Since 1984 the Korean team has not only participated constantly in Olympic Games but also ranked among the top four nations every time until 2012.

South Korea beat Japan in both the men's and women's matches and qualified for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 January.

In addition, the Asian Handball Federation appealed the IHF's decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which ruled the Asian women's qualification invalid and forced the Korean ladies to play in the final Olympic qualifying tournament.

Korea's appeal was turned down by the IHF's Disciplinary Commission, confirming the end result to be 29–28 in favor of Norway.

[1] The 2008 film Forever the Moment is a fictionalized account of the teams' journey to the 2004 Athens Olympics.