1979 African Women's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Congo |
| Dates | 20–31 July |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Congo (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Algeria |
| Fourth place |  Ivory Coast |
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The 1979 African Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Congo from 20 to 31 July 1979. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament.
Knockout stage[]
Bracket[]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Cameroon | 26 | |||||
| Algeria | 18 | |||||
| Congo | 21 | |||||
| Cameroon | 17 | |||||
| Congo | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Algeria | 19 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 12 | |||||
Semifinals[]
| Cameroon
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26–18 | Algeria
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| Congo
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v | Ivory Coast
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Third place game[]
| Algeria
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19–12 | Ivory Coast
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Final[]
| Congo
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21–17 | Cameroon
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| (13–10) | ||||
Final ranking[]
| Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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 Congo
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Cameroon
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Algeria
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| 4 | Ivory Coast
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| 5 |  Uganda
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| 6 |  Nigeria
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| 7 |  Togo
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| 8 |  Benin
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| 9 |  Gabon
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External links[]
Categories:
- African handball championships
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- 1979 in African handball
- International sports competitions hosted by the Republic of the Congo
- 1979 in the Republic of the Congo
- Women's handball in the Republic of the Congo
- July 1979 sports events in Africa
- 1979 in African women's sport