# Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics is being held from August 9 to August 23, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Twelve nations are represented in the women's tournament.
The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round, 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th by the results of their group matches. The losers of quarterfinal matches will compete in the 5th-8th classification matches by the same elimination system as the winners of the quarterfinals. Three time consecutive defending Champion Denmark were not part of the 2008 Olympics Handball Tournament, as they did not qualify from the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.

## Qualification

| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | China |
| IHF World Championships | December 2–16, 2007 | France | 1 | Russia |
| European Championships | December 7–17, 2006 | Sweden | 1 | Norway |
| Asian Qualifying Tournament | August 25–29, 2007 | Almaty | 1 | Kazakhstan |
| Africa Nations Cup | January 8–17, 2008 | Luanda | 1 | Angola |
| Pan American Games | July 14–29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | Brazil |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 | March 28–30, 2008 | Leipzig | 2 | Germany Sweden |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 | March 28–30, 2008 | Bucharest | 2 | Romania Hungary |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3 | March 28–30, 2008 | Nîmes | 2 | France South Korea |
| TOTAL | | | 12 | |
Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:
* Tournament I:
** Worlds 3rd: Germany
** Worlds 9th: Croatia
** Europe: Sweden
** Pan-America: Cuba
* Tournament II:
** Worlds 4th: Romania
** Worlds 8th: Hungary
** Asia: Japan
** Top continent at the Worlds (Europe): Poland
* Tournament III:
** Worlds 5th: France
** Worlds 6th: South Korea
** Africa: Ivory Coast
** 2nd continent at the Worlds (Asia): Congo

## Preliminary round
### Seeding

The draw for the groups was held 16 June 2008.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
| Russia | Germany | France | South Korea | Angola | Kazakhstan |
| Norway | Romania | Hungary | China | Sweden | Brazil |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 106 | +48 | 10 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 112 | +38 | 8 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 135 | −13 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 128 | −7 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 137 | −28 | 3 | |
| Angola | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 147 | −38 | 1 | |
| 9 August 2008 09:00 | France | 32 – 21 | Angola | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| 9 August 2008 09:00 | Herbrecht 8 | (13–14) | Bengue, Almeida 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| 9 August 2008 09:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| 9 August 2008 14:00 | Romania | 31 – 19 | Kazakhstan | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
| 9 August 2008 14:00 | Ardean-Elisei 6 | (13–10) | Ajiderskaya 10 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
| 9 August 2008 14:00 | 4× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 7× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
| 9 August 2008 19:00 | Norway | 30 – 23 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 9 August 2008 19:00 | Hammerseng 7 | (13–12) | Li Weiwei 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 9 August 2008 19:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 7× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 11 August 2008 09:00 | Kazakhstan | 18 – 21 | France | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 11 August 2008 09:00 | Ajiderskaya 7 | (8–10) | Lacrabère 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 11 August 2008 09:00 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 11 August 2008 14:00 | Angola | 17 – 31 | Norway | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |
| 11 August 2008 14:00 | Almeida 5 | (6–14) | Riegelhuth 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |
| 11 August 2008 14:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |
| 11 August 2008 19:00 | China | 20 – 34 | Romania | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudownyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 11 August 2008 19:00 | Wei Qiuxiang 6 | (11–17) | Amariei 9 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudownyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 11 August 2008 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudownyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 13 August 2008 10:45 | Romania | 34 – 26 | France | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 13 August 2008 10:45 | Maier 11 | (17–13) | Tervel 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 13 August 2008 10:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 13 August 2008 15:45 | China | 32 – 24 | Angola | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 13 August 2008 15:45 | Liu Xiaomei 7 | (14–12) | Almeida 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 13 August 2008 15:45 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 4× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| 13 August 2008 19:00 | Norway | 35 – 19 | Kazakhstan | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
| 13 August 2008 19:00 | Lybekk, Nyberg 5 | (14–10) | Vassilyeva 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
| 13 August 2008 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
| 15 August 2008 09:00 | Kazakhstan | 29 – 26 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 15 August 2008 09:00 | Pikalova 8 | (14–10) | Li Weiwei 11 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 15 August 2008 09:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| 15 August 2008 15:45 | Romania | 28 – 23 | Angola | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
| 15 August 2008 15:45 | Maier 7 | (16–7) | Almeida 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
| 15 August 2008 15:45 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
| 15 August 2008 19:00 | France | 24 – 34 | Norway | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 15 August 2008 19:00 | Baudouin 6 | (12–15) | Nyberg, Riegelhuth 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 15 August 2008 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 17 August 2008 10:45 | Angola | 24 – 24 | Kazakhstan | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| 17 August 2008 10:45 | Bengue 6 | (16–14) | three players 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| 17 August 2008 10:45 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| 17 August 2008 14:00 | Norway | 24 – 23 | Romania | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| 17 August 2008 14:00 | Johansen, Lybekk 4 | (12–11) | Amariei, Stanca-Gâlcă 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| 17 August 2008 14:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 4× 6× 1× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| 17 August 2008 15:45 | France | 18 – 21 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 17 August 2008 15:45 | Ayglon 5 | (10–9) | Wu Wenjuan 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 17 August 2008 15:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 125 | +23 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 127 | +28 | 7 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 142 | −13 | 5 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 137 | −14 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Brazil | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 124 | 137 | −13 | 3 | |
| Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 134 | −11 | 2 | |
| 9 August 2008 10:45 | Hungary | 30 – 24 | Sweden | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
| 9 August 2008 10:45 | Vérten, Görbicz 7 | (15–14) | Islas Helgesson 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
| 9 August 2008 10:45 | 2× 7× | Report | 2× 4× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
| 9 August 2008 15:45 | Russia | 29 – 29 | South Korea | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 9 August 2008 15:45 | Marennikova 6 | (16–13) | Kim On-a 7 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 9 August 2008 15:45 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 9 August 2008 20:45 | Germany | 24 – 22 | Brazil | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 9 August 2008 20:45 | Krause 6 | (11–12) | Santos 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 9 August 2008 20:45 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 11 August 2008 10:45 | Brazil | 28 – 28 | Hungary | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 11 August 2008 10:45 | Amorim 10 | (12–17) | Görbicz 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 11 August 2008 10:45 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 11 August 2008 15:45 | South Korea | 30 – 20 | Germany | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 11 August 2008 15:45 | Hong Jeong-ho 6 | (12–9) | Jurack, Loerper 4 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 11 August 2008 15:45 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 11 August 2008 20:45 | Sweden | 24 – 28 | Russia | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| 11 August 2008 20:45 | Wiel Fredén 6 | (12–14) | Turei 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| 11 August 2008 20:45 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| 13 August 2008 09:00 | Russia | 28 – 19 | Brazil | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
| 13 August 2008 09:00 | Poltoratskaya 6 | (12–10) | Nascimento 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
| 13 August 2008 09:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
| 13 August 2008 14:00 | South Korea | 31 – 23 | Sweden | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 13 August 2008 14:00 | An, Park 7 | (18–13) | Ahlm, Boson 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 13 August 2008 14:00 | 3× 1× 1× | Report | 4× 6× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 13 August 2008 20:45 | Germany | 24 – 25 | Hungary | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 13 August 2008 20:45 | Krause 9 | (14–12) | Görbicz 9 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 13 August 2008 20:45 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 7× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 15 August 2008 10:45 | Brazil | 33 – 32 | South Korea | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
| 15 August 2008 10:45 | Nascimento 9 | (17–12) | Hong Jeong-ho 10 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
| 15 August 2008 10:45 | 4× 6× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
| 15 August 2008 14:00 | Germany | 26 – 27 | Sweden | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 15 August 2008 14:00 | Althaus, Wörz 5 | (13–13) | Ahlm 7 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 15 August 2008 14:00 | 2× 4× 1× | Report | 4× 4× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 15 August 2008 20:45 | Hungary | 24 – 33 | Russia | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| 15 August 2008 20:45 | Görbicz 6 | (15–16) | Postnova 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| 15 August 2008 20:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| 17 August 2008 09:00 | Sweden | 25 – 22 | Brazil | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 17 August 2008 09:00 | Ahlm 7 | (14–11) | Rosas 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 17 August 2008 09:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 4× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 17 August 2008 19:00 | Russia | 30 – 29 | Germany | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 17 August 2008 19:00 | Postnova 8 | (16–14) | Wörz 8 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 17 August 2008 19:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 17 August 2008 20:45 | Hungary | 22 – 33 | South Korea | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 17 August 2008 20:45 | Görbicz 7 | (11–19) | Oh Seong-ok 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 17 August 2008 20:45 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |

## Medal Round

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| A2 | Romania | 30 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Hungary | 34 | | | | | | |
| B3 | Hungary | 34 | B3 | Hungary | 20 | | | |
| | | | B1 | Russia | 22 | | | |
| B1 | Russia(2OT) | 32 | B1 | Russia | 22 | | | |
| A4 | France | 31 | | | | | | |
| A4 | France | 31 | | | | | Russia | 27 |
| | | | | | | | Norway | 34 |
| B2 | South Korea | 31 | | | | | | | Norway | 34 |
| A3 | China | 23 | | | |
| A3 | China | 23 | B2 | South Korea | 28 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | A1 | Norway | 29 |
| A1 | Norway | 31 | A1 | Norway | 29 | | South Korea | 33 |
| B4 | Sweden | 24 | | | | 4 | Hungary | 28 |

### Quarterfinals

| 19 August 2008 12:00 | Norway | 31 – 24 | Sweden | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 19 August 2008 12:00 | Larsen, Lybekk 6 | (16–10) | Torstenson 6 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 19 August 2008 12:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 19 August 2008 14:15 | Romania | 30 – 34 | Hungary | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 19 August 2008 14:15 | Maier 11 | (14–16) | Kovacsicz 7 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 19 August 2008 14:15 | 3× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| 19 August 2008 18:00 | South Korea | 31 – 23 | China | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires, Aparecido (BRA) |
| 19 August 2008 18:00 | Park Chung-hee 8 | (16–12) | Huang Dongjie 5 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires, Aparecido (BRA) |
| 19 August 2008 18:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 1× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Aires, Aparecido (BRA) |
| 19 August 2008 20:15 | Russia | 32 – 31 (ET) | France | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |
| 19 August 2008 20:15 | Bliznova 6 | (12–16) | Signaté 7 | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |
| 19 August 2008 20:15 | 4× 2× | Report | 4× 4× | Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |
| Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN) |||

### Classification

| 21 August 2008 12:00 | Sweden | 19 – 20 | China | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 21 August 2008 12:00 | Torstenson 6 | (7–8) | Wang Shasha 5 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 21 August 2008 12:00 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| 21 August 2008 14:15 | Romania | 34 – 36 (ET) | France | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT) |
| 21 August 2008 14:15 | Maier 9 | (13–12) | Baudouin 7 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT) |
| 21 August 2008 14:15 | 4× 8× | Report | 4× 8× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT) |
| Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT) |||

### Semifinals

| 21 August 2008 18:00 | Norway | 29 – 28 | South Korea | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 21 August 2008 18:00 | Hammerseng, Johansen 6 | (14–15) | Moon Pil-hee 9 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 21 August 2008 18:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| 21 August 2008 20:15 | Hungary | 20 – 22 | Russia | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 21 August 2008 20:15 | Tóth 5 | (9–14) | Bliznova 7 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| 21 August 2008 20:15 | 4× 6× | Report | 3× 7× 1× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |

### 7th–8th place

| 23 August 2008 08:00 | Sweden | 30 – 34 | Romania | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 23 August 2008 08:00 | Gulldén 9 | (15–17) | Meirosu, Stanca-Gâlcă 6 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| 23 August 2008 08:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |

### 5th–6th place

| 23 August 2008 10:15 | China | 23 – 31 | France | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 23 August 2008 10:15 | Liu Yun 7 | (10–15) | Herbrecht, Pecqueux-Rolland 7 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| 23 August 2008 10:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |

### Bronze medal match

| 23 August 2008 13:30 | South Korea | 33 – 28 | Hungary | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| 23 August 2008 13:30 | Moon Pil-hee 10 | (13–15) | Ferling 7 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| 23 August 2008 13:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 7× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |

### Gold medal match

| 23 August 2008 15:45 | Norway | 34 – 27 | Russia | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 23 August 2008 15:45 | Riegelhuth 9 | (18–13) | Bliznova 6 | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| 23 August 2008 15:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |

## Rankings and statistics

Classification :
| | Norway |
| | Russia |
| | South Korea |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | China |
| 7 | Romania |
| 8 | Sweden |
| 9 | Brazil |
| 10 | Kazakhstan |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | Angola |

### All Star Team

* Goalkeeper: Katrine Lunde Haraldsen
* Left wing: Orsolya Vérten
* Left back: Liudmila Postnova
* Centre back: Oh Seong-Ok
* Right back: Irina Bliznova
* Right wing: Ramona Maier
* Line player/pivot: Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info

### Top Goalkeepers

| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
| 1 | Katrine Lunde Haraldsen | Norway | 42% | 120 | 283 |
| 2 | Amandine Leynaud | France | 40% | 38 | 96 |
| 2 | Valérie Nicolas | France | 40% | 105 | 264 |
| 4 | Luminiţa Dinu-Huţupan | Romania | 39% | 97 | 248 |
| 5 | Lee Min-Hee | South Korea | 38% | 36 | 95 |
| 6 | Inna Suslina | Russia | 37% | 59 | 158 |
| 7 | Oh Yong-Ran | South Korea | 36% | 83 | 231 |
| 7 | Clara Woltering | Germany | 36% | 44 | 121 |
| 9 | Sabine Englert | Germany | 34% | 30 | 87 |
| 10 | Katalin Pálinger | Hungary | 33% | 108 | 323 |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
| 1 | Ramona Maier | Romania | 56 | 78 | 72% |
| 2 | Anita Görbicz | Hungary | 49 | 105 | 47% |
| 3 | Hong Jeong-ho | South Korea | 44 | 66 | 67% |
| 4 | Moon Pil-Hee | South Korea | 42 | 83 | 51% |
| 5 | Johanna Ahlm | Sweden | 40 | 95 | 42% |
| 6 | Park Chung-Hee | South Korea | 37 | 62 | 60% |
| 6 | Liudmila Postnova | Russia | 37 | 76 | 49% |
| 8 | Irina Bliznova | Russia | 36 | 70 | 51% |
| 9 | Liu Yun | China | 35 | 49 | 71% |
| 10 | Ionela Stanca-Gâlcă | Romania | 33 | 41 | 80% |
| 10 | Linnea Torstenson | Sweden | 33 | 90 | 37% |