Major achievements in handball by nation

This is a list of countries according to the best position achieved by teams from these nations at major Handball and Beach Handball tournaments sanctioned by the International Handball Federation.

Notes

• Results achieved in youth and junior competitions were not considered for the making of this table, neither were club tournaments.
• Medals earned by athletes from defunct NOCs or historical teams have been merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states, as follows: Russia inherits medals from the Soviet Union and the Unified Team; Serbia inherits medals from Yugoslavia; Czech Republic inherits medals from Czechoslovakia; and Germany inherits medals from East Germany.
• The table is pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, countries are listed in alphabetical order.

Results

Best international results in Handball by nation (1936 – July 2017)

		Handball				Beach Handball
		Olympic Games		World Championships		World Championships		World Games
Rk.	Nation	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
1	Spain
2	Russia and USSR
3	Hungary
4	Croatia
5	Germany and GDR
6	Brazil
7	Serbia and YUG
8	Denmark
9	Norway
10	France
11	Czechoslovakia
11	Romania
11	South Korea
14	Ukraine
		Handball				Beach Handball
		Olympic Games		World Championships		World Championships		World Games
Rk.	Nation	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
15	Austria
15	Turkey
17	Qatar
18	Sweden
19	Italy
20	Poland
21	Belarus
21	Egypt
23	Iceland
23	Montenegro
23	Netherlands
23	Argentina
27	China
27	Slovenia
27	Switzerland

See also

• Handball at the Youth Olympic Games
• IHF Men's Junior World Championship
• IHF Men's Youth World Championship
• IHF Super Globe
• IHF Women's Junior World Championship
• IHF Women's Youth World Championship

References

• Sports 123 (archived)