Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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1976 Men's Olympic handball tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Dates18–28 July
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Third placeFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Fourth placeFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored1,215 (40.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ștefan Birtalan
Flag of Denmark.svg Bent Larsen
(32 goals)
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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). [1]

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Qualification

Mean of qualificationDateHostBerthsQualified
Host nation12 May 1970 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1974 World Championship 28 February – 10 March 1974Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
European qualification tournament [2] 4 November 1975 – 7 March 1976Various7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Asian qualification tournament [3] 15 March – April 1976Various1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
African qualification tournament [4] 10–18 April 1976 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis 1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
American qualification tournament [5] 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Total12

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 540111177+348 Gold medal game
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 54019776+218 Bronze medal game
3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 540111093+178 Fifth place game
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 520392102104 Seventh place game
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 510496111152 Ninth place game
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)500575122470
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
18 July 1976
19:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg26–16Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Chernyshov 7(11–5) Fujinaka 6
18 July 1976
19:00
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg22–18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada PEPS, Quebec City
three players 5(15–12) De Roussan 6
18 July 1976
19:00
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg18–14Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Deckarm 6(7–5) Dahl-Nielsen 8

20 July 1976
20:30
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg19–16Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Ehret 5(11–5) Fujinaka 6
20 July 1976
20:30
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg25–17Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark PEPS, Quebec City
Miljak 8(13–5) Larsen 9
20 July 1976
20:30
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg25–9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Gassy 6(12–5)Ferdais 3

22 July 1976
19:00
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg20–18Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Krivokapić 8(11–8) Gassy 5
22 July 1976
19:00
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg26–11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada PEPS, Quebec City
Klühspies 6(14–7) Viens 4
22 July 1976
19:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg21–17Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Larsen 7(8–11) Kino 5

24 July 1976
20:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg24–18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Andersen, Pazyj 6(7–6) Blankenau, Désormeaux 4
24 July 1976
20:30
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg16–18Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union PEPS, Quebec City
Larsen 7(5–9) Gassy 6
24 July 1976
20:30
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg26–22Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Miljak 12(13–12) Fujinaka, Gamo 6

26 July 1976
19:00
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg18–17Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Ehret, Klühspies 4(8–7) Pavićević 10
26 July 1976
19:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg25–19Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada PEPS, Quebec City
three players 5(9–9)Ferdais 5
26 July 1976
19:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg24–16Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Klimov 6(13–7) Larsen 6

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 43109171+207 Gold medal game
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 43018071+96 Bronze medal game
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 42029282+104 Fifth place game
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 41128582+33 Seventh place game
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 400480122420 Ninth place game
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia [lower-alpha 1] 00000000Withdrawn
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. Tunisia withdrew after 2 matches. [6]
18 July 1976
20:30
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg23–18Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Referees: Valčić, Stanojević (YUG)
Birtalan 6(13–8) Szilágyi, Vass 4
18 July 1976
20:30
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg28–20Flag of the United States.svg  United States PEPS, Quebec City
Jarý 5(15–13) Abrahamson 7
18 July 1976
20:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg26–12
(Annulled)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke

20 July 1976
19:00
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg21–9
(Annulled)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
20 July 1976
19:00
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg32–19Flag of the United States.svg  United States PEPS, Quebec City
Referees: Rodil, Ohlsen (DEN)
Birtalan 8(16–8) Abrahamson, Rogers 5
20 July 1976
19:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg18–16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Kałuziński 8(7–8) Varga 7

22 July 1976
20:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg36–21Flag of the United States.svg  United States Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Varga 9(18–9) Ra. Dean 6
22 July 1976
20:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg21–18Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia PEPS, Quebec City
Gmyrek, Melcer 5(8–7) Mikeš 6

24 July 1976
19:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg26–20Flag of the United States.svg  United States Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Klempel, Przybysz 8(14–10) Rogers 8
24 July 1976
19:00
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg19–19Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Referees: Rodil, Ohlsen (DEN)
Birtalan 7(13–10)three players 4

26 July 1976
20:30
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg20–22Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Mikeš 7(11–10) Vass 7
26 July 1976
20:30
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg17–15Flag of Poland.svg  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  Flag of Japan.svg27–20Flag of the United States.svg  United States Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
three players 5(12–8) Ra. Dean 6

Seventh place game

27 July 1976
15:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg21–25Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Bock, Dahl-Nielsen 4(13–11)three players 5

Fifth place game

27 July 1976
19:00
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg21–19Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Serdarušić 7(11–9) Vass 6

Bronze medal game

28 July 1976
17:00
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg18–21Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Montreal Forum, Montreal
three players 4(9–11) Kałuziński, Klempel 6

Gold medal game

28 July 1976
18:30
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg19–15Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Montreal Forum, Montreal
Attendance: 3,000 [7]
Referees: Reichel, Tetens (FRG)
Gassy 6(10–6) Grabovschi, Licu 4

Rankings and statistics

Team rosters

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Wolfgang Blankenau
Christian Chagnon
François Dauphin
Hugues de Roussan
Pierre Désormeaux
Pierre Ferdais
Robert Johnson
Richard Lambert
Claude Lefebvre
Danny Power
Pierre St. Martin
Stan Thorseth
Luc Tousignant
Claude Viens
Coach: Eugen Trofin
Bohumil Cepák
Jozef Dobrotka
Vladimír Haber
Jiří Hanzl
Vladimír Jarý
Jiří Kavan
Jindřich Krepindl
Jiří Liška
Pavel Mikeš
Ján Packa
Jaroslav Papiernik
Ivan Satrapa
František Šulc
Coach: Jiří Vícha
Štefan Katušák
Søren Andersen
Lars Bock
Anders Dahl-Nielsen
Jørgen Frandsen
Claus From
Henrik Jacobsgaard
Palle Jensen
Kay Jørgensen
Bent Larsen
Thor Munkager
Thomas Pazyj
Jesper Petersen
Johnny Piechnik
Coach: Jørgen Gaarskjær
Morten Stig Christensen
Béla Bartalos (Honvéd Szondy SE)
Ferenc Buday (Budapest Honvéd SE)
Ernő Gubányi (TBSC)
László Jánovszki (Budapest Spartacus SC)
József Kenyeres (Budapest Honvéd SE)
Zsolt Kontra (Honvéd Szondy SE)
Péter Kovács (Budapest Honvéd SE)
Mihály Süvöltős (Debreceni Dózsa)
István Szilágyi (FTC)
István Varga (Debreceni Dózsa)
Károly Vass (Elektromos SE)
Gábor Verőci (Budapest Honvéd SE)
Coach: Mihály Faludi
Zoltán Bartalos
Pál Kocsis
Kenji Fujinaka
Seimei Gamo
Hiroshi Hanawa
Hiroshi Honda
Toyohiko Hozumi
Satoshi Kikuchi
Minoru Kino
Kozo Matsubara
Takezo Nakai
Kenichi Sasaki
Yoji Sato
Masaki Shibata
Coach: Tomoaki Takeno
Zdzisław Antczak
Janusz Brzozowski
Piotr Cieśla
Jan Gmyrek
Alfred Kałuziński
Jerzy Klempel
Zygfryd Kuchta
Jerzy Melcer
Ryszard Przybysz
Henryk Rozmiarek
Andrzej Sokołowski
Andrzej Szymczak
Mieczysław Wojczak
Włodzimierz Zieliński
Coach: Janusz Czerwiński
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Ștefan Birtalan
Adrian Cosma
Cezar Drăgăniṭă
Alexandru Fölker
Cristian Gațu
Mircea Grabovschi
Roland Gunesch
Gabriel Kicsid
Ghiță Licu
Nicolae Munteanu
Cornel Penu
Werner Stöckl
Constantin Tudosie
Radu Voina
Coach: Nicolae Nedef
Aleksandr Anpilogov
Yevgeni Chernyshov
Anatoli Fedyukin
Valeri Gassy
Vasily Ilyin
Mykhaylo Ishchenko
Yury Kidyayev
Yury Klimov
Vladimir Kravtsov
Serhiy Kushniryuk
Yuriy Lahutyn
Vladimir Maksimov
Oleksandr Rezanov
Mykola Tomyn
Coach: Anatoli Yevtushenko
Mohamed Abdel Khaled
Khaled Achour
Habib Ammar
Ahmed Bechir Bel Hadj
Abderraouf Ben Samir
Moncef Besbes
Raouf Chabchoub
Slaheddine Deguechi
Mohamed Naceur Jelili
Mounir Jelili
Habib Kheder
Lotfi Rebai
Richard Abrahamson
Roger Baker
Peter Buehning, Jr.
Randolph Dean
Robert Dean
Vincent DiCalogero
Ezra Glantz
William Johnson
Patrick O'Neill
Sandor Rivnyak
James Rogers
Kevin Serrapede
Robert Sparks
Harry Winkler
Coach: Dennis Berkholtz
Gerd Becker
Günter Böttcher
Heiner Brand
Bernhard Busch
Joachim Deckarm
Arno Ehret
Jürgen Hahn
Manfred Hofmann
Peter Jaschke
Peter Kleibrink
Kurt Klühspies
Rudolf Rauer
Horst Spengler
Walter von Oepen
Coach: Vlado Štencl
Abaz Arslanagić
Vlado Bojović
Hrvoje Horvat
Milorad Karalić
Radivoj Krivokapić
Zdravko Miljak
Željko Nimš
Radisav Pavićević
Branislav Pokrajac
Nebojša Popović
Zdravko Rađenović
Zvonimir Serdarušić
Predrag Timko
Zdenko Zorko
Coach: Ivan Snoj

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