| Argentina | |
| Badge: | Conf arg handball.png |
| Badge Size: | 110px |
| Nickname: | Los Gladiadores (The Gladiators) |
| Association: | Confederación Argentina de Handball |
| Coach: | Guillermo Milano |
| Assistant Coach: | Guillermo Cazon Gonzalo Carou |
| Captain: | Diego Simonet |
| Most Caps: | Gonzalo Carou (240) |
| Most Goals: | Federico Pizarro (610) |
| Summer Olympics Apps: | 4 |
| Summer Olympics First: | 2012 |
| Summer Olympics Best: | 10th (2012, 2016) |
| World Cup Apps: | 14 |
| World Cup First: | 1997 |
| World Cup Best: | 11th (2021) |
| Regional Name: | Pan American Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 16 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1980 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 1st (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) |
| Pattern La1: | _white_stripes |
| Pattern B1: | _whitestripes2 |
| Pattern Ra1: | _white_stripes |
| Pattern Sh1: | _blacksides |
| Leftarm1: | 00aaff |
| Body1: | 00aaff |
| Rightarm1: | 00aaff |
| Shorts1: | ffffff |
| Pattern B2: | _thinwhitesides |
| Pattern Sh2: | _whitesides |
| Leftarm2: | 000066 |
| Body2: | 000066 |
| Rightarm2: | 000066 |
| Shorts2: | 000000 |
The Argentina national handball team is the national handball team of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentina Handball Association.[1]
| Games | Round | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Berlin | did not enter | |||||||||
| 1948–1968 | Not held | |||||||||
| 1972 Munich | did not qualify | |||||||||
 1976 Montreal | ||||||||||
| 1980 Moscow | ||||||||||
 1984 Los Angeles | ||||||||||
 1988 Seoul | ||||||||||
 1992 Barcelona | ||||||||||
| 1996 Atlanta | ||||||||||
 2000 Sydney | ||||||||||
| 2004 Athens | ||||||||||
 2008 Beijing | ||||||||||
 2012 London | preliminary round | 10th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 138 | −25 | |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | preliminary round | 10th of 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 126 | −16 | |
 2020 Tokyo | preliminary round | 12th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 154 | −29 | |
 2024 Paris | preliminary round | 12th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 171 | −40 | |
| Total | 4/15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 479 | 589 | -110 | ||
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 1954 | |||||||||
| 1958 | |||||||||
| 1961 | |||||||||
| 1964 | |||||||||
| 1967 | |||||||||
| 1970 | |||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||
| 1990 | |||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1997 | preliminary round | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 140 | |
| 1999 | preliminary round | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 96 | 129 | |
| 2001 | round of 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 117 | 150 | |
| 2003 | preliminary round | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 127 | 156 | |
| 2005 | preliminary Round | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 141 | |
| 2007 | presidents cup | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 146 | 172 | |
| 2009 | presidents cup | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 231 | 245 | |
| 2011 | main round | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 235 | 247 | |
| 2013 | presidents cup | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 169 | 183 | |
| 2015 | round of 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 156 | |
| 2017 | presidents cup | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 183 | |
| / 2019 | presidents cup | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 173 | 180 | |
| 2021 | main round | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 143 | |
  2023 | main round | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 176 | |
 2025 | Qualified | ||||||||
| 2027 | TBD | ||||||||
| 2029 | |||||||||
 2031 | |||||||||
| Total | 15/32 | 89 | 27 | 6 | 56 | 2121 | 2401 | ||
| Games | Round | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Indianapolis | group round | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 100 | −44 | |
 1991 Havana | group round | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 96 | −24 | |
 1995 Mar del Plata | bronze medal match | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 96 | 35 | |
| 1999 Winnipeg | bronze medal match | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 84 | 51 | |
 2003 Santo Domingo | gold medal match | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 98 | 87 | |
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | gold medal match | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 116 | 54 | |
 2011 Guadalajara | gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 103 | 44 | |
| 2015 Toronto | gold medal match | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 104 | 46 | |
 2019 Lima | gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 116 | 41 | |
| 2023 Santiago | gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 101 | 57 | |
| Total | 10/10 | 3 Titles | 49 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 1361 | 1014 | 347 |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | round robin | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 99 | |
| 1981 | 3rd place match | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 111 | |
| 1983 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 1985 | round robin | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 122 | |
| 1989 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 1994 | round robin | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 104 | |
| 1996 | final | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 100 | |
| 1998 | final | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 105 | |
| 2000 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 93 | |
| 2002 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 70 | |
| 2004 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 87 | |
| 2006 | final | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 100 | |
| 2008 | final | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 121 | |
| 2010 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 79 | |
| 2012 | final | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 103 | |
| 2014 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 90 | |
| 2016 | 3rd place match | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 210 | 124 | |
| 2018 | final | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 195 | |
| Total | 16/18 | 7 titles | 86 | 65 | 1 | 20 | 2489 | 1873 | |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | final | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 91 | |
| 2022 | final | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 70 | |
| 2024 | final | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 101 | |
| Total | 3/3 | 1 title | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 559 | 262 |
| South American Games | ||||||||||
| Games | Round | Position | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 São Paulo | Gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 69 | 70 | |
| 2006 Mar del Plata | Gold medal match | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 76 | 92 | |
 2010 Medellin | round robin | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 94 | 39 | |
| 2014 Santiago | gold medal match | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 78 | 33 | |
 2018 Cochabamba | gold medal match | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 79 | 39 | |
| 2022 Asunción | round robin | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 79 | 72 | |
| Total | 6/6 | 3 Titles | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 820 | 475 | 345 | |
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| + Most Appearances | |||
| Name | Matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 240 | |||
| 203 | |||
| 196 | |||
| 190 | |||
| 186 | |||
| 162 | |||
| 152 | |||
| 151 | |||
| 129 | |||
| 121 | |||
| 115 | |||
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| 91 | |||
| 90 | |||
| 90 |
| + Top Scorers | |||
| Name | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 610 | |||
| 551 | |||
| 513 | |||
| 458 | |||
| 407 | |||
| 361 | |||
| 230 | |||
| 203 | |||
| 200+ |