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United States women's national handball team
| Field | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | United States | ||||||
| type | W | ||||||
| Association | USA Team Handball | ||||||
| Coach | Sarah Gascon | ||||||
| Captain | Julia Taylor | ||||||
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| Summer Olympics apps | 4 | ||||||
| Summer Olympics first | 1984 | ||||||
| Summer Olympics best | 5th place (1984) | ||||||
| World cup apps | 5 | ||||||
| World cup first | 1975 | ||||||
| World cup best | 11th place (1975, 1982) | ||||||
| Regional name | Pan American Championship | ||||||
| Regional cup apps | 9 | ||||||
| Regional cup first | 1986 | ||||||
| Regional cup best | Champions (1986, 1991) |
The United States women's national handball team is the national team of the United States. It takes part in international handball competitions.
At the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary the U.S. team placed 11th. They also participated in the 1975, 1986, 1993 and 1995 IHF World Women's Handball Championship and the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
Results
Olympic Games
Since their first appearance in 1984, the U.S. has participated in four Olympic Games.
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– | Total | 4/12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 396 | 495 | –99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN 1976 | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | ||||||||||||||||
| URS 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA 1984 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 123 | −9 | |||||||||
| KOR 1988 | 7th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 156 | −33 | |||||||||
| ESP 1992 | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 102 | −30 | |||||||||
| USA 1996 | 8th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 114 | −27 | |||||||||
| AUS 2000 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| GBR 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA 2028 | qualified |
World Championship
Since their first appearance in 1975, the U.S. has participated in five World Championships.
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– | Total | 5/30 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 437 | 735 | –298 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUG 1957 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| ROM 1962 | |||||||||||||||||
| FRG 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
| NED 1971 | |||||||||||||||||
| YUG 1973 | |||||||||||||||||
| URS 1975 | 11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 113 | −71 | |||||||||
| TCH 1978 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| HUN 1982 | 11th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 173 | −74 | |||||||||
| NED 1986 | 16th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 139 | −55 | |||||||||
| KOR 1990 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| NOR 1993 | 12th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 117 | 189 | −72 | |||||||||
| AUTHUN 1995 | 17th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 121 | −26 | |||||||||
| GER 1997 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| NORDEN 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
| ITA 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
| CRO 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
| RUS 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| SRB 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| DEN 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| GER 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| ESP 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
| DENNORSWE 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| GERNED 2025 | Qualified as wild card, if they reach a certain performance level. | ||||||||||||||||
| HUN 2027 | |||||||||||||||||
| ESP 2029 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| CZEPOL 2031 |
Pan American Championships
From their first appearance in 1986 to their last in 2017, the U.S. participated in eight Pan American Championships.
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– | Total | 9/14 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 1069 | 1021 | +48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 1986 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | +40 | |||||||||
| USA 1989 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 38 | +33 | |||||||||
| BRA 1991 | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 82 | +146 | |||||||||
| BRA 1997 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| ARG 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2003 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 104 | −13 | |||||||||
| BRA 2005 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 138 | −47 | |||||||||
| DOM 2007 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 126 | −26 | |||||||||
| CHI 2009 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| DOM 2013 | 8th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 180 | −60 | |||||||||
| CUB 2015 | 10th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 161 | 168 | −7 | |||||||||
| ARG 2017 | 5th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 163 | −18 |
Pan American Games
Since their first appearance in 1987, the U.S. has participated in six Pan American Games.
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– | Total | 6/9 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 778 | 803 | –25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 1987 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 68 | +66 | |||||||||
| ARG 1995 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 98 | +24 | |||||||||
| CAN 1999 | 4th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 154 | 155 | −1 | |||||||||
| DOM 2003 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 187 | −31 | |||||||||
| BRA 2007 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| MEX 2011 | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 178 | −68 | |||||||||
| CAN 2015 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| PER 2019 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 117 | −15 | |||||||||
| CHI 2023 | did not qualify |
Nor.Ca. Handball Championship
References
References
- "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 1982 – HUN. 2.-12.12-1982". International Handball Federation.
- "Handball at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com.
- "Handball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com.
- "Handball at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com.
- "Handball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com.
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