| Tourney Name: | Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics |
| Country: | Canada |
| Dates: | 18–28 July 1976 |
| Num Teams: | 18 |
| Champion Other: | (men) (women) |
| Second Other: | (men) (women) |
| Third Other: | (men) (women) |
| Fourth Other: | (men) (women) |
| Previous: | Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics |
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Team handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women.[1]
On 26 July, a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's match between SFR Yugoslavia and West Germany and set fire to the Yugoslav flag before being detained by security.[2]
Each qualified country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation. Five nations competed in both tournaments. Japan entered only a squad of twelve women and twelve men. Only four male reserve players did not participate (one from Denmark, two from Hungary, and one from Czechoslovakia).
A total of 230(*) handball players (148 men and 82 women) from 12 nations (men from 11 nations – women from 6 nations) competed at the Montreal Games:
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.