- Source: Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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 (central part of Moscow) and in the Dynamo Sports Palace at Khimki-Khovrino (north-eastern part of Moscow). The schedule began on July 20 and ended on July 30.
100,493 spectators watched 51 matches of handball events at venues, mentioned above.
Medal summary
Participating nations
Each qualified country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation. Four nations competed in both tournaments.
A total of 248(*) handball players (166 men and 82 women) from 14 nations (men from 12 nations - women from 6 nations) competed at the Moscow Games:
Algeria (14) (men:14 women:0)
Republic of the Congo (14) (men:0 women:14)
Cuba (13) (men:13 women:0)
Czechoslovakia (13) (men:0 women:13)
Denmark (14) (men:14 women:0)
East Germany (28) (men:14 women:14)
Hungary (28) (men:14 women:14)
Kuwait (14) (men:14 women:0)
Poland (14) (men:14 women:0)
Romania (14) (men:14 women:0)
Soviet Union (27) (men:14 women:14)
Spain (13) (men:13 women:0)
Switzerland (14) (men:14 women:0)
Yugoslavia (28) (men:14 women:14)
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.
Medal table
Remark:country names are not given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980.
Literature
Гандбол [Handball] (in Russian). Moskau: ФИЗКУЛЬТУРА И СПОРТ. 1980. (Program magazine)
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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