United States Men's National Field Handball Team

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United States
Association United States Team Handball Federation ( EN )
Olympic games
Participation 1 of 1 ( 1936 )
best result 6th place ( 1936 )


Handball world championship
Participation 1 of 7 (First: 1963 )
best result 8th place ( 1963 )
(As of April 15, 2020)

The United States men's national field handball team represented the United States at internationals and international tournaments.

Olympic games

The United States men's national field handball team participated in the only event where field handball was played.

year venue Participation until ... Result medal
1936 Berlin , German EmpireGerman Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era)  Play for 5th place Romania kingdomRomania Romania 10-3 United StatesUnited States 48United States  6th place

World championships

The United States men's national field handball team participated in one of the seven world field handball championships held until 1966 .

year Host country Participation until ... Result rank Comments and special features
1938 German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era) German Empire no participation
1948 France 1946Fourth French Republic France no participation
1952 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland no participation
1955 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany BR Germany no participation
1959 AustriaAustria Austria no participation
1963 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Game for 7th place IsraelIsrael Israel 16: 5 United StatesUnited StatesUnited States  8th place
1966 AustriaAustria Austria no participation

Individual evidence

  1. Organizing Committee for the XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 EV (Ed.): The XI ᵗʰ Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936: Official Report, Volume II . Wilhelm Limpert , Berlin 1937, OCLC 563522547 , p. 1065-1073 ( LA84 Foundation [accessed July 15, 2019]).