Countries With The Most Olympic Handball Gold Medals
Which Countries Have Won the Most Olympic Handball Medals?
Overall, handball has been dominated by European nations. The only non-European nation to medal in men’s handball was South Korea on their home court in 1988.
Most Olympic Gold Medals in Men’s Handball
In recent years, Men’s Handball has been dominated by the French national team, which won gold in 2008 and 2012 and narrowly lost in 2016 to Denmark, settling for silver.
Below is a list of the countries with the most gold medals in Olympic Men’s Handball:
- France - 3 gold medals
- Soviet Union - 2 gold medals
- Croatia - 2 gold medals
- Yugoslavia - 2 gold medals
- Germany - 1 gold medal
Most Olympic Gold Medals in Women’s Handball
The women’s game has also had a dominant nation: Denmark. Denmark has won three gold medals in women’s handball, with their victories coming in 1996, 2000, and 2004. However, Denmark has won no other medals in women’s handball. South Korea is the country with the next-highest gold medal count, having two victories in 1988 and 1992 and medaling six times overall.
The Norwegian women’s handball team has also won gold twice, in both 2008 and 2012, with a bronze finish in 2016.
Below is a list of the countries with the most gold medals in Olympic Women’s Handball:
- Denmark - 3 gold medals
- South Korea - 2 gold medals
- Norway - 2 gold medals
- Soviet Union - 2 gold medals
- France - 1 gold medal
FAQ
Which country has the most Olympic handball gold medals?
France, Denmark, and the former Soviet Union are the countries with the most overall gold medals in men’s Olympic handball. The country with the next-highest number of gold medals in handball is the former nation of Yugoslavia, with three. On the women’s side, Denmark has the most Olympic handball gold medals, with three. South Korea, Norway, and the Soviet Union are tied with two medals each for the second-most women’s Olympic handball gold medals.
Which Men’s Handball player has the most Olympic gold medals?
Several men have three Olympic gold medals, but nobody has ever won four. Luc Abalo, Andrey Lavrov, Nikola Karabatić, and Michaël Guigou each have won three gold medals at the Olympics.
Which Women’s Handball player has the most Olympic gold medals?
While many women have won two gold Olympic medals for handball, no woman has won three yet. Some of the players who have won two golds include Camilla Andersen, Kristine Andersen, Tina Bøttzau, Anette Hoffmann, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Lene Rantala, Kristine Lunde, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Tonje Nøstvold, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Kari Mette Johansen, and Marit Malm Frafjord.