Olympic Games - Handball
Men's Handball was dropped immediately after being introduced to the Olympics in Berlin, but was revived when the Games returned to the then-divided Germany in Munich in 1972. Women's Handball was first played at Olympic level in 1976.
Venues for the finals:
1936: Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
1972: Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany
1976: Claude Robillard Complex, Montreal, Canada
1980: Sokolniki Sports Palace, Moscow, Soviet Union
1984: Titan Gymnasium, Fullerton, United States
1988: Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon, South Korea
1992: Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
1996: Georgia Dome (Men)/Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, United States
2000: The Dome & Exhibition Complex, Sydney, Australia
2004: Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens, Greece
2008: National Inddor Stadium, Beijing, China
Medallists
1936 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | GERMANY | Austria | Switzerland |
1972 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | YUGOSLAVIA | Czechoslovakia | Romania |
1976 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | SOVIET UNION | Romania | Poland |
Women | SOVIET UNION | East Germany | Hungary |
1980 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | EAST GERMANY | Soviet Union | Romania |
Women | SOVIET UNION | Yugoslavia | East Germany |
1984 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | YUGOSLAVIA | West Germany | Romania |
Women | YUGOSLAVIA | South Korea | China |
1988 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | SOVIET UNION | South Korea | Yugoslavia |
Women | SOUTH KOREA | Norway | Soviet Union |
1992 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | UNIFIED TEAM | Sweden | France |
Women | SOUTH KOREA | Norway | Unified Team |
1996 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | CROATIA | Sweden | Spain |
Women | DENMARK | South Korea | Hungary |
2000 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | RUSSIA | Sweden | Spain |
Women | DENMARK | Hungary | Norway |
2004 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | CROATIA | Germany | Russia |
Women | DENMARK | South Korea | Ukraine |
2008 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
Men | FRANCE | Iceland | Spain |
Women | NORWAY | Russia | South Korea |
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