The USSR national handball team was the national handball team of the Soviet Union. It was considered one of the strongest national teams in the world, and has won both the World Men's Handball Championship and Olympic gold.
After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union the Russia men's national handball team became the successor to the Soviet Union team. The last major international tournament for the Soviet Union was the 1992 Olympics, where they competed as the Unified team. The last game under the Soviet flag was on 21 December 1991 against Germany.
World Championships Record YearHosting CountryRank1954 SwedenDid not participate1958 East GermanyDid not participate1961 West GermanyDid not participate1964 Czechoslovakia 5th Place1967 Sweden 4th Place1970 France 9th Place1974 East Germany 5th Place1978 Denmark Runners-Up1982 West Germany Champions1986 Switzerland 10th Place1990 Czechoslovakia Runners-Up
Summer Olympics Record YearHosting CityRank1972 Munich 5th Place1976 MontrealChampions1980 Moscow Runners-Up1984 Los Angeles Did not participate1988 Seoul Champions1992 Barcelona Championship
Euro Tournaments All teams in these tournaments are European,all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time. EURO World Cup tournament Sweden 1971 : 3rd place 1974 : 4th place 1979 : Champions 1984 : Champions 1992 : As CIS 4th place EURO Super Cup tournament Germany 1979 : 3rd place 1981 : Champions 1983 : 2nd place 1985 : Champions 1987 : 2nd place 1989 : Champions 1991 : 2nd place
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See also Soviet Union women's national handball team Russia men's national handball team Russia women's national handball team
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