United States women's national handball team

The United States women's national handball team is the national team of the United States. It takes part in international handball competitions.

United States
Information
AssociationUSA Team Handball
CoachEdina Szabo
CaptainJulia Taylor
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
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1st
Team colours
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1984)
Best result5th place (1984)
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1975)
Best result11th place (1975, 1982)
Pan American Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1986)
Best result Champions (1986, 1991)
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United States women's national handball team
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1987 United StatesTeam
Gold medal – first place1995 ArgentinaTeam
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place1986 Brazil
Gold medal – first place1991 Brazil
Silver medal – second place1989 United States
Nor.Ca Handball Championship
Silver medal – second place2017 Puerto Rico
Bronze medal – third place2015 Puerto Rico

At the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary the U.S. team placed 11th.[1] They also participated in the 1975, 1986, 1993 and 1995 IHF World Women's Handball Championship and the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics.

Results

Olympic Games

The US Women's handball team during a match against Ivory Coast at the 1988 Summer Olympics
USA women's handball team against South Korea in the 1988 Summer Olympics

Since their first appearance in 1984, the U.S. has participated in four Olympic Games.

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
1976did not qualify, 1980 boycott
1980
19845th[2]5203114123−9
19887th[3]6105123156−33
19926th[4]410372102−30
19968th[5]400487114−27
2000did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024to be determined
2028qualified
Total4/12194015396495–99

World Championship

Since their first appearance in 1975, the U.S. has participated in five World Championships.

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
1957did not qualify
1962
1965
1971
1973
197511th510442113−71
1978did not qualify
198211th810799173−74
198616th600684139−55
1990did not qualify
199312th7007117189−72
199517th510495121−26
1997did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025Qualified as wild card
2027
2029To be determined
2031
Total5/30313028437735–298

Pan American Championships

From their first appearance in 1986 to their last in 2017, the U.S. participated in eight Pan American Championships.

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
19861st44006222+40
19892nd32107138+33
19911st660022882+146
1997did not qualify
1999
2000
20034th520391104−13
20056th500591138−47
20077th5104100126−26
2009did not qualify
2011
20138th6105120180−60
201510th7205161168−7
20175th6303145163−18
Total9/14462102510691021+48

Pan American Games

Kathy Callaghan stands on a bench and cheers as she and her teammates learn that they have clinched the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.

Since their first appearance in 1987, the U.S. has participated in six Pan American Games.

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
19871st550013468+66
19951st550012298+24
19994th7214154155−1
20034th7304156187−31
2007did not qualify
20118th5005110178−68
2015did not qualify
20194th5203102117−15
2023did not qualify
Total6/93417116778803–25

Nor.Ca. Handball Championship

YearPositionPldWDLGSGA+/–
20153rd6312151165–14
20172nd5401122112+10
20195th421111897+21
20214th400473109–36
20235th400457119–62
Total5/5239212521602–81

See also

References