The United States national handball team is controlled by USA Team Handball. Due to disputes over funding, general lack of fiscal discipline, and accusations of incompetence, on February 14, 2006, the USOC revoked the governing duties of handball from the United States Team Handball Federation but has since selected USA Team Handball as the new United States National Governing Body.
Tournament record Olympic Games Since their first appearance in 1936, USA has participated in six Olympic Games.
YearPosition+/– 1936 6th 2 0 0 2 3 36 –33 1972 14th 5 1 0 4 86 112 –26 1976 10th 5 0 0 5 100 149 –49 1980 did not qualify 1984 9th 6 1 1 4 115 116 –1 1988 12th 6 0 0 6 102 149 –47 1992 did not qualify 1996 9th 6 2 0 4 138 168 –30 2000 did not qualify 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028 qualified as hostTotal7/16304125544730–186
World Championship Since their first appearance in 1964, USA has participated in eight World Championships.
YearPosition+/– 1938did not qualify 1954 1958 1961 1964 16th 3 0 0 3 25 66 –41 1967did not qualify 1970 16th 3 0 0 3 32 78 –46 1974 16th 3 0 0 3 43 104 –61 1978did not qualify 1982 1986 1990 1993 16th 6 0 0 6 115 206 –91 1995 21st 5 0 0 5 82 135 –53 1997did not qualify 1999 2001 24th 5 0 0 5 80 189 –109 2003did not qualify 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021withdrawn 202320th 6 2 0 4 141 189 –48 202526th 7 3 1* 3 168 197 –29 2027Qualified 2029To be determined 2031Total9/323851*326861164–478 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided in a penalty shootout.
Pan American Championship Since their first appearance in 1980, USA has participated in 14 Pan American Championships.
YearPosition+/– 1980 3rd 5 3 0 2 115 95 +20 1981 3rd 5 3 0 2 86 80 +6 1983 2nd 5 4 1 0 136 73 +63 1985 2nd 5 4 0 1 65 43 +22 1989 3rd 5 3 0 2 110 97 +13 1994 3rd 6 4 0 2 47 68 −21 1996 3rd 5 4 0 1 112 93 +19 1998 4th 6 3 0 3 130 131 −1 2000 4th 5 2 0 3 98 146 −48 2002 4th 5 2 0 3 105 119 −14 2004 7th 5 1 0 4 117 142 −25 2006 4th 5 1 1 3 121 160 −39 2008did not qualify 2010 2012 7th 5 2 0 3 135 149 −14 2014 6th 5 2 0 3 147 154 −7 2016 8th 7 2 0 5 179 211 −32 2018did not qualifyTotal15/18794023717031761−58
Pan American Games
YearPosition+/– 1987 1st 5 5 0 0 138 107 +31 1991 3rd 5 3 0 2 108 112 –4 1995 4th 6 2 0 4 118 111 +7 1999 4th 5 2 0 3 103 122 –19 2003 3rd 5 3 0 2 120 131 –11 2007did not qualify 2011 7th 5 1 0 4 137 157 –20 2015did not qualify 2019 6th 5 2 0 3 123 145 –22 2023 4th 5 2 0 3 132 154 –22Total8/1041200219791039–60
Nor.Ca. Championship YearPosition+/– 2014 3rd 4 2 0 2 100 97 +3 2018 5th 5 1 1 3 151 164 −13 2022 1st 4 4 0 0 131 113 +18 2024 4th 6 3 0 3 178 179 −1 2026 1st 4 4 0 0 132 86 +46Total5/5231418692639+53
IHF Emerging Nations Championship 2019 – 5th place 2025 – 3rd place
Current squad The squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Robert Hedin
See also Handball in the United States United States women's national handball team
References
External links
IHF profile