The men's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. It was the fourth appearance of a men's handball tournament as a medal event at the Olympic Games.

Qualification

Results

Preliminary round

12 teams played each other in two groups to decide for which place each of them will compete in the final round.

Group A

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Group B

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Final round

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Bronze medal game

Gold medal game

Rankings and statistics

Final ranking

Top goalscorers

Team rosters

References

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