Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the 1976 Summer Olympics. It was the first appearance of a women's handball tournament at the Olympic Games.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Dates | 20–28 July |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  East Germany |
| Third place |  Hungary |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 15 |
| Goals scored | 446 (29.73 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Terumi Kurata(28 goals) |
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Qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 12 May 1970 |  Amsterdam | 1 | Canada |
| 1975 World Championship | 2–13 December 1975 | Soviet Union | 4 | East Germany Soviet Union Hungary Romania |
| Intercontinental qualification | 28 June – 3 July 1976 |  Milwakee | 1 | Japan |
| Total | 6 | |||
Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Soviet Union |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 40 | +52 | 10 |
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East Germany |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 47 | +42 | 7 |
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Hungary |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 55 | +30 | 7 |
| 4 | Romania |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 83 | −10 | 4 |
| 5 | Japan |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 115 | −43 | 2 |
| 6 | Canada (H) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 106 | −71 | 0 |
Source:
(H) Host.
(H) Host.
| 20 July 1976 17:30 |
Hungary |
25–18 | Japan |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Vadász 7 | (10–7) | Matsushita 6 | ||
| 20 July 1976 17:30 |
Soviet Union |
21–3 | Canada |
PEPS, Quebec City |
| Makarets 8 | (8–2) | Robert 3 | ||
| 20 July 1976 17:30 |
East Germany |
18–12 | Romania |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke Referees: Svensson, Christensen (DEN) |
| Richter 6 | (11–3) | Șooș 4 | ||
| 22 July 1976 17:30 |
Soviet Union |
14–8 | Romania |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal Referees: Valčić, Stanojević (YUG) |
| Makarets 7 | (6–3) | Mikloș 3 | ||
| 22 July 1976 17:30 |
East Germany |
24–10 | Japan |
PEPS, Quebec City |
| Richter 7 | (12–3) | Matsushita 4 | ||
| 22 July 1976 17:30 |
Hungary |
24–3 | Canada |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
| Sterbinszky 5 | (11–3) | three players 1 | ||
| 24 July 1976 17:30 |
East Germany |
29–4 | Canada |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Richter 10 | (15–2) | Lemaire, Tétreault 2 | ||
| 24 July 1976 17:30 |
Romania |
21–20 | Japan |
PEPS, Quebec City Referees: Rykart, Ischer (SUI) |
| Arghir 5 | (13–11) | Kurata 7 | ||
| 24 July 1976 17:30 |
Soviet Union |
12–9 | Hungary |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
| Turchyna 5 | (5–5) | Sterbinszky 4 | ||
| 26 July 1976 17:30 |
Romania |
17–11 | Canada |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Furcoi 4 | (8–5) | Robert 4 | ||
| 26 July 1976 17:30 |
East Germany |
7–7 | Hungary |
PEPS, Quebec City |
| Richter 3 | (2–4) | Angyal 3 | ||
| 26 July 1976 17:30 |
Soviet Union |
31–9 | Japan |
Sherbrooke Sports Palace, Sherbrooke |
| Shubina 7 | (15–5) | Kurata 4 | ||
| 28 July 1976 12:00 |
Japan |
15–14 | Canada |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Kurata 9 | (7–11) | Lemaire, Valois 3 | ||
| 28 July 1976 13:15 |
Hungary |
20–15 | Romania |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal Referees: Falk, Rosmanith (FRG) |
| Lelkes, Sterbinszky 5 | (10–6) | Mikloș 5 | ||
| 28 July 1976 14:30 |
East Germany |
11–14 | Soviet Union |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal |
| Krause, Kretzschmar 4 | (5–7) | Turchyna 7 | ||
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terumi Kurata | 28 |
| 2 | Kristina Richter | 27 |
| 3 | Tetyana Makarets | 24 |
| 4 | Zinaida Turchyna | 22 |
| 5 | Amália Sterbinszky | 18 |
| 6 | Roswitha Krause | 16 |
| 7 | Hitomi Matsushita | 15 |
| 8 | Magdalena Mikloș | 14 |
| Marion Tietz | ||
| 10 | Maria Bosi | 13 |
| Lyudmyla Panchuk |
Team rosters
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