Handball at the Summer Olympics

Team Handball was introduced as an Olympic sport for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics, in Berlin, but dropped after that, only to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory. Women's team handball competition was introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Medalists

Men

1936 Berlin
1948-1968	not included in the Olympic program
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing

Women

1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing

Medal tables

Men

1		2	1	0	3
2		2	0	1	3
3		2	0	0	2
4		1	2	0	3
5		1	0	1	2
		1	0	1	2
7		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
9		0	3	0	3
10		0	1	3	4
11		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
15		0	0	3	3
16		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1

Women

1		3	0	0	3
2		2	3	1	6
3		2	0	1	3
4		1	2	1	4
5		1	1	0	2
6		0	1	2	3
7		0	1	1	2
8		0	1	0	1
9		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1

Nations

Total

Only players who participated in at least one game are counted.

In 1936 the competition was field handball. Women competed first in 1976.

Nations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	12	14	14	15
Handball players	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	105	-	-	-	-	-	-	242	230	248	259	282

Men

Nations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	11	12	12	12
male handball players	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	105	-	-	-	-	-	-	242	148	166	177	171

Women

Nations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	8
female handball players	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82	82	82	111