Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 2 events - a men's and a women's team competitions. They were held in two venues: in the Sokolniki Sports Palace (central part of Moscow) and in the Dynamo Sports Palace at Khimki-Khovrino (north-eastern part of Moscow). The schedule began on July 20 and ended on July 30.[1] 100,493 spectators watched 51 matches of handball events at venues, mentioned above.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Soviet Union |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 20–30 July 1980 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  East Germany (men) Soviet Union (women) |
| Runners-up | Soviet Union (men) Yugoslavia (women) |
| Third place |  Romania (men) East Germany (women) |
| Fourth place |  Hungary (men) Hungary (women) |
Medal summary
Participating nations
Each qualified country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation. Four nations competed in both tournaments.
A total of 248(*) handball players (166 men and 82 women) from 14 nations (men from 12 nations - women from 6 nations) competed at the Moscow Games:
Algeria (14) (men:14 women:0)
Republic of the Congo (14) (men:0 women:14)
Cuba (13) (men:13 women:0)
Czechoslovakia (13) (men:0 women:13)
Denmark (14) (men:14 women:0)
East Germany (28) (men:14 women:14)
Hungary (28) (men:14 women:14)
Kuwait (14) (men:14 women:0)
Poland (14) (men:14 women:0)
Romania (14) (men:14 women:0)
Soviet Union (27) (men:14 women:14)
Spain (13) (men:13 women:0)- Switzerland (14) (men:14 women:0)
Yugoslavia (28) (men:14 women:14)
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Remark:country names are not given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980.
Literature
- Гандбол [Handball] (in Russian). Moskau: ФИЗКУЛЬТУРА И СПОРТ. 1980. (Program magazine)