Major achievements in handball by nation

This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international indoor handball, beach handball and field handball tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.

Results

For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:

Form Governing
body		 Tournament Edition
First Latest Next
Indoor handball IHF & IOC Handball at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) 1972 2016 2020
IAHF (1938) & IHF IHF World Men's Handball Championship (biennially) 1938 2019 2021
IHF World Women's Handball Championship (biennially) 1957 2019 2021
Beach handball IHF & IWGA Beach handball at the World Games (quadrennially) 2001 2017 2021
IHF Beach Handball World Championships (biennially) 2004 2018 2020
Field handball IAHF & IOC Field handball at the Summer Olympics 1936 1936 Defunct
IAHF & IHF IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship 1938 1966 Defunct
IHF IHF World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship 1949 1960 Defunct

Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[1]

The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, then most first-place results, second-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

Indoor handball, beach handball and field handball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship (As of 29 January 2023)
Indoor handball Beach handball Field handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships World Games World Championships Olympic Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Men Women Total
1  Hungary 2 6 1 9
2  Germany 6 1 1 8
3  Spain 2 2 4 8
4  Russia 6 0 1 7
5  Denmark 4 3 0 7
6  Croatia 5 1 0 6
7  Brazil 5 0 0 5
8  East Germany* 3 2 0 5
8  Norway 3 2 0 5
8  Romania 3 2 0 5
11  West Germany* 2 2 1 5
12  Czechoslovakia* 2 1 2 5
13  Austria 0 3 2 5
14  France 4 0 0 4
14  Soviet Union* 4 0 0 4
14  Yugoslavia* 4 0 0 4
17  South Korea 2 1 0 3
17  Sweden 2 1 0 3
Indoor handball Beach handball Field handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships World Games World Championships Olympic Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Men Women Total
19  Ukraine 1 1 1 3
20  Qatar 0 2 1 3
20  Turkey 0 2 1 3
22  Italy 1 0 1 2
22  Netherlands 1 0 1 2
22  Unified Team* 1 0 1 2
25  Argentina 0 2 0 2
26  Poland 0 1 1 2
26  Serbia 0 1 1 2
26  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
29  Serbia and Montenegro* 0 0 2 2
30  Belarus 1 0 0 1
30  Egypt 1 0 0 1
30  Greece 1 0 0 1
33  Iceland 0 1 0 1
33  Montenegro 0 1 0 1
33  ROC* 0 1 0 1
36  China 0 0 1 1
36  Portugal 0 0 1 1
36  Slovenia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship (As of 16 December 2019)
Indoor handball Beach handball Field handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships World Games World Championships Olympic Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Men Total
1  Croatia 3 1 0 4
1  Germany 3 1 0 4
3  Russia 3 0 1 4
4  Spain 1 1 2 4
5  Hungary 0 3 1 4
6  Denmark 2 1 0 3
6  East Germany* 2 1 0 3
6  Sweden 2 1 0 3
6  West Germany* 2 1 0 3
10  Romania 1 2 0 3
11  Czechoslovakia* 1 1 1 3
12  Austria 0 2 1 3
13  Qatar 0 1 2 3
14  Brazil 2 0 0 2
14  France 2 0 0 2
14  Soviet Union* 2 0 0 2
14  Yugoslavia* 2 0 0 2
Indoor handball Beach handball Field handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships World Games World Championships Olympic Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Men Total
18  Poland 0 1 1 2
18  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
20  Belarus 1 0 0 1
20  Egypt 1 0 0 1
20  Unified Team* 1 0 0 1
23  Iceland 0 1 0 1
23  Norway 0 1 0 1
23  South Korea 0 1 0 1
23  Turkey 0 1 0 1
23  Ukraine 0 1 0 1
28  Serbia 0 0 1 1
28  Serbia and Montenegro* 0 0 1 1
28  Slovenia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

Last updated after the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship (As of 16 December 2019)
Indoor handball Beach handball Field handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships World Games World Championships World Championships
Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Women Total
1  Hungary 2 3 0 5
2  Norway 3 0 1 4
3  Germany 1 2 1 4
4  Spain 1 1 2 4
5  Brazil 3 0 0 3
6  Russia 3 0 0 3
7  Denmark 2 1 0 3
8  Romania 2 0 0 2
8  South Korea 2 0 0 2
8  Soviet Union* 2 0 0 2
8  Yugoslavia* 2 0 0 2
Indoor handball Beach handball Field handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships World Games World Championships World Championships
Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Women Total
12  Croatia 1 1 0 2
12  East Germany* 1 1 0 2
12  France 1 1 0 2
15  Czechoslovakia* 1 0 1 2
15  Italy 1 0 1 2
15  Ukraine 1 0 1 2
18  Austria 0 1 1 2
18  Turkey 0 1 1 2
18  West Germany* 0 1 1 2
21  Greece 1 0 0 1
21  Netherlands 1 0 0 1
23  Argentina 0 1 0 1
23  Montenegro 0 1 0 1
23  Serbia 0 1 0 1
26  China 0 0 1 1
26  Serbia and Montenegro* 0 0 1 1
26  Unified Team* 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Indoor handball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship (As of 16 December 2019)
Indoor handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Total
1  Denmark 4 0 0 4
1  Russia 4 0 0 4
1  Soviet Union* 4 0 0 4
1  Yugoslavia* 4 0 0 4
5  France 3 1 0 4
6  East Germany* 2 2 0 4
7  Spain 1 1 2 4
8  Czechoslovakia* 2 1 0 3
8  Germany 2 1 0 3
8  Norway 2 1 0 3
8  Romania 2 1 0 3
8  South Korea 2 1 0 3
13  Hungary 1 2 0 3
14  West Germany* 1 1 1 3
Indoor handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Total
15  Croatia 2 0 0 2
16  Sweden 1 1 0 2
17  Unified Team* 1 0 1 2
18  Austria 0 1 1 2
18  Poland 0 1 1 2
20  Serbia and Montenegro* 0 0 2 2
21  Brazil 1 0 0 1
21  Netherlands 1 0 0 1
23  Iceland 0 1 0 1
23  Montenegro 0 1 0 1
23  Qatar 0 1 0 1
23  Serbia 0 1 0 1
27  China 0 0 1 1
27  Slovenia 0 0 1 1
27  Ukraine 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship (As of 16 December 2019)
Indoor handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Men Total
1  Croatia 2 0 0 2
1  Denmark 2 0 0 2
1  France 2 0 0 2
1  Russia 2 0 0 2
1  Soviet Union* 2 0 0 2
1  Yugoslavia* 2 0 0 2
7  Czechoslovakia* 1 1 0 2
7  East Germany* 1 1 0 2
7  Germany 1 1 0 2
7  Romania 1 1 0 2
7  Sweden 1 1 0 2
7  West Germany* 1 1 0 2
13  Spain 1 0 1 2
14  Poland 0 1 1 2
15  Unified Team* 1 0 0 1
16  Austria 0 1 0 1
16  Hungary 0 1 0 1
16  Iceland 0 1 0 1
16  Norway 0 1 0 1
16  Qatar 0 1 0 1
16  South Korea 0 1 0 1
22  Serbia and Montenegro* 0 0 1 1
22  Slovenia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

Last updated after the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship (As of 16 December 2019)
Indoor handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Women Women Total
1  Denmark 2 0 0 2
1  Norway 2 0 0 2
1  Russia 2 0 0 2
1  South Korea 2 0 0 2
1  Soviet Union* 2 0 0 2
1  Yugoslavia* 2 0 0 2
7  East Germany* 1 1 0 2
7  France 1 1 0 2
7  Hungary 1 1 0 2
10  Spain 0 1 1 2
11  Brazil 1 0 0 1
11  Czechoslovakia* 1 0 0 1
11  Germany 1 0 0 1
11  Netherlands 1 0 0 1
11  Romania 1 0 0 1
16  Montenegro 0 1 0 1
16  Serbia 0 1 0 1
18  Austria 0 0 1 1
18  China 0 0 1 1
18  Serbia and Montenegro* 0 0 1 1
18  Ukraine 0 0 1 1
18  Unified Team* 0 0 1 1
18  West Germany* 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Beach handball

Men and women

Last updated after the 2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships (As of 16 December 2019)
Beach handball Number of
World Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Total
1  Brazil 4 0 0 4
2  Croatia 2 2 0 4
3  Spain 1 1 2 4
4  Hungary 0 4 0 4
5  Russia 2 0 1 3
6  Turkey 0 2 1 3
7  Ukraine 1 1 0 2
8  Italy 1 0 1 2
8  Norway 1 0 1 2
10  Germany 0 2 0 2
11  Qatar 0 0 2 2
12  Belarus 1 0 0 1
12  Egypt 1 0 0 1
12  Greece 1 0 0 1
15  Argentina 0 1 0 1
15  Denmark 0 1 0 1
17  Serbia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships (As of 16 December 2019)
Beach handball Number of
World Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Men Total
1  Brazil 2 0 0 2
2  Croatia 1 1 0 2
3  Russia 1 0 1 2
4  Hungary 0 2 0 2
5  Spain 0 1 1 2
6  Qatar 0 0 2 2
7  Belarus 1 0 0 1
7  Egypt 1 0 0 1
9  Turkey 0 1 0 1
9  Ukraine 0 1 0 1
11  Serbia 0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

Last updated after the 2018 Women's Beach Handball World Championships (As of 16 December 2019)
Beach handball Number of
World Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Women Women Total
1  Brazil 2 0 0 2
2  Croatia 1 1 0 2
3  Italy 1 0 1 2
3  Norway 1 0 1 2
3  Spain 1 0 1 2
6  Germany 0 2 0 2
6  Hungary 0 2 0 2
8  Turkey 0 1 1 2
9  Greece 1 0 0 1
9  Russia 1 0 0 1
9  Ukraine 1 0 0 1
12  Argentina 0 1 0 1
12  Denmark 0 1 0 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Field handball

Last updated after the 1966 IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship (As of 16 December 2019)
Field handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Men Women Total
1  Germany 2 0 1 3
2  Austria 0 2 1 3
3  Romania 1 1 0 2
3  West Germany* 1 1 0 2
5  Hungary 1 0 1 2
6  Switzerland 0 1 1 2
7  Czechoslovakia* 0 0 2 2
8  East Germany* 1 0 0 1
8  Sweden 1 0 0 1
10  Denmark 0 1 0 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

See also

References

General

Official results

Specific

  1. ^ "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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