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Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was the sixth appearance of a men's handball tournament as a medal event at the Olympic Games.[1]

1988 Men's Olympic handball tournament
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates20 September – 1 October
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (2nd title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Yugoslavia
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored1,556 (43.22 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Kang Jae-won
(49 goals)
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Qualification

Mean of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host nation30 September 1981 Baden-Baden1  South Korea
1986 World Championship25 February – 8 March 1986  Switzerland6  Yugoslavia
 Hungary
 East Germany
 Sweden
 Spain
 Iceland
1987 World Championship Group B17–28 February 1987  Italy2  Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
1987 African Championship3–12 July 1987 Rabat1  Algeria
1987 Pan American Games9–16 August 1987 Indianapolis1  United States
1987 Asian Championship20–29 August 1987 Amman1  Japan
Total12

Team rosters

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Soviet Union550013082+4810Gold medal game
2  Yugoslavia5311116109+77Bronze medal game
3  Sweden530210691+156Fifth place game
4  Iceland521296102−65Seventh place game
5  Algeria510489109−202Ninth place game
6  United States500581125−440Eleventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
20 September 1988
10:00		Yugoslavia  18–24  Soviet UnionSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Hofmann, Prause (FRG)
Vujović 8(7–10)Tyumentsev 6
3×  4× 2×  5×
20 September 1988
14:00		Sweden  21–18  AlgeriaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA)
Hajas, Järphag 4(14–9)Seghir 5
2×  4× 3×  6×
20 September 1988
18:00		Iceland  22–15  United StatesSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR)
Arason 8(8–8)Lash 4
3×  2× 3×  5×
22 September 1988
10:00		Yugoslavia  31–23  United StatesSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Park (KOR)
Vujović 7(17–11)Goss 7
2×  3× 1×  5×
22 September 1988
14:00		Sweden  18–22  Soviet UnionSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Marin, Şerban (ROU)
Hajas 6(7–11)Karshakevich 9
3×  3× 2×  7×
22 September 1988
18:00		Iceland  22–16  AlgeriaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Zaworotny, Brosio (ARG)
Arason 8(11–8)Seghir 4
2×  6× 2×  6×
24 September 1988
10:00		Yugoslavia  23–22  AlgeriaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR)
Smajlagić 7(10–11)three players 4
3×  7× 3×  3×
24 September 1988
14:00		Sweden  20–14  IcelandSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Sjong, Ludvigsen (NOR)
Carlén, Hajas 5(12–6)three players 3
2×  3× 2×  4×
24 September 1988
18:00		Soviet Union  26–14  United StatesSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED)
Tyumentsev 6(10–5)Goss 5
2×  3× 3×  3×
26 September 1988
10:00		Yugoslavia  19–19  IcelandSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED)
Portner 6(8–10)Gíslason, Þráinsson 5
2×  11× 3×  8×
26 September 1988
14:00		Sweden  26–12  United StatesSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Brosio, Zaworotny (ARG)
B. Jilsén 6(11–6)Lash, Sullivan 4
2×  1× 2×  5×
26 September 1988
18:00		Soviet Union  26–13  AlgeriaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Park (KOR)
Gopin, Nesterov 4(13–5)Bouanik 5
2×  2× 1×  4×
28 September 1988
10:00		United States  17–20  AlgeriaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA)
Hillery, Lash 5(8–10)three players 3
3×  4× 3×  2×
28 September 1988
14:00		Iceland  19–32  Soviet UnionSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Rauchfuß, Buchda (GDR)
Gíslason 6(8–15)Tuchkin 11
3×  2× 3×  7×
28 September 1988
18:00		Yugoslavia  25–21  SwedenSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Marin, Şerban (ROU)
Puc 5(14–10)Carlén, B. Jilsén 5
2×  1× 3×  2×

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  South Korea (H)5401127117+108Gold medal game
2  Hungary530210293+96[a]Bronze medal game
3  Czechoslovakia5302109103+66[a]Fifth place game
4  East Germany5302109100+96[a]Seventh place game
5  Spain5203101106−54Ninth place game
6  Japan500597126−290Eleventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
20 September 1988
11:30		Hungary  20–22  South KoreaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN)
P. Kovács 10(9–11)Kang 7
2×  5× 3×  4×  1×
20 September 1988
15:30		East Germany  25–18  JapanSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Haak, Koppe (NED)
Borchardt, Wahl 6(14–10)Miyashita 6
2×  4× 3×  4×
20 September 1988
19:30		Spain  17–20  CzechoslovakiaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Wester, Blademo (SWE)
Serrano 7(5–10)Bartek 6
2×  4× 2×  7×  2×
22 September 1988
11:30		Hungary  16–19  CzechoslovakiaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Guterman, Taranuhin (URS)
Iváncsik 6(6–12)Kotrč 7
3×  3× 2×  4×
22 September 1988
15:30		East Germany  22–23  South KoreaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Jug, Jeglič (YUG)
Borchardt 8(13–9)Kang 9
3×  4× 1×  3×
22 September 1988
19:30		Spain  25–19  JapanSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Sjong, Ludvigsen (NOR)
Muñoz 8(13–5)Yamamura 6
2×  5× 2×  6×  1×
24 September 1988
11:30		Hungary  22–19  JapanSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Wester, Blademo (SWE)
Marosi 11(10–11)Tamamura 13
2×  6× 1×  9×  1×
24 September 1988
15:30		East Germany  21–20  SpainSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN)
Borchardt 8(11–8)Muñoz 6
2×  4× 2×  5×  1×
24 September 1988
19:30		South Korea  29–28  CzechoslovakiaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Hofmann, Prause (FRG)
Lee 9(15–12)Sovadina 10
3×  5× 3×  7×
26 September 1988
11:30		Hungary  26–16  SpainSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Jug, Jeglič (YUG)
Marosi 8(14–8)Muñoz 5
2×  5× 2×  5×
26 September 1988
15:30		East Germany  24–21  CzechoslovakiaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Marin, Şerban (ROU)
Borchardt 9(11–9)Bajgar, Bartek 5
3×  8× 2×  6×  1×
26 September 1988
19:30		South Korea  33–24  JapanSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Guterman, Taranuhin (URS)
Kang 10(18–11)Yamamura 7
 6× 2×  6×
28 September 1988
11:30		Czechoslovakia  21–17  JapanSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Jug, Jeglič (YUG)
Sovadina 6(13–7)Tamamura, Yamamura 5
2×  5× 2×  2×
28 September 1988
15:30		Spain  23–20  South KoreaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Wester, Blademo (SWE)
Serrano 8(10–9)Lee 8
2×  2× 2×  1×
28 September 1988
19:30		Hungary  18–17  East GermanySuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Guterman, Taranuhin (URS)
Iváncsik 8(7–9)Hahn, Schneider 4
3×  6× 2×  6×

Final round

Eleventh place game

30 September 1988
10:00		United States  21–24  JapanSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Brosio, Zaworotny (ARG)
Goss 8(11–8)Tamamura 10
2×  4× 2×  3×

Ninth place game

30 September 1988
11:30		Algeria  15–21  SpainSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Ludvigsen, Sjong (NOR)
Seghir 5(6–11)Marín 4
2×  3×

Seventh place game

30 September 1988
14:00		Iceland  29–31 (ET)  East GermanySuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN)
Arason 9(13–12)Borchardt 8
2×  7× 2×  7×

FT: 23–23 ET: 2–2, 3–3 Pen: 1–3

Fifth place game

30 September 1988
15:30		Sweden  27–18  CzechoslovakiaSuwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lelong, Tancrez (FRA)
Järphag 8(14–8)Bartek 5
2×  4× 2×  4×  1×

Bronze medal game

1 October 1988
15:00		Yugoslavia  27–23  HungaryOlympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul
Referees: Christensen, Jørgensen (DEN)
Portner, Vujović 7(12–13)Iváncsik, P. Kovács 6
2×  6×  1× 2×  4×

Gold medal game

1 October 1988
17:00		Soviet Union  32–25  South KoreaOlympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul
Referees: Hofmann, Prause (FRG)
Rymanov 7(17–11)Kang 10
3×  3× 2×  1×

Rankings and statistics

References

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