| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  South Korea |
| Venue(s) | Olympic Gymnastics Arena Suwon Gymnasium |
| Dates | 20 September – 1 October 1988 |
| Teams | 20 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (men) South Korea (women) |
| Runner-up | South Korea (men) Norway (women) |
| Third place |  Yugoslavia (men) Soviet Union (women) |
| Fourth place |  Hungary (men) Yugoslavia (women) |
| Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Rosters | ||
| men | women | |
Final results for the handball competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
- ^ "Handball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.