Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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1976 Women's Olympic handball tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Dates20–28 July
Teams6
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Third placeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Fourth placeFlag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches15
Goals scored446 (29.73 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Japan.svg Terumi Kurata
(28 goals)
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The women's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the 1976 Summer Olympics. It was the first appearance of a women's handball tournament at the Olympic Games.

Contents

Qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified
Host nation12 May 1970 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1975 World Championship 2–13 December 1975Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Intercontinental qualification 28 June – 3 July 1976 Flag of the United States.svg Milwaukee 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Total6

Results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 55009240+5210
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 53118947+427
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53118555+307
4Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 52037383104
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 510472115432
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)500535106710
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Host
20 July 1976
17:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg25–18Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Vadász 7(10–7) Matsushita 6
20 July 1976
17:30
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg21–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada PEPS, Quebec City
Makarets 8(8–2) Robert 3
20 July 1976
17:30
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg18–12Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Referees: Svensson, Christensen (DEN)
Richter 6(11–3) Șooș 4

22 July 1976
17:30
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg14–8Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Referees: Valčić, Stanojević (YUG)
Makarets 7(6–3) Mikloș 3
22 July 1976
17:30
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg24–10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan PEPS, Quebec City
Richter 7(12–3) Matsushita 4
22 July 1976
17:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg24–3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Sterbinszky 5(11–3)three players 1

24 July 1976
17:30
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg29–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Richter 10(15–2) Lemaire, Tétreault 2
24 July 1976
17:30
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg21–20Flag of Japan.svg  Japan PEPS, Quebec City
Referees: Rykart, Ischer (SUI)
Arghir 5(13–11) Kurata 7
24 July 1976
17:30
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg12–9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Turchyna 5(5–5) Sterbinszky 4

26 July 1976
17:30
Romania  Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg17–11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Furcoi 4(8–5) Robert 4
26 July 1976
17:30
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg7–7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary PEPS, Quebec City
Richter 3(2–4) Angyal 3
26 July 1976
17:30
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg31–9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke
Shubina 7(15–5) Kurata 4

28 July 1976
12:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg15–14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Kurata 9(7–11) Lemaire, Valois 3
28 July 1976
13:15
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg20–15Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG)
Lelkes, Sterbinszky 5(10–6) Mikloș 5
28 July 1976
14:30
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg11–14Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal
Krause, Kretzschmar 4(5–7) Turchyna 7

Top goalscorers

RankNameGoals
1 Flag of Japan.svg Terumi Kurata 28
2 Flag of East Germany.svg Kristina Richter 27
3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tetyana Makarets 24
4 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Zinaida Turchyna 22
5 Flag of Hungary.svg Amália Sterbinszky 18
6 Flag of East Germany.svg Roswitha Krause 16
7 Flag of Japan.svg Hitomi Matsushita 15
8 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Magdalena Mikloș 14
Flag of East Germany.svg Marion Tietz
10 Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Maria Bosi 13
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lyudmyla Panchuk

Team rosters

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Lucie Balthazar
Louise Beaumont
Francine Boulay-Parizeau
Manon Charette
Danielle Chenard
Nicole Génier
Mariette Houle
Louise Hurtubise
Denise Lemaire
Monique Prud'homme
Joanes Rail
Nicole Robert
Hélène Tétreault
Johanne Valois
Coach: Maurice Loeub
Gabriele Badorek
Hannelore Burosch
Roswitha Krause
Waltraud Kretzschmar
Evelyn Matz
Liane Michaelis
Eva Paskuy
Kristina Richter
Christina Rost
Silvia Siefert
Marion Tietz
Petra Uhlig
Christina Voß
Hannelore Zober
Coach: Peter Kretzschmar
Éva Angyal (Vasas SC)
Mária Berzsenyi (FTC)
Ágota Bujdosó (Vasas SC)
Klára Csík (Vasas SC)
Zsuzsanna Kézi (TBSC)
Katalin Laki (Bakony Vegyész)
Rozália Lelkes (FTC)
Márta Megyeri (Csepel SC)
Ilona Nagy (Csepel SC)
Marianna Nagy (TFSE)
Erzsébet Németh (FTC)
Amália Sterbinszky (Vasas SC)
Borbála Tóth Harsányi (Bakony Vegyész)
Mária Vadász (Vasas SC)
Coach: Bódog Török
Mihoko Hozumi
Mikiko Kato
Eiko Kawada
Nanami Kino
Kuriko Komori
Hiroko Kosahara
Tokuko Kubo
Terumi Kurata
Hitomi Matsushita
Natsue Shimada
Shoko Wada
Emiko Yamashita
Coach: Kaoru Ie
Simona Arghir
Maria Bosi
Doina Cojocaru
Doina Furcoi
Iuliana Hobincu
Elisabeta Ionescu
Viorica Ionică
Maria Lackovics
Georgeta Lăcusta
Magdalena Mikloș
Cristina Petrovici
Constantina Pițigoi
Niculina Sasu
Rozalia Șooș
Coach: Constantin Popescu
Lyubov Berezhnaya
Lyudmyla Bobrus
Aldona Česaitytė
Tetyana Hlushchenko
Larysa Karlova
Mariya Litoshenko
Nina Lobova
Tetyana Makarets
Lyudmyla Panchuk
Rafiga Shabanova
Nataliya Sherstyuk
Lyudmila Shubina
Zinaida Turchyna
Halyna Zakharova
Coach: Igor Turchyn

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