Handball — Handball, Women
| Times held | 12 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1138 |
| Total countries | 36 |
Participants
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 82 | 6 |
| 1980 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 82 | 6 |
| 1984 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 82 | 6 |
| 1988 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 111 | 8 |
| 1992 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 113 | 8 |
| 1996 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 118 | 8 |
| 2000 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 146 | 10 |
| 2004 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 149 | 10 |
| 2008 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 171 | 12 |
| 2012 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 171 | 12 |
| 2016 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 176 | 12 |
| 2020 | Handball, Women | Olympic | 182 | 12 |
Medal winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Soviet Union |  URS |
East Germany |  GDR |
Hungary |  HUN |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | URS |
Yugoslavia |  YUG |
East Germany | GDR |
| 1984 | Yugoslavia | YUG |
Republic of Korea |  KOR |
People's Republic of China |  CHN |
| 1988 | Republic of Korea | KOR |
Norway |  NOR |
Soviet Union | URS |
| 1992 | Republic of Korea | KOR |
Norway | NOR |
Unified Team |  EUN |
| 1996 | Denmark |  DEN |
Republic of Korea | KOR |
Hungary | HUN |
| 2000 | Denmark | DEN |
Hungary | HUN |
Norway | NOR |
| 2004 | Denmark | DEN |
Republic of Korea | KOR |
Ukraine |  UKR |
| 2008 | Norway | NOR |
Russian Federation |  RUS |
Republic of Korea | KOR |
| 2012 | Norway | NOR |
Montenegro |  MNE |
Spain |  ESP |
| 2016 | Russian Federation | RUS |
France |  FRA |
Norway | NOR |
| 2020 | France | FRA |
ROC |  ROC |
Norway | NOR |
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | DEN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Norway | NOR |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| France | FRA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hungary | HUN |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| East Germany | GDR |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Montenegro | MNE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ROC | ROC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | UKR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katrine Lunde-Haraldsen | NOR |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Marit Malm Frafjord | NOR |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Larisa Karlova | URS UKR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Zinaida Turchina | URS UKR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kari Aalvik Grimsbø | NOR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren | NOR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Participation by year
| Country | # | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |  ANG |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Argentina |  ARG |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
| Australia |  AUS |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austria |  AUT |
3 | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil |  BRA |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Canada |  CAN |
1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congo |  CGO |
1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croatia |  CRO |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
2 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Côte d'Ivoire |  CIV |
1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark | DEN |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | Gold | Gold | — | 9 | — | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
2 | Silver | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Silver | Gold |
| Germany |  GER |
3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
| Greece |  GRE |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary | HUN |
7 | Bronze | 4 | — | — | — | Bronze | Silver | 5 | 4 | — | — | 7 |
| Japan |  JPN |
2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Kazakhstan |  KAZ |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
| Montenegro | MNE |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | 11 | 6 |
| Netherlands |  NED |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Nigeria |  NGR |
1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norway | NOR |
8 | — | — | — | Silver | Silver | 4 | Bronze | — | Gold | Gold | Bronze | Bronze |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
5 | — | — | Bronze | 6 | — | 5 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — |
| ROC | ROC |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
10 | — | — | Silver | Gold | Gold | Silver | 4 | Silver | Bronze | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| Romania |  ROU |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 9 | — |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | 8 | Gold | — |
| Soviet Union | URS |
3 | Gold | Gold | — | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain | ESP |
5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | Bronze | 6 | 9 |
| Sweden |  SWE |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Ukraine | UKR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — | — |
| Unified Team | EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States |  USA |
4 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Germany |  FRG |
1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
3 | — | Silver | Gold | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |