Handball — Handball, Men

Times held	15
Total participants	1802
Total countries	41

Participants

Year	Event	Status	Participants	NOCs
1936	Handball, Men	Olympic	105	6
1952	Handball, Men	Olympic (non-medal)	22	2
1972	Handball, Men	Olympic	243	16
1976	Handball, Men	Olympic	161	12
1980	Handball, Men	Olympic	164	12
1984	Handball, Men	Olympic	177	12
1988	Handball, Men	Olympic	170	12
1992	Handball, Men	Olympic	179	12
1996	Handball, Men	Olympic	182	12
2000	Handball, Men	Olympic	177	12
2004	Handball, Men	Olympic	179	12
2008	Handball, Men	Olympic	172	12
2012	Handball, Men	Olympic	176	12
2016	Handball, Men	Olympic	177	12
2020	Handball, Men	Olympic	182	12

Medal winners

Year	Gold		Silver		Bronze
1936	Germany	GER	Austria	AUT	Switzerland	SUI
1972	Yugoslavia	YUG	Czechoslovakia	TCH	Romania	ROU
1976	Soviet Union	URS	Romania	ROU	Poland	POL
1980	East Germany	GDR	Soviet Union	URS	Romania	ROU
1984	Yugoslavia	YUG	West Germany	FRG	Romania	ROU
1988	Soviet Union	URS	Republic of Korea	KOR	Yugoslavia	YUG
1992	Unified Team	EUN	Sweden	SWE	France	FRA
1996	Croatia	CRO	Sweden	SWE	Spain	ESP
2000	Russian Federation	RUS	Sweden	SWE	Spain	ESP
2004	Croatia	CRO	Germany	GER	Russian Federation	RUS
2008	France	FRA	Iceland	ISL	Spain	ESP
2012	France	FRA	Sweden	SWE	Croatia	CRO
2016	Denmark	DEN	France	FRA	Germany	GER
2020	France	FRA	Denmark	DEN	Spain	ESP

Medals by country

NOC		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
France	FRA	3	1	1	5
Soviet Union	URS	2	1	0	3
Croatia	CRO	2	0	1	3
Yugoslavia	YUG	2	0	1	3
Germany	GER	1	1	1	3
Denmark	DEN	1	1	0	2
Russian Federation	RUS	1	0	1	2
East Germany	GDR	1	0	0	1
Unified Team	EUN	1	0	0	1
Sweden	SWE	0	4	0	4
Romania	ROU	0	1	3	4
Austria	AUT	0	1	0	1
Czechoslovakia	TCH	0	1	0	1
Iceland	ISL	0	1	0	1
Republic of Korea	KOR	0	1	0	1
West Germany	FRG	0	1	0	1
Spain	ESP	0	0	4	4
Poland	POL	0	0	1	1
Switzerland	SUI	0	0	1	1

Top medallists

Athlete	Nat	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Michaël Guigou	FRA	3	1	0	4
Nikola Karabatic	FRA	3	1	0	4
Luc Abalo	FRA	3	1	0	4
Andrey Lavrov	RUS URS EUN	3	0	1	4
Daniel Narcisse	FRA	2	1	0	3
Thierry Omeyer	FRA	2	1	0	3

Participation by year

Country		#	1936	1952	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Algeria	ALG	4	—	—	—	—	10	12	10	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
Argentina	ARG	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	12
Australia	AUS	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—
Austria	AUT	1	Silver	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bahrain	BRN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
Brazil	BRA	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	11	—	10	11	—	7	10
Canada	CAN	1	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Croatia	CRO	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Gold	—	Gold	4	Bronze	5	—
Cuba	CUB	2	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—
Czechoslovakia	TCH	4	—	—	Silver	7	—	—	6	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Denmark	DEN	9	—	2	13	8	9	4	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	Gold	Silver
East Germany	GDR	3	—	—	4	—	Gold	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Egypt	EGY	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	6	7	12	10	—	9	4
France	FRA	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Bronze	4	6	5	Gold	Gold	Silver	Gold
Germany	GER	8	Gold	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	7	5	Silver	9	—	Bronze	6
Great Britain	GBR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—
Greece	GRE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—
Hungary	HUN	8	4	—	8	6	4	—	4	7	—	—	4	—	4	—	—
Iceland	ISL	7	—	—	12	—	—	6	8	4	—	—	9	Silver	5	—	—
Japan	JPN	5	—	—	11	9	—	10	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
Kuwait	KUW	2	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
Norway	NOR	2	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
People's Republic of China	CHN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—
Poland	POL	5	—	—	10	Bronze	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	4	—
Portugal	POR	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Qatar	QAT	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—
Republic of Korea	KOR	7	—	—	—	—	—	11	Silver	6	—	9	8	8	11	—	—
Romania	ROU	6	5	—	Bronze	Silver	Bronze	Bronze	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Russian Federation	RUS	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	Gold	Bronze	6	—	—	—
Serbia	SRB	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—
Serbia and Montenegro	SCG	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
Slovenia	SLO	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	11	—	—	6	—
Soviet Union	URS	4	—	—	5	Gold	Silver	—	Gold	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Spain	ESP	11	—	—	15	—	5	8	9	5	Bronze	Bronze	7	Bronze	7	—	Bronze
Sweden	SWE	10	—	1	7	—	—	5	5	Silver	Silver	Silver	—	—	Silver	11	5
Switzerland	SUI	4	Bronze	—	—	—	8	7	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tunisia	TUN	5	—	—	16	12	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	8	12	—
Unified Team	EUN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Gold	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
United States	USA	6	6	—	14	10	—	9	12	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Germany	FRG	3	—	—	6	4	—	Silver	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Yugoslavia	YUG	5	—	—	Gold	5	6	Gold	Bronze	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—