United States women's national handball team

The United States women's national handball team is the national team of the United States. It takes part in international handball competitions.

United States
Information
Association	USA Team Handball
Coach	Edina Szabo
Captain	Julia Taylor
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 1984)
Best result	5th place (1984)
World Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1975)
Best result	11th place (1975, 1982)
Pan American Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1986)
Best result	Champions (1986, 1991)
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United States women's national handball team

Medal record
Pan American Games
	1987 United States	Team
	1995 Argentina	Team
Pan American Championship
	1986 Brazil
	1991 Brazil
	1989 United States
Nor.Ca Handball Championship
	2017 Puerto Rico
	2015 Puerto Rico

At the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary the U.S. team placed 11th.^[1] They also participated in the 1975, 1986, 1993 and 1995 IHF World Women's Handball Championship and the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics.

Results

Olympic Games

The US Women's handball team during a match against Ivory Coast at the 1988 Summer Olympics

USA women's handball team against South Korea in the 1988 Summer Olympics

Since their first appearance in 1984, the U.S. has participated in four Olympic Games.

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/–
1976	did not qualify, 1980 boycott
1980
1984	5th[2]	5	2	0	3	114	123	−9
1988	7th[3]	6	1	0	5	123	156	−33
1992	6th[4]	4	1	0	3	72	102	−30
1996	8th[5]	4	0	0	4	87	114	−27
2000	did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028	qualified
Total	4/12	19	4	0	15	396	495	–99

World Championship

Since their first appearance in 1975, the U.S. has participated in five World Championships.

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/–
1957	did not qualify
1962
1965
1971
1973
1975	11th	5	1	0	4	42	113	−71
1978	did not qualify
1982	11th	8	1	0	7	99	173	−74
1986	16th	6	0	0	6	84	139	−55
1990	did not qualify
1993	12th	7	0	0	7	117	189	−72
1995	17th	5	1	0	4	95	121	−26
1997	did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025	Qualified as wild card, if they reach a certain performance level.
2027
2029	To be determined
2031
Total	5/30	31	3	0	28	437	735	–298

Pan American Championships

From their first appearance in 1986 to their last in 2017, the U.S. participated in eight Pan American Championships.

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/–
1986	1st	4	4	0	0	62	22	+40
1989	2nd	3	2	1	0	71	38	+33
1991	1st	6	6	0	0	228	82	+146
1997	did not qualify
1999
2000
2003	4th	5	2	0	3	91	104	−13
2005	6th	5	0	0	5	91	138	−47
2007	7th	5	1	0	4	100	126	−26
2009	did not qualify
2011
2013	8th	6	1	0	5	120	180	−60
2015	10th	7	2	0	5	161	168	−7
2017	5th	6	3	0	3	145	163	−18
Total	9/14	46	21	0	25	1069	1021	+48

Pan American Games

Kathy Callaghan stands on a bench and cheers as she and her teammates learn that they have clinched the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games.

Since their first appearance in 1987, the U.S. has participated in six Pan American Games.

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/–
1987	1st	5	5	0	0	134	68	+66
1995	1st	5	5	0	0	122	98	+24
1999	4th	7	2	1	4	154	155	−1
2003	4th	7	3	0	4	156	187	−31
2007	did not qualify
2011	8th	5	0	0	5	110	178	−68
2015	did not qualify
2019	4th	5	2	0	3	102	117	−15
2023	did not qualify
Total	6/9	34	17	1	16	778	803	–25

Nor.Ca. Handball Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/–
2015	3rd	6	3	1	2	151	165	–14
2017	2nd	5	4	0	1	122	112	+10
2019	5th	4	2	1	1	118	97	+21
2021	4th	4	0	0	4	73	109	–36
2023	5th	4	0	0	4	57	119	–62
2025	4th	5	1	0	4	103	129	–26
Total	6/6	28	10	2	16	624	731	–107

See also

• Handball in the United States
• United States men's national handball team