Handball By graham olson 1996 BCE in Egypt Their priests of the temple of Osiris were pictures on the tombs striking the ball with the hand. 130 handball is played in ancient Rome Period: 1900 to 2030 current handball 1908 raffball was played 1928 Federation Internationale Handball was formed 1936 mens handball joins the Olympics 1948 Indoor handball was invented in Denmark 1948 the handball associations first president was Avery Brigandage 1972 women's handball joins the Olympics 1980 China nations started to make an impact on the international competitions 2024 Denmark wins gold medal