| Tourney Name: | 1976 Men's Olympic handball tournament |
| Country: | Canada |
| Dates: | 18–28 July |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 3 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 30 |
| Goals: | 1215 |
| Top Scorer: |  Ștefan BirtalanBent Larsen (32 goals) |
| Previous: | Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
| Next: | Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament |
The men's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the 1976 Summer Olympics. It was the third appearance of a men's handball tournament as a medal event at the Olympic Games, after 1936 and 1972 (a demonstration event was held in 1952).[1]
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 12 May 1970 | 1 | |||
| 28 February – 10 March 1974 | 1 | ||||
| European qualification tournament[2] | 4 November 1975 – 7 March 1976 | Various | 7 | ||
| Asian qualification tournament[3] | 15 March – April 1976 | Various | 1 | ||
| African qualification tournament[4] | 10–18 April 1976 | 1 | |||
| American qualification tournament[5] | 1 | ||||
| Total | 12 | ||||
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| Rank | width=150 | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 11 | ||
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| Rank | Name | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | |
| Bent Larsen | ||
| 3 | 30 | |
| 4 | 28 | |
| 5 | 26 | |
| 6 | 25 | |
| Pavel Mikeš | ||
| 8 | 24 | |
 Randy Dean | ||
| 10 | 23 | |
| Vladimir Maksimov |