Handball at the Goodwill Games

Handball at the Goodwill Games

Sport	Handball
First season	1986
Ceased	1994
Most titles	Soviet Union (3 titles)

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

Two other editions have been held in 1990^[2] and 1994,^[3] but only for men.

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.

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.

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