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The USSR national handball team was the national handball team of the Soviet Union.
| Year | Hosting Country | Rank |
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| 1954 |  Sweden | Did not participate |
| 1958 |  East Germany | Did not participate |
| 1961 |  West Germany | Did not participate |
| 1964 |  Czechoslovakia | 5th Place |
| 1967 | Sweden | 4th Place |
| 1970 |  France | 9th Place |
| 1974 | East Germany | 5th Place |
| 1978 |  Denmark | Runners-Up |
| 1982 | West Germany | Champions |
| 1986 |  Switzerland | 10th Place |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Runners-Up |
| Year | Hosting City | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Munich | 5th Place |
| 1976 |  Montreal | Champions |
| 1980 |  Moscow | Runners-Up |
| 1984 |  Los Angeles | Did not participate |
| 1988 |  Seoul | Champions |
| 1992 |  Barcelona |  Unified Team (EUN)Champions |
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The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad and officially branded as Moscow 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia. The games were the first to be staged in an Eastern Bloc country, as well as the first Olympic Games and only Summer Olympics to be held in a Slavic language-speaking country. They were also the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in a self-proclaimed communist country until the 2008 Summer Olympics held in China. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC Presidency of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin before he was succeeded by Juan Antonio Samaranch shortly afterward.
Handball at the Summer Olympics refers to two different sports. Field handball was introduced for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that. At the 1952 Olympics, field handball was a demonstration sport. (Indoor) handball was introduced for men at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Women's handball competition was introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
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 and in the Dynamo Sports Palace at Khimki-Khovrino. The schedule began on July 20 and ended on July 30. 100,493 spectators watched 51 matches of handball events at venues, mentioned above.
The Russia women's national beach handball team is the national team of Russia. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and takes part in international beach handball competitions.
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Sport in Europe tends to be highly organized with many sports having professional leagues. The origins of many of the world's most popular sports today lie in the codification of many traditional games, especially in the United Kingdom. However, a paradoxical feature of European sport is the extent to which local, regional and national variations continue to exist, and even in some instances to predominate.
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The 1986 Goodwill Games was the inaugural edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held from 5 – 20 July 1986. The main stadium was the Central Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The Games were a response to the Olympic boycotts of the period, which saw the United States refuse to attend the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, and the Soviet Union refusing to attend the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Soviet athletes dominated the competition, winning 118 gold medals and 241 medals overall. The United States finished in second place, with 42 golds and 142 medals in total.
Dinamo Volgograd is a Russian women's handball club from Volgograd. Founded in 1972 as Burevestnik Volgograd, it represented Rotor Volgograd following the collapse of the Soviet Union and was subsequently named Aqva before taking its current name in 2003.
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The 2002 EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup was the 26th edition of EHF's competition for women's handball national cup champions. It ran from January 11 to May 18, 2002.
Anatoly Nikolayevich Yevtushenko - Honored Coach of the USSR (handball).
The Azerbaijan Handball Federation (AHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Founded in 1992, AHF is a member of European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).
Handball has a rich history in Russia, dating back to the early 20th century when the sport was introduced to the country by European immigrants. However, it wasn't until the 1950s that handball began to gain popularity in Russia.
