| Tourney Name: | 1980 Men's Olympic handball tournament |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Dates: | 20–30 July |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | GDR |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | URS |
| Fourth: | HUN |
| Matches: | 36 |
| Goals: | 1560 |
| Top Scorer: |  Jerzy Klempel(44 goals) |
| Previous: | Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament |
| Next: | Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament |
The men's tournament was one of two handball tournaments at the 1980 Summer Olympics. It was the fourth appearance of a men's handball tournament as a medal event at the Olympic Games.[1]
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 23 October 1974 | 1 | |||
| 26 January – 5 February 1978 | |||||
| 1978 World Championship Group B | 22 February – 3 March 1978 | ||||
| 20–31 July 1979 | 1 | ||||
| 7–14 January 1980 | 1 | ||||
| 4–9 November 1979 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 12 | ||||
12 teams played each other in two groups to decide for which place each of them will compete in the final round.
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| Rank | width=150 | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 5 | Spain | |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | Switzerland | |
| 9 | Denmark | |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | ||
| 12 |
| Rank | Name | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | ||
| 2 | 40 | ||
| 3 | 36 | ||
| 4 | 34 | ||
| 5 | 33 | ||
| Pavle Jurina | |||
| Frank-Michael Wahl | |||
| 8 | 30 | ||
 Juan Prendes | |||
| 10 | 29 |