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 in Munich. Women's handball competition was introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Men's tournaments Summary Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match TeamsGold medalists ScoreSilver medalistsBronze medalists Score 4th-place finishers 1936In 1936, it was played as Field handball.Details Berlin Round robin Round robin 6 1972Details Munich 21–16 19–16 16 1976Details Montreal 19–15 21–18 12 1980Details Moscow 23–22 (ET) 20–18 12 1984Details Los Angeles 18–17 23–19 12 1988Details Seoul 32–25 27–23 12 1992Details Barcelona Unified Team 22–20 24–20 12 1996Details Atlanta 27–26 27–25 12 2000Details Sydney 28–26 26–22 12 2004Details Athens 26–24 28–26 12 2008Details Beijing 28–23 35–29 12 2012Details London 22–21 33–26 12 2016Details Rio de Janeiro 28–26 31–25 12 2020Details Tokyo 25–23 33–31 12 2024Details Paris 39–26 23–22 12 2028Details Los Angeles 12 2032Details Brisbane 12

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

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Women's tournaments Summary Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match TeamsGold medalistsScoreSilver medalistsBronze medalistsScore4th-place finishers 1976Details Montreal Round robin Round robin 6 1980Details Moscow Round robin Round robin 6 1984Details Los Angeles Round robin Round robin 6 1988Details Seoul Round robin Round robin 8 1992Details Barcelona 28–21 Unified Team 24–20 8 1996Details Atlanta 37–33 (ET) 20–18 8 2000Details Sydney 31–27 22–21 10 2004Details Athens 34–34 (ET, pen: 4–2) 21–18 10 2008Details Beijing 34–27 33–28 12 2012Details London 26–23 31–29 12 2016Details Rio de Janeiro 22–19 36–26 12 2020Details Tokyo30–2536–19 12 2024Details Paris29–2130–25 12 2028Details Los Angeles 12 2032Details Brisbane 12

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

Nation 197619801984198819921996200020042008201220162020202420282032Years•••••7th9th9th12th10th8th10th9th 8••••••••••12th•• 1•••••• 10th•••••• Q 2••6th•5th•5th•••••• 3••••••8th7th9th6th 5th 11th 7th 76th•••••••••••• 1••3rd6th• 5th•8th6th•••• 5•6th••••••••••• 1Part of •••••7th••• 1•••••1st1st1st•9th••3rd 5••••••6th4th5th 5th2nd1st2nd 7See and 4th6th••11th•••8th 4•••••••••12th••• 1••••••• 10th••••• 13rd4th•••3rd2nd5th4th••7th6th 8•••8th••••••••• 15th•••••••••• 12th• 2Part of •••10th•••• 1Part of Part of •2nd11th6th• 3••••••••••4th5th5th 3••••8th•••••••• 1•••2nd2nd4th3rd•1st1st3rd3rd1st 94th•••••7th•7th•9th•• 4See •••2nd8th1st2nd• 4Part of ••••••••11th 1••2nd1st1st2nd4th2nd3rd4th 10th 8th 10th 11••••7th••6th•3rd6th9th12th 6••••••••8th11th7th4th4th 5Part of ••3rd••••• 1••5th7th6th8th•••••••Q 5Discontinued nations•5th•5th•See 22nd3rd••See 21st1st•3rd3rdSee 4••4th•See 1•2nd1st4thSee See 3 Total 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

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.

See also List of Olympic venues in handball

Notes

References and notes

External links Men's results Women's results