| Times held | 16 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1899 |
| Total countries | 41 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 105 | 6 |
| 1952 | Handball, Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 22 | 2 |
| 1972 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 243 | 16 |
| 1976 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 161 | 12 |
| 1980 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 164 | 12 |
| 1984 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 177 | 12 |
| 1988 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 170 | 12 |
| 1992 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 179 | 12 |
| 1996 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 182 | 12 |
| 2000 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 177 | 12 |
| 2004 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 179 | 12 |
| 2008 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 172 | 12 |
| 2012 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 176 | 12 |
| 2016 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 177 | 12 |
| 2020 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 182 | 12 |
| 2024 | Handball, Men | Olympic | 185 | 12 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Germany |  GER | Austria |  AUT | Switzerland |  SUI |
| 1972 | Yugoslavia |  YUG | Czechoslovakia |  TCH | Romania |  ROU |
| 1976 | Soviet Union |  URS | Romania | ROU | Poland |  POL |
| 1980 | East Germany |  GDR | Soviet Union | URS | Romania | ROU |
| 1984 | Yugoslavia | YUG | West Germany |  FRG | Romania | ROU |
| 1988 | Soviet Union | URS | Republic of Korea |  KOR | Yugoslavia | YUG |
| 1992 | Unified Team |  EUN | Sweden |  SWE | France |  FRA |
| 1996 | Croatia |  CRO | Sweden | SWE | Spain |  ESP |
| 2000 | Russian Federation |  RUS | Sweden | SWE | Spain | ESP |
| 2004 | Croatia | CRO | Germany | GER | Russian Federation | RUS |
| 2008 | France | FRA | Iceland |  ISL | Spain | ESP |
| 2012 | France | FRA | Sweden | SWE | Croatia | CRO |
| 2016 | Denmark |  DEN | France | FRA | Germany | GER |
| 2020 | France | FRA | Denmark | DEN | Spain | ESP |
| 2024 | Denmark | DEN | Germany | GER | Spain | ESP |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | FRA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Denmark | DEN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | URS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Croatia | CRO | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | YUG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany | GER | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Russian Federation | RUS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| East Germany | GDR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unified Team | EUN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | SWE | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania | ROU | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Austria | AUT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Iceland | ISL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | FRG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | ESP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Poland | POL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | SUI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michaël Guigou | FRA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Nikola Karabatic | FRA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Luc Abalo | FRA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Andrey Lavrov | RUS URS EUN | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Daniel Narcisse | FRA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Thierry Omeyer | FRA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mikkel Hansen | DEN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Niklas Landin | DEN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Henrik Møllgaard Jensen | DEN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Country | # | 1936 | 1952 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |  ALG | 4 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Argentina |  ARG | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Australia |  AUS | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austria | AUT | 1 | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bahrain |  BRN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| Brazil |  BRA | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | 10 | 11 | — | 7 | 10 | — |
| Canada |  CAN | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croatia | CRO | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | Gold | 4 | Bronze | 5 | — | 9 |
| Cuba |  CUB | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH | 4 | — | — | Silver | 7 | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark | DEN | 10 | — | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | Gold | Silver | Gold |
| East Germany | GDR | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | Gold | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egypt |  EGY | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | — | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| France | FRA | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze | 4 | 6 | 5 | Gold | Gold | Silver | Gold | 8 |
| Germany | GER | 9 | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 5 | Silver | 9 | — | Bronze | 6 | Silver |
| Great Britain |  GBR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
| Greece |  GRE | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary |  HUN | 9 | 4 | — | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 10 |
| Iceland | ISL | 7 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 9 | Silver | 5 | — | — | — |
| Japan |  JPN | 6 | — | — | 11 | 9 | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 |
| Kuwait |  KUW | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norway |  NOR | 3 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Poland | POL | 5 | — | — | 10 | Bronze | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Portugal |  POR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| Qatar |  QAT | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Republic of Korea | KOR | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | Silver | 6 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Romania | ROU | 6 | 5 | — | Bronze | Silver | Bronze | Bronze | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Russian Federation | RUS | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | Gold | Bronze | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Serbia |  SRB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
| Serbia and Montenegro |  SCG | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Slovenia |  SLO | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | 6 | — | 4 |
| Soviet Union | URS | 4 | — | — | 5 | Gold | Silver | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spain | ESP | 12 | — | — | 15 | — | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | Bronze | Bronze | 7 | Bronze | 7 | — | Bronze | Bronze |
| Sweden | SWE | 11 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 5 | Silver | Silver | Silver | — | — | Silver | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| Switzerland | SUI | 4 | Bronze | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tunisia |  TUN | 5 | — | — | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 8 | 12 | — | — |
| Unified Team | EUN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States |  USA | 6 | 6 | — | 14 | 10 | — | 9 | 12 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Germany | FRG | 3 | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia | YUG | 5 | — | — | Gold | 5 | 6 | Gold | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
