Handball at the Goodwill Games

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

Handball at the Goodwill Games
SportHandball
Inaugural season1986
Ceased1994
Most titles Soviet Union (3 titles)

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
Soviet Union[4][5]		 n/a
United States[6][5][7]
Czechoslovakia[5]		 n/a
Iceland		 5 (+1)
1990 United States
United States
Soviet Union[8]		 29 – 27
(a.e.t.)[9]
Yugoslavia[8][10]
Spain		 24 – 19
United States		 8
1994 Russia
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
Soviet Union		 n/a
West Germany
Hungary		 n/a
Denmark		 6
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union3003
2 France1001
3 Russia0101
 United States0101
 West Germany0101
 Yugoslavia0101
7 Spain0022
8 Czechoslovakia0011
 Hungary0011
Totals (9 entries)44412

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.
  4. GOODWILL GAMES; Soviet Captures Six Gold Medals, web: New York Times, 1986, retrieved 13 March 2023
  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
  9. Eskenazi, David (2012), Wayback Machine: 50 Years of Center Highlights, web: SportspressNW, retrieved 13 March 2023
  10. Around The World In 17 Days, web: Seattle Times, 1990, retrieved 13 March 2023
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