| Tourney Name: | Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Dates: | 20 September – 1 October 1988 |
| Num Teams: | 20 |
| Venues: | Olympic Gymnastics Arena Suwon Gymnasium |
| Champion Other: | (men) (women) |
| Second Other: | (men) (women) |
| Third Other: | (men) (women) |
| Fourth Other: | (men) (women) |
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Final results for the Handball competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Each qualified country was allowed to enter one team of 15 players and they all were eligible for participation. Five nations competed in both tournaments.
A total of 282(*) handball players (171 men and 111 women) from 15 nations (men from 12 nations - women from 8 nations) competed at the Seoul Games:
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.