# The 1980s In: [Learn](https://handball.theperfectship.com/learn.md) > [History](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history.md) > [Years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md) > The 1980s 7 dated items, 0 rulebook editions and 96 championship result rows are in the record for the 1980s. ## Years with their own page - [1984](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1984.md) (4 dated items) ## Dated items ### 1980 - **1980**: The USHA roll first lists women's open titles in four-wall, three-wall and the collegiates in 1980, a year after girls' junior divisions appear Source: [US Handball Association, "National Champions" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.ushandball.org/about/national-champions/) ### 1983 - **1983-1989**: Seven players are inducted into the USHA Hall of Fame between 1983 and 1989, and four contributors Source: [US Handball Association, Hall of Fame page (Wayback snapshot of 3 August 2004)](https://web.archive.org/web/20040803121533/http://ushandball.org:80/Halloffame/index.html) ### [1984](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1984.md) - **1984-1990**: Britain's first team at the World Championships (1984); London hosts an All-Ireland handball final (1990) (GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026)). Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/about/gaa-handball/history) - **1984-1990**: Britain sends its first team to the World Championships (1984); London hosts an All-Ireland final (1990): the diaspora in the home body's record. Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/about/gaa-handball/history) - **1984**: Britain enters a team in the world championships for the first time in 1984 Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/about/gaa-handball/history) - **1984**: 1984 brings two Irish handball books: T. J. McElligott's 'The Story of Handball' and the Irish Handball Council's 'Handball: fás agus forbairt' Source: [National Library of Ireland catalogue, "Irish handball 1924-1974" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000105275/Details) ### 1986 - **1986-1987**: The USHA roll relabels the open singles title as Pro Singles for three-wall in 1986 and for one-wall in 1987 Source: [US Handball Association, "National Champions" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.ushandball.org/about/national-champions/) ## Championships held - [All-Ireland 4-Wall Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-4-wall.md) - [All-Ireland 60x30 Softball Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-60x30-softball.md) - [All-Ireland Hardball Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-hardball.md) - [USHA national four-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-four-wall-championships.md) - [USHA national one-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-one-wall-championships.md) - [USHA national three-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-three-wall-championships.md) ## What the record does not hold - The record holds nothing for the 1980s under rulebook editions: no edition dated to the decade is listed. ## Neighboring decades - Previous: [The 1970s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1970s.md) - Next: [The 1990s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1990s.md) - [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md) ## Corrections Found a mistake, or a source we missed? Email perfectshipllc@gmail.com with the subject "History correction: The 1980s (/history/years/1980s/)". Please name the page and, if you can, the source.