# 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.
At the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary the U.S. team placed 11th. 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

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 | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott |
| 1980 | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott | did not qualify, 1980 boycott |
| 1984 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 123 | −9 |
| 1988 | 7th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 156 | −33 |
| 1992 | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 102 | −30 |
| 1996 | 8th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 114 | −27 |
| 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 | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1962 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1965 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1971 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1973 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1975 | 11th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 113 | −71 |
| 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 | 11th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 173 | −74 |
| 1986 | 16th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84 | 139 | −55 |
| 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 | 12th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 117 | 189 | −72 |
| 1995 | 17th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 121 | −26 |
| 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card |
| 2027 | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card | Qualified as wild card |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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

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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 178 | −68 |
| 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 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 117 | −15 |
| 2023 | 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 | 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 |
| Total | 5/5 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 521 | 602 | –81 |