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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

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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

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Men and women

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Hungary 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 6 1 9
2  Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1 1 8
3  Spain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 2 4 8
4  Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 1 7
5  Denmark 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 3 0 7
6  Croatia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 1 0 6
7  Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 0 5
8  East Germany* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 2 0 5
8  Norway 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 2 0 5
8  Romania 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 2 0 5
11  West Germany* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 2 1 5
12  Czechoslovakia* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 1 2 5
13  Austria 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 3 2 5
14  France 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 0 4
14  Soviet Union* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 0 4
14  Yugoslavia* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 0 4
17  South Korea 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
17  Sweden 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
19  Ukraine 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 1 1 3
20  Qatar 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 2 1 3
20  Turkey 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 2 1 3
22  Italy 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
22  Netherlands 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
22  Unified Team* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
25  Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 2 0 2
26  Poland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
26  Serbia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
26  Switzerland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
29  Serbia and Montenegro* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 2 2
30  Belarus 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
30  Egypt 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
30  Greece 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
33  Iceland 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
33  Montenegro 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
33  ROC* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
36  China 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
36  Portugal 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
36  Slovenia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1

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

Men

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Croatia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 1 0 4
1  Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 1 0 4
3  Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 0 1 4
4  Spain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 1 2 4
5  Hungary 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 3 1 4
6  Denmark 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
6  East Germany* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
6  Sweden 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
6  West Germany* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
10  Romania 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 2 0 3
11  Czechoslovakia* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 1 1 3
12  Austria 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 2 1 3
13  Qatar 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 1 2 3
14  Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
14  France 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
14  Soviet Union* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
14  Yugoslavia* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
18  Poland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
18  Switzerland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
20  Belarus 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
20  Egypt 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
20  Unified Team* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
23  Iceland 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
23  Norway 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
23  South Korea 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
23  Turkey 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
23  Ukraine 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
28  Serbia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
28  Serbia and Montenegro* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
28  Slovenia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1

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

Women

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Hungary 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 3 0 5
2  Norway 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 0 1 4
3  Germany 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 2 1 4
4  Spain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 2 4
5  Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 0 0 3
6  Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 0 0 3
7  Denmark 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
8  Romania 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
8  South Korea 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
8  Soviet Union* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
8  Yugoslavia* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
12  Croatia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
12  East Germany* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
12  France 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
15  Czechoslovakia* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
15  Italy 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
15  Ukraine 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
18  Austria 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
18  Turkey 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
18  West Germany* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
21  Greece 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
21  Netherlands 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
23  Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
23  Montenegro 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
23  Serbia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
26  China 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
26  Serbia and Montenegro* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
26  Unified Team* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1

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

Indoor handball

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Men and women

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Denmark 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 0 4
1  Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 0 4
1  Soviet Union* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 0 4
1  Yugoslavia* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 0 4
5  France 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 1 0 4
6  East Germany* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 2 0 4
7  Spain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 1 2 4
8  Czechoslovakia* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
8  Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
8  Norway 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
8  Romania 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
8  South Korea 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 1 0 3
13  Hungary 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 2 0 3
14  West Germany* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 1 1 3
Indoor handball Number of
Olympic Games World Championships
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
15  Croatia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
16  Sweden 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
17  Unified Team* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
18  Austria 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
18  Poland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
20  Serbia and Montenegro* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 2 2
21  Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
21  Netherlands 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
23  Iceland 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
23  Montenegro 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
23  Qatar 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
23  Serbia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
27  China 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
27  Slovenia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
27  Ukraine 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1

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

Men

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Croatia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
1  Denmark 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
1  France 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
1  Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
1  Soviet Union* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
1  Yugoslavia* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
7  Czechoslovakia* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
7  East Germany* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
7  Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
7  Romania 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
7  Sweden 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
7  West Germany* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
13  Spain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
14  Poland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
15  Unified Team* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
16  Austria 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
16  Hungary 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
16  Iceland 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
16  Norway 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
16  Qatar 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
16  South Korea 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
22  Serbia and Montenegro* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
22  Slovenia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1

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

Women

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Denmark 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
1  Norway 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
1  Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
1  South Korea 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
1  Soviet Union* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
1  Yugoslavia* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
7  East Germany* 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
7  France 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
7  Hungary 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
10  Spain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
11  Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
11  Czechoslovakia* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
11  Germany 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
11  Netherlands 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
11  Romania 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
16  Montenegro 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
16  Serbia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
18  Austria 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
18  China 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
18  Serbia and Montenegro* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
18  Ukraine 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
18  Unified Team* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1
18  West Germany* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1

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

Beach handball

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Men and women

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 0 0 4
2  Croatia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 2 0 4
3  Spain 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 2 4
4  Hungary 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 4 0 4
5  Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 1 3
6  Turkey 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 2 1 3
7  Ukraine 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
8  Italy 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
8  Norway 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
10  Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 2 0 2
11  Qatar 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 2 2
12  Belarus 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
12  Egypt 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
12  Greece 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
15  Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
15  Denmark 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
17  Serbia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1

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

Men

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
2  Croatia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
3  Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
4  Hungary 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 2 0 2
5  Spain 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
6  Qatar 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 2 2
7  Belarus 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
7  Egypt 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
9  Turkey 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
9  Ukraine 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
11  Serbia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 1 1

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

Women

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 0 0 2
2  Croatia 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
3  Italy 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
3  Norway 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
3  Spain 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
6  Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 2 0 2
6  Hungary 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 2 0 2
8  Turkey 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
9  Greece 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
9  Russia 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
9  Ukraine 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
12  Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1
12  Denmark 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1

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

Field handball

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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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1  Germany 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 0 1 3
2  Austria 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 2 1 3
3  Romania 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
3  West Germany* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 1 0 2
5  Hungary 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 1 2
6  Switzerland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 2
7  Czechoslovakia* 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 2 2
8  East Germany* 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
8  Sweden 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 1
10  Denmark 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 0 1

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

See also

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References

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General

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Official results

Specific

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