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 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.
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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 from 14 nations competed at the Moscow Games:
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.