Handball at the Summer Olympics

Handball at the Summer Olympics refers to two different sports. Field handball was introduced for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that. At the 1952 Olympics, field handball was a demonstration sport. (Indoor) handball was introduced for men at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Women's handball competition was introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Participating nations

 * Legend
 * – Champions
 * – Runners-up
 * – Third place
 * – Fourth place
 * – Did not enter / Did not qualify
 * – Hosts
 * = – More than one team tied for that rank
 * Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Participating nations

 * Legend
 * – Champions
 * – Runners-up
 * – Third place
 * – Fourth place
 * – Did not enter / Did not qualify
 * – Hosts
 * = – More than one team tied for that rank
 * Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Combined medal table
The table below include teams under the name they had at the time. It should be mentioned, though, that URS and EUN is the same team like RUS and ROC is the same.