2012 in handball

The following are the handball events of the year 2012 throughout the world. Tournaments include international, professional (club), youth and amateur levels.

• 2012 Summer Olympics:
  • Men:  France  Sweden  Croatia
  • Women:  Norway  Montenegro  Spain

• African Championships:
  • Men:  Tunisia  Algeria  Egypt
  • Women:  Angola  Tunisia  DR Congo
• Asian Championships:
  • Men:  South Korea  Qatar  Saudi Arabia
  • Women:  South Korea  China  Japan
• European Championships:
  • Men:  Denmark  Serbia  Croatia
  • Women:  Montenegro  Norway  Hungary
• Oceania Championships:
  • Men:  Australia  New Zealand
• Pan American Championships:
  • Men:  Argentina  Brazil  Chile

• Women's Youth World Championship:  Denmark  Russia  Norway
• Women's Junior World Championship:  Sweden  France  Hungary
• Americas
  • Pan American Women's Youth Championship:  Brazil  Uruguay  Paraguay
  • Pan American Women's Junior Championship:  Brazil  Uruguay  Argentina
• Asia
  • Asian Men's Junior Championship:  Qatar  South Korea  Kuwait

• IHF Super Globe: Atlético Madrid THW Kiel Al Sadd

• Africa
  • Men
    • African Handball Cup Winners' Cup: ES Sahel H.C Zamalek SC Club Africain HB
    • African Handball Super Cup: Zamalek S.C FAP Yaoundé
• Europe
  • Men
    • EHF Champions League: THW Kiel Atlético Madrid AG København
    • EHF Cup: Frisch Auf Göppingen Dunkerque HB Grand Littoral Rhein-Neckar Löwen/ SC Magdeburg
    • EHF Challenge Cup: AC Diomidis Argous Wacker Thun Maccabi Tel Aviv/ Sporting CP
  • Women
    • EHF Champions League: Budućnost Podgorica Győri Audi ETO KC CS Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea/ Larvik HK
    • EHF Cup Winners' Cup: FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria Viborg HK HC Dinamo Volgograd/ HC Leipzig
    • EHF Cup: Lada Togliatti Zalău Vejen/ Mar Alicante
    • EHF Challenge Cup: Le Havre Muratpasa Fleury/ Lokomotiva Zagreb

• Beach Handball World Championships
  • Men:  Brazil  Ukraine  Croatia
  • Women:  Brazil  Denmark  Norway
• Asian Beach Games
  • Men:  Qatar  Bahrain  Pakistan
  • Women:  China  Chinese Taipei  Vietnam