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Field handball

11 player handball played on a grass field

—country of origin
—first recorded
1936first Olympic record
—disciplines & variants
—international bodies

Field handball is a team sport and ball game, part of handball. Olympic events in it are recorded separately for 1936.

Part ofHandball
PractitionersHandball player
At the Olympicsrecorded in 1936
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Field handball
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Olympic Games

Olympic history

Editions where Field handball or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.

Summer Games1 edition · since 1936
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