Handball at the Goodwill Games

Handball at the Goodwill Games

Sport	Handball
First season	1986
Ceased	1994
Most titles	Soviet Union (3 titles)

Handball has been included at three editions of the Goodwill Games. It was first held for both men and women in 1986. ^[1]

Two other editions have been held in 1990 ^[2] and 1994, ^[3] but only for men.

Men's tournament

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1986	Soviet Union		Soviet Union [4] [5]	n/a	United States [6] [5] [7]		Czechoslovakia [5]	n/a	Iceland		5 (+1)
1990  ( fr )	United States		Soviet Union [8]	29 – 27 ( a.e.t. ) [9]	Yugoslavia [8] [10]		Spain	24 – 19	United States		8
1994  ( fr )	Russia		France	22 – 20	Russia		Spain	29 – 25	South Korea		6

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Women's tournament

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1986	Soviet Union		Soviet Union	n/a	West Germany		Hungary	n/a	Denmark		6

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	3	0	0	3
2	France	1	0	0	1
3	Russia	0	1	0	1
	United States	0	1	0	1
	West Germany	0	1	0	1
	Yugoslavia	0	1	0	1
7	Spain	0	0	2	2
8	Czechoslovakia	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		4	4	4	12

References

1. "1986 Goodwill Games Results - Handball (team)". goodwillgames.com. 1986. Archived from the original on 2005-02-07.
2. "1990 Goodwill Games Medalists". goodwillgames.com. 1998. Archived from the original on 2005-02-15.
3. "1994 Goodwill Games Medalists". goodwillgames.com. 1998. Archived from the original on 2005-02-15.
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5. THE GOODWILL GAMES : Roundup : Soviet Athletes Win Six of the Day’s Seven Gold Medals, web: Los Angeles Times, 1986, retrieved 13 March 2023
6. USA Team Handball, web: Team USA, 1972, archived from the original on January 21, 2014, retrieved 13 March 2023
7. Soldiers, publisher: Department of the Army, published: 2010
8. Slater, Jim (1990), U.S. CAGERS REACH GOLD MEDAL TILT, BUT SOVIETS DON’T, web: Deseret News/UPI, retrieved 13 March 2023
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