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 | |||
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Information | |||
Association | USA Team Handball | ||
Coach | Edina Szabo | ||
Captain | Julia Taylor | ||
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Results | |||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 4 (First in 1984) | ||
Best result | 5th place (1984) | ||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1975) | ||
Best result | 11th place (1975, 1982) | ||
Pan American Championship | |||
Appearances | 9 (First in 1986) | ||
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Medal record | ||
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Pan American Games | ||
![]() | 1987 United States | Team |
![]() | 1995 Argentina | Team |
Pan American Championship | ||
![]() | 1986 Brazil | |
![]() | 1991 Brazil | |
![]() | 1989 United States | |
Nor.Ca Handball Championship | ||
![]() | 2017 Puerto Rico | |
![]() | 2015 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


Since their first appearance in 1984, the U.S. has participated in four Olympic Games.
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
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![]() | 5th[2] | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 123 | −9 |
![]() | 7th[3] | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 156 | −33 |
![]() | 6th[4] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 102 | −30 |
![]() | 8th[5] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 114 | −27 |
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![]() | qualified | |||||||
Total | 4/12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 396 | 495 | –99 |
World Championship
Since their first appearance in 1975, the U.S. has participated in five World Championships.
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
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![]() | 11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 113 | −71 |
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![]() | 11th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 173 | −74 |
![]() | 16th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 139 | −55 |
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![]() | 12th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 117 | 189 | −72 |
![]() ![]() | 17th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 121 | −26 |
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![]() ![]() | Qualified as wild card | |||||||
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Total | 5/28 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 437 | 735 | –298 |
Pan American Championships
From their first appearance in 1986 to their last in 2017, the U.S. participated in eight Pan American Championships.
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
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![]() | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | +40 |
![]() | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 38 | +33 |
![]() | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 82 | +146 |
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![]() | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 104 | −13 |
![]() | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 138 | −47 |
![]() | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 126 | −26 |
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![]() | 8th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 180 | −60 |
![]() | 10th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 161 | 168 | −7 |
![]() | 5th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 163 | −18 |
Total | 9/14 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 1069 | 1021 | +48 |
Pan American Games

Since their first appearance in 1987, the U.S. has participated in six Pan American Games.
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
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![]() | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 68 | +66 |
![]() | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 98 | +24 |
![]() | 4th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 154 | 155 | −1 |
![]() | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 187 | −31 |
![]() | did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 178 | −68 |
![]() | did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 117 | −15 |
Total | 6/8 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 778 | 803 | –25 |
References
- "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 1982 – HUN. 2.-12.12-1982" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
- "Handball at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- "Handball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- "Handball at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- "Handball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Handball". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2015.