Handball at the Summer Olympics

IOC Code| HBL
Governing body| IHF
Events| 2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Summer Olympics

* 1896
* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912
* 1920

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976

* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000

* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* 2028
* 2032

* * *

* Medalists
* men
* women

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.[1]

## Men's tournaments

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### Summary

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Year  | Host  |  | Gold medal match  |  | Bronze medal match  |  | Teams

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Gold medalists  | Score  | Silver medalists  | Bronze medalists  | Score  | 4th-place finishers
1936[2]
Details |
Berlin |
Germany | Round robin |
Austria |
Switzerland | Round robin |
Hungary | 6
1972
Details |
Munich |
Yugoslavia | 21–16 |
Czechoslovakia |
Romania | 19–16 |
East Germany | 16
1976
Details |
Montreal |
Soviet Union | 19–15 |
Romania |
Poland | 21–18 |
West Germany | 12
1980
Details |
Moscow |
East Germany | 23–22 (ET) |
Soviet Union |
Romania | 20–18 |
Hungary | 12
1984
Details |
Los Angeles |
Yugoslavia | 18–17 |
West Germany |
Romania | 23–19 |
Denmark | 12
1988
Details |
Seoul |
Soviet Union | 32–25 |
South Korea |
Yugoslavia | 27–23 |
Hungary | 12
1992
Details |
Barcelona |
Unified Team | 22–20 |
Sweden |
France | 24–20 |
Iceland | 12
1996
Details |
Atlanta |
Croatia | 27–26 |
Sweden |
Spain | 27–25 |
France | 12
2000
Details |
Sydney |
Russia | 28–26 |
Sweden |
Spain | 26–22 |
Yugoslavia | 12
2004
Details |
Athens |
Croatia | 26–24 |
Germany |
Russia | 28–26 |
Hungary | 12
2008
Details |
Beijing |
France | 28–23 |
Iceland |
Spain | 35–29 |
Croatia | 12
2012
Details |
London |
France | 22–21 |
Sweden |
Croatia | 33–26 |
Hungary | 12
2016
Details |
Rio de Janeiro |
Denmark | 28–26 |
France |
Germany | 31–25 |
Poland | 12
2020
Details |
Tokyo |
France | 25–23 |
Denmark |
Spain | 33–31 |
Egypt | 12
2024
Details |
Paris |
Denmark | 39–26 |
Germany |
Spain | 23–22 |
Slovenia | 12
2028
Details |
Los Angeles |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
2032
Details |
Brisbane |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12

### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  France (FRA)| 3| 1| 1| 5
2|  Denmark (DEN)| 2| 1| 0| 3
Soviet Union (URS)| 2| 1| 0| 3
4|  Croatia (CRO)| 2| 0| 1| 3
Yugoslavia (YUG)| 2| 0| 1| 3
6|  Germany (GER)| 1| 2| 1| 4
7|  Russia (RUS)| 1| 0| 1| 2
8|  East Germany (GDR)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Unified Team (EUN)| 1| 0| 0| 1
10|  Sweden (SWE)| 0| 4| 0| 4
11|  Romania (ROU)| 0| 1| 3| 4
12|  Austria (AUT)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Iceland (ISL)| 0| 1| 0| 1
South Korea (KOR)| 0| 1| 0| 1
West Germany (FRG)| 0| 1| 0| 1
17|  Spain (ESP)| 0| 0| 5| 5
18|  Poland (POL)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Switzerland (SUI)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (19 entries)| 15| 15| 15| 45

### Participating nations

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Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
*  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
*    – Hosts
* = – More than one team tied for that rank
* Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Nation  |
1936 |
1972 |
1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 |
2028 |
2032 | Years

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Algeria | • | • | • | 10th | 12th | 10th | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 4
Argentina | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 10th | 12th | 12th |  |  | 4
Australia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | Q | 2
Austria | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Bahrain | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | • |  |  | 1
Brazil | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 11th | • | 10th | 11th | • | 7th | 10th | • |  |  | 6
Canada | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
China | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Croatia | Part of  Yugoslavia | • | 1st | • | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 5th | • | 9th |  |  | 6
Cuba | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 2
Denmark | • | 13th | 8th | 9th | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 1st |  |  | 9
Egypt | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 6th | 7th | 12th | 10th | • | 9th | 4th | 5th |  |  | 8
France | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 8th |  |  | 9
Germany | 1st | See  GDR and  FRG | 10th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 9th | • | 3rd | 6th | 2nd |  |  | 9
Great Britain | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Greece | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Hungary | 4th | 8th | 6th | 4th | • | 4th | 7th | • | • | 4th | • | 4th | • | • | 10th |  |  | 9
Iceland | • | 12th | • | • | 6th | 8th | 4th | • | • | 9th | 2nd | 5th | • | • | • |  |  | 7
Japan | • | 11th | 9th | • | 10th | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 11th |  |  | 6
Kuwait | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 2
Norway | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | 6th |  |  | 3
Poland | • | 10th | 3rd | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5th | • | 4th | • | • |  |  | 5
Portugal | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • |  |  | 1
Qatar | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • |  |  | 1
Romania | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 6
Russia | See  Soviet Union | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 6th | • | • | • | • |  |  | 4
Serbia | See  Yugoslavia | See  Serbia and Montenegro | • | 9th | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Slovenia | Part of  Yugoslavia | • | • | 8th | 11th | • | • | 6th | • | 4th |  |  | 4
South Korea | • | • | • | • | 11th | 2nd | 6th | • | 9th | 8th | 8th | 11th | • | • | • |  |  | 7
Spain | • | 15th | • | 5th | 8th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 7th | • | 3rd | 3rd |  |  | 12
Sweden | • | 7th | • | • | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | 2nd | 11th | 5th | 7th |  |  | 10
Switzerland | 3rd | • | • | 8th | 7th | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 4
Tunisia | • | 16th | WD | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | 8th | 12th | • | • |  |  | 5
United States | 6th | 14th | 10th | • | 9th | 12th | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q |  | 7
Discontinued nations
Czechoslovakia | • | 2nd | 7th | • | • | 6th | 9th | See  Czech Republic | 4
East Germany |  G | 4th | • | 1st | • | 7th | See  Germany | 3
Serbia and Montenegro | See  Yugoslavia | • | • | 4th | • | See  Serbia | 1[A]
Soviet Union | • | 5th | 1st | 2nd | • | 1st | 1st | See  Russia | 5[B]
West Germany |  G | 6th | 4th | • | 2nd | • | See  Germany | 3
Yugoslavia | • | 1st | 5th | 6th | 1st | 3rd | See  Serbia and Montenegro | See  Serbia | 5
Total | 6 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Women's tournaments

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### Summary

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Year  | Host  |  | Gold medal match  |  | Bronze medal match  |  | Teams

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Gold medalists  | Score  | Silver medalists  | Bronze medalists  | Score  | 4th-place finishers
1976
Details |
Montreal |
Soviet Union | Round robin |
East Germany |
Hungary | Round robin |
Romania | 6
1980
Details |
Moscow |
Soviet Union | Round robin |
Yugoslavia |
East Germany | Round robin |
Hungary | 6
1984
Details |
Los Angeles |
Yugoslavia | Round robin |
South Korea |
China | Round robin |
West Germany | 6
1988
Details |
Seoul |
South Korea | Round robin |
Norway |
Soviet Union | Round robin |
Yugoslavia | 8
1992
Details |
Barcelona |
South Korea | 28–21 |
Norway |
Unified Team | 24–20 |
Germany | 8
1996
Details |
Atlanta |
Denmark | 37–33 (ET) |
South Korea |
Hungary | 20–18 |
Norway | 8
2000
Details |
Sydney |
Denmark | 31–27 |
Hungary |
Norway | 22–21 |
South Korea | 10
2004
Details |
Athens |
Denmark | 34–34 (ET, pen: 4–2) |
South Korea |
Ukraine | 21–18 |
France | 10
2008
Details |
Beijing |
Norway | 34–27 |
Russia |
South Korea | 33–28 |
Hungary | 12
2012
Details |
London |
Norway | 26–23 |
Montenegro |
Spain | 31–29 |
South Korea | 12
2016
Details |
Rio de Janeiro |
Russia | 22–19 |
France |
Norway | 36–26 |
Netherlands | 12
2020
Details |
Tokyo |
France | 30–25 |
ROC |
Norway | 36–19 |
Sweden | 12
2024
Details |
Paris |
Norway | 29–21 |
France |
Denmark | 30–25 |
Sweden | 12
2028
Details |
Los Angeles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
2032
Details |
Brisbane |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12

### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Norway (NOR)| 3| 2| 3| 8
2|  Denmark (DEN)| 3| 0| 1| 4
3|  South Korea (KOR)| 2| 3| 1| 6
4|  Soviet Union (URS)| 2| 0| 1| 3
5|  France (FRA)| 1| 2| 0| 3
6|  Russia (RUS)| 1| 1| 0| 2
Yugoslavia (YUG)| 1| 1| 0| 2
8|  Hungary (HUN)| 0| 1| 2| 3
9|  East Germany (GDR)| 0| 1| 1| 2
10|  Montenegro (MNE)| 0| 1| 0| 1
ROC (ROC)| 0| 1| 0| 1
12|  China (CHN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Spain (ESP)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Ukraine (UKR)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Unified Team (EUN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (15 entries)| 13| 13| 13| 39

### Participating nations

[edit]

Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
*  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
*    – Hosts
* = – More than one team tied for that rank
* Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Nation  |
1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 |
2028 |
2032 | Years

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Angola | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | 9th | 9th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 9th |  |  | 8
Argentina | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • |  |  | 1
Australia | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • |  | Q | 2
Austria | • | • | 6th | • | 5th | • | 5th | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 3
Brazil | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 7th | 9th | 6th | 5th | 11th | 7th |  |  | 7
Canada | 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
China | • | • | 3rd | 6th | • | 5th | • | 8th | 6th | • | • | • | • |  |  | 5
Congo | • | 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Croatia | Part of  Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Denmark | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | 1st | 1st | • | 9th | • | • | 3rd |  |  | 5
France | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd |  |  | 7
Germany | See  GDR and  FRG | 4th | 6th | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | 8th |  |  | 4
Great Britain | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Greece | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Hungary | 3rd | 4th | • | • | • | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | • | • | 7th | 6th |  |  | 8
Ivory Coast | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Japan | 5th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • |  |  | 2
Kazakhstan | Part of  Soviet Union | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Montenegro | Part of  Yugoslavia | Part of  Serbia and Montenegro | • | 2nd | 11th | 6th | • |  |  | 3
Netherlands | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | 5th | 5th |  |  | 3
Nigeria | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
Norway | • | • | • | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | • | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st |  |  | 9
Romania | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | 7th | • | 9th | • | • |  |  | 4
Russia | See  Soviet Union | • | • | • | 2nd | 8th | 1st | 2nd | • |  |  | 4[C]
Slovenia | Part of  Yugoslavia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th |  |  | 1
South Korea | • | • | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 10th | 8th | 10th |  |  | 11
Spain | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | 6th | • | 3rd | 6th | 9th | 12th |  |  | 6
Sweden | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 11th | 7th | 4th | 4th |  |  | 5
Ukraine | Part of  Soviet Union | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • |  |  | 1
United States | • | • | 5th | 7th | 6th | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q |  | 5
Discontinued nations
Czechoslovakia | • | 5th | • | 5th | • | See  Czech Republic | 2
East Germany | 2nd | 3rd | • | • | See  Germany | 2
Soviet Union | 1st | 1st | • | 3rd | 3rd | See  Russia | 4[B]
West Germany | • | • | 4th | • | See  Germany | 1
Yugoslavia | • | 2nd | 1st | 4th | See  Serbia and Montenegro | See  Serbia | 3
Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Overall medal table

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The table below include teams under the name they had at the time.[3] 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.

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Denmark (DEN)| 5| 1| 1| 7
2|  France (FRA)| 4| 3| 1| 8
3|  Soviet Union (URS)| 4| 1| 1| 6
4|  Norway (NOR)| 3| 2| 3| 8
5|  Yugoslavia (YUG)| 3| 1| 1| 5
6|  South Korea (KOR)| 2| 4| 1| 7
7|  Russia (RUS)| 2| 1| 1| 4
8|  Croatia (CRO)| 2| 0| 1| 3
9|  Germany (GER)| 1| 2| 1| 4
10|  East Germany (GDR)| 1| 1| 1| 3
11|  Unified Team (EUN)| 1| 0| 1| 2
12|  Sweden (SWE)| 0| 4| 0| 4
13|  Romania (ROU)| 0| 1| 3| 4
14|  Hungary (HUN)| 0| 1| 2| 3
15|  Austria (AUT)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Czechoslovakia (TCH)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Iceland (ISL)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Montenegro (MNE)| 0| 1| 0| 1
ROC (ROC)| 0| 1| 0| 1
West Germany (FRG)| 0| 1| 0| 1
21|  Spain (ESP)| 0| 0| 6| 6
22|  China (CHN)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Poland (POL)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Switzerland (SUI)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Ukraine (UKR)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (25 entries)| 28| 28| 28| 84

## See also

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* List of Olympic venues in handball

## Notes

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1. ^ Serbia and Montenegro's total includes one appearance as Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2000.
2. ^ a b Soviet Union's total includes one appearance as Unified Team in 1992.
3. ^ Russia's total includes one appearance as Russian Olympic Committee in 2020.

## References and notes

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1. ^ "Montreal Olympics photo flashback: More women competed thanks to three new events | Montreal Gazette". 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-24.
2. ^ In 1936, it was played as Field handball.
3. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.

## External links

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International handball

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International|

* World Championships
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Africa|

* African Championships
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North America and Caribbean|

* North American and Caribbean Championship
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South & Central America|

* South & Central American Championships
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Asia|

* Asian Championships
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Europe|

* European Championships
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Oceania|

* Oceania Championships
* Senior
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Defunct|

* Goodwill Games
* Intercontinental Cup
* Pan American Championships
* Men
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* Beach
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International men's handball

* IAHF
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Africa|

CAHB
African Championship
African Games

Asia & Oceania|

AHF & OCHF
Asian Championship
Oceania Handball Nations Cup
Asian Games

Europe|

EHF
European Championship

North America and Caribbean|

NACHC
Nor.Ca. Championship
Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American Games

South & Central America|

SCAHC
South & Central American Championship
Pan American Games
South American Games

Multi-sport events|

Arab Games
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Universiade
World University Championships

Discontinued|

EHF Nations' Cup
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Pan American Championship
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International women's handball

* IAHF
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Africa|

CAHB
African Championship
African Games

Asia & Oceania|

AHF & OCHF
Asian Championship
Oceania Nations Cup
Asian Games

Europe|

EHF
European Championship

North America and Caribbean|

NACHC
Nor.Ca. Championship
Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American Games

South & Central America|

SCAHC
South & Central American Championship
Pan American Games
South American Games

Multi-sport events|

Arab Games
Bolivarian Games
Mediterranean Games
Universiade
World University Championships

Discontinued|

EHF Challenge Trophy
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International Handball Federation (IHF)

* History of IHF
* IHF Congress
* IHF Council
* Handball at the Summer Olympics
* List of handball federations

Sports|

* Handball
* Field handball
* Beach handball
* Wheelchair handball

Predecessors|

* International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) (1926–1928)
* International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF) (1928–1946)
* Protocol of Stockholm

Confederations|

* CAHB
* AHF
* EHF
* NACHC
* OCHF
* SCAHC
* PATHF (1977–2018)

Men's tournaments|

* IHF World Men's Handball Championship
* IHF Men's Junior World Championship
* IHF Men's Youth World Championship
* Beach Handball World Championships
* IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship
* IHF Men's Super Globe
* Summer Olympic Games
* Summer Youth Olympic Games
* World Games
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* IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

Women's tournaments|

* IHF World Women's Handball Championship
* IHF Women's Junior World Championship
* IHF Women's Youth World Championship
* Beach Handball World Championships
* IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship
* IHF Women's Super Globe
* Summer Olympic Games
* Summer Youth Olympic Games
* World Games
* IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

Presidents|

* Gösta Björk (1946–1950)
* Hans Baumann (1950–1971)
* Paul Högberg (1971–1984)
* Erwin Lanc (1984–2000)
* Hassan Moustafa (2000–Till date)

General Secretaries|

* Carl Filip Borgh (1946–1950)
* Albert Wagner (1950–1972)
* Max Rinkenburger (1972–1988)
* Raymond Hahn (1988–2004)
* Peter Mühlematter (2004–2009)
* Joel Delplanque (2009–2011)
* Position dissolved by IHF Congress

Awards|

* Hans Baumann Trophy (defunct)
* IHF Badge of Merit
* IHF Certificate of Merit
* IHF Cup of Honour and certificate
* IHF Hall of Fame
* IHF Honorary President and Honorary Members
* IHF Olympic Order
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* IHF President's Development Award
* IHF Referee's Badge of Honour
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* IHF Ring of Honour
* IHF World Coach of the Year
* IHF World Player of the Year

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