| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Soviet Union |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 20–30 July 1980 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  East Germany(1st title) |
| Runners-up | Soviet Union |
| Third place |  Romania |
| Fourth place |  Hungary |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 1,560 (43.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jerzy Klempel(44 goals) |
| Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
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| men | women | |
Themen's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the1980 Summer Olympics. It was the fourth appearance of a men's handball tournament as a medal event at the Olympic Games.[1]
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 23 October 1974 |  Vienna | 1 | Soviet Union |
| 1978 World Championship | 26 January – 5 February 1978 |  Denmark |  West Germany East Germany Denmark Yugoslavia Poland Romania | |
| 1978 World Championship Group B | 22 February – 3 March 1978 |  Spain |  Spain Switzerland Hungary | |
| 1979 African Championship | 20–31 July 1979 |  Brazzaville | 1 |  Tunisia Algeria |
| 1980 Pan American Championship | 7–14 January 1980 |  Mexico City | 1 |  Cuba |
| 1979 Asian Championship | 4–9 November 1979 |  Nanjing | 1 |  Japan Kuwait |
| Total | 12 | |||
12 teams played each other in two groups to decide for which place each of them will compete in the final round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 92 | +16 | 9 | Gold medal game |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 88 | +8 | 8 | Bronze medal game |
| 3 |  Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 106 | −4 | 5 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 97 | +26 | 5 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Denmark | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 104 | −8 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Cuba | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 103 | 141 | −38 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
| 20 July 1980 17:00 | Denmark | 30–18 | Cuba | Sokolniki Arena |
| Poulsen 8 | (18–8) | Querol 5 | ||
| 20 July 1980 18:30 | Poland | 20–20 | Hungary | Sokolniki Arena |
| Garpiel,Kałuziński 5 | (7–11) | Kontra 8 | ||
| 20 July 1980 20:00 | East Germany | 21–17 | Spain | Sokolniki Arena |
| Doering,Wahl 6 | (6–9) | Uría 6 | ||
| 22 July 1980 17:00 | Poland | 34–19 | Cuba | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Klempel 11 | (14–10) | Prendes 5 | ||
| 22 July 1980 18:30 | Denmark | 19–20 | Spain | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Pazyj 5 | (9–9) | Albisu 5 | ||
| 22 July 1980 20:00 | East Germany | 14–14 | Hungary | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Wahl 6 | (9–7) | Kontra 4 | ||
| 24 July 1980 17:00 | Spain | 17–20 | Hungary | Sokolniki Arena |
| Serrano 4 | (8–10) | Kovács 6 | ||
| 24 July 1980 18:30 | Denmark | 12–26 | Poland | Sokolniki Arena |
| Jeppesen 5 | (5–9) | Klempel 10 | ||
| 24 July 1980 20:00 | East Germany | 27–20 | Cuba | Sokolniki Arena |
| Wahl 6 | (13–10) | Agramonte 9 | ||
| 26 July 1980 17:00 | Spain | 24–24 | Cuba | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Albisu 9 | (9–13) | Agramonte,Prendes 7 | ||
| 26 July 1980 18:30 | Denmark | 15–16 | Hungary | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Poulsen 4 | (6–8) | Kovács 4 | ||
| 26 July 1980 20:00 | East Germany | 22–21 | Poland | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Dreibrodt,Wahl 5 | (11–9) | Panas 7 | ||
| 28 July 1980 17:00 | Hungary | 26–22 | Cuba | Sokolniki Arena |
| Kontra 10 | (14–11) | Casuso 8 | ||
| 28 July 1980 18:30 | Poland | 22–24 | Spain | Sokolniki Arena |
| Klempel 8 | (13–11) | Albisu 7 | ||
| 28 July 1980 20:00 | East Germany | 24–20 | Denmark | Sokolniki Arena |
| Krüger 7 | (13–9) | Dahl-Nielsen 7 | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union(H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 75 | +59 | 8 | Gold medal game |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 88 | +31 | 8 | Bronze medal game |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 92 | +40 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 98 | +12 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Algeria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 124 | −30 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Kuwait | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 176 | −112 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
| 20 July 1980 17:00 | Yugoslavia | 22–18 | Algeria | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Jovović 6 | (12–10) | Mekhnache 6 | ||
| 20 July 1980 18:30 | Romania | 32–12 | Kuwait | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Stîngă,Vasilache 5 | (18–3) | J. Al-Qassar 9 | ||
| 20 July 1980 20:00 | Soviet Union | 22–15 | Switzerland | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Anpilogov,Belov 4 | (13–8) | Züllig 5 | ||
| 22 July 1980 17:00 | Romania | 26–18 | Algeria | Sokolniki Arena |
| Stîngă 7 | (14–7) | Djeffal 10 | ||
| 22 July 1980 18:30 | Soviet Union | 38–11 | Kuwait | Sokolniki Arena |
| Anpilogov 11 | (22–5) | J. Al-Qassar 4 | ||
| 22 July 1980 20:00 | Yugoslavia | 26–21 | Switzerland | Sokolniki Arena |
| Obran 6 | (12–8) | Jehle,Züllig 6 | ||
| 24 July 1980 17:00 | Switzerland | 32–14 | Kuwait | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Züllig 10 | (14–6) | J. Al-Qassar 5 | ||
| 24 July 1980 18:30 | Soviet Union | 33–10 | Algeria | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Fedyukin,Zhuk 6 | (16–3) | Hamiche 3 | ||
| 24 July 1980 20:00 | Yugoslavia | 23–21 | Romania | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Jurina 8 | (12–9) | Stîngă 7 | ||
| 26 July 1980 17:00 | Spain | 26–18 | Algeria | Sokolniki Arena |
| Züllig 11 | (11–7) | Bouzerar 5 | ||
| 26 July 1980 18:30 | Yugoslavia | 44–10 | Kuwait | Sokolniki Arena |
| Jurina 9 | (24–5) | Al-Qena'i 4 | ||
| 26 July 1980 20:00 | Soviet Union | 19–22 | Romania | Sokolniki Arena |
| Belov 5 | (15–9) | Stîngă 7 | ||
| 28 July 1980 17:00 | Kuwait | 17–30 | Algeria | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Al-Randi 4 | (14–11) | Djeffal 7 | ||
| 28 July 1980 18:30 | Romania | 18–16 | Switzerland | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Birtalan 6 | (9–6) | Jehle,Züllig 4 | ||
| 28 July 1980 20:00 | Soviet Union | 22–17 | Yugoslavia | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Fedyukin 5 | (12–9) | Jurina 9 | ||
| 30 July 1980 11:00 | Cuba | 32–24 | Kuwait | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Agramonte 9 | (16–13) | Al-Randi 11 | ||
| 30 July 1980 12:30 | Denmark | 28–20 | Algeria | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Jeppesen 8 | (15–9) | Djeffal 6 | ||
| 30 July 1980 14:00 | Poland | 23–22 | Switzerland | Dynamo Sports Palace |
| Klempel 9 | (11–10) | Huber,Maag 5 | ||
| 30 July 1980 13:00 | Spain | 24–23 | Yugoslavia | Sokolniki Arena |
| Uría 6 | (12–7) | Mrkonja 8 | ||
| 30 July 1980 14:45 | Hungary | 18–20 | Romania | Sokolniki Arena |
| Kovács 5 | (7–11) | Stîngă 7 | ||
| 30 July 1980 18:30 | East Germany | 23–22 (ET) | Soviet Union | Sokolniki Arena |
| Krüger 6 | (10–10) | Anpilogov,Belov 5 | ||
FT: 20–20 ET: 3–2 | ||||
Final ranking[edit]
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