Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 20 September – 1 October 1988 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 1,556 (43.22 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (49 goals) |
| Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Tournament | ||
| women | ||
| Rosters | ||
| men | women | |
The men's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the sixth appearance of a men's handball tournament as a medal event at the Olympic Games.[1]
Qualification
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 30 September 1981 | 1 | ||
| 1986 World Championship | 25 February – 8 March 1986 | 6 | ||
| 1987 World Championship Group B | 17–28 February 1987 | 2 | ||
| 1987 African Championship | 3–12 July 1987 | 1 | ||
| 1987 Pan American Games | 9–16 August 1987 | 1 | ||
| 1987 Asian Championship | 20–29 August 1987 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
Team rosters
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 82 | +48 | 10 | Gold medal game | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 109 | +7 | 7 | Bronze medal game | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 91 | +15 | 6 | Fifth place game | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 102 | −6 | 5 | Seventh place game | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 109 | −20 | 2 | Ninth place game | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 125 | −44 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
Source:
| 20 September 1988 10:00 |
Yugoslavia |
18–24 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hofmann, Prause (FRG) | |
| Vujović 8 | (7–10) | Tyumentsev 6 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
| 20 September 1988 14:00 |
Sweden |
21–18 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA) | |
| Hajas, Järphag 4 | (14–9) | Seghir 5 | ||
| 2× |
3× |
| 20 September 1988 18:00 |
Iceland |
22–15 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR) | |
| Arason 8 | (8–8) | Lash 4 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 22 September 1988 10:00 |
Yugoslavia |
31–23 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) | |
| Vujović 7 | (17–11) | Goss 7 | ||
| 2× |
1× |
| 22 September 1988 14:00 |
Sweden |
18–22 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Marin, Şerban (ROU) | |
| Hajas 6 | (7–11) | Karshakevich 9 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
| 22 September 1988 18:00 |
Iceland |
22–16 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Zaworotny, Brosio (ARG) | |
| Arason 8 | (11–8) | Seghir 4 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
| 24 September 1988 10:00 |
Yugoslavia |
23–22 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR) | |
| Smajlagić 7 | (10–11) | three players 4 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 24 September 1988 14:00 |
Sweden |
20–14 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Sjong, Ludvigsen (NOR) | |
| Carlén, Hajas 5 | (12–6) | three players 3 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
| 24 September 1988 18:00 |
Soviet Union |
26–14 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED) | |
| Tyumentsev 6 | (10–5) | Goss 5 | ||
| 2× |
3× |
| 26 September 1988 10:00 |
Yugoslavia |
19–19 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED) | |
| Portner 6 | (8–10) | Gíslason, Þráinsson 5 | ||
| 2× |
3× |
| 26 September 1988 14:00 |
Sweden |
26–12 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Brosio, Zaworotny (ARG) | |
| B. Jilsén 6 | (11–6) | Lash, Sullivan 4 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
| 26 September 1988 18:00 |
Soviet Union |
26–13 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lee, Park (KOR) | |
| Gopin, Nesterov 4 | (13–5) | Bouanik 5 | ||
| 2× |
1× |
| 28 September 1988 10:00 |
United States |
17–20 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA) | |
| Hillery, Lash 5 | (8–10) | three players 3 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 28 September 1988 14:00 |
Iceland |
19–32 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR) | |
| Gíslason 6 | (8–15) | Tuchkin 11 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 28 September 1988 18:00 |
Yugoslavia |
25–21 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Marin, Şerban (ROU) | |
| Puc 5 | (14–10) | Carlén, B. Jilsén 5 | ||
| 2× |
3× |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 117 | +10 | 8 | Gold medal game | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 93 | +9 | 6[a] | Bronze medal game | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 103 | +6 | 6[a] | Fifth place game | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 100 | +9 | 6[a] | Seventh place game | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 106 | −5 | 4 | Ninth place game | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 126 | −29 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
Source:
(H) Hosts
Notes:
(H) Hosts
Notes:
| 20 September 1988 11:30 |
Hungary |
20–22 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN) | |
| P. Kovács 10 | (9–11) | Kang 7 | ||
| 2× |
3× |
| 20 September 1988 15:30 |
East Germany |
25–18 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED) | |
| Borchardt, Wahl 6 | (14–10) | Miyashita 6 | ||
| 2× |
3× |
| 20 September 1988 19:30 |
Spain |
17–20 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Wester, Blademo (SWE) | |
| Serrano 7 | (5–10) | Bartek 6 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
| 22 September 1988 11:30 |
Hungary |
16–19 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Guterman, Taranuhin (URS) | |
| Iváncsik 6 | (6–12) | Kotrč 7 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
| 22 September 1988 15:30 |
East Germany |
22–23 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Jug, Jeglič (YUG) | |
| Borchardt 8 | (13–9) | Kang 9 | ||
| 3× |
1× |
| 22 September 1988 19:30 |
Spain |
25–19 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Sjong, Ludvigsen (NOR) | |
| Muñoz 8 | (13–5) | Yamamura 6 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
| 24 September 1988 11:30 |
Hungary |
22–19 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Wester, Blademo (SWE) | |
| Marosi 11 | (10–11) | Tamamura 13 | ||
| 2× |
1× |
| 24 September 1988 15:30 |
East Germany |
21–20 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN) | |
| Borchardt 8 | (11–8) | Muñoz 6 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
| 24 September 1988 19:30 |
South Korea |
29–28 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Hofmann, Prause (FRG) | |
| Lee 9 | (15–12) | Sovadina 10 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 26 September 1988 11:30 |
Hungary |
26–16 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Jug, Jeglič (YUG) | |
| Marosi 8 | (14–8) | Muñoz 5 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
| 26 September 1988 15:30 |
East Germany |
24–21 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Marin, Şerban (ROU) | |
| Borchardt 9 | (11–9) | Bajgar, Bartek 5 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
| 26 September 1988 19:30 |
South Korea |
33–24 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Guterman, Taranuhin (URS) | |
| Kang 10 | (18–11) | Yamamura 7 | ||
| 6× |
2× |
| 28 September 1988 11:30 |
Czechoslovakia |
21–17 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Jug, Jeglič (YUG) | |
| Sovadina 6 | (13–7) | Tamamura, Yamamura 5 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
| 28 September 1988 15:30 |
Spain |
23–20 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Wester, Blademo (SWE) | |
| Serrano 8 | (10–9) | Lee 8 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
| 28 September 1988 19:30 |
Hungary |
18–17 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Guterman, Taranuhin (URS) | |
| Iváncsik 8 | (7–9) | Hahn, Schneider 4 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
Final round
Eleventh place game
| 30 September 1988 10:00 |
United States |
21–24 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Brosio, Zaworotny (ARG) | |
| Goss 8 | (11–8) | Tamamura 10 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
Ninth place game
| 30 September 1988 11:30 |
Algeria |
15–21 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Ludvigsen, Sjong (NOR) | |
| Seghir 5 | (6–11) | Marín 4 | ||
| 2× |
Seventh place game
| 30 September 1988 14:00 |
Iceland |
29–31 (ET) | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN) | |
| Arason 9 | (13–12) | Borchardt 8 | ||
| 2× |
2× | |||
Fifth place game
| 30 September 1988 15:30 |
Sweden |
27–18 | Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA) | |
| Järphag 8 | (14–8) | Bartek 5 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
Bronze medal game
| 1 October 1988 15:00 |
Yugoslavia |
27–23 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN) | |
| Portner, Vujović 7 | (12–13) | Iváncsik, P. Kovács 6 | ||
| 2× |
2× |
Gold medal game
| 1 October 1988 17:00 |
Soviet Union |
32–25 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul Referees: Hofmann, Prause (FRG) | |
| Rymanov 7 | (17–11) | Kang 10 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
Rankings and statistics
Final ranking
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Top goalscorers
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References
- ^ "Men's Handball at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
