Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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1980 Women's Olympic handball tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Dates21–29 July
Teams6
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Third placeFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Fourth placeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches15
Goals scored488 (33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Biserka Višnjić
(33 goals)
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The women's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the 1980 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of a women's handball tournament at the Olympic Games.

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Qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified
Host nation23 October 1974 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna 1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1978 World Championship 30 November – 10 December 1978Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 4Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Intercontinental qualification15–20 March 1980 Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg Brazzaville 1Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Total6

Results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (H)55009952+4710
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 531110767+407
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 53119158+337
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 51138074+63
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 51136578133
6Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 5005461591130
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Host
21 July 1980
17:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg30–11Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Sokolniki Arena
Kocherhina, Odynokova 8(17–4) Koulinka 5
21 July 1980
18:30
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg16–10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Dynamo Sports Palace
Richter 4(8–6) Foltýnová, Kuťková 3
21 July 1980
20:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg10–19Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Dynamo Sports Palace
Csulik 4(4–8) Višnjić 5

23 July 1980
17:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg17–7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Sokolniki Arena
Odynokova 5(8–4) Foltýnová 5
23 July 1980
18:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg39–10Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Dynamo Sports Palace
Nagy 13(19–6) Koulinka 7
23 July 1980
20:00
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg15–15Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Dynamo Sports Palace
Röther 4(8–6) Višnjić 10

25 July 1980
17:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg16–12Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sokolniki Arena
Kocherhina 9(9–5) Nagy, Sterbinszky 4
25 July 1980
18:30
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg28–6Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Dynamo Sports Palace
Matz 6(15–4) Koulinka 3
25 July 1980
20:00
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg15–25Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Dynamo Sports Palace
Kuťková 6(7–13) Višnjić 9

27 July 1980
17:00
Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg18–9Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Sokolniki Arena
Karlova 8(10–4) Kitić 6
27 July 1980
18:30
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg23–10Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Dynamo Sports Palace
Kuťková 9(9–3)three players 2
27 July 1980
20:00
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg19–9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Dynamo Sports Palace
Röther 6(9–3) Nagy 4

29 July 1980
13:00
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg39–9Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Sokolniki Arena
Kitić 14(16–5)four players 2
29 July 1980
14:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg10–10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Sokolniki Arena
Nagy 3(3–6) Kuťková 4
29 July 1980
18:30
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg13–18Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Sokolniki Arena
Richter 6(6–7) Zubaryeva 8

Top goalscorers

RankNameGoals
1 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Biserka Višnjić 33
2 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Svetlana Kitić 29
3 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tetyana Kocherhina 28
4 Flag of Hungary.svg Marianna Nagy 26
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Kuťková 22
6 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olha Zubaryeva 21
7 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larysa Karlova 19
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg Solange Koulinka
Flag of East Germany.svg Kristina Richter
Flag of East Germany.svg Sabine Röther

Team rosters

Handball Congo vs. SFRY - 1980 Summer Olympics - Moscou RIAN archive 563364 Women's handball. Congo vs. SFRY.jpg
Handball Congo vs. SFRY - 1980 Summer Olympics - Moscou
Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Angélique Abemane
Isabelle Azanga
Pascaline Bobeka
Germaine Djimbi
Yolande Kada-Gango
Henriette Koula
Solange Koulinka
Pemba Lopez
Yvonne Makouala
Julienne Malaki
Madeleine Mitsotso
Nicole Oba
Micheline Okemba
Viviane Okoula
Elena Boledovičová
Elena Brezányiová
Věra Datínská
Milena Foltýnová
Alena Horalová
Petra Komínková
Mária Končeková
Jana Kuťková
Katarína Lamrichová
Jolana Neméthová
Daniela Trandžíková-Nováková
Viola Pavlasová
Priska Polačeková
Mária Beňová
Birgit Heinecke
Roswitha Krause
Waltraud Kretzschmar
Katrin Krüger
Kornelia Kunisch
Evelyn Matz
Kristina Richter
Christina Rost
Sabine Röther
Renate Rudolph
Marion Tietz
Petra Uhlig
Claudia Wunderlich
Hannelore Zober
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Éva Angyal (Vasas SC)
Erzsébet Balogh (Budapest Spartacus SC)
Mária Berzsenyi (FTC)
Klára Bonyhádi (Építők SC)
Piroska Budai (Bakony Vegyész)
Erzsébet Csajbók (FTC)
Klára Csík (Vasas SC)
Éva Csulik (FTC)
Rozália Lelkes (FTC)
Ilona Mihályka (Vasas SC)
Marianna Nagy (Vasas SC)
Györgyi Őri (Vasas SC)
Amália Sterbinszky (Vasas SC)
Mária Vadász (Vasas SC)
Larysa Karlova
Tetyana Kocherhina
Valentyna Lutayeva
Aldona Nenėnienė
Lyubov Odynokova
Iryna Palchykova
Lyudmila Poradnyk
Yuliya Safina
Larisa Savkina
Sigita Strečen
Zinaida Turchyna
Nataliya Tymoshkina
Olha Zubaryeva
Coach: Igor Turchyn
Natalya Lukyanenko
Svetlana Anastasovska (ORK Beograd)
Mirjana Đurica (Bane Sekulić Sombor)
Radmila Drljača (Radnički Beograd)
Katica Ileš (Osijek)
Slavica Jeremić (Radnički Beograd)
Svetlana Kitić (Radnički Beograd)
Jasna Merdan (Lokomotiva Mostar)
Vesna Milošević (DIN Niš)
Mirjana Ognjenović (Trešnjevka Zagreb)
Vesna Radović (Radnički Beograd)
Radmila Savić (ORK Beograd)
Ana Titlić (Lokomotiva Zagreb)
Biserka Višnjić (Trešnjevka Zagreb)
Zorica Vojinović (Bane Sekulić Sombor)
Coach: Josip Samaržija

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