Handball has been included at three editions of the Goodwill Games. It was first held for both men and women in 1986.[1]
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| First season | 1986 |
| Ceased | 1994 |
| 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 edit
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1986 | Soviet Union |
 Soviet Union[4][5] |
n/a |  United States[6][5][7] |
 Czechoslovakia[5] |
n/a |  Iceland |
5 (+1) | |||
| 1990 |  United States |
Soviet Union[8] |
29 – 27 (a.e.t.)[9] |
 Yugoslavia[8][10] |
 Spain |
24 – 19 | United States |
8 | |||
| 1994 |  Russia |
 France |
22 – 20 |  Russia |
Spain |
29 – 25 |  South Korea |
6 | |||
- ^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Women's tournament edit
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1986 | 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 edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References edit
- ^ "1986 Goodwill Games Results - Handball (team)". goodwillgames.com. 1986. Archived from the original on 2005-02-07.
- ^ "1990 Goodwill Games Medalists". goodwillgames.com. 1998. Archived from the original on 2005-02-15.
- ^ "1994 Goodwill Games Medalists". goodwillgames.com. 1998. Archived from the original on 2005-02-15.
- ^ GOODWILL GAMES; Soviet Captures Six Gold Medals, web: New York Times, 1986, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ a b c THE GOODWILL GAMES : Roundup : Soviet Athletes Win Six of the Day’s Seven Gold Medals, web: Los Angeles Times, 1986, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ USA Team Handball, web: Team USA, 1972, archived from the original on January 21, 2014, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Soldiers, publisher: Department of the Army, published: 2010
- ^ a b Slater, Jim (1990), U.S. CAGERS REACH GOLD MEDAL TILT, BUT SOVIETS DON’T, web: Deseret News/UPI, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Eskenazi, David (2012), Wayback Machine: 50 Years of Center Highlights, web: SportspressNW, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Around The World In 17 Days, web: Seattle Times, 1990, retrieved 13 March 2023