Handball at the Summer Olympics

Template:Infobox Olympic sport 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Men's tournaments

Summary

Year	Host		Gold medal match				Bronze medal match				Teams
			Gold medalists	Score	Silver medalists		Bronze medalists	Score	4th-place finishers
1936<ref>In 1936, it was played as Field handball.</ref> Details	Template:Flagicon Berlin		Template:Hb-big	Round robin	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	Round robin	Template:Hb-big		6
1972 Details	Template:Flagicon Munich		Template:Hb-big	21–16	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	19–16	Template:Hb-big		16
1976 Details	Template:Flagicon Montreal		Template:Hb-big	19–15	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	21–18	Template:Hb-big		12
1980 Details	Template:Flagicon Moscow		Template:Hb-big	23–22 (ET)	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	20–18	Template:Hb-big		12
1984 Details	Template:Flagicon Los Angeles		Template:Hb-big	18–17	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	23–19	Template:Hb-big		12
1988 Details	Template:Flagicon Seoul		Template:Hb-big	32–25	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	27–23	Template:Hb-big		12
1992 Details	Template:Flagicon Barcelona		File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team	22–20	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	24–20	Template:Hb-big		12
1996 Details	Template:Flagicon Atlanta		Template:Hb-big	27–26	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	27–25	Template:Hb-big		12
2000 Details	Template:Flagicon Sydney		Template:Hb-big	28–26	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	26–22	Template:Hb-big		12
2004 Details	Template:Flagicon Athens		Template:Hb-big	26–24	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	28–26	Template:Hb-big		12
2008 Details	Template:Flagicon Beijing		Template:Hb-big	28–23	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	35–29	Template:Hb-big		12
2012 Details	Template:Flagicon London		Template:Hb-big	22–21	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	33–26	Template:Hb-big		12
2016 Details	Template:Flagicon Rio de Janeiro		Template:Hb-big	28–26	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	31–25	Template:Hb-big		12
2020 Details	Template:Flagicon Tokyo		Template:Hb-big	25–23	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	33–31	Template:Hb-big		12
2024 Details	Template:Flagicon Paris		Template:Hb-big	39–26	Template:Hb-big		Template:Hb-big	23–22	Template:Hb-big		12
2028 Details	Template:Flagicon Los Angeles										12
2032 Details	Template:Flagicon Brisbane										12

Participating nations

Legend

• Template:Bg – Champions
• Template:Bg – Runners-up
• Template:Bg – Third place
• Template:Bg – Fourth place
• Template:Border – Did not enter / Did not qualify
• Template:Border – Hosts
• = – More than one team tied for that rank
• Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Nation	Template:Flagicon 1936	Template:Flagicon 1972	Template:Flagicon 1976	Template:Flagicon 1980	Template:Flagicon 1984	Template:Flagicon 1988	Template:Flagicon 1992	Template:Flagicon 1996	Template:Flagicon 2000	Template:Flagicon 2004	Template:Flagicon 2008	Template:Flagicon 2012	Template:Flagicon 2016	Template:Flagicon 2020	Template:Flagicon 2024	Template:Flagicon 2028	Template:Flagicon 2032	Years
Template:Hb	•	•	•	10th	12th	10th	•	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			4
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	10th	12th	12th			4
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•		Q	2
Template:Hb	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•			1
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	11th	•	10th	11th	•	7th	10th	•			6
Template:Hb	•	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hb	Part of Template:Hb						•	1st	•	1st	4th	3rd	5th	•	9th			6
Template:Hb	•	•	•	11th	•	•	•	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•			2
Template:Hb	•	13th	8th	9th	4th	•	•	•	•	•	7th	6th	1st	2nd	1st			9
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	6th	7th	12th	10th	•	9th	4th	5th			8
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	4th	6th	5th	1st	1st	2nd	1st	8th			9
Template:Hb	1st	See Template:Hb and Template:Hb					10th	7th	5th	2nd	9th	•	3rd	6th	2nd			9
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•			1
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hb	4th	8th	6th	4th	•	4th	7th	•	•	4th	•	4th	•	•	10th			9
Template:Hb	•	12th	•	•	6th	8th	4th	•	•	9th	2nd	5th	•	•	•			7
Template:Hb	•	11th	9th	•	10th	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	11th			6
Template:Hb	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			2
Template:Hb	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	7th	6th			3
Template:Hb	•	10th	3rd	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	5th	•	4th	•	•			5
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•			1
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•			1
Template:Hb	5th	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			6
Template:Hb	See Template:Hb							5th	1st	3rd	6th	•	•	•	•			4
Template:Hb	See Template:Hb						See Template:Hb				•	9th	•	•	•			1
Template:Hb	Part of Template:Hb						•	•	8th	11th	•	•	6th	•	4th			4
Template:Hb	•	•	•	•	11th	2nd	6th	•	9th	8th	8th	11th	•	•	•			7
Template:Hb	•	15th	•	5th	8th	9th	5th	3rd	3rd	7th	3rd	7th	•	3rd	3rd			12
Template:Hb	•	7th	•	•	5th	5th	2nd	2nd	2nd	•	•	2nd	11th	5th	7th			10
Template:Hb	3rd	•	•	8th	7th	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			4
Template:Hb	•	16th	WD	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	8th	12th	•	•			5
Template:Hb	6th	14th	10th	•	9th	12th	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q		7
Discontinued nations
Template:Hb	•	2nd	7th	•	•	6th	9th	See Template:Hb										4
Template:Hb	Template:Hb	4th	•	1st	•	7th	See Template:Hb											3
Template:Hb	See Template:Hb						•	•	4th	•	See Template:Hb							1Template:Efn-ua
Template:Hb	•	5th	1st	2nd	•	1st	1st	See Template:Hb										5Template:Efn-ua
Template:Hb	Template:Hb	6th	4th	•	2nd	•	See Template:Hb											3
Template:Hb	•	1st	5th	6th	1st	3rd	See Template:Hb				See Template:Hb							5
Total	6	16	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Women's tournaments

Summary

Year	Host		Gold medal match				Bronze medal match				Teams
			Gold medalists	Score	Silver medalists		Bronze medalists	Score	4th-place finishers
1976 Details	Template:Flagicon Montreal		Template:Hbw-big	Round robin	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	Round robin	Template:Hbw-big		6
1980 Details	Template:Flagicon Moscow		Template:Hbw-big	Round robin	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	Round robin	Template:Hbw-big		6
1984 Details	Template:Flagicon Los Angeles		Template:Hbw-big	Round robin	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	Round robin	Template:Hbw-big		6
1988 Details	Template:Flagicon Seoul		Template:Hbw-big	Round robin	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	Round robin	Template:Hbw-big		8
1992 Details	Template:Flagicon Barcelona		Template:Hbw-big	28–21	Template:Hbw-big		File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team	24–20	Template:Hbw-big		8
1996 Details	Template:Flagicon Atlanta		Template:Hbw-big	37–33 (ET)	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	20–18	Template:Hbw-big		8
2000 Details	Template:Flagicon Sydney		Template:Hbw-big	31–27	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	22–21	Template:Hbw-big		10
2004 Details	Template:Flagicon Athens		Template:Hbw-big	34–34 (ET, pen: 4–2)	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	21–18	Template:Hbw-big		10
2008 Details	Template:Flagicon Beijing		Template:Hbw-big	34–27	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	33–28	Template:Hbw-big		12
2012 Details	Template:Flagicon London		Template:Hbw-big	26–23	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	31–29	Template:Hbw-big		12
2016 Details	Template:Flagicon Rio de Janeiro		Template:Hbw-big	22–19	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	36–26	Template:Hbw-big		12
2020 Details	Template:Flagicon Tokyo		Template:Hbw-big	30–25	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	36–19	Template:Hbw-big		12
2024 Details	Template:Flagicon Paris		Template:Hbw-big	29–21	Template:Hbw-big		Template:Hbw-big	30–25	Template:Hbw-big		12
2028 Details	Template:Flagicon Los Angeles										12
2032 Details	Template:Flagicon Brisbane										12

Participating nations

Legend

• Template:Bg – Champions
• Template:Bg – Runners-up
• Template:Bg – Third place
• Template:Bg – Fourth place
• Template:Border – Did not enter / Did not qualify
• Template:Border – Hosts
• = – More than one team tied for that rank
• Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Nation	Template:Flagicon 1976	Template:Flagicon 1980	Template:Flagicon 1984	Template:Flagicon 1988	Template:Flagicon 1992	Template:Flagicon 1996	Template:Flagicon 2000	Template:Flagicon 2004	Template:Flagicon 2008	Template:Flagicon 2012	Template:Flagicon 2016	Template:Flagicon 2020	Template:Flagicon 2024	Template:Flagicon 2028	Template:Flagicon 2032	Years
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	•	7th	9th	9th	12th	10th	8th	10th	9th			8
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•			1
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•		Q	2
Template:Hbw	•	•	6th	•	5th	•	5th	•	•	•	•	•	•			3
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	7th	9th	6th	5th	11th	7th			7
Template:Hbw	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hbw	•	•	3rd	6th	•	5th	•	8th	6th	•	•	•	•			5
Template:Hbw	•	6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hbw	Part of Template:Hbw				•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•			1
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	•	1st	1st	1st	•	9th	•	•	3rd			5
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	•	•	6th	4th	5th	5th	2nd	1st	2nd			7
Template:Hbw	See Template:Hbw and Template:Hbw				4th	6th	•	•	11th	•	•	•	8th			4
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•			1
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hbw	3rd	4th	•	•	•	3rd	2nd	5th	4th	•	•	7th	6th			8
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hbw	5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•			2
Template:Hbw	Part of Template:Hbw					•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hbw	Part of Template:Hbw				Part of Template:Hbw				•	2nd	11th	6th	•			3
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	5th	5th			3
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	•	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	1st			9
Template:Hbw	4th	•	•	•	•	•	7th	•	7th	•	9th	•	•			4
Template:Hbw	See Template:Hbw					•	•	•	2nd	8th	1st	2nd	•			4Template:Efn-ua
Template:Hbw	Part of Template:Hbw				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th			1
Template:Hbw	•	•	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	3rd	4th	10th	8th	10th			11
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	6th	•	3rd	6th	9th	12th			6
Template:Hbw	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8th	11th	7th	4th	4th			5
Template:Hbw	Part of Template:Hbw					•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•			1
Template:Hbw	•	•	5th	7th	6th	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q		5
Discontinued nations
Template:Hbw	•	5th	•	5th	•	See Template:Hbw										2
Template:Hbw	2nd	3rd	•	•	See Template:Hbw											2
Template:Hbw	1st	1st	•	3rd	3rd	See Template:Hbw										4Template:Efn-ua
Template:Hbw	•	•	4th	•	See Template:Hbw											1
Template:Hbw	•	2nd	1st	4th	See Template:Hbw				See Template:Hbw							3
Total	6	6	6	8	8	8	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Medal table

The table below include teams under the name they had at the time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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. Template:Medals table

See also

• List of Olympic venues in handball

External links

• Men's results
• Women's results

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