Who are Olympic handball champions?
Men’s Handball Winners at Olympics
Year | Gold | Bronze |
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2004 | Croatia | Russia |
2008 | France | Spain |
2012 | France | Croatia |
2016 | Denmark | Germany |
What country won the last handball Olympic Games?
France took both gold medals as the first team since Yugoslavia in Los Angeles 1984. Both finals were a repetition of the last ones: Denmark versus France for the men and Russia/ROC versus France for the women.
In which year was women’s handball first introduced to the Olympic Games?
1976
The introduction of women’s handball to the Games took place in 1976 in Montreal. The Soviet Union won this first women’s Olympic competition, taking home two gold medals after the 11-team men’s competition and the six-team women’s one.
Who won Olympic handball 2021?
France
DenmarkSpain
Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics/Medalists
What country won the first women’s Olympic gold medal in team handball?
TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – France claimed their first Olympic women’s handball title, beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team 30-25 in the final at the Tokyo Games on Sunday.
Who won the Olympic gold medal in men’s handball in 2020?
France held off a spirited fightback from Denmark to claim a 25-23 victory and, with that, a record third Olympic gold medal in the men’s handball in Tokyo 2020.
Who is best at handball?
Handball. World ranking of men’s national teams 2018. Expected result of their nearest match.
Team | Rating 200 – 2 goals, etc. | |
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1 | Denmark | 2419 |
2 | Sweden | 2395 |
3 | Norway | 2395 |
4 | Germany | 2374 |
Who is the best handball team?
France is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Sweden and Romania with four titles each. The current champion is Denmark, which won its second title at the 2021 tournament in Egypt.