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. 100,493 spectators watched 51 matches of handball events at venues, mentioned above.
12 teams played each other in two groups to decide for which place each of them will compete in the Final Round.
July 20, Sokolniki17:00 Denmark 30-18 Cuba18:30 Poland 20-20 Hungary20:00 GDR 21-17 SpainJuly 22, Dynamo17:00 Poland 34-19 Cuba18:30 Denmark 19-20 Spain20:00 GDR 14-14 HungaryJuly 24, Sokolniki17:00 Spain 17-20 Hungary18:30 Denmark 12-26 Poland20:00 GDR 27-20 CubaJuly 26, Dynamo17:00 Spain 24-24 Cuba18:30 Denmark 15-16 Hungary20:00 GDR 22-21 PolandJuly 28, Sokolniki17:00 Hungary 26-22 Cuba18:30 Poland 22-24 Spain20:00 GDR 24-20 DenmarkTiebreaker for place one to three:
July 20, Dynamo17:00 Yugoslavia 22-18 Algeria18:30 Romania 32-12 Kuwait20:00 USSR 22-15 SwitzerlandJuly 22, Sokolniki17:00 Romania 26-18 Algeria18:30 USSR 38-11 Kuwait20:00 Yugoslavia 26-21 SwitzerlandJuly 24, Dynamo17:00 Switzerland 32-14 Kuwait18:30 USSR 33-10 Algeria20:00 Yugoslavia 23-21 RomaniaJuly 26, Sokolniki17:00 Switzerland 26-18 Algeria18:30 Yugoslavia 44-10 Kuwait20:00 USSR 19-22 RomaniaJuly 28, Dynamo17:00 Kuwait 17-30 Algeria18:30 Romania 18-16 Switzerland20:00 USSR 22-17 Yugoslavia1st-placed teams from each group competed for the 1st place in this round;2nd-placed - competed for the 3rd place3rd-placed - competed for the 5th place4th-placed - competed for the 7th place5th-placed - competed for the 9th place6th-placed - competed for the 11th placeAll matches were held on July 30.
11th place match, Dynamo
11:00 Cuba 32-24 Kuwait9th place match, Dynamo
12:30 Denmark 28-20 Algeria7th place match, Dynamo
13:00 Poland 23-22 Switzerland5th place match, Sokolniki
14:00 Spain 24-23 Yugoslavia3rd place match, Sokolniki
14:45 Hungary 18-20 Romania1st place match, Sokolniki
18:30 GDR 23-22 USSR OTJuly 21Sokolniki 17:00 USSR 30-11 People's Rep. of CongoDynamo 18:30 GDR 16-10 CzechoslovakiaDynamo 20:00 Hungary 10-19 YugoslaviaJuly 23Sokolniki 17:00 USSR 17-7 CzechoslovakiaDynamo 18:30 Hungary 39-10 People's Rep. of CongoDynamo 20:00 GDR 15-15 YugoslaviaJuly 25Sokolniki 17:00 USSR 16-12 HungaryDynamo 18:30 GDR 28-6 People's Rep. of CongoDynamo 20:00 Czechoslovakia 15-25 YugoslaviaJuly 27Sokolniki 17:00 USSR 18-9 YugoslaviaDynamo 18:30 Czechoslovakia 23-10 People's Rep. of CongoDynamo 20:00 GDR 19-9 HungaryJuly 29Sokolniki 13:00 Yugoslavia 39-9 People's Rep. of CongoSokolniki 14:30 Hungary 10-10 CzechoslovakiaSokolniki 18:30 GDR 13-18 USSREach 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) 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.
Remark:country names are not given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980.
