# Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

The handball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France were held from 25 July to 11 August 2024. Preliminary pool matches occurred at South Paris Arena 6, with the final phase staged at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille. 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.
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

| GS | Group stage | QF | Quarter-finals | SF | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| DateEvent | Thu 25 | Fri 26 | Sat 27 | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thr 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | Sun 11 |
| Men | | | GS | | GS | | GS | | GS | | GS | | | 1/4 | | 1/2 | | | B | F |
| Women | GS | | | GS | | GS | | GS | | GS | | | 1/4 | | 1/2 | | B | F | | |

## Events

Two sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
* Men's handball (12 teams)
* Women's handball (12 teams)

## Venues

| Paris | LilleParis | LilleParis | LilleParis |
| Paris Expo Porte de Versailles | LilleParis | LilleParis | LilleParis |
| Capacity: 5,200 | LilleParis | LilleParis | LilleParis |
| Lille | LilleParis | LilleParis | LilleParis |
| Stade Pierre-Mauroy | LilleParis | LilleParis | LilleParis |
| Capacity: 27,500 | LilleParis | LilleParis | LilleParis |
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

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

### Qualification summary

| Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes |
| Angola | — | | 14 |
| Argentina | | — | 14 |
| Brazil | — | | 14 |
| Croatia | | — | 14 |
| Denmark | | | 28 |
| Egypt | | — | 14 |
| France | | | 28 |
| Germany | | | 28 |
| Hungary | | | 28 |
| Japan | | — | 14 |
| Netherlands | — | | 14 |
| Norway | | | 28 |
| Slovenia | | | 28 |
| South Korea | — | | 14 |
| Spain | | | 28 |
| Sweden | | | 28 |
| Total: 16 NOCs | 168 | 168 | 336 |

### Men's qualification

| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | France |
| 2023 World Championship | 11–29 January 2023 | Poland Sweden | 1 | Denmark |
| 2023 Asian Qualification Tournament | 18–28 October 2023 | Doha | 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 | 1 | Egypt |
| 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 14–17 March 2024 | Granollers | 2 | Spain Slovenia |
| 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 14–17 March 2024 | Hanover | 2 | Croatia Germany |
| 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 14–17 March 2024 | Tatabánya | 2 | Norway Hungary |
| Total | | | 12 | |

### Women's qualification

| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
| Host nation | — | — | 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 |
| 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 11–14 April 2024 | Torrevieja | 2 | Netherlands Spain |
| 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 11–14 April 2024 | Neu-Ulm | 2 | Germany Slovenia |
| Total | | | 12 | |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | France* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men details | Denmark Niklas Landin Jacobsen Niclas Kirkeløkke Magnus Landin Jacobsen Emil Jakobsen Rasmus Lauge Emil Nielsen Magnus Saugstrup Hans Lindberg Mathias Gidsel Henrik Møllgaard Mikkel Hansen Lukas Jørgensen Lasse Andersson Simon Hald Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen Simon Pytlick | Germany David Späth Johannes Golla Luca Witzke Sebastian Heymann Justus Fischer Juri Knorr Julian Köster Renārs Uščins Kai Häfner Tim Hornke Andreas Wolff Rune Dahmke Lukas Mertens Christoph Steinert Marko Grgić Jannik Kohlbacher | Spain Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas Jorge Maqueda Alex Dujshebaev Rodrigo Corrales Adrià Figueras Imanol Garciandia Abel Serdio Agustín Casado Aleix Gómez Ian Tarrafeta Miguel Sánchez-Migallón Daniel Dujshebaev Kauldi Odriozola Daniel Fernández Javier Rodríguez Moreno |
| Women details | Norway Veronica Kristiansen Maren Nyland Aardahl Stine Skogrand Nora Mørk Stine Bredal Oftedal Silje Solberg-Østhassel Kari Brattset Dale Kristine Breistøl Vilde Ingstad Katrine Lunde Marit Røsberg Jacobsen Camilla Herrem Sanna Solberg-Isaksen Henny Reistad Thale Rushfeldt Deila | France Laura Glauser Méline Nocandy Alicia Toublanc Chloé Valentini Coralie Lassource Grâce Zaadi Cléopatre Darleux Laura Flippes Orlane Kanor Tamara Horacek Pauletta Foppa Estelle Nze Minko Oriane Ondono Lucie Granier Sarah Bouktit Léna Grandveau Hatadou Sako | Denmark Sandra Toft Sarah Iversen Helena Elver Anne Mette Hansen Kathrine Heindahl Line Haugsted Althea Reinhardt Mette Tranborg Kristina Jørgensen Trine Østergaard Louise Burgaard Mie Højlund Emma Friis Rikke Iversen Michala Møller |

## Men's tournament
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 148 | +3 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 139 | +19 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 156 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 143 | 173 | −30 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Slovenia 2 Pts, +2 GD; Spain 2 Pts, 0 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD.

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Norway | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 136 | +3 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | France (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 131 | −2 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 138 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 131 | 171 | −40 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 7 August | 7 August | | | |
| Germany (ET) | 35 | | | |
| Germany (ET) | 35 | 9 August | 9 August | | |
| France | 34 | 9 August | 9 August | |
| France | 34 | Germany | 25 | |
| 7 August | 7 August | | Germany | 25 | |
| 7 August | 7 August | Spain | 24 | |
| Spain (ET) | 29 | Spain | 24 | |
| Spain (ET) | 29 | | | | 11 August | 11 August |
| Egypt | 28 | | | | 11 August | 11 August |
| Egypt | 28 | | | | Germany | 26 |
| 7 August | 7 August | | | | | Germany | 26 |
| 7 August | 7 August | | | | Denmark | 39 |
| Norway | 28 | | | | Denmark | 39 |
| Norway | 28 | 9 August | 9 August | | | |
| Slovenia | 33 | 9 August | 9 August | | | |
| Slovenia | 33 | Slovenia | 30 | | | |
| 7 August | 7 August | | Slovenia | 30 | | | |
| 7 August | 7 August | Denmark | 31 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Denmark | 32 | Denmark | 31 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Denmark | 32 | | | | 11 August | 11 August |
| Sweden | 31 | | | | 11 August | 11 August |
| Sweden | 31 | | | | Spain | 23 |
| | | | | | Slovenia | 22 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Denmark |
| | Germany |
| | Spain |
| 4 | Slovenia |
| 5 | Egypt |
| 6 | Norway |
| 7 | Sweden |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Croatia |
| 10 | Hungary |
| 11 | Japan |
| 12 | Argentina |

## Women's tournament
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 110 | +30 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 125 | +15 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 116 | +10 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 136 | 134 | +2 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 133 | −26 | 2 | |
| 6 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 147 | −31 | 2 | |
* 1 2 3 Norway 2 Pts, +5 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, +2 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −7 GD.
* 1 2 3 Germany 2 Pts, +18 GD; South Korea 2 Pts, −6 GD; Slovenia 2 Pts, −12 GD.

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 140 | −3 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 119 | +8 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Angola | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 131 | 154 | −23 | 3 | |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 143 | −32 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal | Gold medal |
| 6 August | 6 August | | | |
| Norway | 32 | | | |
| Norway | 32 | 8 August | 8 August | | |
| Brazil | 15 | 8 August | 8 August | |
| Brazil | 15 | Norway | 25 | |
| 6 August | 6 August | | Norway | 25 | |
| 6 August | 6 August | Denmark | 21 | |
| Denmark | 29 | Denmark | 21 | |
| Denmark | 29 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Netherlands | 25 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Netherlands | 25 | | | | Norway | 29 |
| 6 August | 6 August | | | | | Norway | 29 |
| 6 August | 6 August | | | | France | 21 |
| Hungary | 32 | | | | France | 21 |
| Hungary | 32 | 8 August | 8 August | | | |
| Sweden (ET) | 36 | 8 August | 8 August | | | |
| Sweden (ET) | 36 | Sweden | 28 | | | |
| 6 August | 6 August | | Sweden | 28 | | | |
| 6 August | 6 August | France (ET) | 31 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| France | 26 | France (ET) | 31 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| France | 26 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Germany | 23 | | | | 10 August | 10 August |
| Germany | 23 | | | | Denmark | 30 |
| | | | | | Sweden | 25 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Norway |
| | France |
| | Denmark |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Hungary |
| 7 | Brazil |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Angola |
| 10 | South Korea |
| 11 | Slovenia |
| 12 | Spain |