United States national handball team
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The United States national handball team is the national handball
team of United States
and is controlled by the USA Team Handball. Due to disputes over funding, general lack of fiscal discipline, and accusations of incompetence, on February 14, 2006, the USOC revoked the governing duties of the sport from the United States Team Handball Federation but has since selected USA Team Handball as the new National Governing Body. 1
World Men's Handball Championship
Handball at the Summer Olympics
Pan American Handball Championship
Pan American Games
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
team of United States
United States
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and is controlled by the USA Team Handball. Due to disputes over funding, general lack of fiscal discipline, and accusations of incompetence, on February 14, 2006, the USOC revoked the governing duties of the sport from the United States Team Handball Federation but has since selected USA Team Handball as the new National Governing Body. 1
World Men's Handball ChampionshipWorld Men's Handball ChampionshipThe World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.- History :In 1938, the first indoor handball world championship was played in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany on 5 February and 6 February...
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1990 World Men's Handball Championship The 1990 World Championship for men in team handball was the 12th edition of the World Handball Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia from February 28 to March 10, 1990.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:... : 1993 World Men's Handball Championship The 1993 World Championship for men in team handball was the 13th World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:-Group 2:-3rd / 4th place:* - In Stockholm... : 16th 1995 World Men's Handball Championship The 1995 World Championship for men in team handball was the 14th World Handball Championship. It was held in Iceland.-Preliminary round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Finals:-Final standings:# # # # # # # # # # # #... : 21st 1997 World Men's Handball Championship - Final standings :# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # - External links :*... : 1999 World Men's Handball Championship The 1999 World Championship for men in team handball was the 16th edition of the Men's World Handball Championship. It was held in Egypt, from June 2 to June 15, in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia and Port Said.-Preliminary round:In the following tables:... : 2001 World Men's Handball Championship The 2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from January 23 to February 4, 2001.-Qualified teams:24 teams were qualified for the first round and dispatched into 4 groups.Group A : , , , , , .Group B : , , , , ,... : 24th 2003 World Men's Handball Championship The 2003 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Portugal from January 20 to February 2, 2003.-Qualified teams:24 teams were qualified for the first round and dispatched into 4 groups.Group A : , , , , , .Group B : , , , , , .... : 2005 World Men's Handball Championship The 2005 World Championship for men in team handball was played in Tunisia between January 23 and February 6, 2005.The winner of the gold medal was Spain, Croatia took silver and France won the bronze.-Group A :-Group B :... : 2007 World Men's Handball Championship The 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4, 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities.The tournament was won by Germany.-Stadiums:... : 2011 World Men's Handball Championship The 2011 World Men's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Sweden from 13–30 January, 2011... : 2013 World Men's Handball Championship The 2013 World Men's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, will be held in Spain in January/February 2013. Norway was the other applicant for this championship.- Venues :-Qualification:-Qualified teams:... : |
Handball at the Summer OlympicsHandball at the Summer OlympicsTeam handball was introduced as an Olympic sport for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that, only to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory...
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- 1936Handball at the 1936 Summer OlympicsField handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport at the Olympics. It was contested by six teams.The six teams were split into two groups of three. Each team played the other two teams in its group once...
: 6th - 1972Handball at the 1972 Summer OlympicsHandball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport at the Olympics, returning to the Olympic program after a 36 year absence. It was contested by sixteen teams.The teams were split into four groups of four teams each...
: 14th - 1976Handball at the 1976 Summer OlympicsHandball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women.On July 26, a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's match between SFR Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag.-Medal summary:...
: 10th - 1980 : did not qualify
- 1984Handball at the 1984 Summer OlympicsHandball at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women. Due to the USSR-led boycott some strong handball nations from Eastern Bloc did not compete; this gave opportunity to the Yugoslav team to take both gold medals.-Medal summary:...
: 9th - 1988Handball at the 1988 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Handball competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Group A:-Group B:-5th to 12th places:-Bronze Medal match:-Final:-Team Rosters:...
: 12th - 1992 : did not qualify
- 1996 : 9th
- 2000 to 2012 : did not qualify
Pan American Handball ChampionshipPan American Handball ChampionshipThe American Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano, is the official competition for senior national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America, and takes place every two years...
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- 1979 : rd
- 1981 : rd
- 1983 : nd
- 1985 : nd
- 1989 : rd
- 1994 : rd
- 1996 : rd
- 1998 : 4th
- 2000 : 4th
- 2002 : 4th
- 2004 : 8th
- 2006 : 4th
- 2008 : did not qualify
- 2010 : did not qualify
Pan American GamesHandball at the Pan American GamesHandball was inducted at the Pan American Games at the 1987 edition in Indianapolis, United States for both men and women. Four years later in Havana there was only a men's competition.-Men's competition:-Medal table:-Women's competition:...
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- 1987Handball at the 1987 Pan American GamesThe Men's Handball Tournament at the 1987 Pan American Games was held from August 9 to August 17, 1987 in Indianapolis, United States. The sport made its debut at the Pan Am Games. The women competed from August 10 to August 16.-Final ranking:...
: st - 1991Handball at the 1991 Pan American GamesThe Men's Handball Tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games was held from August 5 to August 12, 1991 in Havana, Cuba. The women did not compete at this edition.-Final Ranking:-References:**...
: rd - 1995Handball at the 1995 Pan American GamesThe Men's Handball Tournament at the 1995 Pan American Games was held from March 16 to March 25, 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The women competed from March 15 to March 24.-Final ranking:-Final ranking:-Medal table:-References:**...
: 4th - 1999Handball at the 1999 Pan American GamesThe Men's Handball Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games was held from July 31 to August 7, 1999 in Winnipeg, Canada. The women competed from July 31 to August 8.-Final ranking:-Final ranking:-Medal table:-References:**...
: 4th - 2003Handball at the 2003 Pan American GamesThe Men's Handball Tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games was held from August 2 to August 11, 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The women competed from August 2 to August 12.-Final ranking:-Final ranking:-Medal table:...
: rd - 2007Handball at the 2007 Pan American GamesThe Handball Competitions at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Riocentro Sports Complex in a temporary facility. There are two competitions, one each for men and women, each with eight national teams competing. Brazil is the defending champion for both the men's and women's...
: did not qualify - 2011Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournamentCanada won 51–48 on aggregate and qualified for the games.*The second game at the end of regulation was a 25–21 advantage for Canada, thus the game went to overtime.Last chance qualifying tournament--------...
: qualified
See also
- Handball in the United StatesHandball in the United StatesThe governing body of handball in the United States is USA Team Handball. Previously, the governing body was the United States Team Handball Federation, but was revoked of its governing duties by the United States Olympic Committee.- Competition :...
- United States women's national handball teamUnited States women's national handball teamThe United States women's national handball team is the national team of the United States. It takes part in international team handball competitions....
- United States at the team sports international competitionsUnited States at the team sports international competitionsThe United States at the team sports international competitions has achieved 35 victories at the Olympic Games and 29 World Championship, in addition to several successes in continental competitions. For team sports are the disciplines of the Olympic program...