Handball at the Islamic Solidarity Games

Handball at the Islamic Solidarity Games
First event2005 Mecca
Occur everyFour years
Last event2021 Konya
Most successful team(s)Men
 Algeria
 Saudi Arabia
 Qatar
(1 Title)
Women
 Azerbaijan
 Turkey
(1 Title)

Handball at the Islamic Solidarity Games was introduced for men at the first edition in 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Mecca. Women's handball competition was introduced at the fourth edition of 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku.

Men

Summary

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Medalists Score Silver Medalists Bronze Medalists Score 4th place
2005
Details

Mecca

Algeria
25 – 23
Saudi Arabia

Egypt
32 – 28
Syria
2010
Tehran[a]
Cancelled Cancelled
2013
Palembang
Not held Not held
2017
Details

Baku

Saudi Arabia
26 – 21
Turkey

Iraq
27 – 22
Algeria
2021
Details

Konya

Qatar
26 – 23
Turkey

Iran
30 – 21
Saudi Arabia

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Saudi Arabia1102
2 Algeria1001
 Qatar1001
4 Turkey0202
5 Egypt0011
 Iran0011
 Iraq0011
Totals (7 entries)3339

Participating nations

Team
2005

2017
Years
 Algeria 1st 4th 2
 Azerbaijan GS 5th 2
 Bahrain QF 1
 Egypt 3rd 1
 Iraq GS 3rd 2
 Jordan QF 8th 2
 Morocco QF 6th 2
 Pakistan GS 7th 2
 Saudi Arabia 2nd 1st 2
 Senegal GS 1
 Sudan GS 1
 Syria 4th 1
 Tunisia QF 1
 Turkey 2nd 1
Total 13 8
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • GS – Group stage
  •     — Hosts

Women

Summary

Year Host Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Medalists Score Silver Medalists Bronze Medalists Score 4th place
2017
Details

Baku

Azerbaijan
28 – 26
Turkey

Cameroon
35 – 27
Uzbekistan
2021
Details

Konya

Turkey
30 – 24
Azerbaijan

Cameroon
40 – 27
Uzbekistan

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Azerbaijan1102
 Turkey1102
3 Cameroon0022
Totals (3 entries)2226

Participating nations

Team
2017
Years
 Azerbaijan 1st 1
 Cameroon 3rd 1
 Turkey 2nd 1
 Uzbekistan 4th 1
Total 4
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • GS – Group stage
  •     — Hosts

Note

  1. ^ The Games main host was Tehran, however handball was scheduled to be held in Isfahan.