Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
Dates | 18–28 July |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 30 |
Goals scored | 1,215 (40.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (32 goals) |
Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
men | women | |
Tournament | ||
men | women | |
Rosters | ||
men | women | |
The men's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the 1976 Summer Olympics. It was the third appearance of a men's handball tournament as a medal event at the Olympic Games, after 1936 and 1972 (a demonstration event was held in 1952).[1]
Qualification
[edit]Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | 12 May 1970 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
1974 World Championship | 28 February – 10 March 1974 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
European qualification tournament[2] | 4 November 1975 – 7 March 1976 | Various | 7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Asian qualification tournament[3] | 15 March – April 1976 | Various | 1 | ![]() |
African qualification tournament[4] | 10–18 April 1976 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
American qualification tournament[5] | 1 | ![]() | ||
Total | 12 |
Results
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 77 | +34 | 8 | Gold medal game |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 76 | +21 | 8 | Bronze medal game |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 93 | +17 | 8 | Fifth place game |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 102 | −10 | 4 | Seventh place game |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 111 | −15 | 2 | Ninth place game |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 122 | −47 | 0 |
18 July 1976 19:00 |
Soviet Union ![]() |
26–16 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
Chernyshov 7 | (11–5) | Fujinaka 6 | ||
18 July 1976 19:00 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
22–18 | ![]() |
PEPS, Quebec City |
three players 5 | (15–12) | De Roussan 6 | ||
18 July 1976 19:00 |
West Germany ![]() |
18–14 | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
Deckarm 6 | (7–5) | Dahl-Nielsen 8 | ||
20 July 1976 20:30 |
West Germany ![]() |
19–16 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
Ehret 5 | (11–5) | Fujinaka 6 | ||
20 July 1976 20:30 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
25–17 | ![]() |
PEPS, Quebec City |
Miljak 8 | (13–5) | Larsen 9 | ||
20 July 1976 20:30 |
Soviet Union ![]() |
25–9 | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
Gassy 6 | (12–5) | Ferdais 3 | ||
22 July 1976 19:00 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
20–18 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
Krivokapić 8 | (11–8) | Gassy 5 | ||
22 July 1976 19:00 |
West Germany ![]() |
26–11 | ![]() |
PEPS, Quebec City |
Klühspies 6 | (14–7) | Viens 4 | ||
22 July 1976 19:00 |
Denmark ![]() |
21–17 | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
Larsen 7 | (8–11) | Kino 5 | ||
24 July 1976 20:30 |
Denmark ![]() |
24–18 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
Andersen, Pazyj 6 | (7–6) | Blankenau, Désormeaux 4 | ||
24 July 1976 20:30 |
West Germany ![]() |
16–18 | ![]() |
PEPS, Quebec City |
Larsen 7 | (5–9) | Gassy 6 | ||
24 July 1976 20:30 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
26–22 | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
Miljak 12 | (13–12) | Fujinaka, Gamo 6 | ||
26 July 1976 19:00 |
West Germany ![]() |
18–17 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
Ehret, Klühspies 4 | (8–7) | Pavićević 10 | ||
26 July 1976 19:00 |
Japan ![]() |
25–19 | ![]() |
PEPS, Quebec City |
three players 5 | (9–9) | Ferdais 5 | ||
26 July 1976 19:00 |
Soviet Union ![]() |
24–16 | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
Klimov 6 | (13–7) | Larsen 6 | ||
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 71 | +20 | 7 | Gold medal game |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 6 | Bronze medal game |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 82 | +10 | 4 | Fifth place game |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 82 | +3 | 3 | Seventh place game |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 122 | −42 | 0 | Ninth place game |
– | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
18 July 1976 20:30 |
Romania ![]() |
23–18 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal Referees: Valčić, Stanojević (YUG) |
Birtalan 6 | (13–8) | Szilágyi, Vass 4 | ||
18 July 1976 20:30 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
28–20 | ![]() |
PEPS, Quebec City |
Jarý 5 | (15–13) | Abrahamson 7 | ||
18 July 1976 20:30 |
Poland ![]() |
26–12 (Annulled) |
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Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
20 July 1976 19:00 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
21–9 (Annulled) |
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Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
20 July 1976 19:00 |
Romania ![]() |
32–19 | ![]() |
PEPS, Quebec City Referees: Rodil, Ohlsen (DEN) |
Birtalan 8 | (16–8) | Abrahamson, Rogers 5 | ||
20 July 1976 19:00 |
Poland ![]() |
18–16 | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
Kałuziński 8 | (7–8) | Varga 7 | ||
22 July 1976 20:30 |
Hungary ![]() |
36–21 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
Varga 9 | (18–9) | Ra. Dean 6 | ||
22 July 1976 20:30 |
Poland ![]() |
21–18 | ![]() |
PEPS, Quebec City |
Gmyrek, Melcer 5 | (8–7) | Mikeš 6 | ||
24 July 1976 19:00 |
Poland ![]() |
26–20 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
Klempel, Przybysz 8 | (14–10) | Rogers 8 | ||
24 July 1976 19:00 |
Romania ![]() |
19–19 | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke Referees: Rodil, Ohlsen (DEN) |
Birtalan 7 | (13–10) | three players 4 | ||
26 July 1976 20:30 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
20–22 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
Mikeš 7 | (11–10) | Vass 7 | ||
26 July 1976 20:30 |
Romania ![]() |
17–15 | ![]() |
PEPS, Quebec City Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
Birtalan 8 | (8–6) | Klempel 6 | ||
Final round
[edit]Ninth place game
[edit]27 July 1976 14:00 |
Japan ![]() |
27–20 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
three players 5 | (12–8) | Ra. Dean 6 | ||
Seventh place game
[edit]27 July 1976 15:30 |
Denmark ![]() |
21–25 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
Bock, Dahl-Nielsen 4 | (13–11) | three players 5 | ||
Fifth place game
[edit]27 July 1976 19:00 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
21–19 | ![]() |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
Serdarušić 7 | (11–9) | Vass 6 | ||
Bronze medal game
[edit]28 July 1976 17:00 |
West Germany ![]() |
18–21 | ![]() |
Montreal Forum, Montreal |
three players 4 | (9–11) | Kałuziński, Klempel 6 | ||
Gold medal game
[edit]28 July 1976 18:30 |
Soviet Union ![]() |
19–15 | ![]() |
Montreal Forum, Montreal Attendance: 3,000[7] Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
Gassy 6 | (10–6) | Grabovschi, Licu 4 | ||
Rankings and statistics
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Final ranking[edit]
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Top goalscorers[edit]
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Team rosters
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Men's Handball at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Men Handball Olympic Games 1976 European Qualification". todor66.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Men Handball Asia Olympic Qualification 1976". todor66.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Men Handball Africa Olympic Games 1976 Qualification". todor66.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Men Handball Olympic Games 1976 America Qualification". todor66.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Africa Sportsmen Seeking A Compromise on Boycott". The New York Times. 22 July 1976. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Istoria handbalului românesc Cronologie Partea A IV – A 1975 – 1984" (PDF). Romanian Handball Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2020.