Handball at the Goodwill Games

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.

Men's tournament

Year	Host	Final			3rd place match			Teams
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	3rd place	Score	4th place	Teams
1986 [fr]	Soviet Union	Soviet Union^[4]^[5]	^n/a	United States^[6]^[5]^[7]	Czechoslovakia^[5]	^n/a	Iceland	5 (+1)
1990 [fr]	United States	Soviet Union^[8]	29 – 27 (a.e.t.)^[9]	Yugoslavia^[8]^[10]	Spain	24 – 19	United States	8
1994 [fr]	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
Year	Host		Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place		Teams
1986 [fr]	Soviet Union		Soviet Union	^n/a	West Germany		Hungary	^n/a	Denmark		6

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

^ "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.
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v t e International handball
IAHF IHF Olympic Games World Championships Men Women National teams Player of the Year Achievements by nation Beach handball World Championships World Games
International	World Championships Men's U-21 Women's U-20 Men's U-19 Women's U-18 University Wheelchair Men's Field Handball Women's Field Handball Youth Olympics Summer Universiade Emerging Nations IHF Inter-Continental Trophy Arab Games Mediterranean Games
Africa	African Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth African Games
North America and Caribbean	North American and Caribbean Championship Men Women Pan American Games (Junior) Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games
South & Central America	South & Central American Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Pan American Games (Junior) South American Games Bolivarian Games
Asia	Asian Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth Asian Games
Europe	European Championships Men Women Men's U-20 Women's U-19 Men's U-18 Women's U-17 Beach Men Beach Women Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournament European Open
Oceania	Oceania Championships Senior Junior Youth Beach Pacific Cup French Pacific Championship
Defunct	Goodwill Games Intercontinental Cup Pan American Championships Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth

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
8	Hungary	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		4	4	4	12