Handball at the Friendship Games
Handball at the Friendship Games is the handball tournament organized for the 1984 Summer Olympics boycotting countries. Given that the Eastern Bloc countries and allies were at that time amongst the most competitive teams the tournament's level was rather high.
It was contested in two events. Men's event took place in Rostock and Magdeburg, East Germany between 17 and 21 July 1984, with eight teams competing. Women's events was contested in Trenčín, Czechoslovakia between 21 and 26 August 1984 with six teams competing.
Men's event
Eight teams were drawn into two groups.
The host nation, East Germany, had two teams in the tournament. However, the East Germany "B" team competed "off competition". Despite ending the tournament on the sixth place, this result was not included in the final rankings. The seventh team (i. e. Czechoslovakia) was instead counted as the sixth place team, etc.[1]
Group A
All matches played in Magdeburg.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 6 |
 Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 4 |
 East Germany B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 2 |
 Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 71 | -14 | 0 |
Results
| Results | | | B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 28:20 | 24:17 | 17:16 | |
| Hungary | 20:28 | 26:18 | 26:20 | |
| East Germany B | 17:24 | 18:26 | 28:21 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 16:17 | 20:26 | 21:28 |
Group B
All matches played in Rostock.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Germany A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 56 | +32 | 6 |
 Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 69 | +11 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 78 | -17 | 2 |
 Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 96 | -26 | 0 |
Results
| Results | A | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Germany A | 24:20 | 29:16 | 35:20 | |
| Poland | 20:24 | 26:18 | 34:27 | |
| Bulgaria | 16:29 | 18:26 | 27:23 | |
| Cuba | 20:35 | 27:34 | 23:27 |
Final round
| Final | ||||
| A1 | East Germany A
| 18 | ||
| B1 | Soviet Union
| 17 | ||
| 3rd place match | ||||
| A2 | Hungary
| 21 | ||
| B2 | Poland
| 22 | ||
Classification 5th–8th
| 5th place match | ||||
| A3 | East Germany B
| 22 | ||
| B3 | Bulgaria
| 25 | ||
| 7th place match | ||||
| A4 | Czechoslovakia
| 32 | ||
| B4 | Cuba
| 20 | ||
Final ranking
 | East Germany A |
 | Soviet Union |
 | Poland |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Bulgaria |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia |
| 7 | Cuba |
| – | East Germany B* |
* – East Germany B competed "off competition" and was not included in the final ranking table.[1]
Top scorer
- Péter Kovács (HUN) – 26 goals
Women's event
Six teams competed in a round-robin tournament.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 93 | +36 | 10 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 99 | –3 | 7 |
| East Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 95 | +6 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 97 | –1 | 3 |
| 5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 121 | –21 | 3 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 112 | –17 | 2 |
Results
| Results | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 24:15 | 24:21 | 22:20 | 31:16 | 28:21 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 15:24 | 15:15 | 20:19 | 20:18 | 26:23 | |
| East Germany | 21:24 | 15:15 | 16:22 | 27:21 | 22:13 | |
| Hungary | 20:22 | 19:20 | 22:16 | 22:22 | 13:17 | |
| Poland | 16:31 | 18:20 | 21:27 | 22:22 | 23:21 | |
| Bulgaria | 21:28 | 23:26 | 13:22 | 17:13 | 21:23 |
Winning teams' squads
Medal table
* Host nation (East Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia (TCH)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
See also
Notes
- Chmielewski (1987), p. 227