9th6th5th11th7th7
6th••••••••••••1
••3rd6th•5th•8th6th••••5
•6th•••••••••••1
Part of•••••7th•••1
•••••1st1st1st•9th••3rd5
••••••6th4th5th5th2nd1st2nd7
See and4th6th••11th•••8th4
•••••••••12th•••1
•••••••10th•••••1
3rd4th•••3rd2nd5th4th••7th6th8
•••8th•••••••••1
5th••••••••••12th•2
Part of•••10th••••1
Part ofPart of•2nd11th6th•3
••••••••••4th5th5th3
••••8th••••••••1
•••2nd2nd4th3rd•1st1st3rd3rd1st9
4th•••••7th•7th•9th••4
See•••2nd8th1st2nd•4
Part of••••••••11th1
••2nd1st1st2nd4th2nd3rd4th10th8th10th11
••••7th••6th•3rd6th9th12th6
••••••••8th11th7th4th4th5
Part of••3rd•••••1
••5th7th6th8th•••••••Q5
Discontinued nations
**•5th•5th•See2
**2nd3rd••See2
**1st1st•3rd3rdSee4
**••4th•See1
**•2nd1st4thSeeSee3

Overall medal table

The table below include teams under the name they had at the time. When the Soviet Union broke up in 1991 they played one last tournament in 1992 as the Unified Team, which they won for the men and got a bronze medal for the women. Russia is a break-away from the Soviet Union and ROC is Russia under another name. Croatia is a break-away from Yugoslavia, which ceased to exist in 1992. German Democratic Republic and West Germany were created after World War II. They were united into Germany in 1990.

Notes

References and notes

References

  1. (24 May 2018). "Montreal Olympics photo flashback: More women competed thanks to three new events | Montreal Gazette".
  2. In 1936, it was played as [[Field handball]].
  3. "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries".
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