Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Qualification
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The qualification for the 1972 Men's Olympic Handball Tournament assigned quota places to sixteens teams: the host, seven teams from the world championships, four continental champions and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively.[1]
Qualification summary
Qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | 26 April 1966 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
1970 World Championship | 26 February – 8 March 1970 | ![]() | 7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Asian qualification tournament | 13–29 November 1971 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
American qualification tournament | 2–6 February 1972 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
European qualification tournament | 15–25 March 1972 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
African qualification tournament | 25–31 March 1972 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 16 |
Legend for qualification type
Qualified | ||
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Key | From | To |
World Championship | Olympic Tournament | |
World Championship | Qualification Tournament |
Host country
World Championship
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Asian qualification tournament
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 8 | 1972 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 2[a] | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 2[a] | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts; (W) Withdraw
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts; (W) Withdraw
Notes:
- ^ a b Israel against South Korea +5 goals total 35–30
American qualification tournament
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 6 | 1972 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 86 | −50 | 0 |
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
European qualification tournament
1972 IHF Olympic European qualification tournament
African qualification tournament
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 86 | +11 | 8 | 1972 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 81 | +24 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 100 | −3 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 94 | −4 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 99 | −8 | 4 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 83 | 103 | −20 | 0 |
Source: Der Bund
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
References
- ^ Seiler, Karl (26 August 1971). "Handball: gezielte Olympiavorbereitung" [Handball: targeted preparation for the Olympic Games]. Neue Zürcher Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2021.