Handball at the Friendship Games is the handball tournament organized for the 1984 Summer Olympics boycotting countries. Given that the Eastern Bloc countries and allies were at that time amongst the most competitive teams the tournament's level was rather high. It was contested in two events. Men's event took place in Rostock and Magdeburg, East Germany between 17 and 21 July 1984, with eight teams competing. The women's event was contested at Hala na Sihoti in Trenčín, Czechoslovakia between 21 and 25 August 1984, with six teams competing. Men's event Eight teams were drawn into two groups. The host nation, East Germany, had two teams in the tournament. However, the East Germany "B" team competed "off competition". Despite ending the tournament on the sixth place, this result was not included in the final rankings. The seventh team (i. e. Czechoslovakia) was instead counted as the sixth place team, etc. Group A All matches played in Magdeburg. Results Group B All matches played in Rostock. Results Final round Classification 5th–8th Final ranking * – East Germany B competed "off competition" and was not included in the final ranking table. Top scorer – 26 goals Women's event Six teams competed in a round-robin tournament. Results Winning teams' squads Medal table See also Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics Notes References Friendship Games Friendship Games 1984 in Czechoslovak sport 1984 in East German sport Friendship Games