Swiss men's national field handball team

This article is about the senior national team. Article on the B national team

Switzerland

Association	Eidgenössischer Turnverein (ETV) before March 10, 1939 Handball Committee (HBA) after March 11, 1939
home Away
Balance sheet
88 games 47 wins 2 draws 39 losses
statistics
First international match German Reich 14: 6 Switzerland May 19, 1935, Augsburg
Last international match BR Germany 24:12 Switzerland July 5, 1969, Offenbach am Main
Highest victory France 4:21 Switzerland June 6, 1948, Paris
Biggest defeat by the German Reich 23-0 Switzerland 10 July 1938, Berlin
List of international matches
Olympic games
Participation	1 of 1 ( 1936 )
best result	Bronze medal 1936
Handball world championship
Participation	7 of 7 (First: 1938 )
best result	Vice World Champion ( 1938 & 1955 )
(As of April 29, 2020)

The Swiss men's national field handball team represented Switzerland at international matches and international tournaments.

Olympic games

The Swiss national field handball team took part in the only event in which field handball was played.

year	venue	Participation until ...	Result	medal
1936	Berlin , German Empire	Finals	Switzerland 2nd points	Bronze medal

World championships

The Swiss national field handball team was the only team to take part in all seven field handball world championships held up to 1966 .

year	Host country	Participation until ...	Result	rank
1938	German Empire	final	German Empire 23: 0 Switzerland	Vice world champion
1948	France	3rd place match	Switzerland 21: 4 France	Bronze medal
1952	Switzerland	3rd place match	Switzerland 12:10 Austria	Bronze medal
1955	BR Germany	final	Germany 25:13 Switzerland	Vice world champion
1959	Austria	Play for 5th place	Switzerland 17: 7 Denmark	5th place
1963	Switzerland	3rd place match	Switzerland 10: 6 Poland	Bronze medal
1966	Austria	Placement round	Switzerland 2nd points	5th place

Coupe de la Paix

year	venue	Participation until ...	Result	medal
1946	France	final	France 4:11 Switzerland	winner

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peter Weber: International Games of Switzerland. Handball Association (SHV) . Ed .: Swiss Handball Federation . September 1, 1980, field handball, p. 28 & 29 .
2. ↑ Peter Baer & Michael Wobmann: The history of Swiss handball: From the origin to 1945 . Ed .: ETH Zurich (=  The history of Swiss handball . No. 1 ). Zurich 1991, 000698808 , III. 1. 1st international match of Switzerland on May 19, 1935, p. 32–39 ( online [PDF; 108.0 MB ; accessed on March 21, 2020]).