The handball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France were held from 25 July to 11 August 2024.[1] Preliminary pool matches occurred at South Paris Arena 6, with the final phase staged at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille.[2][3] The format remained the same since 2000 for the men and 2008 for the women, as twelve teams in two groups battle each other in the round robin, followed by the knockout matches for the top eight starting with the quarterfinals and ending with the final and bronze match.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  France |
| Venue(s) | South Paris Arena 6 Pierre Mauroy Stadium |
| Dates | 25 July – 11 August 2024 |
| Teams | 24 (from 4 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Denmark (men) Norway (women) |
| Runners-up |  Germany (men) France (women) |
| Third place |  Spain (men) Denmark (women) |
| Fourth place |  Slovenia (men) Sweden (women) |
Denmark won the men's tournament in a clean sweep with Germany on second place. Host France became 8th. Norway won by the women defeating France in the final. The final set a spectators record for a women's handball match with 26,664 spectators.
Most valuable players were Katrine Lunde (NOR) for the women and Mathias Gidsel (DEN) for the men. The latter broke countryman Mikkel Hansen's record for most goals in a tournament with 62. Hansen on the other hand improved his own record for most goals in olympic handball to 183. He, Danish goalkeeper Niklas Landin Jacobsen and French Nikola Karabatić all played their last tournament. Put together they have won IHF World Player of the Year 8 times.
Schedule
editEvents
editTwo sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
- Men's handball (12 teams)
- Women's handball (12 teams)
Venues
edit| Paris | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Expo Porte de Versailles | |||
| Capacity: 5,200 | |||
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| Lille | |||
| Stade Pierre-Mauroy | |||
| Capacity: 27,500 | |||
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The Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille can be changed from a football stadium to a handball stadium in three hours by moving the center part with hydraulics lifts and slide them above the other part of the field. This creates a lower-level center floor around which up to 30,000 seats can be set up. The handball court is turned 90° compared to the football pitch.
Qualification
editThe National Olympic Committees might enter only one 14-player men's team and only one 14-player women's team.
Qualification summary
edit
Men's qualification
edit| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/a | N/a | 1 | France |
| 2023 World Championship | 11–29 January 2023 |  Poland Sweden | 1 | Denmark |
| 2023 Asian Qualification Tournament | 18–28 October 2023 |  Doha[5] | 1 |  Japan |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 30 October – 4 November 2023 |  Viña del Mar | 1 |  Argentina |
| 2024 European Championship | 10–28 January 2024 | Germany | 1 | Sweden |
| 2024 African Championship | 17–27 January 2024 |  Cairo[6] | 1 | Egypt |
| 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 14–17 March 2024 | Granollers | 2 | Spain Slovenia |
| Hanover | 2 |  Croatia Germany | ||
 Tatabánya | 2 | Norway Hungary | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
Women's qualification
edit| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/a | N/a | 1 | France |
| 2022 European Championship | 4–20 November 2022 | Slovenia North Macedonia Montenegro | 1 | Denmark |
| 2023 Asian Qualification Tournament | 17–23 August 2023 | Hiroshima | 1 |  South Korea |
| 2023 African Qualification Tournament | 11–14 October 2023 |  Luanda | 1 | Angola |
| 2023 Pan American Games | 24–29 October 2023 | Viña del Mar | 1 |  Brazil |
| 2023 World Championship | 29 November – 17 December 2023 | Denmark Norway Sweden | 1 | Norway |
| 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 11–14 April 2024 | Debrecen | 2 | Hungary Sweden |
| Torrevieja | 2 |  Netherlands Spain | ||
| Neu-Ulm | 2 | Germany Slovenia | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
Medal summary
editMedal table
editMedalists
editMen's tournament
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 144 | +18 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Slovenia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 142 | −2 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Spain |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 148 | +3 | 6[a] | |
| 4 | Sweden |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 139 | +19 | 6[a] | |
| 5 | Croatia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 156 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | Japan |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 143 | 173 | −30 | 0 |
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.
Notes:
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 133 | +32 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Egypt |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 140 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 | Norway |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 136 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | France (H) |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 131 | −2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Hungary |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 138 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Argentina |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 171 | −40 | 0 |
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
Knockout stage
editFinal standings
edit
Women's tournament
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 110 | +30 | 8[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 125 | +15 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Denmark |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 116 | +10 | 8[a] | |
| 4 | Germany |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 136 | 134 | +2 | 2[b] | |
| 5 | South Korea |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 133 | −26 | 2[b] | |
| 6 | Slovenia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 147 | −31 | 2[b] |
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.
Notes:
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (H) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 124 | +35 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 137 | +15 | 8 | |
| 3 | Hungary |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 140 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Brazil |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 119 | +8 | 4 | |
| 5 | Angola |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 131 | 154 | −23 | 3 | |
| 6 | Spain |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 143 | −32 | 0 |
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
Knockout stage
editFinal standings
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Paris 2024 – Handball". Paris 2024. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ↑ "IHF – Paris 2024 Olympics". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ↑ Martin, Marta (3 November 2022). "How to qualify for handball at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ↑ "Handball Olympic Schedule". Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ↑ "Qatar to Host Asian Handball Qualifiers for 33rd Summer Olympics (Paris 2024)". Qatar News Agency. 15 December 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ↑ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (8 April 2022). "Egypt to host 2022 & 2024 African Men's Handball Championships". KingFut. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- 1 2 "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Final Standing" (PDF). Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "Final Standing" (PDF). Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.