Handball at the Goodwill Games

Handball at the Goodwill GamesSport| Handball

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First season| 1986
Ceased| 1994
Most titles|  Soviet Union (3 titles)

Handball has been included at three editions of the Goodwill Games. It was first held for both men and women in 1986.[1]

Two other editions have been held in 1990[2] and 1994,[3] but only for men.

## Men's tournament

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Year  | Host  |  | Final  |  | 3rd place match  |  | Teams

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Champions  | Score  | Runners-up  | 3rd place  | Score  | 4th place
1986 [fr] |
Soviet Union |
Soviet Union[4][5] | n/a |
United States[6][5][7] |
Czechoslovakia[5] | n/a |
Iceland | 5 (+1)
1990 [fr] |
United States |
Soviet Union[8] | 29 – 27
(a.e.t.)[9] |
Yugoslavia[8][10] |
Spain | 24 – 19  |
United States | 8
1994 [fr] |
Russia |
France | 22 – 20  |
Russia |
Spain | 29 – 25  |
South Korea | 6

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

## Women's tournament

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Year  | Host  |  | Final  |  | 3rd place match  |  | Teams

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Champions  | Score  | Runners-up  | 3rd place  | Score  | 4th place
1986 [fr] |
Soviet Union |
Soviet Union | n/a |
West Germany |
Hungary | n/a |
Denmark | 6

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Soviet Union| 3| 0| 0| 3
2|  France| 1| 0| 0| 1
3|  Russia| 0| 1| 0| 1
United States| 0| 1| 0| 1
West Germany| 0| 1| 0| 1
Yugoslavia| 0| 1| 0| 1
7|  Spain| 0| 0| 2| 2
8|  Czechoslovakia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Hungary| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (9 entries)| 4| 4| 4| 12

## References

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1. ^ "1986 Goodwill Games Results - Handball (team)". goodwillgames.com. 1986. Archived from the original on 2005-02-07.
2. ^ "1990 Goodwill Games Medalists". goodwillgames.com. 1998. Archived from the original on 2005-02-15.
3. ^ "1994 Goodwill Games Medalists". goodwillgames.com. 1998. Archived from the original on 2005-02-15.
4. ^ GOODWILL GAMES; Soviet Captures Six Gold Medals, web: New York Times, 1986, retrieved 13 March 2023
5. ^ a b c THE GOODWILL GAMES : Roundup : Soviet Athletes Win Six of the Day’s Seven Gold Medals, web: Los Angeles Times, 1986, retrieved 13 March 2023
6. ^ USA Team Handball, web: Team USA, 1972, archived from the original on January 21, 2014, retrieved 13 March 2023
7. ^ Soldiers, publisher: Department of the Army, published: 2010
8. ^ a b Slater, Jim (1990), U.S. CAGERS REACH GOLD MEDAL TILT, BUT SOVIETS DON’T, web: Deseret News/UPI, retrieved 13 March 2023
9. ^ Eskenazi, David (2012), Wayback Machine: 50 Years of Center Highlights, web: SportspressNW, retrieved 13 March 2023
10. ^ Around The World In 17 Days, web: Seattle Times, 1990, retrieved 13 March 2023

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