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The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad and commonly known as Montreal 1976, were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam on May 12, 1970, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles. It was the first and, so far, only Summer Olympic Games to be held in Canada. Toronto hosted the 1976 Summer Paralympics the same year as the Montreal Olympics, which still remains the only Summer Paralympics to be held in Canada. Calgary and Vancouver later hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1988 and 2010, respectively.
Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics included a men's and a women's team competitions with the preliminary rounds taking place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. From the quarter final stage onwards, the women's event moved to the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, a part of the Helliniko Olympic Complex, with the men joining them there for their semi-finals and final.
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.
Canada was the host nation for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, held from 17 July to 1 August 1976. 385 competitors, 261 men and 124 women, took part in 173 events in 23 sports.
The Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, abbreviated CSCR, is a multi-purpose sport facility, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
The 1978 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Czechoslovakia from between 30 November-10 December 1978. East Germany won the tournament ahead of Soviet Union and Hungary.
Team handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women.
Luc Tousignant is a former quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Olympic handball player.
Ştefan Birtalan was a Romanian handball player, coach and sports official.
Elisabeta Ionescu was a Romanian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Christian Chagnon was a Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Chagnon was born in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec. He was part of the Canadian handball team, which finished eleventh in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored seven goals.
François Dauphin is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Hugues de Roussan is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Pierre Désormeaux is a Canadian former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian handball team which finished eleventh in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored twelve goals. In April 2000, he was chosen the Canadian Handball Century's Player.
Richard Lambert is a Canadian former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Claude Lefebvre is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Danny Power is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1957.
Stanislav "Stan" Bohonek is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He represented Canada at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
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.
