Handball at the Goodwill Games
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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.[1]
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| First season | 1986 |
| Ceased | 1994 |
| Most titles |  Soviet Union (3 titles) |
Two other editions have been held in 1990[2] and 1994,[3] but only for men.
Men's tournament
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1986 | Soviet Union |
Soviet Union[4][5] |
n/a |  United States[6][5][7] |
 Czechoslovakia[5] |
n/a |  Iceland |
5 (+1) | |||
| 1990 | United States |
Soviet Union[8] |
29 – 27 (a.e.t.)[9] |
 Yugoslavia[8][10] |
 Spain |
24 – 19 | United States |
8 | |||
| 1994 |  Russia |
 France |
22 – 20 | Russia |
Spain |
29 – 25 |  South Korea |
6 | |||
- ^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Women's tournament
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1986 | Soviet Union |
Soviet Union |
n/a |  West Germany |
 Hungary |
n/a |  Denmark |
6 | |||
- ^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |