Olympic Handball
Men's team handball premiered as an Olympic sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but didn't return again until the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Women's team handball was introduced as an Olympic sport at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
Men's Team Handball Olympic Medalists
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Games |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
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1936 Berlin |
Germany (GER) |
Austria (AUT) |
Switzerland (SUI) |
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1972 Munich |
Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Romania (ROU) |
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1976 Montreal |
Soviet Union (URS) |
Romania (ROU) |
Poland (POL) |
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1980 Moscow |
East Germany (GDR) |
Soviet Union (URS) |
Romania (ROU) |
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1984 Los Angeles |
Yugoslavia (YUG) |
West Germany (FRG) |
Romania (ROU) |
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1988 Seoul |
Soviet Union (URS) |
South Korea (KOR) |
Yugoslavia (YUG) |
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1992 Barcelona |
Unified Team (EUN) |
Sweden (SWE) |
France (FRA) |
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1996 Atlanta |
Croatia (CRO) |
Sweden (SWE) |
Spain (ESP) |
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2000 Sydney |
Russia (RUS) |
Sweden (SWE) |
Spain (ESP) |
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2004 Athens |
Croatia (CRO) |
Germany (GER) |
Russia (RUS) |
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2008 Beijing |
France (FRA) |
Iceland (ISL) |
Spain (ESP) |
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2012 London |
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Women's Team Handball Olympic Medalists
|
Games |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
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1976 Montreal |
Soviet Union (URS) |
East Germany (GDR) |
Hungary (HUN) |
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1980 Moscow |
Soviet Union (URS) |
Yugoslavia (YUG) |
East Germany (GDR) |
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1984 Los Angeles |
Yugoslavia (YUG) |
South Korea (KOR) |
China (CHN) |
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1988 Seoul |
South Korea (KOR) |
Norway (NOR) |
Soviet Union (URS) |
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1992 Barcelona |
South Korea (KOR) |
Norway (NOR) |
Unified Team (EUN) |
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1996 Atlanta |
Denmark (DEN) |
South Korea (KOR) |
Hungary (HUN) |
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2000 Sydney |
Denmark (DEN) |
Hungary (HUN) |
Norway (NOR) |
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2004 Athens |
Denmark (DEN) |
South Korea (KOR) |
Ukraine (UKR) |
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2008 Beijing |
Norway (NOR) |
Russia (RUS) |
South Korea (KOR) |
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2012 London |
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Medal table
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Rank |
Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
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1 |
Soviet Union (URS) |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
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2 |
Yugoslavia (YUG) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
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3 |
Denmark (DEN) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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4 |
South Korea (KOR) |
2 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
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5 |
Croatia (CRO) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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6 |
Norway (NOR) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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7 |
Germany (GER) |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
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8 |
East Germany (GDR) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Russia (RUS) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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10 |
France (FRA) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Unified Team (EUN) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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12 |
Sweden (SWE) |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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13 |
Romania (ROU) |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
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14 |
Hungary (HUN) |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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15 |
Austria (AUT) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Iceland (ISL) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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18 |
Spain (ESP) |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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19 |
China (CHN) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Poland (POL) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Switzerland (SUI) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Ukraine (UKR) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |