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''''' (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.




MEN'S TOURNAMENT


Medal summary



Preliminary Round

Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the Final Round.

Group A


  • July 20, Sokolniki

  • ---17:00 Denmark 30-18 Cuba

  • ---18:30 Poland 20-20 Hungary

  • ---20:00 GDR 21-17 Spain

  • July 22, Dynamo

  • ---17:00 Poland 34-19 Cuba

  • ---18:30 Denmark 19-20 Spain

  • ---20:00 GDR 14-14 Hungary

  • July 24, Sokolniki

  • ---17:00 Spain 17-20 Hungary

  • ---18:30 Denmark 12-26 Poland

  • ---20:00 GDR 27-20 Cuba

  • July 26, Dynamo

  • ---17:00 Spain 24-24 Cuba

  • ---18:30 Denmark 15-16 Hungary

  • ---20:00 GDR 22-21 Poland

  • July 28, Sokolniki

  • ---17:00 Hungary 26-22 Cuba

  • ---18:30 Poland 22-24 Spain

  • ---20:00 GDR 24-20 Denmark



Group B


Tiebreaker for place one to three:

  • July 20, Dynamo

  • ---17:00 Yugoslavia 22-18 Algeria

  • ---18:30 Romania 32-12 Kuwait

  • ---20:00 USSR 22-15 Switzerland

  • July 22, Sokolniki

  • ---17:00 Romania 26-18 Algeria

  • ---18:30 USSR 38-11 Kuwait

  • ---20:00 Yugoslavia 26-21 Switzerland

  • July 24, Dynamo

  • ---17:00 Switzerland 32-14 Kuwait

  • ---18:30 USSR 33-10 Algeria

  • ---20:00 Yugoslavia 23-21 Romania

  • July 26, Sokolniki

  • ---17:00 Switzerland 26-18 Algeria

  • ---18:30 Yugoslavia 44-10 Kuwait

  • ---20:00 USSR 19-22 Romania

  • July 28, Dynamo

  • ---17:00 Kuwait 17-30 Algeria

  • ---18:30 Romania 18-16 Switzerland

  • ---20:00 USSR 22-17 Yugoslavia



Final Round

  • 1st-placed teams from each group competed for the 1st place in this round;

  • 2nd-placed - competed for the 3rd place

  • 3rd-placed - competed for the 5th place

  • 4th-placed - competed for the 7th place

  • 5th-placed - competed for the 9th place

  • 6th-placed - competed for the 11th place

    • All matches were held on July 30 .


11th place match, Dynamo
  • 11:00 Cuba 32-24 Kuwait

    • 9th place match, Dynamo

  • 12:30 Denmark 28-20 Algeria

    • 7th place match, Dynamo

  • 13:00 Poland 23-22 Switzerland

    • 5th place match, Sokolniki

  • 14:00 Spain 24-23 Yugoslavia

    • 3rd place match, Sokolniki

  • 14:45 Hungary 18-20 Romania

    • 1st place match, Sokolniki

  • 18:30 GDR 23-22 USSR



Summary



WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT


Medal summary



Results

  • July 21

  • ---''Sokolniki'' 17:00 USSR 30-11 People's Rep. of Congo

  • ---''Dynamo'' 18:30 GDR 16-10 Czechoslovakia

  • ---''Dynamo'' 20:00 Hungary 10-19 Yugoslavia

  • July 23

  • ---''Sokolniki'' 17:00 USSR 17-7 Czechoslovakia

  • ---''Dynamo'' 18:30 Hungary 39-10 People's Rep. of Congo

  • ---''Dynamo'' 20:00 GDR 15-15 Yugoslavia

  • July 25

  • ---''Sokolniki'' 17:00 USSR 16-12 Hungary

  • ---''Dynamo'' 18:30 GDR 28-6 People's Rep. of Congo

  • ---''Dynamo'' 20:00 Czechoslovakia 15-25 Yugoslavia

  • July 27

  • ---''Sokolniki'' 17:00 USSR 18-9 Yugoslavia

  • ---''Dynamo'' 18:30 Czechoslovakia 23-10 People's Rep. of Congo

  • ---''Dynamo'' 20:00 GDR 19-9 Hungary

  • July 29

  • ---''Sokolniki'' 13:00 Yugoslavia 39-9 People's Rep. of Congo

  • ---''Sokolniki'' 14:30 Hungary 10-10 Czechoslovakia

  • ---''Sokolniki'' 18:30 GDR 13-18 USSR



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.

  • )'' handball players (166 men and 82 women) from 14 nations (men from 12 nations - women from 6 nations) competed at the Moscow Games:


  • (men:14 women:0)

  • (men:0 women:14)

  • (men:13 women:0)

  • (men:0 women:13)

  • (men:14 women:0)

  • (men:14 women:14)

  • (men:14 women:14)

  • (men:14 women:0)

  • (men:14 women:0)

  • (men:14 women:0)

  • (men:14 women:13)

  • (men:13 women:0)

  • (men:14 women:0)

  • (men:14 women:14)

  • ) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.''



MEDAL TABLE


Remark:country names are given in the form they were used in the official documents of the IOC in 1980 .