Tournament details | |
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Host country | Canada |
Dates | 18–28 July 1976 |
Teams | 18 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union (men) Soviet Union (women) |
Runner-up | Romania (men) East Germany (women) |
Third place | Poland (men) Hungary (women) |
Fourth place | West Germany (men) Romania (women) |
Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
men | women | |
Tournament | ||
men | women | |
Rosters | ||
men | women | |
Team handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women.[1]
On 26 July, a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's match between SFR Yugoslavia and West Germany and set fire to the Yugoslav flag before being detained by security.[2]