Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.
The Serbia men's national handball team represents Serbia in international handball competitions. It is governed by the Serbian Handball Federation.
Jovica Elezović is a Serbian former handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Svetlana Kitić is a Bosnian Serb retired professional handball player who competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia, and was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in the early 2000s. In 2010, she was voted the best female handball player ever by the IHF.
Arpad Sterbik Capar is a retired handball player who represented the national teams of Yugoslavia and Spain.
Nikola Karabatić is a French Serbo-Croatian born professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team.
The Serbia women's national handball team is the national team of Serbia. It is governed by the Handball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international handball competitions.
The 2012 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the men's continental handball tournament, which was held in Serbia between 15 and 29 January 2012. Sixteen teams qualified for the event, including host nation Serbia, defending champion France and fourteen national teams through the qualifying tournament. The teams were split into four groups of 4, with the top 3 teams of each group advancing to the main round, carrying the points won against other qualified opponents. Going to the main round with no points, Denmark ended up winning the championship after defeating Serbia in the final with a scoreline of 21–19.
Bojana Popović née Petrović, is a handball coach and a retired Montenegrin handballer. She is considered by many to be the best female handball player of the past decade, despite not being given any official recognition. After winning the Women's EHF Champions League with Budućnost and a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games with the Montenegro national team, Bojana Popović decided to retire from handball. However, in June 2016 Popović announced she would come out of retirement and make herself available for selection by the Montenegro national handball team to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, the 21st event hosted by the International Handball Federation (IHF), was held in Serbia from 6 to 22 December 2013.
Marko Vujin is a former Serbian handball player who plays for SC Pick Szeged and the Serbian national team.
Momir Ilić is a Serbian former handball player.
Ivan Nikčević is a Serbian handball player for Spanish club Benidorm.
Nikola Manojlović is a Serbian former handball player.
Rastko Stojković is a Serbian handball player who plays for Pfadi Winterthur.
Nedeljko Jovanović is a Serbian former handball player and current coach.
Nemanja Pribak is a Serbian-born Macedonian handball player for Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
Vanja Ilić is a Serbian handball player for C' Chartres MHB and the Serbia national team. He is the younger brother of fellow handball player Nemanja Ilić.
Mijajlo Marsenić is a Serbian handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Serbian national team.
RK Proleter Zrenjanin is a Serbian handball club based in Zrenjanin. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League.
