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 |  Canada |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Dates | 20–28 July |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  East Germany |
| Third place |  Hungary |
| Fourth place |  Romania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 446 (29.73 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Terumi Kurata(28 goals) |
Qualification edit
| 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 |  Milwaukee |
1 | Japan
|
| Total | 6 | |||
Results edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Soviet Union
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 40 | +52 | 10 |
|
East Germany
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 47 | +42 | 7 |
|
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 |
| 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 edit
| 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
|
