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Facts about Handball in the Olympics

Olympics	Handball has been part of the Olympic Games program 14 times (including this year).

Athletes	A total of 26 Handball events have been held all-time in Olympic Games (including planned events this year).

Events	There has been 2 different Events in Olympic Handball.


Medal table for Handball in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	FRA	4	2	1	7



2.	URS	4	1	1	6



3.	DEN	4	1	0	5



4.	YUG	3	1	1	5



5.	KOR	2	4	1	7




			Complete Olympic Handball Medalstanding



Handball in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Number of Events
			Women	Men

Berlin 1936	Polizeistadion		0	1
Munich 1972	Olympiahalle, Olympiapark		0	1
Montreal 1976	Montreal Forum		1	1
Moscow 1980	Sokolniki Sports Palace		1	1
Los Angeles 1984	Titan Gymnasium		1	1
Seoul 1988	Olympic Gymnastic Hall		1	1
Barcelona 1992	Palau Sant Jordi		1	1
Atlanta 1996	Georgia World Congress Center		1	1
Sydney 2000	The Dome, Olympic Park		1	1
Athens 2004	Helliniko Olympic Complex		1	1
Beijing 2008	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium		1	1
London 2012	Basketball Arena, Olympic Park		1	1
Rio 2016	Olympic Hall 4, Olympic park		1	1
Tokyo 2020	Yoyogi National Stadium		1	1


International Handball Federation

The Olympic competitions in Handball is organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organisation, general history of Handball etc.

These Handball facts about Handball in the olympics is based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database

Handball at the Olympics- facts and information