Handball at the Islamic Solidarity Games
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Occur everyFour years
Most successful team(s)Men
Algeria
Bahrain
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
(1 title)
Women
Turkey
(2 titles)
Algeria
Bahrain
Qatar
Saudi Arabia(1 title)
Women
Turkey(2 titles)
| First event | 2005 Mecca |
|---|---|
| Occur every | Four years |
| Last event | 2025 Riyadh |
| Most successful team(s) | Men Algeria Bahrain Qatar Saudi Arabia (1 title) Women Turkey(2 titles) |
Handball at the Islamic Solidarity Games was introduced for men at the first edition in 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Mecca. Women's handball competition was introduced at the fourth edition of 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku.
Summary
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medalists | Score | Silver Medalists | Bronze Medalists | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2005 Details |
Mecca |
Algeria |
25–23 | Saudi Arabia |
 Egypt |
32–28 |  Syria | ||
| 2010 |  Tehran[a] |
Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||||
| 2013 |  Palembang |
Not held | Not held | ||||||
| 2017 Details |
 Baku |
Saudi Arabia |
26–21 | Turkey |
 Iraq |
27–22 | Algeria | ||
| 2021 Details |
Konya |
Qatar |
26–23 | Turkey |
Iran |
30–21 | Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2025 Details |
Riyadh |
Bahrain |
33–31 | Saudi Arabia |
Qatar |
36–28 |  United Arab Emirates | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Qatar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Turkey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 2005 |
2017 |
2021 |
2025 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 1st | 4th | 2 | ||
 Azerbaijan | GS | 5th | 5th | 3 | |
 Bahrain | R2 | 1st | 2 | ||
 Egypt | 3rd | 1 | |||
 Iran | 3rd | GS | 2 | ||
 Iraq | GS | 3rd | GS | 3 | |
 Jordan | R2 | 8th | 2 | ||
 Kuwait | GS | 1 | |||
 Maldives | GS | 1 | |||
 Morocco | R2 | 6th | 6th | 3 | |
 Pakistan | GS | 7th | 2 | ||
 Qatar | 1st | 3rd | 2 | ||
 Saudi Arabia | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 4 |
 Senegal | GS | 1 | |||
 Sudan | GS | 1 | |||
 Syria | 4th | 1 | |||
 Tunisia | R2 | 1 | |||
 Turkey | 2nd | 2nd | 2 | ||
 United Arab Emirates | 4th | 1 | |||
| Total | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
- 1st–Champions
- 2nd–Runners-up
- 3rd–Third place
- 4th–Fourth place
- R2–Second group stage
- GS–Group stage
- — Hosts
