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
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
from the
United States Team Handball Federation but has since selected
USA Team Handball as the new
United States National Governing Bod
Tournament record
Olympic Games
Since their first appearance in
Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936, USA has participated in six
Olympic Games.
World Championship
Since their first appearance in
1964
Events January
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, USA has participated in six
World Championships.
Pan American Championship
Since their first appearance in
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
, USA has participated in 14
Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...
.
Pan American Games
Since their first appearance in
1987
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, USA has participated in six
Pan American Games
The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
.
Nor.Ca. Championship
IHF Emerging Nations Championship
*
2019
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– 5th place
See also
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Handball in the United States
Handball in the United States is a minor sport. The U.S. is represented in international competitions, such as the Summer Olympics and the Pan American Games, by the United States men's national handball team and the United States women's nationa ...
*
United States women's national handball team
References
External links
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IHF profile
{{National sports teams of the United States
Handball in the United States
Men's national handball teams
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...