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Handball has been included at three editions of the Goodwill Games. It was first held for both men and women in 1986.^[1]

Two other editions have been held in 1990^[2] and 1994,^[3] but only for men.

Men's tournament

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1986 [fr]	Soviet Union		Soviet Union[4][5]	n/a	United States[6][5][7]		Czechoslovakia[5]	n/a	Iceland		5 (+1)
1990 [fr]	United States		Soviet Union[8]	29 – 27 (a.e.t.)[9]	Yugoslavia[8][10]		Spain	24 – 19	United States		8
1994 [fr]	Russia		France	22 – 20	Russia		Spain	29 – 25	South Korea		6

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Women's tournament

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1986 [fr]	Soviet Union		Soviet Union	n/a	West Germany		Hungary	n/a	Denmark		6

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	3	0	0	3
2	France	1	0	0	1
3	Russia	0	1	0	1
	United States	0	1	0	1
	West Germany	0	1	0	1
	Yugoslavia	0	1	0	1
7	Spain	0	0	2	2
8	Czechoslovakia	0	0	1	1
	Hungary	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		4	4	4	12

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