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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |