title: Handball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
text: # Handball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
  
  Field handball was a demonstration sport at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
  
  A single match between the men's teams of Sweden and Denmark was held, which Sweden won by nineteen goals to eleven.
  
  ## Match
  
  | 30 July 1952 19:45 | Sweden | 19 – 11 | Denmark | Attendance: 13,175 Referees: Siegfried Perrey (FRG) Goal umpires: Martti Pohjola and Lars Sumelius Linesmen: Jaakko Tuominen and Unto Repo |
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  | 30 July 1952 19:45 | | (8–5) | | Attendance: 13,175 Referees: Siegfried Perrey (FRG) Goal umpires: Martti Pohjola and Lars Sumelius Linesmen: Jaakko Tuominen and Unto Repo |
  
  The match was played in rainy conditions.
  
  ## Players
  
  All participants were awarded a commemorative medal.
  
  