South Korea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics,except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 264 athletes,145 men and 119 women,competed in 25 sports.
The France national handball team is supervised by the French Handball Federation,and represents France in international matches. It is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice,and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of eleven medals at the World Men's Handball Championship. With a total of five medals,including three gold in 2008,2012 and 2021,France is also the most successful Handball team at the Summer Olympics. As of January 2024,they are the defending Olympic and European Champions.
The 1995 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Austria and Hungary 5–17 December 1995. It was the only to have 20 teams and the first to have multiple hosts. South Korea won its first title in Vienna.
Woo Sun-Hee is a former South Korean handball player.
Huh Soon-Young is a South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics,in the 2000 Summer Olympics,and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Lee Sang-Eun is a former South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996,2000,and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Oh Yong-Ran,also spelled as Oh Yeong-Ran,is a South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996,2000,and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Lim O-Kyeong,also spelled as Im Oh-Gyeong,is a South Korean politician who previously competed in three Olympics as a South Korean handball player.
Anita Görbicz is a Hungarian former professional handballer who played for Győri ETO KC and the Hungary national team. She is widely regarded as one of the best handball players of all time,and was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 2005 by the International Handball Federation. Görbicz has also been given the nickname the Queen of Handball internationally.
Karin Ørnhøj Mortensen is a former Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,as well as the 2002 European Women's Handball Championship where she was awarded the MVP award for the tournament.
South Korea competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,China. This is a list of all of the South Korean athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results. South Korea sent a delegation of 267 athletes to these games.
Forever the Moment is a 2008 South Korean drama film. It is a fictionalized account of the South Korea women's handball team which competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. The Korean title translates as "The Best Moment in Our Lives," and it is believed to be the first film that revolves around the sport of handball.
The South Korea women's national handball team is the national team of South Korea. Since 1984 the Korean team has not only participated constantly in Olympic Games but also ranked among the top four nations every time until 2012. Korea grabbed the gold medal in 1988 and 1992,won the silver medal in 1984,1996,2004 and took bronze medal in 2008. They have earned two World Championship medals so far:In 1995,they also won the World Championship title in Austria/Hungary 1995 World Women's Handball Championship,they came off third to secure the bronze medal at the Croatia in 2003 World Women's Handball Championship. It is a twelve time Asian Champion,the tournament has been won by any other nation only twice.
Tatyana Dshandshgava,néeShalimova is a Kazakhstani and Russian former handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics,for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics,and for Austria in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Nataliya Rusnachenko is a Ukrainian former handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics and for Austria in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Mihaela Ciobanu is a retired Romanian-born Spanish handball goalkeeper,who played on the Spanish women's national team.
Choi Suk-jae is a male South Korean former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Amandine Suzanne Monique Leynaud is a French professional handball player. She is openly lesbian and she and her wife Annabelle are parents to Marcel and Mila.
Lee Eun-Bi is a South Korean handball player. She plays on the South Korean national team,and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil.
Tess Lieder is a Dutch handballer who plays as goalkeeper for the Dutch national team.
