# 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments

The 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held from 14 to 17 March 2024. Four teams took part in each tournament, with the two best-ranked teams qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Slovenia and Spain qualified for the Olympics.

## Format

There were three qualifying tournaments. Only twelve eligible teams through the five events mentioned above qualified for these tournaments:
* The top six teams from the World championship that did not already qualify through their continental championships were eligible to participate in the tournament.
* The highest-ranked teams of each continent in the World championship represented the continent in order to determine the continental ranking. The first-ranked continent (Europe) received two more places for the tournament. The second (Africa), third (Asia), and fourth (Americas)-ranked continents received one place each. The last place belongs to a team from Oceania, if one was ranked between 8 and 12th at the World Championship. As no team from Oceania met this condition, the second-ranked continent received an extra place instead. The teams that already earned their places through their World championship ranking were not considered for receiving places through the continental criterion. In such cases, the access list was rebalanced accordingly.
* The twelve teams were allocated in three pools of four teams according to the table below. The top two teams from each pool qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
| 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 | 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 | 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3 |
| 3rd from World: Spain 10th from World: Slovenia 2nd from Asia: Bahrain 2nd from Americas: Brazil | 5th from World: Germany 9th from World: Croatia 2nd from Africa: Algeria 8th from Europe: Austria | 6th from World: Norway 8th from World: Hungary 7th from Europe: Portugal 3rd from Africa: Tunisia |
The host countries were announced on 2 February 2024.

## Referees

The referees were announced on 27 February 2024.
Tournament 1 :
| Algeria | Youcef Belkhiri Sid Ali Hamidi |
| Czech Republic | Václav Horáček Jiří Novotný |
| France | Julie Bonaventura Charlotte Bonaventura |
| Hungary | Ádám Bíró Olivér Kiss |
Tournament 2 :
| Argentina | Sebastián Lenci Julián López |
| Denmark | Mads Hansen Jesper Madsen |
| Norway | Havard Kleven Lars Jørum |
| Spain | Ignacio García Andreu Marín |
Tournament 3 :
| Germany | Robert Schulze Tobias Tönnies |
| Montenegro | Ivan Pavićević Milos Ražnatović |
| North Macedonia | Gjorgji Nachevski Slave Nikolov |
| Slovenia | Bojan Lah David Sok |

## Tournament 1

The tournament was held in Granollers, Spain.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 75 | +24 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 84 | −3 | 4 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 79 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 96 | −19 | 0 | |

### Matches

All times are local (UTC+1).
| 14 March 2024 18:30 | Spain | 39–27 | Bahrain | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,132 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 14 March 2024 18:30 | Fernández Jiménez 8 | (18–11) | Eid 7 | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,132 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 14 March 2024 18:30 | 2× | Report | 2× | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,132 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 14 March 2024 21:00 | Slovenia | 27–26 | Brazil | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,968 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 14 March 2024 21:00 | Janc 7 | (13–12) | Monte da Silva 5 | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,968 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 14 March 2024 21:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,968 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 15 March 2024 18:30 | Bahrain | 24–25 | Brazil | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,980 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 15 March 2024 18:30 | Habib 6 | (14–11) | Hackbarth 6 | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,980 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 15 March 2024 18:30 | 4× | Report | 1× | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,980 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 15 March 2024 21:00 | Spain | 32–22 | Slovenia | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 15 March 2024 21:00 | Garciandia 6 | (20–13) | Bombač 5 | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 15 March 2024 21:00 | 5× | Report | 1× 5× 1× | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 17 March 2024 15:15 | Slovenia | 32–26 | Bahrain | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,744 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 17 March 2024 15:15 | Vlah 8 | (17–12) | Eid 5 | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,744 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 17 March 2024 15:15 | 1× 4× | Report | 3× | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,744 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 17 March 2024 17:45 | Brazil | 26–28 | Spain | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,920 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 17 March 2024 17:45 | Silva 5 | (14–14) | Solé 7 | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,920 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 17 March 2024 17:45 | 3× | Report | 4× | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,920 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |

## Tournament 2

The tournament was held in Hanover, Germany.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 81 | +21 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 93 | +12 | 4 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 95 | +6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 116 | −39 | 0 | |

### Matches

All times are local (UTC+1).
| 14 March 2024 17:45 | Germany | 41–29 | Algeria | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 14 March 2024 17:45 | Uščins 10 | (16–13) | Abdi 8 | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 14 March 2024 17:45 | 2× | Report | 1× 3× | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 14 March 2024 20:15 | Croatia | 35–29 | Austria | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| 14 March 2024 20:15 | Martinović 9 | (16–16) | Bilyk 8 | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| 14 March 2024 20:15 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| 16 March 2024 14:30 | Germany | 30–33 | Croatia | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 16 March 2024 14:30 | Uščins 8 | (10–16) | Martinović 8 | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 16 March 2024 14:30 | 1× 3× 1× | Report | 2× 4× | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 16 March 2024 17:30 | Algeria | 26–41 | Austria | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 16 March 2024 17:30 | Berkous 9 | (13–20) | Frimmel 8 | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 16 March 2024 17:30 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 17 March 2024 14:10 | Austria | 31–34 | Germany | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 17 March 2024 14:10 | Božović 7 | (15–18) | Köster, Uščins 8 | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 17 March 2024 14:10 | 3× | Report | 1× 3× | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 17 March 2024 16:45 | Croatia | 34–22 | Algeria | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 17 March 2024 16:45 | Glavaš 9 | (15–11) | Abdi 8 | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 17 March 2024 16:45 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |

## Tournament 3

The tournament was held in Tatabánya, Hungary.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 78 | +24 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 80 | +8 | 4 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 91 | +2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 111 | −34 | 0 | |

### Matches

All times are local (UTC+1).
| 14 March 2024 18:30 | Norway | 32–29 | Portugal | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 14 March 2024 18:30 | Lyse, Sagosen 6 | (18–13) | Frade 8 | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 14 March 2024 18:30 | 6× | Report | 5× | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 14 March 2024 21:00 | Hungary | 33–24 | Tunisia | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 4,975 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 14 March 2024 21:00 | Lékai 6 | (17–10) | three players 4 | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 4,975 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 14 March 2024 21:00 | 5× | Report | 1× 6× | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 4,975 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 16 March 2024 17:00 | Portugal | 37–29 | Tunisia | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 16 March 2024 17:00 | Frade 6 | (18–12) | three players 4 | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 16 March 2024 17:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 1× | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 16 March 2024 19:30 | Norway | 29–25 | Hungary | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 16 March 2024 19:30 | Grøndahl 8 | (16–13) | four players 3 | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 16 March 2024 19:30 | 1× 5× 1× | Report | 4× | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 17 March 2024 18:30 | Tunisia | 24–41 | Norway | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 17 March 2024 18:30 | Rzig 7 | (12–20) | Barthold 11 | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 17 March 2024 18:30 | 2× | Report | 3× | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 17 March 2024 21:00 | Hungary | 30–27 | Portugal | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 17 March 2024 21:00 | Imre 9 | (16–16) | Portela 6 | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 17 March 2024 21:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 1× 4× | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |