Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics


Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women.
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.

Medal summary

Participating nations

Each qualified country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation. Five nations competed in both tournaments. Japan entered only a squad of twelve women and twelve men. Only four male reserve players did not participate.
A total of 230 handball players from 12 nations competed at the Montreal Games:
NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.

Medal table