The Egyptian national handball team is the national handball team of Egypt, which represents Egypt in international matches. It is supervised by the Egyptian Handball Federation. Egypt was the first non-European team to reach the semifinals of the World Championships, and the first African team to reach the semifinals in the Olympic tournament.
The Russian Federation competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, field hockey, football, softball, and taekwondo. They ranked third in the medal table by the number of gold (24) and overall (60) medals. Russia also had 14 medals stripped for doping violations, the most of any nation at the 2008 Olympics.
Oleg Mikhaylovich Grams is a former Russian handball player for the Russian national team.
Daniil Borisovich Shishkaryov is a Russian handball player for HBC CSKA Moscow and the Russian national team.
Dmitry Sergeyevich Kovalyov is a former Russian handball player known for Chekhovskiye Medvedi and the Russian national team.
Yegor Viktorovich Yevdokimov is a Russian handball player for HC Spartak and the Russian national team.
Dmitry Valeryevich Zhitnikov is a Russian handball player for Wisła Płock and the Russian national team.
Maximilian Hermann is an Austrian handball player for Alpla HC Hard and the Austrian national team.
Harald Reinkind is a Norwegian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Norwegian national team.
Vinícius Santos Teixeira is a Brazilian handball player for Handebol Taubaté and the Brazilian national team.
Karim Handawy is an Egyptian handball player for Saudi Arabian Al Safa Club and the Egyptian national team.
Yehia Mohamed Yehia El-Deraa is an Egyptian handball player for ONE Veszprém and the Egyptian national team.
Aleksandr Yuryevich Dereven is a former Russian handball player for the Russian national team.
Dmitry Pavlenko is a Russian handball player for Chekhovskiye Medvedi and the Russian national team.
Hiroki Motoki is a Japanese handball player for Osaki Osol and the Japanese national team.
Kohei Narita is a Japanese handball player for Wakunaga Leolic and the Japanese national team.
Erwin Jan Feuchtmann Pérez is a Chilean handballer for Ademar Leon and the Chilean national team.
Felipe Ignacio García Fuentes is a Chilean handball player for CB Burgos and the Chilean national team.
Dmitrii Kiselev is a Russian handball player for Saint Petersburg HC and the Russian national team.
Alexander Christoffersen Blonz is a Norwegian handball player for GOG Håndbold and the Norwegian national team.
