# United States men's national handball team

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 from the United States Team Handball Federation but has since selected USA Team Handball as the new United States National Governing Body.

## Tournament record
### Olympic Games

Since their first appearance in 1936, USA has participated in six Olympic Games.
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
| 1936 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 36 | –33 |
| 1972 | 14th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 112 | –26 |
| 1976 | 10th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 149 | –49 |
| 1980 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1984 | 9th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 115 | 116 | –1 |
| 1988 | 12th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 149 | –47 |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | 9th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 168 | –30 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2028 | qualified as host | qualified as host | qualified as host | qualified as host | qualified as host | qualified as host | qualified as host | qualified as host |
| Total | 7/16 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 544 | 730 | –186 |

### World Championship

Since their first appearance in 1964, USA has participated in eight World Championships.
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
| 1938 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1954 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1958 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1961 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1964 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 66 | –41 |
| 1967 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1970 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 78 | –46 |
| 1974 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 104 | –61 |
| 1978 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1993 | 16th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 115 | 206 | –91 |
| 1995 | 21st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 135 | –53 |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | 24th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 189 | –109 |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | withdrawn | withdrawn | withdrawn | withdrawn | withdrawn | withdrawn | withdrawn | withdrawn |
| 2023 | 20th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 189 | –48 |
| 2025 | 26th | 7 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 168 | 197 | –29 |
| 2027 | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2031 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 9/32 | 38 | 5 | 1* | 32 | 686 | 1164 | –478 |
    *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided in a penalty shootout.

### Pan American Championship

Since their first appearance in 1980, USA has participated in 14 Pan American Championships.
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
| 1980 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 95 | +20 |
| 1981 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 80 | +6 |
| 1983 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 73 | +63 |
| 1985 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 43 | +22 |
| 1989 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 97 | +13 |
| 1994 | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 68 | −21 |
| 1996 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 93 | +19 |
| 1998 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 131 | −1 |
| 2000 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 146 | −48 |
| 2002 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 119 | −14 |
| 2004 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 142 | −25 |
| 2006 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 121 | 160 | −39 |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 149 | −14 |
| 2014 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 154 | −7 |
| 2016 | 8th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 179 | 211 | −32 |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 15/18 | 79 | 40 | 2 | 37 | 1703 | 1761 | −58 |

### Pan American Games

| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
| 1987 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 107 | +31 |
| 1991 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 112 | –4 |
| 1995 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 111 | +7 |
| 1999 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 122 | –19 |
| 2003 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 131 | –11 |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 157 | –20 |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 145 | –22 |
| 2023 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 154 | –22 |
| Total | 8/10 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 979 | 1039 | –60 |

### Nor.Ca. Championship

| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | +/– |
| 2014 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 97 | +3 |
| 2018 | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 151 | 164 | −13 |
| 2022 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 113 | +18 |
| 2024 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 179 | −1 |
| Total | 4/4 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 560 | 553 | +7 |

### IHF Emerging Nations Championship

* 2019 – 5th place
* 2025 – 3rd place

## Current squad

The squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Robert Hedin
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Pál Merkovszky
* (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24)
* 1.95 m
* 10
* 1
* Budai Farkasok KKUK
* 3
* RW
* Sean Corning
* (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 28)
* 1.81 m
* 8
* 8
* CB Málaga
* 4
* CB
* Benjamin Edwards
* (2006-09-01)1 September 2006 (aged 18)
* 1.88 m
* 12
* 72
* Veszprém Handball Academy
* 6
* RB
* Jonas Strömberg
* (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 23)
* 1.91 m
* 12
* 20
* Lugi HF
* 7
* CB
* Alex Chan
* (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)
* 1.88 m
* 10
* 40
* Club Cisne de Balonmano
* 8
* P
* Paul Skorupa
* (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25)
* 1.93 m
* 14
* 0
* VfL Lübeck-Schwartau
* 9
* LB
* Gary Hines
* (1984-03-21) 21 March 1984 (age 40)
* 1.80 m
* 81
* 709
* SG Langenfeld
* 10
* CB
* Daniel Hunyadi
* (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 21)
* 1.92 m
* 0
* 0
* Ferencvárosi TC
* 11
* LB
* Aboubakar Fofana
* (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28)
* 1.98 m
* 110
* 137
* Villeurbanne Handball
* 14
* CB
* Ian Hueter
* (1997-10-22) 22 October 1997 (age 27)
* 1.96 m
* 32
* 80
* TSV Bayer Dormagen
* 15
* LW
* Lukas Karlskov Hansen
* (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 22)
* 1.87 m
* 0
* 0
* HØJ Elite
* 16
* GK
* Douglas Otterström
* (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 (age 23)
* 1.85 m
* 2
* 0
* Tyresö Handboll
* 17
* P
* Andrew Donlin
* (1992-10-09) 9 October 1992 (age 32)
* 2.02 m
* 40
* 65
* San Francisco CalHeat
* 20
* RW
* Rodrigo Campos
* (2004-10-07) 7 October 2004 (age 20)
* 1.90 m
* 6
* 20
* Balonmano Cuatro Valles
* 25
* P
* Patrick Hueter (c)
* (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 (age 29)
* 1.96 m
* 18
* 60
* TSV Bayer Dormagen
* 31
* RB
* Tristan Morawski
* (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 20)
* 2.02 m
* 10
* 0
* Sandra SPA Pogoń Szczecin
* 33
* LW
* Samuel Hoddersen
* (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27)
* 1.83 m
* 35
* 48
* HSG Rodgau Nieder-Roden
* 34
* P
* Domagoj Sršen
* (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 34)
* 2.02 m
* 16
* 3
* RK Metković