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) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (1986, 1991) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| Pan American Games | ||
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1987 United States | Team |
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1995 Argentina | Team |
| Pan American Championship | ||
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1986 Brazil | |
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1991 Brazil | |
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1989 United States | |
| Nor.Ca Handball Championship | ||
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2017 Puerto Rico | |
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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
editOlympic Games
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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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 1976 |
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 1980
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 1984 |
5th[2] | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 123 | −9 |
 1988 |
7th[3] | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 156 | −33 |
 1992 |
6th[4] | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 102 | −30 |
| 1996 |
8th[5] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 114 | −27 |
 2000 |
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 2004
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 2008
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 2012
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 2016
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 2020
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 2024
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| 2028 |
qualified | |||||||
| Total | 4/12 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 396 | 495 | –99 |
World Championship
editSince 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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 1957 |
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 1962
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 1965
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 1971
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| 1973
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| 1975 |
11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 113 | −71 |
 1978 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1982 |
11th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 173 | −74 |
| 1986 |
16th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 139 | −55 |
| 1990 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1993 |
12th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 117 | 189 | −72 |
 1995 |
17th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 121 | −26 |
| 1997 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2013
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 2023
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| 2025 |
Qualified as wild card | |||||||
| 2027
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| 2029 |
To be determined | |||||||
 2031
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| Total | 5/30 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 437 | 735 | –298 |
Pan American Championships
editFrom 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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 1986 |
1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 22 | +40 |
| 1989 |
2nd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 38 | +33 |
| 1991 |
1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 82 | +146 |
| 1997 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1999
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| 2000
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| 2003 |
4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 104 | −13 |
| 2005 |
6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 138 | −47 |
 2007 |
7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 126 | −26 |
 2009 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2011
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| 2013 |
8th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 180 | −60 |
 2015 |
10th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 161 | 168 | −7 |
| 2017 |
5th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 163 | −18 |
| Total | 9/14 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 1069 | 1021 | +48 |
Pan American Games
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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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| 1987 |
1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 68 | +66 |
| 1995 |
1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 98 | +24 |
| 1999 |
4th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 154 | 155 | −1 |
| 2003 |
4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 187 | −31 |
| 2007 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2011 |
8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 178 | −68 |
| 2015 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2019 |
4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 117 | −15 |
| 2023 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 6/9 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 778 | 803 | –25 |
Nor.Ca. Handball Championship
edit| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
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 2015 |
3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 151 | 165 | –14 |
| 2017 |
2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 112 | +10 |
| 2019 |
5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 97 | +21 |
| 2021 |
4th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 109 | –36 |
 2023 |
5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 119 | –62 |
| Total | 5/5 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 521 | 602 | –81 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
