United States women's national handball team

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United States
Information
Association USA Team Handball
Coach Edina Szabo
Captain Julia Taylor
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1984 )
Best result5th place (1984)
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1975 )
Best result11th place (1975, 1982)
Pan American Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1986 )
Best resultGold medal america.svgChampions (1986, 1991)
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United States women's national handball team
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 United States Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Argentina Team
Pan American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Brazil
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Brazil
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 United States
Nor.Ca Handball Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Puerto Rico

The United States women's national handball team is the national team of the United States. It takes part in international handball competitions.

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At the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary the U.S. team placed 11th. [1] They also participated in the 1975, 1986, 1993 and 1995 IHF World Women's Handball Championship and the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics.

Results

Olympic Games

The US Women's handball team during a match against Ivory Coast at the 1988 Summer Olympics Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's Tournament.jpg
The US Women's handball team during a match against Ivory Coast at the 1988 Summer Olympics
USA women's handball team against South Korea in the 1988 Summer Olympics Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics.JPEG
USA women's handball team against South Korea in the 1988 Summer Olympics

Since their first appearance in 1984, the U.S. has participated in four Olympic Games.

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 did not qualify, 1980 boycott
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 5th [2] 5203114123−9
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1988 7th [3] 6105123156−33
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 6th [4] 410372102−30
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 8th [5] 400487114−27
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 did not qualify
Flag of Greece.svg 2004
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020
Flag of France.svg 2024
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 qualified
Total4/12194015396495–99

World Championship

Since their first appearance in 1975, the U.S. has participated in five World Championships.

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1957 did not qualify
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 1962
Flag of Germany.svg 1965
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1971
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1973
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1975 11th510442113−71
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1978 did not qualify
Flag of Hungary.svg 1982 11th810799173−74
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1986 16th600684139−55
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1990 did not qualify
Flag of Norway.svg 1993 12th7007117189−72
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Hungary.svg 1995 17th510495121−26
Flag of Germany.svg 1997 did not qualify
Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Denmark.svg 1999
Flag of Italy.svg 2001
Flag of Croatia.svg 2003
Flag of Russia.svg 2005
Flag of France.svg 2007
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2009
Flag of Brazil.svg 2011
Flag of Serbia.svg 2013
Flag of Denmark.svg 2015
Flag of Germany.svg 2017
Flag of Japan.svg 2019
Flag of Spain.svg 2021
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2023
Flag of Germany.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2025 Qualified as wild card
Flag of Hungary.svg 2027
Flag of Spain.svg 2029 To be determined
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Poland.svg 2031
Total5/30313028437735–298

Pan American Championships

From their first appearance in 1986 to their last in 2017, the U.S. participated in eight Pan American Championships.

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 1986 1st44006222+40
Flag of the United States.svg 1989 2nd32107138+33
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 1991 1st660022882+146
Flag of Brazil.svg 1997 did not qualify
Flag of Argentina.svg 1999
Flag of Brazil.svg 2000
Flag of Brazil.svg 2003 4th520391104−13
Flag of Brazil.svg 2005 6th500591138−47
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2007 7th5104100126−26
Flag of Chile.svg 2009 did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg 2011
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2013 8th6105120180−60
Flag of Cuba.svg 2015 10th7205161168−7
Flag of Argentina.svg 2017 5th6303145163−18
Total9/14462102510691021+48

Pan American Games

Kathy Callaghan stands on a bench and cheers as she and her teammates learn that they have clinched the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. Kathy Callaghan, 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.JPEG
Kathy Callaghan stands on a bench and cheers as she and her teammates learn that they have clinched the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.

Since their first appearance in 1987, the U.S. has participated in six Pan American Games.

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
Flag of the United States.svg 1987 1st550013468+66
Flag of Argentina.svg 1995 1st550012298+24
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1999 4th7214154155−1
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2003 4th7304156187−31
Flag of Brazil.svg 2007 did not qualify
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011 8th5005110178−68
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 did not qualify
Flag of Peru.svg 2019 4th5203102117−15
Flag of Chile.svg 2023 did not qualify
Total6/93417116778803–25

Nor.Ca. Handball Championship

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 2015 3rd6312151165–14
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 2017 2nd5401122112+10
Flag of Mexico.svg 2019 5th421111897+21
Flag of the United States.svg 2021 4th400473109–36
Flag of Greenland.svg 2023 5th400457119–62
Total5/5239212521602–81

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References

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