Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the 1984 Summer Olympics. It was the fifth appearance of a men's handball tournament as a medal event at the Olympic Games.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | July 31 – August 11 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  West Germany |
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
| Fourth place |  Denmark |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 36 |
| Top scorer(s) |  Björn Jilsén(50 goals) |
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Results
Preliminary Round
Teams in two groups played each other in a round to decide, for which place each of them should compete in the Final Round.
Group A
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1. | Yugoslavia (YUG) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 76 | 9 | X | 19:18 | 22:22 | 25:11 | 32:15 | 25:10 | |
| 2. | Romania (ROU) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 91 | 8 | 18:19 | X | 26:17 | 23:17 | 28:22 | 25:16 | |
| 3. | Iceland (ISL) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 96 | 7 | 22:22 | 17:26 | X | 23:16 | 21:17 | 19:15 | |
| 4. | Switzerland (SUI) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 102 | 4 | 11:25 | 17:23 | 16:23 | X | 20:13 | 19:18 | |
| 5. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan (JPN) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 117 | 2 | 15:32 | 22:28 | 17:21 | 13:20 | X | 17:16 | |
| 6. | Algeria (ALG) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 105 | 0 | 10:25 | 16:25 | 15:19 | 18:19 | 16:17 | X |
Group B
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 1. | West Germany (FRG) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 95 | 10 | X | 20:18 | 18:17 | 18:16 | 21:19 | 37:25 | |
| 2. | Denmark (DEN) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 99 | 8 | 18:20 | X | 26:19 | 21:16 | 19:16 | 31:28 | |
| 3. | Sweden (SWE) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 110 | 6 | 17:18 | 19:26 | X | 26:25 | 21:18 | 36:23 | |
| 4. | Spain (ESP) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 106 | 4 | 16:18 | 16:21 | 25:26 | X | 17:16 | 31:25 | |
| 5. | United States (USA) |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 100 | 1 | 19:21 | 16:19 | 18:21 | 16:17 | X | 22:22 | |
| 6. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 123 | 157 | 1 | 25:37 | 28:31 | 23:36 | 25:31 | 22:22 | X |
Final Round
- 1st-placed teams from each group competed for the 1st place in this round;
- 2nd-placed - competed for the 3rd place
- 3rd-placed - competed for the 5th place
- 4th-placed - competed for the 7th place
- 5th-placed - competed for the 9th place
- 6th-placed - competed for the 11th place
All matches were held on 10 August.
11th place match
- South Korea 25-21 Algeria
9th place match
- United States 24-16 Japan
7th place match
- Switzerland 18-17 Spain
5th place match
- Sweden 26-24 Iceland
3rd place match
- Romania 23-19 Denmark
1st place match
- Yugoslavia 18-17 West Germany
Summary
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