Handball at the Goodwill Games
Appearance
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Sport | Handball |
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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.
Men's tournament
[edit]Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
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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.
Women's tournament
[edit]Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
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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.
Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ GOODWILL GAMES; Soviet Captures Six Gold Medals, web: New York Times, 1986, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ a b c THE GOODWILL GAMES : Roundup : Soviet Athletes Win Six of the Day’s Seven Gold Medals, web: Los Angeles Times, 1986, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ USA Team Handball, web: Team USA, 1972, archived from the original on January 21, 2014, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Soldiers, publisher: Department of the Army, published: 2010
- ^ a b Slater, Jim (1990), U.S. CAGERS REACH GOLD MEDAL TILT, BUT SOVIETS DON’T, web: Deseret News/UPI, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Eskenazi, David (2012), Wayback Machine: 50 Years of Center Highlights, web: SportspressNW, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Around The World In 17 Days, web: Seattle Times, 1990, retrieved 13 March 2023