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.

*   Host nation (South Korea)