| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Dates | 18–28 July |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place |  West Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 1,215 (40.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ștefan Birtalan Bent Larsen(32 goals) |
| Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| men | women | |
| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Rosters | ||
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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).
Qualification
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 12 May 1970 |  Amsterdam | 1 | Canada |
| 1974 World Championship | 28 February – 10 March 1974 |  East Germany | 1 | Romania |
| European qualification tournament[1] | 4 November 1975 – 7 March 1976 | Various | 7 |  Czechoslovakia Denmark Hungary Poland Soviet Union West Germany.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
| Asian qualification tournament[2] | 15 March – April 1976 | Various | 1 |  Japan |
| African qualification tournament[3] | 10–18 April 1976 |  Tunis | 1 | Tunisia |
| American qualification tournament[4] | 1 |  United States | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 77 | +34 | 8 | Gold medal game |
| 2 | West Germany |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 76 | +21 | 8 | Bronze medal game |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 93 | +17 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Denmark |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 102 | −10 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Japan |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 111 | −15 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Canada (H) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 122 | −47 | 0 |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| 18 July 1976 19:00 |
Soviet Union |
26–16 | Japan |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Chernyshov 7 | (11–5) | Fujinaka 6 | ||
| 18 July 1976 19:00 |
Yugoslavia |
22–18 | Canada |
PEPS, Quebec City |
| three players 5 | (15–12) | De Roussan 6 | ||
| 18 July 1976 19:00 |
West Germany |
18–14 | Denmark |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
| Deckarm 6 | (7–5) | Dahl-Nielsen 8 | ||
| 20 July 1976 20:30 |
West Germany |
19–16 | Japan |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Ehret 5 | (11–5) | Fujinaka 6 | ||
| 20 July 1976 20:30 |
Yugoslavia |
25–17 | Denmark |
PEPS, Quebec City |
| Miljak 8 | (13–5) | Larsen 9 | ||
| 20 July 1976 20:30 |
Soviet Union |
25–9 | Canada |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
| Gassy 6 | (12–5) | Ferdais 3 | ||
| 22 July 1976 19:00 |
Yugoslavia |
20–18 | Soviet Union |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Krivokapić 8 | (11–8) | Gassy 5 | ||
| 22 July 1976 19:00 |
West Germany |
26–11 | Canada |
PEPS, Quebec City |
| Klühspies 6 | (14–7) | Viens 4 | ||
| 22 July 1976 19:00 |
Denmark |
21–17 | Japan |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
| Larsen 7 | (8–11) | Kino 5 | ||
| 24 July 1976 20:30 |
Denmark |
24–18 | Canada |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Andersen, Pazyj 6 | (7–6) | Blankenau, Désormeaux 4 | ||
| 24 July 1976 20:30 |
West Germany |
16–18 | Soviet Union |
PEPS, Quebec City |
| Larsen 7 | (5–9) | Gassy 6 | ||
| 24 July 1976 20:30 |
Yugoslavia |
26–22 | Japan |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
| Miljak 12 | (13–12) | Fujinaka, Gamo 6 | ||
| 26 July 1976 19:00 |
West Germany |
18–17 | Yugoslavia |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Ehret, Klühspies 4 | (8–7) | Pavićević 10 | ||
| 26 July 1976 19:00 |
Japan |
25–19 | Canada |
PEPS, Quebec City |
| three players 5 | (9–9) | Ferdais 5 | ||
| 26 July 1976 19:00 |
Soviet Union |
24–16 | Denmark |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
| Klimov 6 | (13–7) | Larsen 6 | ||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 71 | +20 | 7 | Gold medal game |
| 2 | Poland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 71 | +9 | 6 | Bronze medal game |
| 3 | Hungary |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 82 | +10 | 4 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 82 | +3 | 3 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | United States |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 122 | −42 | 0 | Ninth place game |
| – | Tunisia[lower-alpha 1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
Source:
Notes:
Notes:
| 18 July 1976 20:30 |
Romania |
23–18 | Hungary |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal Referees: Valčić, Stanojević (YUG) |
| Birtalan 6 | (13–8) | Szilágyi, Vass 4 | ||
| 18 July 1976 20:30 |
Czechoslovakia |
28–20 | United States |
PEPS, Quebec City |
| Jarý 5 | (15–13) | Abrahamson 7 | ||
| 18 July 1976 20:30 |
Poland |
26–12 (Annulled) |
Tunisia |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
| 20 July 1976 19:00 |
Czechoslovakia |
21–9 (Annulled) |
Tunisia |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| 20 July 1976 19:00 |
Romania |
32–19 | United States |
PEPS, Quebec City Referees: Rodil, Ohlsen (DEN) |
| Birtalan 8 | (16–8) | Abrahamson, Rogers 5 | ||
| 20 July 1976 19:00 |
Poland |
18–16 | Hungary |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
| Kałuziński 8 | (7–8) | Varga 7 | ||
| 22 July 1976 20:30 |
Hungary |
36–21 | United States |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Varga 9 | (18–9) | Ra. Dean 6 | ||
| 22 July 1976 20:30 |
Poland |
21–18 | Czechoslovakia |
PEPS, Quebec City |
| Gmyrek, Melcer 5 | (8–7) | Mikeš 6 | ||
| 24 July 1976 19:00 |
Poland |
26–20 | United States |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Klempel, Przybysz 8 | (14–10) | Rogers 8 | ||
| 24 July 1976 19:00 |
Romania |
19–19 | Czechoslovakia |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke Referees: Rodil, Ohlsen (DEN) |
| Birtalan 7 | (13–10) | three players 4 | ||
| 26 July 1976 20:30 |
Czechoslovakia |
20–22 | Hungary |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Mikeš 7 | (11–10) | Vass 7 | ||
| 26 July 1976 20:30 |
Romania |
17–15 | Poland |
PEPS, Quebec City Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
| Birtalan 8 | (8–6) | Klempel 6 | ||
Final round
Ninth place game
| 27 July 1976 14:00 |
Japan |
27–20 | United States |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| three players 5 | (12–8) | Ra. Dean 6 | ||
Seventh place game
| 27 July 1976 15:30 |
Denmark |
21–25 | Czechoslovakia |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Bock, Dahl-Nielsen 4 | (13–11) | three players 5 | ||
Fifth place game
| 27 July 1976 19:00 |
Yugoslavia |
21–19 | Hungary |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Serdarušić 7 | (11–9) | Vass 6 | ||
Bronze medal game
| 28 July 1976 17:00 |
West Germany |
18–21 | Poland |
Montreal Forum, Montreal |
| three players 4 | (9–11) | Kałuziński, Klempel 6 | ||
Gold medal game
| 28 July 1976 18:30 |
Soviet Union |
19–15 | Romania |
Montreal Forum, Montreal Attendance: 3,000[6] Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG) |
| Gassy 6 | (10–6) | Grabovschi, Licu 4 | ||
Rankings and statistics
Final ranking
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Top goalscorers
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Team rosters
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References
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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