Handball at the Goodwill Games

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| sport = Handball

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| inaugural = 1986

| folded = 1994

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| most_champs = {{USSR}} (3 titles)

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Handball has been included at three editions of the Goodwill Games. It was first held for both men and women in 1986.{{cite web |url=http://www.goodwillgames.com/general/86resultshb.html |title=1986 Goodwill Games Results - Handball (team) |website=goodwillgames.com |date=1986 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207012626/http://www.goodwillgames.com/general/86resultshb.html |archive-date=2005-02-07 }}

Two other editions have been held in 1990{{cite web |url=http://www.goodwillgames.com/general/90.medalists.html |title=1990 Goodwill Games Medalists |website=goodwillgames.com |date=1998 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050215225306/http://www.goodwillgames.com/general/90.medalists.html |archive-date=2005-02-15}} and 1994,{{cite web |url=http://www.goodwillgames.com/general/94medalists.html |title=1994 Goodwill Games Medalists |website=goodwillgames.com |date=1998 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050215225244/http://www.goodwillgames.com/general/94medalists.html |archive-date=2005-02-15}} but only for men.

Men's tournament

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!colspan=3|Final

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!colspan=3|3rd place match

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!width=14%|Champions

!width=9%|Score

!width=14%|Runners-up

!width=14%|3rd place

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!width=14%|4th place

{{Ill|Handball at the 1986 Goodwill Games|lt=1986|fr|Handball aux Goodwill Games de 1986}}

|{{flagicon|USSR}}
Soviet Union

|{{hb-big|URS}}{{Citation| last =| first =| year =1986| title =GOODWILL GAMES; Soviet Captures Six Gold Medals | publisher=New York Times| publication-place = web | page=| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/19/sports/goodwill-games-soviet-captures-six-gold-medals.html| access-date = 13 March 2023}}{{Citation| last =| first =| year =1986| title = THE GOODWILL GAMES : Roundup : Soviet Athletes Win Six of the Day’s Seven Gold Medals | publisher=Los Angeles Times| publication-place = web | page=| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-19-sp-26254-story.html| access-date = 13 March 2023}}

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|{{hb-big|USA}}{{Citation| last =| first =| year =1972| title =USA Team Handball| publisher=Team USA| publication-place = web | page=| url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-team-handball/about/usath-timeline| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121183701/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Team-Handball/About/USATH-Timeline| url-status=dead| archive-date=January 21, 2014| access-date = 13 March 2023}}Soldiers, publisher: Department of the Army, published: 2010

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|{{ref|1|n/a}}

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|5 (+1)

{{Ill|Handball at the 1990 Goodwill Games|lt=1990|fr|Handball aux Goodwill Games de 1990}}

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United States

|{{hb-big|URS}}{{Citation| last =Slater| first =Jim| year =1990| title =U.S. CAGERS REACH GOLD MEDAL TILT, BUT SOVIETS DON’T | publisher=Deseret News/UPI| publication-place = web | page=| url=https://www.deseret.com/1990/7/28/18873513/u-s-cagers-reach-gold-medal-tilt-but-soviets-don-t| access-date = 13 March 2023}}

|29 – 27
{{after extra time}}{{Citation| last =Eskenazi| first =David| year =2012| title =Wayback Machine: 50 Years of Center Highlights | publisher=SportspressNW| publication-place = web | page=| url=https://www.sportspressnw.com/2130316/2012/wayback-machine-50-years-of-center-highlights| access-date = 13 March 2023}}

|{{hb-big|YUG}}{{Citation| last =| first =| year =1990| title =Around The World In 17 Days | publisher=Seattle Times| publication-place = web | page=| url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19900806&slug=1086416| access-date = 13 March 2023}}

|{{hb-big|ESP}}

|24 – 19

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{{Ill|Handball at the 1994 Goodwill Games|lt=1994|fr|Handball aux Goodwill Games de 1994}}

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Russia

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|22 – 20

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|{{hb-big|ESP}}

|29 – 25

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:{{note|1|n/a}} A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Women's tournament

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!rowspan=2 width=6%|Year

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!colspan=3|Final

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!colspan=3|3rd place match

!width=1% rowspan=3 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

!rowspan=2 width=5%|Teams

style="background-color:#efefef;"

!width=14%|Champions

!width=9%|Score

!width=14%|Runners-up

!width=14%|3rd place

!width=9%|Score

!width=14%|4th place

{{Ill|Handball at the 1986 Goodwill Games|lt=1986|fr|Handball aux Goodwill Games de 1986}}

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Soviet Union

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|{{hbw-big|HUN}}

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|{{hbw-big|DEN}}

:{{note|1|n/a}} A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table

{{Medals table

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| gold_URS = 3 | silver_URS = 0 | bronze_URS = 0

| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 0

| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 0

| gold_FRG = 0 | silver_FRG = 1 | bronze_FRG = 0

| gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 0

| gold_YUG = 0 | silver_YUG = 1 | bronze_YUG = 0

| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 2

| gold_TCH = 0 | silver_TCH = 0 | bronze_TCH = 1

| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 1

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References

Category:Sports at the Goodwill Games

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