- Handball at the Summer Olympics
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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 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 2004 • 2008 • 2012 Medalists (men • women) Team handball was introduced as an Olympic sport for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that, only to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory. Women's team handball competition was introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Contents
Medalists
Men
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1936 Berlin Germany (GER)
Austria (AUT)
Switzerland (SUI)
1948-1968 not included in the Olympic program 1972 Munich Yugoslavia (YUG)
Czechoslovakia (TCH)
Romania (ROU)
1976 Montreal Soviet Union (URS)
Romania (ROU)
Poland (POL)
1980 Moscow East Germany (GDR)
Soviet Union (URS)
Romania (ROU)
1984 Los Angeles Yugoslavia (YUG)
West Germany (FRG)
Romania (ROU)
1988 Seoul Soviet Union (URS)
South Korea (KOR)
Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 Barcelona Unified Team (EUN)
Sweden (SWE)
France (FRA)
1996 Atlanta Croatia (CRO)
Sweden (SWE)
Spain (ESP)
2000 Sydney Russia (RUS)
Sweden (SWE)
Spain (ESP)
2004 Athens Croatia (CRO)
Germany (GER)
Russia (RUS)
2008 Beijing France (FRA)
Iceland (ISL)
Spain (ESP)
2012 London Women
Games Gold Silver Bronze 1976 Montreal Soviet Union (URS)
East Germany (GDR)
Hungary (HUN)
1980 Moscow Soviet Union (URS)
Yugoslavia (YUG)
East Germany (GDR)
1984 Los Angeles Yugoslavia (YUG)
South Korea (KOR)
China (CHN)
1988 Seoul South Korea (KOR)
Norway (NOR)
Soviet Union (URS)
1992 Barcelona South Korea (KOR)
Norway (NOR)
Unified Team (EUN)
1996 Atlanta Denmark (DEN)
South Korea (KOR)
Hungary (HUN)
2000 Sydney Denmark (DEN)
Hungary (HUN)
Norway (NOR)
2004 Athens Denmark (DEN)
South Korea (KOR)
Ukraine (UKR)
2008 Beijing Norway (NOR)
Russia (RUS)
South Korea (KOR)
2012 London Medal table
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Soviet Union (URS)
4 1 1 6 2 Yugoslavia (YUG)
3 1 1 5 3 Denmark (DEN)
3 0 0 3 4 South Korea (KOR)
2 4 1 7 5 Croatia (CRO)
2 0 0 2 6 Norway (NOR)
1 2 1 4 7 Germany (GER)
1 2 0 3 8 East Germany (GDR)
1 1 1 3 Russia (RUS)
1 1 1 3 10 France (FRA)
1 0 1 2 Unified Team (EUN)
1 0 1 2 12 Sweden (SWE)
0 3 0 3 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 18 Spain (ESP)
0 0 3 3 19 China (CHN)
0 0 1 1 Poland (POL)
0 0 1 1 Switzerland (SUI)
0 0 1 1 Ukraine (UKR)
0 0 1 1 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 Years Algeria (ALG)
14 15 14 Austria (AUT)
22 15 Canada (CAN)
28 China (CHN)
13 12 Congo (CGO)
14 Côte d'Ivoire (CIV)
14 Cuba (CUB)
13 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
16 13 13 29 Denmark (DEN)
16 13 14 14 Germany (GER)
22 East Germany (GDR)
16 14 28 13 West Germany (FRG)
16 14 28 Hungary (HUN)
16 15 26 28 14 Iceland (ISL)
15 15 15 Japan (JPN)
15 24 15 15 Kuwait (KUW)
14 Norway (NOR)
16 15 Poland (POL)
15 14 14 Romania (ROU)
15 15 28 14 15 South Korea (KOR)
28 26 Soviet Union (URS)
15 28 27 29 Spain (ESP)
15 13 15 15 Sweden (SWE)
16 15 14 Switzerland (SUI)
17 14 15 Tunisia (TUN)
15 United States (USA)
13 15 14 27 28 Yugoslavia (YUG)
14 14 28 29 29 Nations - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - 16 12 14 14 15 Handball players - - - - - - - - - 105 - - - - - - 242 230 248 259 282 Year 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 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 Years Algeria (ALG)
14 15 14 Austria (AUT)
22 Canada (CAN)
14 Cuba (CUB)
13 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
16 13 14 Denmark (DEN)
16 13 14 14 Germany (GER)
22 East Germany (GDR)
16 14 13 West Germany (FRG)
16 14 15 Hungary (HUN)
16 15 12 14 14 Iceland (ISL)
15 15 15 Japan (JPN)
15 12 15 15 Kuwait (KUW)
14 Norway (NOR)
16 Poland (POL)
15 14 14 Romania (ROU)
15 15 14 14 15 South Korea (KOR)
15 14 Soviet Union (URS)
15 14 14 14 Spain (ESP)
15 13 15 15 Sweden (SWE)
16 15 14 Switzerland (SUI)
17 14 15 Tunisia (TUN)
15 United States (USA)
13 15 14 14 14 Yugoslavia (YUG)
14 14 14 14 15 Nations - - - - - - - - - 6 - - - - - - 16 11 12 12 12 male handball players - - - - - - - - - 105 - - - - - - 242 148 166 177 171 Year 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 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 Years Austria (AUT)
15 Canada (CAN)
14 China (CHN)
13 12 Congo (CGO)
14 Côte d'Ivoire (CIV)
14 Czechoslovakia (TCH)
13 15 East Germany (GDR)
14 14 West Germany (FRG)
13 Hungary (HUN)
14 14 Japan (JPN)
12 Norway (NOR)
15 Romania (ROU)
14 South Korea (KOR)
13 12 Soviet Union (URS)
14 13 15 United States (USA)
13 14 Yugoslavia (YUG)
14 15 14 Nations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 6 6 8 female handball players - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 82 82 82 111 Year 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 8 See also
- List of Olympic venues in handball
References
External links
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