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 – August 2016)

		Handball						Beach Handball
		Olympic Games		World Championships		Summer Universiade		World Championships		World Games
Rk.	Nation	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
1	Russia
2	Yugoslavia/ Serbia
3	Spain
4	Hungary
5	Croatia
6	Germany
7	Brazil
8	Denmark
9	France
10	Norway
11	South Korea
12	Czech Republic
12	Romania
14	Ukraine
15	Austria
15	Turkey
17	Sweden
18	Italy
19	Poland
19	Qatar
		Handball						Beach Handball
		Olympic Games		World Championships		Summer Universiade		World Championships		World Games
Rk.	Nation	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
21	Switzerland
22	Belarus
22	Egypt
22	Portugal
25	Iceland
25	Montenegro
25	Netherlands
28	China

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)

International handball
IHF World Championships Men Women Olympic Games Men Women Super Globe National teams Player of the Year Achievements by nation Beach Handball World Champion Men Women World Games Men Women
Africa	African Championship Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth African Games Men Women
Americas	Pan American Championship Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Pan American Games Men Women
Asia	Asian Championship Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach (Youth) Asian Games Men Women
Europe	European Championship Men Women Men's U-20 Women's U-19 Men's U-18 Women's U-17 Beach European Open
Oceania	Oceania Championship Nations Junior Youth Beach Pacific Cup
International	World Championships Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Youth Olympics Men Women Emerging Nations Universiade Men Women IHF Inter-Continental Trophy