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Handball at the Summer Olympics was introduced for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that, only for handball to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory. Women's handball competition was introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Men
Women
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Only players who participated in at least one game are counted.
In 1936 the competition was field handball. Women competed first in 1976.
References
Handball at the Summer Olympics Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA