United States women's national handball team

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

United States
Information
AssociationUSA Team Handball
CoachEdina Szabo
CaptainJulia Taylor
Colours
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1st
Team colours
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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 result Champions (1986, 1991)
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United States women's national handball team
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1987 United StatesTeam
Gold medal – first place1995 ArgentinaTeam
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place1986 Brazil
Gold medal – first place1991 Brazil
Silver medal – second place1989 United States
Nor.Ca Handball Championship
Silver medal – second place2017 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place2015 Puerto Rico

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
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.

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
Canada 1976did not qualify, 1980 boycott
Soviet Union 1980
United States 19845th[2]5203114123−9
South Korea 19887th[3]6105123156−33
Spain 19926th[4]410372102−30
United States 19968th[5]400487114−27
Australia 2000did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024to be determined
United States 2028qualified
Total4/12194015396495–99

World Championship

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

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957did not qualify
Romania 1962
West Germany 1965
Netherlands 1971
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973
Soviet Union 197511th510442113−71
Czechoslovakia 1978did not qualify
Hungary 198211th810799173−74
Netherlands 198616th600684139−55
South Korea 1990did not qualify
Norway 199312th7007117189−72
AustriaHungary 199517th510495121−26
Germany 1997did not qualify
NorwayDenmark 1999
Italy 2001
Croatia 2003
Russia 2005
France 2007
China 2009
Brazil 2011
Serbia 2013
Denmark 2015
Germany 2017
Japan 2019
Spain 2021
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2023to be determined
GermanyNetherlands 2025Qualified as wild card
Hungary 2027
Total5/28313028437735–298

Pan American Championships

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

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
Brazil 19861st44006222+40
United States 19892nd32107138+33
Brazil 19911st660022882+146
Brazil 1997did not qualify
Argentina 1999
Brazil 2000
Brazil 20034th520391104−13
Brazil 20056th500591138−47
Dominican Republic 20077th5104100126−26
Chile 2009did not qualify
Brazil 2011
Dominican Republic 20138th6105120180−60
Cuba 201510th7205161168−7
Argentina 20175th6303145163−18
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.

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

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
United States 19871st550013468+66
Argentina 19951st550012298+24
Canada 19994th7214154155−1
Dominican Republic 20034th7304156187−31
Brazil 2007did not qualify
Mexico 20118th5005110178−68
Canada 2015did not qualify
Peru 20194th5203102117−15
Total6/83417116778803–25

Nor.Ca. Handball Championship
Year Position Pld W D L GS GA +/–
Puerto Rico 20153rd6312151165–14
Puerto Rico 20172nd5401122112+10
Mexico 20195th421111897+21
United States 20214th400473109–36
Greenland 20235th400457119–62
Total5/5239212521602–81

See also

References
  1. "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 1982 – HUN. 2.-12.12-1982" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  2. "Handball at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  3. "Handball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  4. "Handball at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. "Handball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
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