Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Handball at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Dates24 July – 8 August 2021
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions France (men)
 France (women)
Runner-up Denmark (men)
 ROC (women)
Third place Spain (men)
 Norway (women)
Fourth place Egypt (men)
 Sweden (women)

The handball tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 8 August 2021 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo.[1][2][3]

It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The pandemic meant that there were no spectators. The format was the same as it has been since 2000 for the men and 2008 for the women: 12 teams in two groups playing round robin followed by knock-out matches for the eight best starting with quarter-finals and ending with final and bronze match.

France took both gold medals as the first team since Yugoslavia in Los Angeles 1984. Both finals were a repetition of the last ones: Denmark versus France for the men and Russia/ROC versus France for the women. In 2016 France lost both matches.

Norway got their second bronze in a row for the woman and Spain got the bronze for the men defeating Egypt, who got their best result ever and became best non-European team for the men. South Korea became best non-European team for the women. The host Japan became last for the women and second last for the men surpassing Argentina.

Most valuable players were Anna Vyakhireva (ROC) for the women and Mathias Gidsel (DEN) for the men. Mikkel Hansen (DEN) broke two records for men at the olympics: most goal in a tournament (61) and most goals in olympic handball (154).[citation needed]

Schedule

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match

[5][6]

Date
Event
Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8
Men G G G G G ¼ ½ B F
Women G G G G G ¼ ½ B F

Events

Two sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:

Qualification

The National Olympic Committees might enter only one 14-player men's team and only one 14-player women's team.

Men's qualification


Qualification Date Host(s) Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1  Japan
2019 World Championship 10–27 January 2019  Denmark
 Germany
1  Denmark
2019 Pan American Games 31 July – 5 August 2019 Peru Lima 1  Argentina
AHF Men’s Asian qualification event 17–26 October 2019 Qatar Doha 1  Bahrain
2020 European Championship 10–26 January 2020  Austria
 Norway
 Sweden
1  Spain
2020 African Championship 16–26 January 2020  Tunisia 1  Egypt
2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments 12–14 March 2021 Montenegro Podgorica 2  Norway
 Brazil
France Montpellier 2  France
 Portugal
Germany Berlin 2  Sweden
 Germany
Total 12


Women's qualification

Qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1  Japan
2018 European Championship 29 November – 16 December 2018  France 1  France
2019 Pan American Games 24–30 July 2019 Peru Lima 1  Brazil
2019 Asian Qualification Tournament 23–29 September 2019 China Chuzhou 1  South Korea
2019 African Qualification Tournament 26–29 September 2019 Senegal Dakar 1  Angola
2019 World Championship 29 November – 15 December 2019  Japan 1  Netherlands
2020 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments 19–21 March 2021 Spain Llíria 2  Spain
 Sweden
Hungary Győr 2  ROC
 Hungary
Montenegro Podgorica 2  Montenegro
 Norway
Total 12

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France2002
2 Denmark0101
 ROC0101
4 Norway0011
 Spain0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
details
 France
Luc Abalo
Hugo Descat
Ludovic Fabregas
Yann Genty
Vincent Gérard
Michaël Guigou
Luka Karabatic
Nikola Karabatić
Romain Lagarde
Kentin Mahé
Dika Mem
Timothey N'Guessan
Valentin Porte
Nedim Remili
Melvyn Richardson
Nicolas Tournat
 Denmark
Lasse Andersson
Mathias Gidsel
Jóhan Hansen
Mikkel Hansen
Jacob Holm
Emil Jakobsen
Niklas Landin Jacobsen
Magnus Landin Jacobsen
Mads Mensah Larsen
Kevin Møller
Henrik Møllgaard
Morten Olsen
Magnus Saugstrup
Lasse Svan
Henrik Toft Hansen
 Spain
Julen Aguinagalde
Rodrigo Corrales
Alex Dujshebaev
Raúl Entrerríos
Ángel Fernández
Adrià Figueras
Antonio García Robledo
Aleix Gómez
Gedeón Guardiola
Eduardo Gurbindo
Jorge Maqueda
Viran Morros
Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas
Miguel Sánchez-Migallón
Daniel Sarmiento
Ferran Solé
Women
details
 France
Méline Nocandy
Blandine Dancette
Pauline Coatanea
Chloé Valentini
Allison Pineau
Coralie Lassource
Grâce Zaadi Deuna
Amandine Leynaud
Kalidiatou Niakaté
Cléopatre Darleux
Océane Sercien-Ugolin
Laura Flippes
Béatrice Edwige
Pauletta Foppa
Estelle Nze Minko
Alexandra Lacrabère
 ROC
Anna Sedoykina
Polina Kuznetsova
Polina Gorshkova
Daria Dmitrieva
Anna Sen
Anna Vyakhireva
Polina Vedekhina
Vladlena Bobrovnikova
Kseniya Makeyeva
Elena Mikhaylichenko
Olga Fomina
Ekaterina Ilina
Yulia Managarova
Antonina Skorobogatchenko
Victoriya Kalinina
 Norway
Henny Reistad
Veronica Kristiansen
Marit Malm Frafjord
Stine Skogrand
Nora Mørk
Stine Bredal Oftedal
Silje Solberg
Kari Brattset Dale
Katrine Lunde
Marit Røsberg Jacobsen
Camilla Herrem
Sanna Solberg-Isaksen
Kristine Breistøl
Marta Tomac
Vilde Johansen

Men's tournament

Group stage

The teams were divided into two groups of six nations, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 4 0 1 162 148 +14 8[a] Quarter-finals
2  Spain 5 4 0 1 155 142 +13 8[a]
3  Germany 5 3 0 2 146 131 +15 6[b]
4  Norway 5 3 0 2 136 132 +4 6[b]
5  Brazil 5 1 0 4 128 145 −17 2
6  Argentina 5 0 0 5 125 154 −29 0
Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
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:
  1. ^ a b France 36–31 Spain
  2. ^ a b Germany 28–23 Norway

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 5 4 0 1 174 139 +35 8[a] Quarter-finals
2  Egypt 5 4 0 1 154 134 +20 8[a]
3  Sweden 5 4 0 1 144 142 +2 8[a]
4  Bahrain 5 1 0 4 129 149 −20 2[b]
5  Portugal 5 1 0 4 143 156 −13 2[b]
6  Japan (H) 5 1 0 4 146 170 −24 2[b]
Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, 0 GD, Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD
  2. ^ a b c Bahrain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, 0 GD, Japan 2 Pts, −1 GD

Knockout stage

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
3 August
 
 
 France42
 
5 August
 
 Bahrain28
 
 France27
 
3 August
 
 Egypt23
 
 Germany26
 
7 August
 
 Egypt31
 
 France25
 
3 August
 
 Denmark23
 
 Sweden33
 
5 August
 
 Spain34
 
 Spain23
 
3 August
 
 Denmark27 Bronze medal
 
 Denmark31
 
7 August
 
 Norway25
 
 Spain33
 
 
 Egypt31
 

Final standings

Rank Team[7]
 France
 Denmark
 Spain
4  Egypt
5  Sweden
6  Germany
7  Norway
8  Bahrain
9  Portugal
10  Brazil
11  Japan
12  Argentina

Women's tournament

Group stage

The teams were divided into two groups of six nations, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 5 5 0 0 170 123 +47 10 Quarter-finals
2  Netherlands 5 4 0 1 169 143 +26 8
3  Montenegro 5 2 0 3 139 142 −3 4
4  South Korea 5 1 1 3 147 165 −18 3[a]
5  Angola 5 1 1 3 130 156 −26 3[a]
6  Japan (H) 5 1 0 4 124 150 −26 2
Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b South Korea 31–31 Angola

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 5 3 1 1 152 133 +19 7[a] Quarter-finals
2  ROC 5 3 1 1 148 149 −1 7[a]
3  France 5 2 1 2 139 135 +4 5
4  Hungary 5 2 0 3 142 149 −7 4[b]
5  Spain 5 2 0 3 135 142 −7 4[b]
6  Brazil 5 1 1 3 133 141 −8 3
Source: Tokyo 2020 and IHF
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:
  1. ^ a b Sweden 36–24 ROC
  2. ^ a b Hungary 29–25 Spain

Knockout stage

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
4 August
 
 
 Norway26
 
6 August
 
 Hungary22
 
 Norway26
 
4 August
 
 ROC27
 
 Montenegro26
 
8 August
 
 ROC32
 
 ROC25
 
4 August
 
 France30
 
 France32
 
6 August
 
 Netherlands22
 
 France29
 
4 August
 
 Sweden27 Bronze medal
 
 Sweden39
 
8 August
 
 South Korea30
 
 Norway36
 
 
 Sweden19
 

Final standings

Rank Team[8]
 France
 ROC
 Norway
4  Sweden
5  Netherlands
6  Montenegro
7  Hungary
8  South Korea
9  Spain
10  Angola
11  Brazil
12  Japan

References

  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Qualification System confirmed". ihf.info. 3 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020: One Year to Go, handball schedule confirmed". ihf.info. 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Handball at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Schedule – Handball Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Handball Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

External links

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