Legend to the abbreviations in the Handball tables: T = Tournaments participated in GP = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference P = Points (2 for a win and 1 for a draw) % = Point percentage GFA = Goals for average GAA = Goals against average.
Handball action from the 1936 Olympic final between hosts Germany and Austria. The former won, 10-6. (Source: http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/items/index.php/handball-game-between-germany-and-austria-1936-berlin-olympics;rad)
Men Alltime Table Olympic Games 1936-2021 | ||||||||||||
RANK | TEAM | T | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | GFA | GAA |
1 | France | 8 | 62 | 47 | 2 | 13 | 1714 | 1457 | 257 | 96 | 27,6 | 23,5 |
2 | Germany | 11 | 70 | 42 | 4 | 24 | 1650 | 1443 | 207 | 88 | 23,6 | 20,6 |
3 | Spain | 11 | 74 | 42 | 1 | 31 | 1863 | 1771 | 92 | 85 | 25,2 | 23,9 |
4 | Sweden | 9 | 59 | 39 | 2 | 18 | 1484 | 1294 | 190 | 80 | 25,2 | 21,9 |
5 | Denmark | 8 | 53 | 29 | 3 | 21 | 1305 | 1238 | 67 | 61 | 24,6 | 23,4 |
6 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 896 | 745 | 151 | 58 | 23,6 | 19,6 |
7 | Croatia | 5 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 1043 | 925 | 118 | 58 | 28,2 | 25,0 |
8 | Soviet Union | 5 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 694 | 507 | 187 | 52 | 22,4 | 16,4 |
9 | Iceland | 7 | 44 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 1097 | 1084 | 13 | 46 | 24,9 | 24,6 |
10 | Hungary | 8 | 50 | 22 | 2 | 26 | 1029 | 1054 | -25 | 46 | 20,6 | 21,1 |
11 | Romania | 6 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 631 | 554 | 77 | 42 | 19,7 | 17,3 |
12 | Russia | 4 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 815 | 757 | 58 | 37 | 27,2 | 25,2 |
13 | Poland | 5 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 779 | 727 | 52 | 37 | 24,3 | 22,7 |
14 | Egypt | 7 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 1079 | 1121 | -42 | 33 | 24,5 | 25,5 |
15 | South Korea | 7 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 1121 | 1232 | -111 | 32 | 24,9 | 27,4 |
16 | East Germany | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 360 | 316 | 44 | 27 | 20,0 | 17,6 |
17 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 453 | 429 | 24 | 23 | 19,7 | 18,7 |
18 | Switzerland | 4 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 408 | 430 | -22 | 18 | 17,7 | 18,7 |
19 | Slovenia | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 541 | 559 | -18 | 17 | 27,1 | 28,0 |
20 | Japan | 4 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 572 | 672 | -100 | 14 | 20,4 | 24,0 |
21 | Norway | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 251 | 250 | 1 | 13 | 22,8 | 22,7 |
22 | Brazil | 6 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 811 | 966 | -155 | 12 | 23,9 | 28,4 |
23 | United States | 6 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 547 | 740 | -193 | 9 | 17,6 | 23,9 |
24 | Austria | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 12,0 | 5,8 |
25 | Tunisia | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 465 | 561 | -96 | 7 | 21,1 | 25,5 |
26 | Greece | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 188 | 220 | -32 | 6 | 23,5 | 27,5 |
27 | Qatar | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 144 | 161 | -17 | 5 | 24,0 | 26,8 |
28 | Cuba | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 289 | 347 | -58 | 5 | 24,1 | 28,9 |
29 | Algeria | 4 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 435 | 556 | -121 | 5 | 18,1 | 23,2 |
30 | Argentina | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 348 | 418 | -70 | 4 | 23,2 | 27,9 |
31 | Serbia | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 131 | -11 | 2 | 24,0 | 26,2 |
32 | Portugal | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 156 | -13 | 2 | 28,6 | 31,2 |
33 | Bahrain | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 191 | -34 | 2 | 26,2 | 31,8 |
34 | Canada | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 122 | -47 | 0 | 15,0 | 24,4 |
35 | China | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 164 | -60 | 0 | 20,8 | 32,8 |
36 | Australia | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 130 | 204 | -74 | 0 | 21,7 | 34,0 |
37 | Great Britain | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 182 | -86 | 0 | 19,2 | 36,4 |
38 | Kuwait | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 213 | 397 | -184 | 0 | 17,8 | 33,1 |
Women Alltime Table Olympic Games 1976-2021 | ||||||||||||
RANK | TEAM | T | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | GFA | GAA |
1 | Norway | 8 | 54 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 1454 | 1216 | 238 | 82 | 26,9 | 22,5 |
2 | South Korea | 10 | 61 | 36 | 7 | 18 | 1747 | 1585 | 162 | 79 | 28,6 | 26,0 |
3 | France | 6 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 1143 | 1075 | 68 | 52 | 26,0 | 24,4 |
4 | Russia | 4 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 891 | 820 | 71 | 47 | 29,7 | 27,3 |
5 | Hungary | 7 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 1082 | 1023 | 59 | 46 | 25,2 | 23,8 |
6 | Denmark | 4 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 696 | 580 | 116 | 37 | 29,0 | 24,2 |
7 | Soviet Union | 4 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 427 | 279 | 148 | 35 | 21,4 | 14,0 |
8 | Brazil | 6 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 922 | 1000 | -78 | 28 | 25,6 | 27,8 |
9 | Spain | 5 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 728 | 758 | -30 | 26 | 24,3 | 25,3 |
10 | Romania | 4 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 605 | 604 | 1 | 23 | 24,2 | 24,2 |
11 | China | 5 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 709 | 721 | -12 | 23 | 24,4 | 24,9 |
12 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 338 | 265 | 73 | 21 | 22,5 | 17,7 |
13 | Sweden | 4 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 711 | 755 | -44 | 18 | 26,3 | 28,0 |
14 | Angola | 7 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 846 | 1018 | -172 | 17 | 24,2 | 29,1 |
15 | East Germany | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 105 | 75 | 14 | 18,0 | 10,5 |
16 | Netherlands | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 407 | 393 | 14 | 14 | 29,1 | 28,1 |
17 | Austria | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 401 | 369 | 32 | 13 | 25,1 | 23,1 |
18 | Montenegro | 3 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 482 | 505 | -23 | 13 | 25,4 | 26,6 |
19 | Ukraine | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 142 | 23 | 12 | 23,6 | 20,3 |
20 | Germany | 4 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 441 | 446 | -5 | 12 | 23,2 | 23,5 |
21 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 206 | 180 | 26 | 11 | 20,6 | 18,0 |
22 | Croatia | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 140 | 27 | 8 | 27,8 | 23,3 |
23 | United States | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 379 | 462 | -83 | 8 | 21,1 | 25,7 |
24 | Japan | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 196 | 265 | -69 | 4 | 19,6 | 26,5 |
25 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 137 | -28 | 3 | 21,8 | 27,4 |
26 | Nigeria | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 107 | -34 | 0 | 18,3 | 26,8 |
27 | Argentina | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 147 | -46 | 0 | 20,2 | 29,4 |
28 | Greece | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 162 | -65 | 0 | 19,4 | 32,4 |
29 | Canada | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 106 | -71 | 0 | 7,0 | 21,2 |
30 | Great Britain | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 166 | -75 | 0 | 18,2 | 33,2 |
31 | Australia | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 163 | -86 | 0 | 15,4 | 32,6 |
32 | Cote d’Ivoire | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 164 | -99 | 0 | 13,0 | 32,8 |
33 | Congo | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 159 | -113 | 0 | 9,2 | 31,8 |