Handball
Facts
| Disciplines | Beach Handball, Handball |
|---|---|
| Participants | 2940 |
| NOCs | 50 |
| Competitions held | 26 |
| Distinct events | 6 |
| IF | International Handball Federation, International Amateur Handball Federation |
Description
All-time medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |  FRA |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Soviet Union |  URS |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Denmark |  DEN |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Yugoslavia |  YUG |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Norway |  NOR |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Croatia |  CRO |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| East Germany |  GDR |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany |  GER |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania |  ROU |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Hungary |  HUN |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Austria |  AUT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Iceland |  ISL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Montenegro |  MNE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ROC |  ROC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany |  FRG |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain |  ESP |
0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland |  POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
| 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 |
| Katrine Lunde-Haraldsen | NOR |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Marit Malm Frafjord | NOR |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Venio Losert | CRO |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Vasily Kudinov | RUS EUN |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Larisa Karlova | URS UKR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Zinaida Turchina | URS UKR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Aleksandr Tuchkin | RUS URS |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kari Aalvik Grimsbø | NOR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren | NOR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Event types
| Discipline | Name | Gender | Still contested? | Times held? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Handball | Beach Handball | Boys | 1 | |
| Beach Handball | Beach Handball | Girls | 1 | |
| Handball | Handball | Men | 15 | |
| Handball | Handball | Women | 12 | |
| Handball | Handball | Boys | 2 | |
| Handball | Handball | Girls | 2 |