Handball at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...
featured competition for men and women. Due to the USSR-led boycott some strong handball nations from
Eastern Bloc did not compete; this gave an opportunity to the
Yugoslav team to take both gold medals. Games were played at
Titan Gym
Titan Gym is a 4,000 seat, indoor multi-purpose stadium on the campus of California State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, California.
History and renovations
Titan Gym was built in 1964. Twenty years later, the gym hosted handball competit ...
in
Fullerton, California.
Medal summary
Participating nations
Each qualified country was allowed to enter one team of 15 players and they all were eligible for participation. Four nations competed in both tournaments.
A total of 259''(*)'' handball players (177 men and 82 women) from 14 nations (men from 12 nations - women from 6 nations) competed at the Los Angeles Games:
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(men:15 women:0)
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(men:0 women:15)
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(men:0 women:13)
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(men:14 women:0)
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(men:15 women:13)
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(men:15 women:0)
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(men:15 women:0)
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(men:15 women:0)
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(men:15 women:13)
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(men:15 women:0)
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(men:15 women:0)
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(men:15 women:0)
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(men:14 women:13)
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(men:14 women:15)
''(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.''
Medal table
See also
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Handball at the Friendship Games
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...
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