Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Soviet Union |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 20–30 July 1980 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  East Germany (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Soviet Union |
| Third place | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania |
| Fourth place |  Hungary |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 1,560 (43.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jerzy Klempel(44 goals) |
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The men's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the 1980 Summer Olympics. It was the fourth appearance of a men's handball tournament as a medal event at the Olympic Games.[1]
Qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 23 October 1974 |  Vienna |
1 | Soviet Union
|
| 1978 World Championship | 26 January – 5 February 1978 |  Denmark |
 West Germany East Germany Denmark.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia Poland Romania
| |
| 1978 World Championship Group B | 22 February – 3 March 1978 |  Spain |
.svg.png){kind=small} Spain.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland Hungary
| |
| 1979 African Championship | 20–31 July 1979 |  Brazzaville |
1 |  Tunisia Algeria
|
| 1980 Pan American Championship | 7–14 January 1980 |  Mexico City |
1 |  Cuba
|
| 1979 Asian Championship | 4–9 November 1979 |  Nanjing |
1 |  Japan Kuwait
|
| Total | 12 | |||
Results
Preliminary round
12 teams played each other in two groups to decide for which place each of them will compete in the final round.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 92 | +16 | 9 | Gold medal game |
| 2 | Hungary
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 88 | +8 | 8 | Bronze medal game |
| 3 |  Spain
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 106 | −4 | 5 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Poland
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 97 | +26 | 5 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Denmark
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 104 | −8 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Cuba
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 103 | 141 | −38 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
Source:
| 20 July 1980 17:00 |
Denmark
|
30–18 | Cuba
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Poulsen 8 | (18–8) | Querol 5 | ||
| 20 July 1980 18:30 |
Poland
|
20–20 | Hungary
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Garpiel, Kałuziński 5 | (7–11) | Kontra 8 | ||
| 20 July 1980 20:00 |
East Germany
|
21–17 | Spain
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Doering, Wahl 6 | (6–9) | Uría 6 | ||
| 22 July 1980 17:00 |
Poland
|
34–19 | Cuba
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Klempel 11 | (14–10) | Prendes 5 | ||
| 22 July 1980 18:30 |
Denmark
|
19–20 | Spain
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Pazyj 5 | (9–9) | Albisu 5 | ||
| 22 July 1980 20:00 |
East Germany
|
14–14 | Hungary
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Wahl 6 | (9–7) | Kontra 4 | ||
| 24 July 1980 17:00 |
Spain
|
17–20 | Hungary
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Serrano 4 | (8–10) | Kovács 6 | ||
| 24 July 1980 18:30 |
Denmark
|
12–26 | Poland
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Jeppesen 5 | (5–9) | Klempel 10 | ||
| 24 July 1980 20:00 |
East Germany
|
27–20 | Cuba
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Wahl 6 | (13–10) | Agramonte 9 | ||
| 26 July 1980 17:00 |
Spain
|
24–24 | Cuba
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Albisu 9 | (9–13) | Agramonte, Prendes 7 | ||
| 26 July 1980 18:30 |
Denmark
|
15–16 | Hungary
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Poulsen 4 | (6–8) | Kovács 4 | ||
| 26 July 1980 20:00 |
East Germany
|
22–21 | Poland
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Dreibrodt, Wahl 5 | (11–9) | Panas 7 | ||
| 28 July 1980 17:00 |
Hungary
|
26–22 | Cuba
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Kontra 10 | (14–11) | Casuso 8 | ||
| 28 July 1980 18:30 |
Poland
|
22–24 | Spain
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Klempel 8 | (13–11) | Albisu 7 | ||
| 28 July 1980 20:00 |
East Germany
|
24–20 | Denmark
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Krüger 7 | (13–9) | Dahl-Nielsen 7 | ||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (H)
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 75 | +59 | 8 | Gold medal game |
| 2 | Romania
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 88 | +31 | 8 | Bronze medal game |
| 3 | Yugoslavia
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 92 | +40 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 98 | +12 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Algeria
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 124 | −30 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Kuwait
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 176 | −112 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| 20 July 1980 17:00 |
Yugoslavia
|
22–18 | Algeria
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Jovović 6 | (12–10) | Mekhnache 6 | ||
| 20 July 1980 18:30 |
Romania
|
32–12 | Kuwait
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Stîngă, Vasilache 5 | (18–3) | J. Al-Qassar 9 | ||
| 20 July 1980 20:00 |
Soviet Union
|
22–15 | Switzerland
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Anpilogov, Belov 4 | (13–8) | Züllig 5 | ||
| 22 July 1980 17:00 |
Romania
|
26–18 | Algeria
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Stîngă 7 | (14–7) | Djeffal 10 | ||
| 22 July 1980 18:30 |
Soviet Union
|
38–11 | Kuwait
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Anpilogov 11 | (22–5) | J. Al-Qassar 4 | ||
| 22 July 1980 20:00 |
Yugoslavia
|
26–21 | Switzerland
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Obran 6 | (12–8) | Jehle, Züllig 6 | ||
| 24 July 1980 17:00 |
Switzerland
|
32–14 | Kuwait
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Züllig 10 | (14–6) | J. Al-Qassar 5 | ||
| 24 July 1980 18:30 |
Soviet Union
|
33–10 | Algeria
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Fedyukin, Zhuk 6 | (16–3) | Hamiche 3 | ||
| 24 July 1980 20:00 |
Yugoslavia
|
23–21 | Romania
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Jurina 8 | (12–9) | Stîngă 7 | ||
| 26 July 1980 17:00 |
Spain
|
26–18 | Algeria
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Züllig 11 | (11–7) | Bouzerar 5 | ||
| 26 July 1980 18:30 |
Yugoslavia
|
44–10 | Kuwait
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Jurina 9 | (24–5) | Al-Qena'i 4 | ||
| 26 July 1980 20:00 |
Soviet Union
|
19–22 | Romania
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Belov 5 | (15–9) | Stîngă 7 | ||
| 28 July 1980 17:00 |
Kuwait
|
17–30 | Algeria
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Al-Randi 4 | (14–11) | Djeffal 7 | ||
| 28 July 1980 18:30 |
Romania
|
18–16 | Switzerland
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Birtalan 6 | (9–6) | Jehle, Züllig 4 | ||
| 28 July 1980 20:00 |
Soviet Union
|
22–17 | Yugoslavia
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Fedyukin 5 | (12–9) | Jurina 9 | ||
Final round
Eleventh place game
| 30 July 1980 11:00 |
Cuba
|
32–24 | Kuwait
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Agramonte 9 | (16–13) | Al-Randi 11 | ||
Ninth place game
| 30 July 1980 12:30 |
Denmark
|
28–20 | Algeria
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Jeppesen 8 | (15–9) | Djeffal 6 | ||
Seventh place game
| 30 July 1980 14:00 |
Poland
|
23–22 | Switzerland
|
Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Klempel 9 | (11–10) | Huber, Maag 5 | ||
Fifth place game
| 30 July 1980 13:00 |
Spain
|
24–23 | Yugoslavia
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Uría 6 | (12–7) | Mrkonja 8 | ||
Bronze medal game
| 30 July 1980 14:45 |
Hungary
|
18–20 | Romania
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Kovács 5 | (7–11) | Stîngă 7 | ||
Gold medal game
| 30 July 1980 18:30 |
East Germany
|
23–22 (ET) | Soviet Union
|
Sokolniki Arena |
| Krüger 6 | (10–10) | Anpilogov, Belov 5 | ||
|
FT: 20–20 ET: 3–2 | ||||
Rankings and statistics
Final ranking
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Top goalscorers
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Team rosters
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References
- ^ "Men's Handball at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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